SIDNEY — It’s widely known that the Easter Bunny hides Easter eggs all over the place.

This year, he’ll even be hiding them in a swimming pool!

Area children can search for the brightly colored eggs in the pool at the Sidney-Shelby County YMCA, 900 Parkwood St., April 15. Children 3 to 8 who are beginning swimmers or nonswimmers can participate from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Children whose heads wouldn’t be above water if they stood in water 4-feet deep must be accompanied in the pool by adults, one adult for each child. There will be 500 eggs for them to gather.

Children 5-12 who are intermediate or advance swimmers can participate from 11:30 a.m. to noon. There will be 1,000 eggs for them to gather.

At each session, one egg will contain a golden coin, which will be redeemable for a special prize. All other eggs will be redeemed for candy.

The cost to participate is $5 for YMCA members, $7 for nonmembers. There is no charge for adults to participate when they are required to accompany their children. Advance registration is required by 5 p.m., April 14, and can be made by calling 492-9134.

“Safety is No. 1 for us,” said Jessica Elliott, aquatics/youth coordinator at the YMCA. “We start each session by sitting down to talk about safety in the pool and life jackets. We want every child to walk away wet, with a big smile and candy.”

More Sidney egg hunts

• The area’s largest hunt, a traditional one at no charge, will be staged on the lawn of Sidney High School, 1215 Campbell Road, by the Sidney First United Methodist Church. Children up to sixth grade can look for 17,000 eggs begining at about noon, April 16. The church will have a contemporary Easter service for adults and another geared toward children inside the school beginning at 11 a.m. The egg hunt will immediately follow the services.

• Children up to sixth grade can gather candy-filled eggs on the lawn of the Church of the Nazarene, 1899 Wapakoneta Ave., April 15, at 10 a.m.

• Sidney Alive will host an Easter egg hunt on the courtsquare in downtown Sidney, April 15, at 11 a.m. Children through age 11 can participate.

Botkins

• Botkins Community Park will be the scene of an Easter egg hunt presented by the village of Botkins, April 15, at 2 p.m. Children through age 12 are invited to look for thousands of candy-filled eggs. Eggs will also have tickets in them. The tickets can be entered into a drawing for a bicycle. Girls and boys bikes will be awarded in each of three age groups.

Minster

• The Minster Journeyman’s Club will host an egg hunt, April 9, at 1:30 p.m. in Four Seasons Park in Minster. Children through age 8 are welcome to participate.

New Bremen

• The Auglaize County Board of Developmental Disabilities has scheduled an all-abilities egg hunt for April 8, at 11:30 a.m., in the ABC Center, 20 E. First St., New Bremen, for children 2-8. There will be specific areas for wheelchair, sensory, sensory-sensitive and traditional hunts for nut-free candy-filled eggs.

• The village of New Bremen and the New Bremen New Knoxville Rotary Club have invited children up to sixth grade to hunt for eggs, April 15, at 1 p.m., in Jaycee Park in New Bremen. If the weather is bad, the hunt will take place in teh New Bremen Junior High School gym.

Osgood

• Children in preschool through third grade can look for Easter eggs at the Osgood American Legion hall, S. North St., Osgood, April 15 at 1 p.m.

Versailles

• The Versailles Health Care Center, 200 Marker Road, Versailles, will host a free breakfast with the Easter Bunny for children 1 to 10 at 9 a.m., April 8. Free photos with the Easter Bunny will be available and an egg hunt will follow the breakfast. No advance reservations are necessary.