Children including (left) Jade Orr and Gabrielle Lewis of Forest Park count the Easter eggs for a prize during the Easter Fun Fair held at the Howard Mohr Community Center Saturday April 5, 2025 - Erica Benson

Hippity hoppity, Easter’s on it’s way! The Howard Mohr Community Center celebrated early this year with its Easter fair on April 5.

Leia Robinson of Forest Park plays games during the Easter Fun Fair held at the Howard Mohr Community Center Saturday April 5, 2025 – Erica Benson
Children, including Bella Aversa of Oak Park, play games during the Easter Fun Fair held at the Howard Mohr Community Center Saturday April 5, 2025 – Erica Benson

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., children from Forest Park and surrounding neighborhoods gathered to play games, eat fair food and take photos with the Easter Bunny.

Mak McCullough of Forest Park plays Plinko during the Easter Fun Fair held at the Howard Mohr Community Center Saturday April 5, 2025 – Erica Benson
Markell Johnson of Forest Park plays games during the Easter Fun Fair held at the Howard Mohr Community Center Saturday April 5, 2025 – Erica Benson
Kenneth Hefling Jr of Forest Park plays games during the Easter Fun Fair held at the Howard Mohr Community Center Saturday April 5, 2025 – Erica Benson