In the springtime, furry white bunnies can be spotted hopping across the bright green terrain looking for grass, clover, and leafy weeds to eat.

But last Saturday, amid an intermittent snowfall that lasted for hours, it seemed that the Easter Bunny had donned a camouflage cloak, as the edges of his white form blended into the snowy background at the town’s annual Spring Egg Hunt at Dickinson Park.

Although it was cold and snowy, an estimated 200 people turned out for the event. The many children, with their parents in tow, gathered at the park’s band shell, where they socialized and listened to music as the egg hunt was about to begin.

On signal, led by the Easter Bunny, the children and their parents walked across a broad lawn toward the Fun Space II playground where about 4,000 multicolored plastic eggs had been placed on the ground.

The hollow eggs contained either pieces of candy of small toys. Special “prize eggs” were scattered among the others, which the finders could turn in to win prizes. 

On cue, the egg hunt began and the children scampered across the snowy ground with baskets in hand, swiftly collecting the yellow, orange, pink, blue, and purple eggs.

They climbed up, on, and over the elaborate equipment at the playground, which opened last year.

To keep the event safe for the younger children, the egg search area was divided into two sections — one for those ages 3 to 5, and the other for ages 6 to 8.

Considering the foul weather, it seemed like a pretty good turnout.

RoseAnn Reggiano, the Parks and Recreation Department’s assistant director for recreation, pointed out  that in the past, when the event was held under fair skies, many more people attended.

“Everybody enjoyed themselves,” she said, terming the egg hunt  “fantastic.”