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Patch Picks: Easter and Passover

It's a springtime, a season of renewal complete with the rituals of Passover and Easter. Patch has got some great picks to get you in the mood for the holiday season.

Every Thursday, Mercer Island Patch runs a weekly feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.

Here's this week's picks for enjoying a festive Passover or Easter holiday:

  1. If you’re looking for chocolate bunnies or marshmallow Peeps for your Easter basket, , , , and all have a variety of sweet goodies.
  2. has beautiful blooms to set off your table for any Spring celebration.
  3. The on Mercer Island is having a community Seder, a chocolate Seder and a family Seder throughout the week for Passover, but registration is required to attend these delicious celebrations.
  4. To get that “Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it” or at least some fancy spring clothes for Passover, you can visit or .
  5. There are two Easter egg hunts on Saturday, April 23 at , the first is for ages 1 to 6, at 5 p.m., the second is a “flashlight” egg hunt for ages 7-10 at 8:30 p.m.

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