By Mary Kate DePamphilis mk@nobomagazine.com Happy Easter from all of us at NoBo! Spring is finally here with the arrival of our favorite bunny’s big holiday. There are lots of great Easter events and egg hunts going on all over the region for kids of all ages. The adults might even enjoy them, too! Easter Egg Bounce Pump It Up is putting on their unique spin of the traditional Easter egg hunt! Pump It Up is a private, indoor, inflatable party arena that caters to everyone’s party needs. The venue’s indoor bounce houses, inflatable slides and private party room always provide an unforgettable party experience for the kids. Combine that with an egg hunt in which you can bounce through huge inflatables filled with eggs and you have an Easter party the kids will be crazy for! When? Thursday, March 28th, 5:30-7:30pm Where? Pump It Up, 5b Webster Street, Peabody Cost? Admission is $15 per child, $7 per adult, also includes pizza Jimmy K’s 5th Annual Eat, Meet, and Greet The Easter Bunny will be at Jimmy K’s Restaurant this weekend spreading holiday cheer! Young attendees of this event will have the chance to eat, meet, and greet with the Easter Bunny, and customers are encouraged to take their picture with the Easter Bunny. Don’t forget to bring your appetite and your camera! Easter breakfast and Easter brunch will be served. This event is open to the public and tables are first come first serve. The kids will be so eat their pancakes with the same guy who is delivering their Easter basket! When? March 30th and March 31st, 8:30 am to 2:00 pm Where? Jimmy K’s, 42 Central Street, Georgetown Cost? No cover charge Easter Extravaganza The Liberty Tree Mall & Mall Tots are co-hosting a mall wide Easter event! The event will feature fun craft activities for children of all ages. Start your Easter bunny quest at the registration table that will be located by the Best Buy entrance. Each participant will be given an event map which will indicate where all the activities will be throughout the mall. You and the kids can expect arts & crafts tables, pictures with the Easter Bunny, free admission to Mall Tots, cookie decorating at Panera Bread. There will also be offers and activities from Justice, Maui Wowi, AMC Theatres, and Buffalo Wild Wings. This is a great event to take the kids to, especially if the unpredictable NoBo weather keeps you away from the outdoor Easter egg hunts! When? Saturday, March 30th, 10am-2pm Where? Liberty Tree Mall, 100 Independence Way, Danvers, MA Cost? FREE 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Lynch Park This Easter egg hunt is one of NoBo’s biggest and best! Netcast Church will be hosting their 3rd Annual event with over 10,000 Easter eggs hidden all throughout the beautiful park along the ocean. The egg hunt will also have other activities for all ages including face-painting, games, music, and giveaways. Top prizes for winners this year include Kindle Fires, Nintendo 3DS, and family fun packs consisting of Radio Flyer wagons filled with lots of family fun goodies. This event is going to be held rain or shine! The egg hunt will begin promptly at 10:30, so don’t be late! If you have questions, email info@netcastchurch.org. When? Saturday. March 30th, 10am-12pm Where? Lynch Park, 55 Ober Street, Beverly Cost? FREE Garden City Church Easter Egg Hunt Join the Garden City Church for a morning of fun, games, and nearly 10,000 candy-filled eggs! Get there early to register and be ready to go promptly at 11:00 am. With over two hundred kids expected, the eggs will go fast! There will be a number of activities that will keep the kids busy until “go time”. And there is a playground for younger kids as well. Complimentary hot drinks will help keep you warm in this unseasonable chilly NoBo weather. Kids will line up in sections according to age (3 & under; 4 & 5; 6 – 8; 9 – 11). Moms and dads are welcome to accompany their child on the hunt. It’s also recommended that you bring a basket or bag to collect the eggs. Once we give the sound, it is every “man” for himself! Good luck! When? Saturday, March 30, 2013 11am Registration starts at 10:15am; egg hunt at 11am Where? North Beverly Elementary School, 48 Putnam Street, Beverly Cost? FREE Egg Drop-Palooza This event is intended for the extreme egg hunters that crave a little something extra in their Easter festivities! Amesbury Sports Park will be hosting their 1st annual Helicopter Egg Drop-Palooza event that will also benefit Lucy’s Love Bus. A whopping 30,000 eggs full of treats and prizes will be dropped down on the property for participants to chase after and find. In addition, enjoy helicopter rides, pony rides, a Bunny Hop Dance-Off, face painting, egg dyeing and a performance by AHMIR. What a celebration! Lucy Grogan was 8-years-old when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. During Lucy’s long illness, her friends and family raised money to help support Lucy in her fight. Lucy discovered the benefits of integrative therapies such as massage, acupuncture, art therapy, and therapeutic horseback riding during her treatment. Lucy told her mother that when she was done with her treatment she wanted to start a program that would provide free integrative therapies to children undergoing cancer treatment. Lucy defined the mission of the organization and the services it would provide. Since 2006, Lucy’s Love Bus has been delivering love and comfort to children with cancer by offering integrative therapies that can help manage the side effects and late effects of traditional cancer treatment. What a great way to celebrate Easter; having a blast while helping those in need. That’s what holidays are really all about. Happy Easter! When? Saturday, March 30th, 11am-5pm, rain or shine! Where? Amesbury Sports Park, 12 S Hunt Road, Amesbury Cost? $5 per person, $5 per car for parking. There’s a limit of 5,000 tickets for this family-friendly event, so get your tickets today! Log on to http://www.lucyslovebus.org/eggdrop to get yours now! Click here to read about other Easter events in the NoBo region!