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Sporting a pair of bunny ears, Eidan Aburto, 6, looks for colorful plastic eggs during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

A bucket is filled with colorful plastic eggs during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Alicen Burdine, 7, plays hopscotch during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Harper Samples (left), 8, and Kehloni Smith, 5, compare prizes they got during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Stringtown Neighborhood Association treasurer Samantha Morgan (right), 39, assists Zane Perry (left), 7, in choosing a prize during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Kehloni Smith, 5, rides a bike during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. The bike was one of ten bikes given away during the egg hunt. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Ayvah Burdine (left), 4, shows an egg to her sister Alicen Burcine (right), 7, who adds two more eggs to her collection during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Harper Samples, 8, points to an item while picking out a prize during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Looking on from far right is her mother, Breanna Purdue, 30. It was the first year the neighborhood association put on the event. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

Stringtown Neighborhood Association president Frank Staples (right) talks with Melissa Perry (left) at the close of an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

David Aburto, 26, and his son Eidan Aburto, 6, look up from counting up eggs during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

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Westside families hunt for eggs at Stringtown Park

by Richard Sitler, Mirror Indy
April 7, 2025

<h1>Westside families hunt for eggs at Stringtown Park</h1>
<p class="byline">by Richard Sitler, Mirror Indy <br />April 7, 2025</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS005-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49231" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sporting a pair of bunny ears, Eidan Aburto, 6, looks for colorful plastic eggs during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS006-683x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49232" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A bucket is filled with colorful plastic eggs during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS003-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49229" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Alicen Burdine, 7,  plays hopscotch during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS002-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49228" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Harper Samples (left), 8, and Kehloni Smith, 5, compare prizes they got during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS004-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49230" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Stringtown Neighborhood Association treasurer Samantha Morgan (right), 39, assists Zane Perry (left), 7, in choosing a prize during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS009-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49235" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kehloni Smith, 5, rides a bike during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. The bike was one of ten bikes given away during the egg hunt.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS007-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49233" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ayvah Burdine (left), 4, shows an egg to her sister Alicen Burcine (right), 7, who adds two more eggs to her collection during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS001-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49227" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Harper Samples, 8, points to an item while picking out a prize during an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis. Looking on from far right is her mother, Breanna Purdue, 30. It was the first year the neighborhood association put on the event.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stringtown-Easter-Egg-Hunt_RS010-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-49236" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Stringtown Neighborhood Association president Frank Staples (right) talks with Melissa Perry (left) at the close of an Easter egg hunt April 6, 2025, at Stringtown Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
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