Muncie residents had two opportunities to take their children on an Easter egg hunt Thursday on Ball State University's campus.
Hundreds of people showed up for Delta Tau Delta's annual Easter egg hunt for the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie and the University Program Board's Eggstravaganza.
Delta Tau Delta President Kyle Pfeifer said about 45 children and 36 adults from the Boys & Girls Club attended the event. Fraternity members hid Easter eggs filled with candy in their front yard for the children to find. They also had door prizes for those who found special eggs, he said.
"It was a good turn out," he said. "The kids had a lot of fun. It was a good time. Anything you can give back to Muncie is a good thing to me."
Nick Hewitt, a UPB director, said more than 200 children and their parents went to the soggy Quad for Eggstravaganza. UPB provided free popcorn, cotton candy and bottled water to those in attendance. Children could have their faces painted, compete in sack races and compete in coloring contests. Egg spoon races and ring and bean bag tosses were other games children could play. Every child received candy and novelty prizes.
They also could participate in Easter egg hunts and have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny, Hewitt said. The event was free and open to the public.
"It was definitely a success," he said. "Almost every UPB member was here. ... We got lucky with the weather. ... All the kids had fun."
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