THERE are some cracking activities being lined up for families over the Easter holiday.

An Easter Egg Hunt with a difference is being held at the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester, where children will have to hunt through the museum to discover the dinosaur eggs on display.

They will also have to discover answers to various clues in the Dinosaur Mystery.

Dinosaurs reproduced by laying eggs in nests on the ground. The first fossilised dinosaur eggs were found in France in 1869. Since then dinosaur eggs have been found all over the world and several are on display in the Dorchester museum.

The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt is from tomorrow until to Monday, April 13 at the Dinosaur Museum, in Icen Way, Dorchester. Opening hours are 9.30am to 5.30pm, call 01305 269880 or visit thedinosaurmuseum.com for further details.

n Kingston Maurward college near Dorchester is holding its annual Easter Egg hunt from Saturday to Tuesday.

To win eggs, you have to hunt through the college’s picturesque grounds finding numbers and picture clues and you can also visit the easter bunnies and chicks in the animal park.

Kingston Maurward is open from 10am until 4pm daily and admission is £5 adults, £3 children, £4.50 senior citizens. Call 01305 215003 for further details.

n The sub-tropical gardens at Abbotsbury, near Weymouth, are also hosting their Giant Easter Egg Hunt from tomorrow until Monday, April 13.

Find the golf tees and claim a cream egg. Or look for other goodies to win one of a few very special prizes.

The gardens open at 10am and entry costs £9 plus concessions. Call 01305 871387 for further details. See Page 16.

n As a strong reminder of the roots and meaning of Easter, Dorchester Community Church is screening the Mel Gibson epic, The Passion of the Christ tomorrow, starting at 7pm. This is free and open to all over the age of 18.

The film, which caused some controversy on its release, is a graphic account of the final hours of Christ.

Church Leader Roger Frapwell said: “Everyone knows that Easter, along with other festivals, has been over commercialised in recent years as our society becomes ever more secularised.

“Sadly this has led to an ever-increasing number of people who have no idea what this time of year is all about, let alone what actually happened on Good Friday. We hope that many will come along to see for themselves what all the fuss is about.”