Boys Town hosts egg hunt for kids with visual impairments
This egg hunt is a little bit different: the eggs make a beeping noise so kids who are blind or visually impaired can participate in the fun.
Updated: 9:32 AM CDT Apr 5, 2025
ON APRIL 11TH. AND NOW EASTER IS STILL A COUPLE WEEKS FROM NOW, BUT THE EASTER BUNNY HAS MADE ITS WAY TO OMAHA FOR AN EGG CELLENT EGG HUNT. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI BRINGS US THE DETAILS. LIVE FROM BOYS TOWN HALL OF HISTORY. GOOD MORNING MERRICK. HEY, EDDIE AND ANNA. YEAH, THIS EGG HUNT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THE EGGS WILL BE BEEPING. SO KIDS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN JOIN IN ON THE EASTER FUN. AND HERE TO JOIN ME IS TAMMY KNIGHT WILLIAMS. HER SON HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. TAMMY, WHY IS THIS EVENT SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR FAMILY? THIS EVENT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE LIKE MY SON TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. WITHOUT THAT FEAR OF SOMEONE LOOKING AT THEM AND SAYING YOU’RE DIFFERENT, YOU’RE STRANGE. SO I LOVE IT FOR THAT REASON. OKAY. AND WHAT IS IT LIKE SEEING HIM PARTICIPATE EVERY YEAR? IT IS AN AMAZING FEELING TO SEE THE JOY THAT COMES IN HIS FACE WHEN HE FINDS THAT BEEPING EGG. HE PLAYS IT REALLY COOL SOMETIMES, LIKE I DON’T SEE IT, I DON’T WANT IT. BUT WHEN HE REALIZED THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU GET SOMETHING FROM THAT, IT WAS GAME ON. AFTER THAT. OKAY. AND AS A MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, HOW DOES THIS EVENT HELP YOU FIND SUPPORT? IT’S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FIND DIFFERENT RESOURCES WITHIN THE ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS JUST TO TALK TO PARENTS WHO ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I AM, HAVE A CHILD WHO HAS SOME EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS, AND JUST WANT SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT’S THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING SOMEONE TO SPEAK TO, THAT THEIR CHILD DOESN’T HAVE THESE EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS. THEY CAN UNDERSTAND IT FROM A PARENT STANDPOINT, BUT REALLY TALKING TO SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE TRENCHES WITH YOU, DOING GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS, HAVING THOSE SAME STRUGGLES. THAT IS AN AMAZING FEELING. JUST TO HAVE THAT NETWORK AND SUPPORT. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING, TAMMY. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT TODAY’S EVENT, YOU CAN HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, KETV.COM. LI
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Boys Town hosts egg hunt for kids with visual impairments
This egg hunt is a little bit different: the eggs make a beeping noise so kids who are blind or visually impaired can participate in the fun.
Updated: 9:32 AM CDT Apr 5, 2025
Boys Town is hosting their 17th annual egg hunt at the hall of history April 5. This egg hunt is a little bit different: the eggs make a beeping noise so kids who are blind or visually impaired can participate in the fun. Attendees also get the chance to listen to live music by The Coconuts and read books that have been adapted for kids with visual impairments. To learn more about the egg hunt, you can click this link here.
Boys Town is hosting their 17th annual egg hunt at the hall of history April 5.
This egg hunt is a little bit different: the eggs make a beeping noise so kids who are blind or visually impaired can participate in the fun.
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Attendees also get the chance to listen to live music by The Coconuts and read books that have been adapted for kids with visual impairments.
To learn more about the egg hunt, you can click this link here.
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