Kids Collect A Bumper Crop At Laid-back Egg Hunt

North Kingstown Recreation Director Al Southwick says that, had the town's annual Easter weekend scavenger hunt taken place as scheduled on Saturday, it could have been the usual frenzied affair.

"We've had a thousand kids," he recalled, bringing serious parking problems in and around Wilson Park.

But rain and cold temperatures pushed this year's event to Sunday afternoon. As a result, a crowd that Southwick estimated at 100 to 150 children enjoyed warm weather and plenty of room to roam as they collected plastic eggs – redeemable for a prize – and an assortment of wrapped treats.

Parent Jae Spence, who has attended previous hunts, welcomed the smaller crowd and a decision to divide the hunters into three age groups, each with its own territory. "It was much smoother," she said.