Happy Easter!

Looking for some fun local Easter activities? Here are a few thanks to Portland Tribune

Blue Lake Bunny Bonanza

No more need to sneak the kids’ chocolate eggs. At the two-hour Bonanza Egg Hunt, there’s an egg hunt just for parents, in addition to the quests for candy-filled eggs for groups of kids ages 2 to 4 and ages 5 to 10.

Additional activities Ñ for all ages Ñ include face painting and coloring activities, visits with the Blue Lake Bunny, plant giveaways and kite-flying demonstrations.

10 a.m. to noon SATURDAY, April 15, Blue Lake Regional Park, between Marine Drive and Sandy Boulevard off Northeast 223rd Avenue, 503-665-4995 (registration not required), free with annual Metro park pass or $4 per car

Alpenrose Dairy Egg Hunt

The Cadonau family has been hosting its annual egg hunt since 1962, and its members know how to do it right. How can you miss with boatloads of candy and hundreds of prizes, including the grand prizes of 6-foot Easter Bunnies (one for each age group), as well as a pair of diamond earrings in the “Just for Moms”?

The first hunt of the day is for kids ages 3 to 5, followed by the Just for Moms hunt and then one for kids ages 6 to 8.

10:30 a.m. (ages 3 to 5), 11:30 a.m. (moms), 12:30 p.m. (ages 6 to 8) SATURDAY, April 15, Alpenrose Dairy, 6149 S.W. Shattuck Road, 503-244-1133, www.alpenrose.com, free

Rabbit Romp

No matter what time you make it out and about, the Oregon Zoo can accommodate, with a traditional candy “egg” hunt for children ages 3 to 10, as well as special hunts for toddlers 2 and under, beginning early and restarting every 20 minutes.

The festivities continue throughout the day with a petting zoo, games, storytelling and photo opportunities, as well as the opportunity for several lucky kids to win a chance to hide special treats for the elephants to find later.

Sea otters and polar bears also will get into the Easter spirit with egg-themed enrichment programs. At the zoo’s gift shop, kids can purchase and create their own furry, plush animal friends at “AnimaLand” then dress them in Rabbit Romp T-shirts.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (first hunt begins at 9:40 a.m., hunts will start again every 20 minutes) SATURDAY, April 15, Oregon Zoo, 4001 S.W. Canyon Road, 503-226-1561, www.oregonzoo.com, $6.50-$9.50, free for children under 2 years old, $1 parking per car; Rabbit Romp free with zoo admission

Bunny on a Bike Ride

Dig out the fuzzy bunny ears and tail, and don’t forget your helmet and your kids, for the third annual Bunny on a Bike Ride. The all-ages ride, sponsored by Red Bat Press, follows a loop rain or shine along the Willamette River, crossing over three bridges with surprise stops and performances along the way.

This year’s route, dubbed Bunnies on Bridges, is mostly flat and appropriate for street-ready kids ages 8 and up (there’s a shorter, car-free loop for younger kids). Costumes are expected.

2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (ride begins at 3 p.m.) SUNDAY, April 16, Union Station, 800 N.W. Sixth Ave., 503-248-4454, www.redbatpress.com, free

Healthy Kids’ Fair

What could be a better Easter present than happy, healthy and safe kids? Join Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center for its annual fair featuring egg hunts for kids ages 1 to 8, bike helmets for $5, car-seat safety inspections, a mercury thermometer exchange, a teddy-bear clinic, photos with the Easter Bunny, tours of emergency vehicles and fun with fingerprinting.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SATURDAY, April 15, Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center atrium, 501 N. Graham St., 503-415-5725, free

The Big, Big Sticker Hunt on Sesame Street

The Portland Children’s Museum offers a variety of springtime fun for kids this weekend.

Kids can hunt for eggs filled with stickers on Sesame Street, paint a flowerpot to keep or give to mom on Mother’s Day (to be picked up in two weeks), enjoy a special springtime story, or make clay bunnies to add to the rabbit warren in the clay collaborative.

Call or check the Web site for a schedule.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. SUNDAY, April 16 (hunt at 11:30 a.m.), Portland Children’s Museum, 4015 S.W. Canyon Road, 503-223-6500, www.portlandchildrensmuseum.org, $6-$7

ANIMALS

Alpaca Western Extravaganza

You may know that alpacas are native to the Andean region of South America, but did you also know that they adapt to any climate, are easy to care for and offer a natural, renewable resource Ñ their fleece? Learn about all of this and more at the Alpaca Western Extravaganza.

The event will feature 150 farms showing more than

600 alpacas from around the Pacific Northwest, along with vendors offering cashmere-soft alpaca fiber clothing and accessories.

Three seminars concerning “Introduction to Alpacas and Their Care” will take place over the weekend, along with halter and fleece competitions, a fiber-arts display and a handcrafters’ spinoff.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. SATURDAY, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. SUNDAY, April 15-16, Portland Metropolitan Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, 503-736-5200, www.awe-alpacas.org, free, parking $7