Easter in Ottawa

Easter in Ottawa is an exciting time for all, because honestly, who doesn't LOVE chocolate and cuddly little bunnies?!

Are you looking for fun and delicious Easter activities for you and your family?

Many local events surround this special time of year with Easter egg and treasure hunts galore!

Other fun activities include face painting, wagon rides, colouring contests, maple syrup sampling and much more!

Whatever you are looking for, the Ottawa area has loads of great activities for Easter:

Billings Estate Museum - "Easter at the Estate"
2100 Cabot Street
613-247-4830
Enjoy a fun day of Easter egg hunts, egg dyeing, crafts and chocolate making. The Easter Bunny will even be making an appearance!
Saturday, April 3 from 11 am to 4 pm
Cost: $6/person, $10/pair, $15/family

Canada Agriculture Museum - Hop to the Farm
Easter activities – April 2 to 5, 2010
Celebrate Easter and the arrival of spring with numerous activities. Come meet the gentle new lambs, baby rabbits and newly-hatched fluffy chicks. Children six years and under can join in chocolate Easter egg hunts while the older kids scurry to find the "Signs of Spring".

Canadian Museum of Civilization – Children's Museum
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
Details for 2010 coming soon

Fulton's Sugar Bush and Pancake House
Easter Weekend Celebration
613-256-3867
Friday, April 2nd to Monday, April 5th, 2010
Join the Easter egg hunt on Saturday & Sunday from 10am - 2pm. Enjoy face painting all weekend, horse-drawn wagon rides, trail Games ("I Spy" & "Mystery Hunt") and the finishing touch - YUMMY maple Taffy & Cotton Candy!

Hazeldean Mall
April 3rd, 2010 from 10am to 2pm
Meet the Easter Bunny. Bring your own camera or have them take one for you. All proceeds go to the Kanata Food Cupboard. There will also be free face painting!

Metcalfe Farmer's Market - 3rd Annual "Country Easter"
8021 Mitch Owens Road
April 3rd - 9am - 2pm
Great gifts for the entire family - baking and hand made gifts

Proulx Sugarbush & Berry Farm
1865 O'Toole Road, Cumberland
613-833-2417 or 613-833-9009
2010 Easter Weekend - April 02 to April 05, 2010
Good Friday & Easter Monday-9am to 3pm. No reservations required
Easter Saturday -9am to 5pm. No reservations required
Easter Sunday -9am to 3pm. Reservations required
Reservations are recommended for Easter weekend. The traditional sugar bush buffet will be available including the real 100% pure taffy on snow and maple sugar pie. Activities at the farm include an Egg Hunt, Clue Hunt and Face Painting.

Pinhey's Point
270 Pinheys Point Road (Dunrobin)
613-832-4347
"Easter Eggs-pose!"
Learn all about the egg – what it is used for, why it is important to Easter and where it comes from. Enjoy an Easter egg craft, visit some fuzzy farm friends, and hunt for your very own Easter eggs around the property!
Saturday, April 3 from 11 am to 4 pm.
Cost: $6/person, $10/pair, $15/family

Stanley's Olde Maple Lane
2452 Yorks Corners Road (Edwards)
613-821-2751
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th, and April 3rd
Starting at 10am
Online Booking Required
Adults: $4.50
Children: $6.50
Meet the Easter Bunny and accompany him on an Easter egg hunt! Hop on a wagon and search the Sugar Bush for hidden eggs and visit the animals in the barn.

The Easter Egg Hunt is extremely popular, so they recommend making a reservation online.

Valleyview Little Animal Farm
4750 Fallowfield Road
613-591-1126
9:30am-4pm all 4 days (Friday to Monday)
$7.50 for everyone 2 ages and older
Come see (and feed) the animals, take a train ride, play in their playground or take part in their all day Easter egg hunt. Fun times for all ages!
We took our two young ones on Good Friday (April 2, 2010) and we all had a blast. It was really busy at the entrance but it didn't feel crowded around the Farm at all. There really was so much to do. The Easter egg hunt was well organized. The children get bags and a card chart telling them what colour eggs to find and what colour and when they return the eggs and bag, they get a cookie! Our children LOVED it! We highly recommend it especially with this beautiful weather.

Besides going out for Easter, you can organize some great activities at home with your children. There are some fantastic ideas on the Kraft Canada website. I know we'll be using some of their great ideas for our little ones!

Our Easter in Ottawa Guide will be updated regularly as soon as we find out about more events! Check back with us again soon.

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