(Fanwood NJ) —The annual Fanwood Easter Egg Hunt, delayed by a week due to rain, attracted hundreds under cloudy skies Saturday morning at Forrest Road Park. Children made the mad dash to find eggs filled with candy and prizes, more than 2,000 of them. Contests included jellybean counting, chocolate egg counting, egg decorating, and bunny drawing. Families and kids also had the opportunity to pose for pictures with the Easter Bunny.

The playground was divided by age into five different egg hunt areas. When the ribbon was cut by Girl Scout Brownies, the entire hunt lasted less than one minute as children scrambled to fill their baskets with as many eggs as possible. Each egg contained candy or a prize. The hundreds of plastic eggs were filled by Recreation Commission volunteers.

Recreation Commission member Bruce Zakarin instructs Girl Scout Brownies prior to the start of the Easter Egg Hunt.

The annual event is a production of the Fanwood Recreation Commission. Recreation Director Bob Budiansky acted as master of ceremonies, while commission members and volunteers assisted at the contest and prize tables. Recreation Commissioner Bruce Zakarin manned the “Bunny Chute,” which dispensed candy to waiting kids. He was assisted by Mayor Colleen Mahr and Councilwoman Patricia Walsh. Councilwoman Erin McElroy Barker assisted in keeping the line moving at the prize table.

Kids are ready for the start of the Easter Egg Hunt.
Recreation Director Bob Budiansky gives his opening welcome.
 
Bruce Zakarin, of the Recreation Commission, sends candy down the Bunny Chute to a waiting child as Mayor Colleen Mahr assist.
Bruce Zakarin, of the Recreation Commission, operates the Bunny Chute.
 
A child shows his mother an Easter Egg he grabbed.
A mother helps her child get candy from the Bunny Chute.
Mayor Colleen Mahr speaks on camera for the Fanwood TV 35 audience as Ed Cologna holds the video camera.
A family poses for a picture with the Easter Bunny.
 
The Fanwood Rescue Squad was on the scene at the annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Mad dash for Easter Eggs.
 
Fanwood 5k Pizza Run shirts were a free give away for adults at the Easter Egg Hunt.
A child guessing the number of chocolate egg candies in the jar.
 
These kids guess the number of chocolate egg candies in the jar.
Hunting for Easter eggs.
This table was busy as kids entered the jelly beans and chocolate eggs counting contests.
 
This family poses for a picture with Mayor Colleen Mahr.
Councilwoman Patricia Walsh, Lt. Dan Kranz, police officers and members of the Fanwood Rescue Squad.
Kids pose for pictures with the Easter Bunny.
Kids line up at the prize table.
Jelly beans counting contest.