Santa Claus I get. The toothy fairy, no problem. But an oversized pink bunny who lays eggs? This tradition makes no sense to me. However, with a little digging I've learned that the tradition of the Easter bunny has its roots in centuries old pagan traditions of celebrating spring and renewal. The bottom line? As long as he's bringing chocolate, this bunny is good with me. And with my kids. Happily, there are lots of opportunities in the area, so many so that we have listed even more events occurring in Fairfield County here.

[UPDATED 3/19/13]

Easter is early this year! Get your kids hopping this Spring at these awesome Egg Hunts and Easter activities being held in and around the Litchfield County area. With train rides, Easter Bunny sightings and the ever popular egg hunts, you are sure to find some family fun this Easter. We've also rounded up Easter fun in Central Connecticut and Fairfield County.

Although the weather is beginning to warm up and spring is just around the corner don’t forget about all of those “April showers” that come before “May flowers”!  The Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester is one of those cozy little places perfect for spending a few hours on a rainy afternoon. It’s a small one level museum geared towards the younger child ages 2-8. Within the play areas you can find things like a pretend post office with boxes to stuff into a mailbox, a 1940’s decorated school house, puzzles, blocks, dress up clothes, a large train with a bell to ring, a vegetable stand, a huge life size cow with udders to “milk” (that really squeezes out water into a bucket) and more. If you look up above, surrounding the ceiling, runs a track where a train is in a continuous circular movement around the museum.