Intergenerational Fun: Easter Egg Hunt Prep at Oak Park Arms

Seniors from the Oak Park Arms filled Easter eggs with candy in preparation for an intergenerational Easter egg hunt with kids from Kindness Creators preschool at the Oak Park Arms Senior Living Community.

“Each year our residents look forward to the intergenerational Easter Egg Hunt with their preschool friends,” said Renee Steingard, director of leasing and resident engagement at the Oak Park Arms. “Filling the eggs with candy has become a fun social precursor to the egg hunt.”

Although it is unclear where exactly the egg hunt tradition stems from, eggs and bunnies are symbolic of spring and rebirth. Birds tend to lay their eggs in the spring, and rabbits are very fertile animals whose babies are known to scurry about this time of year.

Just as these symbols have turned into tradition, the intergenerational egg hunt has become an anticipated event within the community.

Kindness Creators Intergenerational Preschool is a private, Intergenerational Program that offers a unique opportunity for younger and older generations to interact and build meaningful relationships through a balance of free play, exercise, social learning, and academics.

Oak Park Arms Senior Living, 408 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, is a rental retirement community that provides senior housing in the form of independent living. A licensed home care agency is onsite to provide support services for seniors. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month, or longer.

For more information, call 708-386-4040 or visit https://www.oakparkarms.com/.