KATY MAGAZINE | April 2019
Compiled By Natalie Cook Clark
Dust off those Easter baskets and put on your spring attire! It's time to hunt for eggs and take family pictures with the Easter Bunny!
Easter Egg Hunts
Baskets & Bunnies
Katy City Park 5720 Franz Rd.
Saturday, April 13
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bring your family out to celebrate Easter during Baskets and Bunnies at Katy City Park. Kids can enjoy bounce houses, animals at the petting zoo and crafts, while they wait to visit and have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny.
Cinco Ranch Easter Egg Hunt
Greenway Village Park
2100 Greenway Village Dr.
Saturday, April 13
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gather with the family for train rides, sack races and more. Easter Egg Hunts for the Golden Egg prizes will be divided by age groups: 1 - 3 years, 4 - 6 years and 7 - 9 years. Bring your baskets and cameras to capture the fun at this free event.
YMCA Community Easter Egg Hunt
Mark A. Chapman YMCA
1350 Main St.
Saturday, April 13
9:30 - 10:30 am
Palm Sunday Egg Hunt
Holy Covenant United Methodist Church
22111 Morton Ranch Rd.
Sunday, April 14
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Following Palm Sunday church services, families can enjoy an Easter picnic with face painting, crafts, inflatables and egg hunts for all ages.
Easter Egg-Stravaganza
St. Peter's United Methodist Church
20775 Kingsland Blvd.
Wednesday, April 17
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The festivities start in the sanctuary with a children's Easter service followed by fun activities that include face painting, coloring posters, pictures with the Easter bunny, and activity tables. Egg hunts will have staggered start times based on ages.
Katy Heritage Egg Hunt
Katy Heritage Park
Friday, April 19
11:00 am-2:00 pm
Hosted by the Katy Heritage Society. For members but families can join for $25. Age sanctioned egg hunts, crafts, face painting, food trucks, and more. Event goes toward preserving Old Katy history. RSVP by April 12 with number of children and ages to heritagesocietyadrienne@gmail.com.
Easter in Katy
Katy High School
Hosted by Cane Island
Sunday, April 21
Church Service 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Family Celebration 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Church of Cane Island is hosting a family Easter service at Katy High School in the morning. Afterwards, families can enjoy egg hunts, a petting zoo, pony rides, free hamburgers and hot dogs, free family Easter pictures and more. Learn more here.
Easter Service and Egg Hunt
Bear Creek Baptist Church
5901 N. Fry Rd.
Saturday, April 20
5:00 pm
Easter egg hunt follows the service
Easter Egg Hunt
Nelson Water Gardens 1502 Katy Fort Bend Rd.
Saturday, April 20
9:00 am - 10:30 am
This event is open to kids of all ages. A $5 donation per family will be collected for Children's Cancer Research. Five big prizes will be available, but everyone who finds an egg will go home with a prize.
Easter on the Ranch
Smith Ranch
25440 Beckendorff Rd.
Saturday, April 20
10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Enjoy age-staggered egg hunts, paddle boat rides, bounce houses, feed the animals and meet the Easter Bunny. Admission is $10 per person, and concessions will be available for purchase.
Easter Egg-stravaganza Blessington Farms
510 Chisolm Trail, Simonton
Saturday and Sunday, April 13 - 14
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday - Saturday, April 19 - 20 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
A fun-filled family outing awaits at Blessington Farms in Simonton. Participate in egg hunts throughout the day, take photos with the Easter Bunny and play Easter games. The egg hunt costs $3 per child, and each child can collect 10 eggs filled with candy.
Additional Farm Funland activities including hayrides, barrel trains, giant slides, and animal encounters. Patrons can also pick strawberries, feed birds in the aviary and see the Reptile Grotto.
Admission costs $20 per person (24 months and younger are free). Strawberries are $5/pound with no cost to pick. For more information visit Blessington Farms' website.
Easter Day Egg Hunt
Church of the Holy Apostles 1225 West Grand Pkwy. S.
Sunday, April 21
9:30 am
Bring your Easter basket and meet on the playground. Kids will be divided into age groups for egg hunts.
Festivals
Easter Festival
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 2855 Greenhouse Rd., Houston
Saturday, April 20
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Community Easter BBQ
Crosspoint Community Church
700 Westgreen Blvd.
Sunday, April 28
12:30 - 3:30 pm
Special Easter Programs
Journey to the Cross Family Walk-Through
Kingsland Baptist Church 20555 Kingsland Blvd.
Friday, April 19
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This brief, hands-on journey is for preschool and children’s families to gain a better understanding of the events that led up to Jesus' sacrifice.
St. Peter's United Methodist Church
Kingsland Blvd.
Friday, April 19
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Families can walk together though interactive stations to help better understand the walk Jesus took to the cross.
In a separate Good Friday event, St. Peter's UMC and the Tree of Life Messianic Congregation will come together in a joint service and traditional Seder meal. As Friday, April 20th is Good Friday to Christians it is also Passover on the Jewish Calendar. Space is limited.
The Seder meal costs $20 per person (ages 13 and up), $10 (4 - 12 years old). Children under four are free.
Easter Bunny Pictures
Meet the Easter Bunny Katy Mills Mall
5000 Katy Mills Cir.
Neighborhood 6 in front of American Eagle
Monday - Saturday
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Sunday, April 21
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Bass Pro Shop Easter Events
Easter Pictures, Crafts and Egg Hunt
Bass Pro Shop at Katy Mills Mall
5000 Katy Mills Circle
April 13 - 21
Free Easter Pictures
Each family receives one free Easter photo that includes a free shareable email video card.
Saturdays - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Sundays - Noon - 5:00 pm Monday - Thursday - 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Good Friday - 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Crafts
Children can enjoy free crafts (must be completed in the store)
Saturdays - Noon - 5:00 pm Sundays - Noon - 4:00 pm Good Friday - 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 20
2:00 pm (until all eggs are found)
Ages 2 -10 (each child can only return 5 eggs)
Grown-ups' Egg Hunt
Wildcatter's Adult Easter Egg Hunt
The Wildcatter Saloon
26913 Katy Freeway
Sunday, April 21
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The cost is $10 per person to hunt for eggs stuffed with over $2,000 in prizes. Find the grand prize egg and claim $500 cash. Must be 21 and older to participate.
Easter Services