Discovery Center and Burpee’s Egg Hunt Egg-Stravaganza

Discovery Center joins Burpee Museum for this annual egg-stravaganza! Highlights for 2015 include 10,000 hidden eggs, live animals for petting, and fossilized eggs to see and touch.

All children, ages 2 through 9, are asked to bring their own baskets to hunt for plastic eggs. Egg hunts will be held at 11:00am and1:00 pm for children ages 9 and younger. Everyone is encouraged to arrive at least 20 minutes before start times as the egg hunts will begin promptly. Children will be divided into age groups and have separate hunts at both times.

In between the egg hunts, both museums will offer an array of springtime crafts and science activities from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Burpee Museum will have a variety of unusual eggs on display and baby animals to pet.

Combined ticket admission that allows access to both museums for all activities on April 4 is $11 child; $8 per adult. Member children of either Burpee or Discovery Center are $2; Member adults and children age 1 and younger are free. Admission is possible from either entrance. Cost does not include admission to Burpee's traveling exhibit, Savage Ancient Seas. Each museum will also offer a workshop for an additional fee. At Burpee kids can make an Easter basket and chick or bunny. At Discovery Center families can experiment with special techniques to decorate eggs. Check respective websites for details.

Burpee and Discovery Center hours are 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday. Both museums will be closed Sunday, April 5 in observance of the Easter Holiday.

April 04, 2015 - April 04, 2015
Times: Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: Discovery Center Museum and Burpee Museum of Natural History
Address: 711 N. Main St., Rockford , IL 61103
Contact: Discovery Center Museum / Burpee Museum
Phone: (815) 963-6769 / (815) 965-3433
Website: www.discoverycentermuseum.org
Admission: Members of either museum: children $2, adults no charge / Public: children $11, adults $8 (includes admission to both museums)