Barbara Lawlor, Nederland. So many eggs.

So little time.

About 40 children lined up at the edge of Guercio Ball Field Saturday morning. Many of the little girls wore fashion statement hats and were swinging baskets of all make and model, color and size. Nothing mattered but the goal of gathering as many eggs as possible before they were all gone.

The multi-hued plastic eggs were filled with fun prizes and candy. The gold ticket eggs offered the kids the opportunity to choose their own special toys. While the older kids scrambled for eggs outside the younger ones, three and under, crawled or toddled around the TEENS Inc. meeting room, picking up eggs in obvious places, often with a bit of help from adults.

They held up their eggs with glee although they had no idea what to do with them.

Nederland’s Teens Inc. hosts the annual Easter egg hunt, with volunteers scattering the eggs around for the participants. They also supply tables and egg decorating dye and design tools, which kept many of the children busy for most of the event.

Teen volunteers say that Saturday’s turnout was the largest in many years, keeping the tradition going.