ESTEVAN — The Souris Valley Museum decided to add a twist to their Easter celebration this year with a bit of a glow.
The big Easter egg hunt is slated for March 28. The traditional egg hunt at the museum will start at 5 p.m. and will run until 8 p.m. Weather permitting, the glow-in-the-dark hunt through the museum's courtyard will run from 7-8 p.m.
The Easter Bunny has confirmed its visit, and a photo booth will be set up for fancy pictures. There will also be crafts available and cotton candy will be for sale.
The museum decided to change the time this year to accommodate the new element and also to allow families more flexibility to partake in different Easter events around the southeast.
"Before we've done it on a Saturday or even a Sunday, but we changed it to an evening event to do the glow-in-the-dark outside. … And we'll still have the egg hunt inside," said museum executive director/curator Melanie Memory. "And also, we know there are other things going on in the community and in the area … So we [changed the time of the event] to have it not at the same time as theirs."
The museum will have some glowing elements for the glow-in-the-dark egg hunt, and guests are encouraged to boost it with their own attire as well.
Memory said, out of previous experience, they might need some help re-hiding the eggs during the event, as they usually get hundreds of people participating.
"In the past, we've had our board, a couple of families, kids and parents, or my family help us out hiding the eggs," Memory said.
Once eggs are found, kids will receive treat bags for a prize.
The event is $10 per family and is open to kids of all ages.
