Decorations for the White House Easter Egg Roll adorn the East Colonnade of the White House, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Washington. at the White House for 90 minutes on Monday, but the event eventually kicked off under gray skies and internment rain.
More than 40,000 people — 10,000 more than last year — were expected to participate in the event, attempting to coax hard-boiled eggs across the lawn to a finish line. This year's theme is “EGG-ucation,” and led by, and various stations on the South Lawn and Ellipse will help children learn about farming, healthier eating, exercise and more, the White House says.
A large schoolhouse erected on the South Lawn, offers kids activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM — including making circuit-breakers or simulating a fossil dig. The kids will also have the opportunity to write notes to U.S. troops and first responders with Operation Gratitude, a nonprofit organization.
Guests are including thousands of military and veteran families, their caregivers and survivors. Members of the general public claimed tickets through an online lottery and were being admitted in nine waves until the evening.Rutherford B. Hayes,who opened the White House lawn to children after they were kicked off the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
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