SIDNEY — The Easter bunny will be hiding colorful eggs all over the place during the next week as churches and civic organizations entertain children for the season.

For the third year, the Sidney Apostolic Temple will drop 15,000 plastic eggs from a helicopter; however, this year’s drop will be in a new location. The eggs will land in the Sidney Middle School soccer fields March 26. The event will begin at 2 p.m. and the egg drop will be at 4 p.m. The Easter bunny will be there throughout the day; there will be inflatables to play on and face painting. Food and drink concessions will be available for purchase. The event is free; however attendance is limited to 1,500 children 12 and under and advance registration is required at www.satemple.net.

The Sidney First United Methodist Church will hide 10,000-15,000 plastic, candy-filled eggs on the lawn of Sidney High School on Easter Sunday, March 27. The search, open to children through sixth grade, will begin immediately after an 11 a.m. contemporary church service, including one for children, at the school.

Other area Easter egg hunts have been scheduled as follows:

March 20: The Fort Loramie Community Fire Department egg hunt for children in preschool through third grade begins at 1 p.m. in Fort Loramie Youth Park.

The Minster Journeyman’s Club egg hunt begins at 1:30 p.m. in Four Seasons Park, Minster, for children up to 8.

March 24: The Quincy Apostolic Church hosts an egg hunt in Finfrock Park, Quincy, at 6 p.m.

March 26: Hardin United Methodist Church hosts an egg hunt for children 2-11 at the Crossroads hall in Hardin at 10 a.m. There will be candy and prizes.

The Downtown Business Association hosts an egg hunt on the courtsquare in downtown Sidney at 11 a.m. Children 1-11 are welcome to scramble for candy and prizes.

The Sidney Church of God will serve pizza and hot dogs and award prizes during its egg hunt for children 2-12, beginning at noon in the Webster-Geib Pavillion in Tawawa Park, next to the soccer fields. Participants should take baskets to put the eggs in.

The Osgood American Legion will welcome children from preschool through the third grade to look for eggs at 1 p.m.

The village of Botkins hosts an egg hunt at Botkins Community Park at 2 p.m.