The Easter bunny is finding his way to Eudora through a variety of community activities this week.

The Chamber of Commerce is holding an Easter coloring page contest for kids up to age 13. The contest closes Tuesday. There are three age groups, and a winner will be chosen from each group to receive a prize. 

There are several coloring pages for children to choose from. Debbie Carden, who drew two of the pages, said she has been drawing since before age 5. When asked by the Chamber to draw a couple of coloring pages, she couldn’t turn down the opportunity.

“I’m always grateful when the community reaches out and asks for community involvement,” Carden said. 

Carden said drawing the two pages took her about two hours, but the time was worth it to let children express themselves by coloring her pages. 

“I think we should look every day, every single day for an opportunity to put a crayon or paint brush, pencil in a child’s hand and either a sidewalk, cardboard or a wall and ask that child to show me what you want to show me today,” Carden said. 

The coloring pages can be picked up from local businesses, including Eudorable Home, Mateo Chiropractic and Barbwire Barbecue, among others. 

Another activity this week is a citywide Easter egg hunt at 3 p.m. Saturday organized by Forge Martial Arts. The hunt is open to the public and will be in the Community Center’s gym. 

Forge Martial Arts owner Tonya Bolte said over 4,000 eggs have been stuffed with candy and prizes for the hunt.

“It was brought to my attention that there was nothing being planned by the city, so we decided to hop in and do something big and fun so that the whole city, the community could participate,” Bolte said. 

This will be the first hunt Forge Martial Arts has hosted since 2019 due to the pandemic. Following the hunt, Bolte will lead a mini taekwondo session for anyone to participate in. 

Bolte said she plans to have games, prizes and a booth to take pictures with the Easter Bunny following the taekwondo session. 

The Eudora Lions Club is hosting an Easter-themed fundraiser, which involves egging buyers’ yards. The club sold stuffed eggs by the dozen and plans to hide them in yards Saturday night. 

The club is no longer selling eggs, but Eric Strimple said the club intends to make this an annual event. 

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