NEW Interactive Online Egg Roll Activities Now Available

Includes: Virtual Scavenger Hunt using a 360 Tour of the White House,

Games, Coloring Pages, Art Projects, Jigsaw Puzzle and more

Also, the Official 2021 White House Easter Eggs on Pre-Sale Today!

March 15, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) — The White House Historical Association (WHHA)

has released a comprehensive offering of online events and activities to celebrate the

Easter Egg Roll, the White House and the people who have lived in the Executive Mansion.

Using the new 360-degree virtual tour of the White House, this interactive egg hunt will

challenge players to find ten “fun facts” about the history of the Easter Egg Roll placed

throughout the Executive Mansion. A “fill in the blank” educational worksheet can be

completed when all the “fun facts” are located. Completed worksheets can be submitted for a

chance to win one of five commemorative 2021 wooden egg sets.

Egg Roll Bingo includes a printable bingo card that incorporates educational resources and

suggested springtime activities.

Printable Coloring Page features a 2001 painting depicting John Phillip Sousa conducting the

U.S. Marine Band at the 1889 Easter Egg Roll.

Easter Egg Roll Digital Jigsaw Puzzle uses an image of the South Lawn at the White House

Easter Egg Roll in 1982.

History of the White House Easter Egg Roll includes articles/images about the first Egg

Rolls and the evolution of this historic event.

“We are thrilled to continue our long tradition of celebrating the holiday with these beautiful

wooden White House Easter eggs that feature special members of the Biden family, Major

and Champ,” said Stewart McLaurin, President of the WHHA. “While families around the

country continue to social distance, we’re confident that this year’s virtual event series, and

the personalized nature of the eggs featuring President and Mrs. Biden’s family pets, will

MORE: History of the Egg Roll and Commemorative Wooden Eggs

The Egg Roll dates back to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to open the

White House the Monday following Easter to all children who wanted to roll Easter eggs. In

1981, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan hosted a hunt for wooden eggs

that bore the signatures of famous people. Wooden eggs soon became the official White

House Egg Roll keepsakes. The eggs are designed to reflect the special theme of each year's

event and are inscribed with the signatures of the President and First Lady.

Official 2021 Easter Egg sets are now available for sale online at shop.whitehousehistory.org.

Official White House Easter Egg Set: $34.95

Official 2021 Gold White House Easter Egg: $14.95

Official 2021 Blue, Green, Pink or Purple Eggs: $8.50

For more information, contact pr[email protected].

for generations to come. Supported entirely by private resources, the Association’s mission is

to assist in the preservation of the state and public rooms, fund acquisitions for the White

House permanent collection, and educate the public on the history of the White House.

Since its founding, the White House Historical Association has contributed more than $50

million in fulfillment of its mission. To learn more about the White House Historical