The warmer weather is approaching, and it’s a great time to be outdoors. As the April holidays approach, many are deciding the best way to spend Spring and the Easter holidays. Watch an Easter egg drop from a helicopter, try a sing-along, or go to the restaurant for the stars. Tourist areas across the country are providing great options for the holidays. From Easter egg hunts to horseback riding to Sunday brunch, you’ll be certain to find something great for the holidays.
Following are the Top Ten Easter Activities
[new page=Family Sing-along at Easter Brunch]
10. Langham Place, Fifth Avenue is hosting a family sing-along brunch on Easter Sunday, hosted by acclaimed musician Tina deVaron. Chef David Vandenabeele is preparing a prix-fixe menu of holiday favorites, including Hot Cross Buns, Easter Deviled Eggs dyed for the occasion (see below); and Easter-themed versions of his special signature L’éclair (a lighter version of a traditional éclair made with croissant dough). In addition to Chef David’s holiday specialties, the menu also includes kid’s favorites. Belgian Waffles with house-made chocolate sauce and whipped cream as well as a Breakfast Pizza with tomato, sausage and mozzarella served on an English Muffin. It’s is scheduled every Sunday at 11:30 am from Easter, April 20 through Mother’s Day, May 11.
[new page=Wagon Ride through Shady Brook Farm]
9. Take a wagon ride through Shady Brook Farm in Yardley, PA on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 for their annual Easter EGGstravaganza. The little ones will love searching for eggs on the farm's happy hunting grounds- after the hunt, kids get to keep six candy-filled eggs for themselves! Children and parents alike can enjoy wagon rides, inflatable attractions, entertainment, meeting farm animals and the chance to pose for photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny. Don't miss out on the opportunity to win fabulous Easter baskets and other prizes at this rustic country farm featuring year-round events and a robust farm market.
[new page=PEEPS Easter package and Easter egg hunt]
8. Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland (only 8 miles from Washington, DC) has partnered with PEEPS & Company to offer an exclusive PEEPS Easter package that includes a free PEEPS Pursuit scavenger hunt, where guests can search for plush versions of PEEPS chicks through our hotel's atrium. Participants can then win a free treat at the PEEPS and Company store in National Harbor. Relache Spa (our resorts spa) is offering Princess Manicures or Princess Pedicures with the choice of PEEPS candy-scented nail polish. Kids also can take home a nail polish kit at the end of the service. And on Sunday, April 20, we'll be holding an Easter Brunch from 10-4 p.m. at Pienza, our restaurant that is set under our 19-story atrium. The brunch includes fresh-baked pastries, a made-to-order omelet station, seafood bar, seared pork lion, risotto with wild mushrooms and sundried tomatoes, and more. The PEEPS Chick Mascot will also be present for our Easter Brunch.
[new page=Congress Hall's Easter/ Spring Fun]
7. At Congress Hall, the historically famous Summer White House of past presidents in Cape May, Easter traditions live on. America’s oldest seaside resort is welcoming guests for its annual Easter fun and Spring Break celebrations. All are welcome to enjoy a delicious Easter brunch in the ballroom and participate in an egg hunt on Congress Hall’s lawn, a nod to the traditional White House egg roll in D.C.
The all American Easter traditions continue in 2014 as Congress Hall rings in spring with family fun. All aboard the Easter Express Train! Rides around Congress Hall will take place 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Easter festivities would not be complete without two Egg Hunts on the Grand Lawn. Afterwards, families can join in the fun of Lawn Games such as three-legged races and soccer. The Easter Bunny and Blue, the hotel’s blue pig mascot, will also be on hand to delight young and old and help hide the eggs!
[new page=Maundy Thursday service on April 17 on Flora-Bama's beachfront.]
6. Alabama's 32 miles of beachfront is home to a church that meets in the well-known beach bar, Flora-Bama. Situated on the Alabama-Florida state line, the bar welcomes hundreds, sometimes thousands of people to Worship on the Water, a non-denominational site of Las Vegas-based Central Christian Church. Fueled by the motto "no judgment zone," Pastor Jeremy Mount and his staff believe that Jesus sat with the messiest of people, and everyone has messes in their lives, so what better place to hold church services than in a bar?
During the Easter season, the church is set to host a Maundy Thursday service on April 17 on Flora-Bama's beachfront. On Sunday, April 20, Worship on the Water will host two Easter services in the outside tent. The services will also be broadcast indoors and on the Flora-Bama beachfront. In 2013, upwards of 2,500 beachgoers flooded Worship at the Water's Easter services.
[new page=Easter dinner at Buck Valley Ranch]
5. Families come together at our guest ranch for Easter Dinner. Buck Valley Ranch also provides a Wilderness Experience on Horseback. Families can enjoy the Easter brunch. There is also an Easter Egg Hunt for those interested in participating.
[new page=Helicopter Egg Drop]
4. At King’s Way United Methodist Church at 2401 S. Lone Pine Ave. in Springfield, MO, participants can enjoy a helicopter egg drop on Apr 13 at 3pm. Then, join the hunt for 12,000 candy-filled eggs. Other activities include crafts, games, prizes, and separate egg hunts for children age 2 and under. Activities include crafts, petting zoo, obstacle course, cookie decorating, and games. The admission is free and no tickets, no reservations required. It is open to the community. Please call 417.881.6363 ext. 235 for details.
[new page=Easter Dinner at Omar’s La Renta]
3. Omar La Ranita is the place where celebrities are dining for Easter Dinner. Their Easter Dinner, below is slated to be fabulous and the "Who's Who" of Hollywood & NYC are in the restaurant each night --- everyone from Rihanna to Anna Wintour to Gerald Butler.
[new page=From Easter Brunch to a visit from the famous bunny in San Diego]
2. Between prix fixe brunches, afternoon teas and visits from a famous bunny, San Diegans have plenty to experience this Easter. The trio of options, from downtown to Rancho Santa Fe, for the Easter holiday. Mr. A’s restaurant is offering an Easter Brunch in the afternoon in Banker’s Hill. The Westgate Hotel has a few different things going on including a champagne brunch on Sunday and an Easter Bunny tea, an event running from 2:30 -5:00 pm on April 18th and 19th. The kids will have an Easter egg hunt. At Mille Fleurs, there is a prix fixe brunch with a three course spread.
[new page=Double Service atop Stone Mountain Park]
1. Stone Mountain Park is Georgia's most visited attraction. Tens of thousands of visitors attend the sunrise service atop the world's largest outcropping of exposed granite, a site overlooking the Atlanta skyline. Experience serenity and peace as the Stone Mountain Sunrise Association presents two simultaneous, non-denominational Easter services at the top of the Mountain and at the base of the Mountain on the Memorial Lawn.