Easter Egg Hunts & Celebrations can be found this weekend around the Clarendon area of Arlington, Virginia. Here is the Clarendon Moms Guide To Easter Fun for this weekend! Enjoy! Continue reading
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White House Easter Egg Roll Ticket Lottery Begins Thursday, February 21st
White House Easter Egg Roll Ticket Lottery Begins Thursday, February 21, 2013
Tickets are distributed free of charge via an online lottery system, allowing guests from across the United States to participate. All attendees must have a ticket. The 2013 lottery opens on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. EST and closes on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. EST. To apply, visit www.recreation.gov. Lottery winners will be contacted on March 1, 2013.
Signing up for the 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll lottery is free. The deadline for lottery entries is at 10 a.m. Feb. 25. Lottery results will be available on March 1.
You will need to create a free account at recreation.gov to be able to enter the lottery when it opens.
The White House Easter Egg Roll is an annual family event to hunt for and race Easter Eggs on the White House Lawn while enjoying storytelling and a visit with the Easter Bunny. The holiday tradition has a long history dating back to 1878 when President Rutherford B. Hayes officially opened the White House grounds to local children for egg rolling on Easter Monday. Successive Presidents have continued the tradition of inviting children to the White House Lawn for egg rolling and other activities and entertainment.
The White House will open the South Lawn to children age twelve and under, along with their families, to enjoy sports, cooking classes, live musical performances, storytelling and the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll. The 2012 event featured the theme of “Get Up and Go!” promoting health and wellness with activities that encourage children to lead healthy and active lives and follow the First Lady’s ‘Let’s Move!’ initiative. The 2013 theme will be announced soon.
Date of the White House Easter Egg Roll: April 1, 2013, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: White House,1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC (202) 456-7041. All guests will enter the event from the Ellipse and will go through a security screening process.
All attendees will be required to go through a security screening process. No food or beverages are allowed on the grounds. Duffel Bags, suitcases and backpacks are not allowed. Strollers, diaper bags, baby formula, and baby bottles are permitted.
More information about the event is available at www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll.
Event Announcement: “Winter Wonderland” at Clarendon Market Commons Saturday, December 15th 3 PM-7 PM
Free Event for the entire Family: Enjoy a Winter Wonderland this Saturday, December 15th from 3 PM – 7 PM at Market Common Clarendon.
This is a wonderful annual holiday event that includes free holiday festivities for the whole family, live music (holiday carols) and a visit from Santa Claus, who will arrive on an Arlington County Fire Department Truck.
The radio station MIX 107.3 will be broadcasting live and hosting a collection for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots drive from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. View the guidelines for the Toys for Tots drive online.
For event information, call 703-785-5634, or visit Market Common Clarendon.
Event Announcement: “Winter on the Water” Ice Rink @Georgetown, Saturday December 1st 4 PM-7 PM
Celebrate the new Washington Harbour Ice Rink and enjoy continuous strolling entertainers, ice skating performances, choral singers, a St. Lucia parade, and artistic lighting effects, along with special food and beverages served outdoors by the restaurants of the Washington Harbour. … Continue reading
FREE FAMILY EVENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Yes, Virginia at the Newseum Saturday, November 24th at 9:00 AM
‘Yes, Virginia’ at the Newseum
Date: Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Location: Newseum
Get into the holiday spirit for a day of special events and activities inspired by the classic New York Sun editorial “Is There a Santa Claus?”
Featured Activities will include:
· Hearing a reading of the heartwarming Sun editorial, read by Autria Godfrey from ABC7/WJLA-TV — with a special appearance by Santa Claus!
· Learning how kids in 1897 sent their letters to Santa and try telegraphing your own messages to the North Pole.
· Making your own snow globe, recycling old newspapers into beautiful holiday wreaths which you can donate to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
· Breaking news! Record a Santa sighting at our “Be a TV Reporter” experience.
Free admission for every child who brings a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots.
