Kids race into the woods in search of Easter eggs during an Easter party hosted by the Kenai Elks Lodge

Kids race into the woods in search of Easter eggs during an Easter party hosted by the Kenai Elks Lodge

Photos: Going on an egg hunt

2425 on Sunday in Kenai. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

2425 on Sunday in Kenai. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

The Easter Bunny (Mickinzie Ticknor) tucks an Easter egg into a tree before loosing a troop of kids into the woods for an egg hunt hosted by the Kenai Elks Lodge

The Easter Bunny (Mickinzie Ticknor) tucks an Easter egg into a tree before loosing a troop of kids into the woods for an egg hunt hosted by the Kenai Elks Lodge

2425 on Sunday in Kenai. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

2425 on Sunday in Kenai. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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