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White House Easter Egg Roll


Kids frolic and play at the 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll.

Roughly 30,000 people from all 50 states and DC came to the White House today for the annual Easter Egg Roll.

This year’s theme is Ready, Set, Go!, following the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative – a national effort to combat childhood obesity. Various stages were set up along the South Lawn of the White House with various activities like sports (yoga, football, basketball, tennis), gardening and dancing  - all to promote healthy and active living.

"Today we have transformed the South Lawn into a playground. And our hope today is that in addition to having fun and doing some of the traditional activities like the egg roll and the Easter egg hunt, that you can learn about beginning to live a more healthy life", said Mrs. Obama.

There was Rock ‘n’ Egg Roll Stage that featured live music with performances by Sara Bareilles, Justin Bieber, the cast of TV show Glee, Yo Gabba Gabba, Sesame Street and more. J.K. Rowling, Reese Witherspoon, Apolo Ohno, Mariska Hargitay, Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Elmo and Maria of Sesame Street and Betty DeGeneres will read on the Storytime Stage.

Watch the events at WhiteHouse.gov/live, including the president reading Green Eggs and Ham, playing basketball, and the First Family enjoying every moment.
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