Spring Egg-stravaganza at Fernbank in Atlanta

Saturday, March 28, 2015

With Easter this coming Sunday what better way to prepare than to have an Easter egg hunt? That’s just what hundreds of people did at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta during the Spring Egg-stravaganza. Treat-filled eggs were handed out in different sections of the museum that led visitors through the numerous exhibits on display. There were also games, a scavenger hunt, craft stations and a petting zoo area that had farm animals including a pot belly piglet, a rabbit, sheep, goats, ducks, chickens, even a baby kangaroo and a capuchin monkey.

The animals were by far the most popular but children and their families were able to explore all the museum had to offer during the quest for the pastel colored, plastic, treat-filled orbs of Easter.

Lilly Flood (center) and her grandmother Marta (left) reach to try and pet a rabbit and a pot belly piglet during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Lilly Flood (center) and her grandmother Marta (left) reach to try and pet a rabbit and a pot belly piglet during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Brody Hall (center) tries to feed a baby kangaroo during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Brody Hall (center) tries to feed a baby kangaroo during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Isabella Snodgrass reaches to pet a baby kangaroo during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Isabella Snodgrass reaches to pet a baby kangaroo during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Catherine Schellhammer (center) decides her next move as she plays a game of tic-tac-toe with her sister Charlie during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Catherine Schellhammer (center) decides her next move as she plays a game of tic-tac-toe with her sister Charlie during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Isabella Ying places an Easter egg in her basket after competing in a game of tic-tac-toe during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Isabella Ying places an Easter egg in her basket after competing in a game of tic-tac-toe during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Kaya Degertekin (left) and Connor Geoghan both reach for an Easter egg after competing in a game of tic-tac-toe during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Kaya Degertekin (left) and Connor Geoghan both reach for an Easter egg after competing in a game of tic-tac-toe during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Lily McCown (right), her mother Jennifer, father Brian and sister Kenzie look at poison frogs inside The Power of Poison exhibit during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Lily McCown (right), her mother Jennifer, father Brian and sister Kenzie look at poison frogs inside The Power of Poison exhibit during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Christopher Collier is handed an egg inside The Power of Poison exhibit during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Christopher Collier is handed an egg inside The Power of Poison exhibit during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Qiqi He (center) interacts with one of The Power of Poison exhibits as Christopher Collier (right) waits for his turn during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Qiqi He (center) interacts with one of The Power of Poison exhibits as Christopher Collier (right) waits for his turn during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Kylie Kanan (left) watches a capuchin monkey as she stands in line for the petting zoo during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Kylie Kanan (left) watches a capuchin monkey as she stands in line for the petting zoo during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Elise Corson (right) colors during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Elise Corson (right) colors during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

A group of visitors look over the fossils from the second story stair case during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

A group of visitors look over the fossils from the second story stair case during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

William Marks (left) climbs a rope ladder during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

William Marks (left) climbs a rope ladder during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Carolyn Terry (center left) and her sister Eva are given Easter eggs by Elizabeth Finsthwait (right) during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.

Carolyn Terry (center left) and her sister Eva are given Easter eggs by Elizabeth Finsthwait (right) during the Spring Egg-stravaganza event at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, March 28, 2015.