Well over 2,000 Brantford-Brant residents attended the Children’s Safety Village of Brant’s annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Throughout the free event, excited youngsters explored the miniature sized town and participated in various Easter themed activities in exchange for a treat.
“We have a lot of stuff going on here for Easter today. We’ve got some face painting, plenty of games and activities, a bbq fundraiser, and of course, we have the Easter Bunny hopping around,” said Jenny Dowling, office administrator for Children Safety Village of Brant.. “Once the kiddos collect three eggs and complete eight activities, they get to take their baskets inside and trade everything in for a little treat bag. We also have a popcorn station set up in there with some movies, as well as the Zehrs colouring contest going on, so there’s lots of fun to be had.”
Children were all smiles as they took turns running from station to station, participating in various activities such as bunny bowling, corn hole toss, or pin the tail on the bunny. Many also took the opportunity to play on the village’s wooden train and the playground.
With members of the Brant OPP, Brantford Police Service (BPS), Six Nations Police Service, Brantford Fire, and the County of Brant Fire Department all on site, the youngsters had the opportunity to learn various safety tips, explore one of the many first responder vehicles, or to take a photo with BPS mascot, Rookie.
Amber Jackson, Sergeant of Community Services and Crime prevention with the Brantford Police Service, said it was nice to be back and interacting with all the guests again.
“We’re all just happy to be here; we like seeing everyone dressed up for Easter and it’s awesome to see how excited they all get,” she said. “We participate every year at this event and it’s just a great chance for the families to get outside, and interact with the different community agencies.”
Dowling said that overall, she was thrilled with the event’s turnout, noting that none of it would be possible without the help of such great volunteers.
“We started the event about an hour ago and I just checked with our counter up at the front, and we’ve already had 1,300 people stop in so far, which is amazing,” she said. “I really have to give a huge hats off to the volunteers, we have probably around 40 today and we just wouldn’t be as successful as we are without them. They really make this all possible.”
Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.
