Early Saturday morning at the Underwood Family Farm in Moorpark, workers made sure everything was in place for the farm's annual Easter egg hunt, one of the many Easter events planned this weekend in Ventura County.

The eggs were already hidden on the grounds of the farm as the gates opened and welcomed the first kids of the day.

One of the first was 9-year-old Andrew Bridges of Thousand Oaks, who came in search of eggs with his sisters Megan, 6, and Victoria, 2. Tagging along were their mother, Mary Bridges, and grandparents Jerry and Olivia McBride from Pennsylvania.

"I'm all ready to go," said Andrew, who was designated as the leader for the hunt by his sisters.

He clutched a map that was given out to help the kids locate the eggs that were hidden on 40 acres of the 100-acre farm.

Tiffany Blades, team leader of the farm's animal center, said the kids were actually on a hunt to find paper cut-out eggs that were used in place of plastic eggs that ended up in the animal areas in previous years.

Russell Blades, who manages the farm, said the egg hunt was also designed so the kids learn along the way about emus and other animals on the farm that they may not know much about.

At the egg hunt finish line was an egg-decorating booth, where four generations of the same family traveling from different parts of the state had fun dipping real eggs in rainbow-colored dye.

Amy Caston from Elk Grove brought her children Annika, 7, Aidan, 4, and Aaron, 9 months, who were also accompanied by their grandparents Flo and Don Pierce of Sacramento, and their 91-year-old great-grandmother, Margaret Fish of Camarillo.

Seventeen-month-old Matthew Vescio of Simi Valley, along with his father, Tony Vescio, and grandmother Shirley Laub, was allowed a sneak peek at the newborns at the farm, including a lamb named "Cowboy."

The festivities at the Underwood farm continue today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3370 Sunset Valley Road. Admission is $5, and free for children under 2.

Easter Bunny in Camarillo

The Easter Bunny was in evidence at egg hunts all over the county on Saturday. In Camarillo, about 100 children and parents gathered for an Easter Egg Bash, hosted by the Camarillo Family YMCA.

Kids could decorate their own Easter baskets, have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny, join in a bonnet contest and hunt for eggs.

Brett Lane, youth and teen program director for the Camarillo Family YMCA, said it was the group's first egg bash, and he hopes it will become an annual tradition.

"It seems like a lot of people forget about traditions. We want to hold on to these values and traditions just like parents and grandparents do," Lane said.

Samantha Delacruz, 9, said what she enjoyed the most about the egg hunt was eating the chocolate the kids get afterward. But that wasn't all.

"I like this activity because I had fun decorating the basket, and I took pictures with the Easter Bunny," she said.