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The Easter Bunny is busy hiding oodles of eggs and prizes for children to find on Saturday in our area.

Be sure to check out the following free Easter egg hunts that are open to all children in the community (a few may indicate an age limit.) So get your bags or baskets ready and GO!

An Easter egg hunt will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Monterey Station, 104 Monterey St. in downtown Cowan featuring lots of fun and prizes.

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System, 185 Hospital Road, Winchester, will host an Easter egg hunt Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring the entire family to enjoy the hunt, prizes, face-painting, food trucks and more.

Decherd’s Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday at the Babe Ruth Ball Park, 117 College St., Decherd. The hunt starts at noon for newborns through 3-year-olds and those with special needs. The excitement for ages 4-7 starts at 12:45 p.m. while 8-12-year-olds get to start hunting at 1:30 p.m.

An Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tims Ford State Park’s baseball field with four age divisions for ages 1-12. Several prizes will be presented including big-ticket items such as Hands-On Science Center tickets, High Score Arcade tickets, Tims Ford sunset boat tour tickets and more.

The event is free, but please register in advance at Tnstateparks.com by navigating to the “Upcoming Events” page.

The Easter Bunny has been super busy hiding more than 10,000 eggs for a unique, two-day, indoor Easter egg hunt on Friday and Saturday at Vision Church, 112 First Ave. SE, Winchester. The hunt is free. Sign up to provide the age of the child and select a time and date to attend by calling 813-390-4810.

An Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mt. Olive P.B. Church, 701 Hunt St., Winchester.

An Easter celebration, egg hunt and puppet show will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Decherd First Baptist Church, 703 West Broad St., Decherd.

An Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday from 2-5 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church, 2500 Liberty Road, Winchester, featuring games, prizes, food and fellowship.

An Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Center Grove Baptist Church, 10963 Old Tullahoma Road, Tullahoma.

The Easter Bunny will hop on over to the Franklin County Farmers Market, 817 Dinah Shore Blvd., Winchester, on Saturday from 9-11:30 a.m. Be sure to bring your camera or cell phone to take free photos with him in a cute setup that will feature a colorful backdrop.   

With all those events to choose from, children may want to hop from one hunt to another. Parents are advised to snap lots of photos that will be sure to evoke happy memories for years to come.

Former Herald Chronicle editorialist Alan Clark reflected on Easter memories in a column from years past, saying: “Moms used to be decked out in flowers and bonnets on Easter Sunday, at least in my day, and either before or after church, an Easter egg hunt was organized for the children, also dressed in their Easter Sunday finest, with candy often substituted for eggs, collected in the baskets provided to the young for the occasion. I also associate Easter with chocolate because of the ubiquitous chocolate bunnies available for purchase as gifts during the holiday.”

Herald Chronicle editorialist Gina Moore shared her favorite memories of Easter egg hunts with her children and advises everyone to “Never outgrow a good egg hunt!”

“Oh, how the excitement builds as the leader points out the boundaries of the territory to be hunted then finally shouts, ‘Go!’ Images of toddlers balancing baskets of eggs as they run toward something they spy … parents excitedly accompanying younger hunters, giving little hints along the way, if needed … someone noticing a hunter with an empty basket and stopping to share or to join them in their hunt … hunters separated into different age groups with varying degrees of difficulty in the hiding spots … some lucky child shouting, ‘I found it!’ as he/she proudly holds up a golden egg … yes, these memories make me smile. Happy Easter to each of you, and happy hunting (no matter your age)!”