FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: WHEN AND WHERE IS THIS YEAR'S EVENT?

A: The Westfield Easter Egg Drop is a FREE Easter Egg Hunt open to our community for pre-registered children, from toddlers through age 10. This event is put on and hosted by the NSPIRE Church of Westfield in along with our sponsoring partners.

    WHERE: GRAND PARK, Westfield (Directions to park)
    WHEN: Saturday, March 23rd

Q: What exactly happens at the event?

First, you will check-in your kids at the registration table. (Registered attendees will be emailed a pass to show at the entrance.) Then you will be off to enjoy our inflatables, face painting, vendors, and more for about an hour of fun and mingling with others in the community! At the appointed time, the helicopter will come and drop the eggs (noon for the morning drop, 3PM for the afternoon drop). Children will be released by age group for the hunt - and let the chaos and excitement begin! After the hunt, children may turn in their eggs at one of our Candy Redemption Stations (look for the orange flags at the exits) and will be given a bag of candy to take home.

Q: How do we sign up?

We created the Westfield Easter Egg Drop as a local event to serve our community. Pre-registration will open on our website on March 14th at 10am. This year, the code will be found on our sponsor page the day before, March 13th. Registration will close as soon as we reach max capacity. There will be no on-site registration. This year's event will be limited to the first 2,500 children registered (1250 in the morning, 1250 in the afternoon).

Q: Registration is full? Does that mean my kids can't participate?

We feel your pain! Because this is a free event put on by area churches and staffed by volunteers, we can only accommodate a limited number of children (in 2022 we expanded to 2,500!). Every year the event fills up faster and faster (one year we maxed out just 19 minutes after registration opened!) and there's no good way of giving everyone a chance to get in without people getting left out. Once it's full, it's full.

Q: Will there really be a helicopter dropping eggs? Is that safe?

Yes!  A full-size helicopter, compliant with all laws and permits, will drop thousands of plastic eggs onto the fields before the egg hunt! (Morning drop is at noon, afternoon drop is at 3:00PM.) But don't worry, everyone will be standing in a safe area away from where the eggs are being dropped.  After the eggs are dropped, the kids (in age-appropriate zones) will be allowed to gather them up and redeem them for candy at our Candy Redemption Stations.

Q: Do my children need to pre-register?

Yes, every child must be registered before the event begins. There will be no on-site registration the day of the event.

Q: Do we need to bring our own basket to collect eggs?

You are absolutely welcome and encouraged to bring your own basket. We will also have plastic bags on hand for children without baskets.

Q: What if it's raining or (heaven forbid) snowing?

The event will go on as planned if there is light rain. In the event of thunderstorms, snow, or other inclement weather, pre-registered guests will be contacted via email regarding cancellation. There is no scheduled back-up date for the event.

Q: How many eggs are there?

A: Honestly, we've never had the patience to count them all. But, we can safely say there are around 50,000!

Q:  I'm pre-registered, Now what?

A:  Fantastic!  You should be hearing from us soon via email. If you don't see an email from us, please check your spam/junk folder.