Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 10, 2015
The 137th annual Easter Egg Roll was a day filled with outdoor activities, fun, and laughter. More than 35,000 guests visited the South Lawn to enjoy the day’s festivities and the join the #GimmeFive challenge. In case you missed it, here are our top five moments from the event.
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 10, 2015
Chef Chris Cosentino showed kids how to prepare an easy meal that's also healthy and delicious at the 2015 White House Easter Egg Roll. Check out the recipe below and try it out at home!
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 10, 2015
Chef Sunny Anderson participated in the 2015 White House Easter Egg Roll to show kids and families how to prepare easy and healthy snacks. Watch below and try the recipes out at home!
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 10, 2015
Chef Gail Simmons showed kids how to prepare an easy snack that's also healthy and delicious at the 2015 White House Easter Egg Roll. Check out the recipe and try it out at home!
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 8, 2015
Chef Aarón Sánchez cooked up some healthy and delicious dishes full of flavor at the 2015 White House Easter Egg Roll. Check out the recipes below and try them out at home!
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 6, 2015
Today marks the 137th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. It’s an exciting day when approximately 35,000 people from across the country come to the White House South Lawn to participate in the event.
The theme for this year’s Easter Egg Roll is #GimmeFive. Over the past few months as part of the fifth anniversary of Let’s Move!, the First Lady has been challenging Americans to #GimmeFive things they are doing to eat better, be more active, and lead a healthier life. We have seen families, schools, organizations, and even celebrities and professional athletes get involved in the challenge, and we can’t wait to see everyone at the Easter Egg Roll join in too!
Posted by Elyse Cohen, Deputy Director, Let's Move! on April 3, 2015
On Thursday night, First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up once again with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to celebrate the anniversary of Let’s Move!. Over the past few years, Jimmy Fallon has joined in the Let’s Move! anniversary activities, helping to inspire Americans to stay active, eat healthy, and have fun.
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on April 2, 2015
The First Lady joined Ellen DeGeneres and the So You Think You Can Dance All Stars a few weeks ago to debut the #GimmeFive dance for the fifth anniversary of Let’s Move!.
Posted by Rachel M. Powell, PhD, CHES, CPH, ORISE Fellow, Let’s Move! Child Care Operations Manager, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on March 25, 2015
The Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC) website has a new look! The new and improved website was launched mid-February 2015. The site has been completely redesigned to better assist early child care and education (ECE) providers in finding important resources to help implement the LMCC five goals of improving food choices, increasing physical activity, providing healthy beverages, supporting breastfeeding, and reducing screen time. Also, a great benefit is that now the website can be viewed on mobile devices and tablets!
Posted by Alex May-Sealey, Staff Assistant, Visitors Office on March 20, 2015
First Lady Michelle Obama has chosen the winning artwork from this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll Design Contest. Elementary and middle school students from nearly 30 states and three foreign countries submitted artwork related to this year’s theme, “#GimmeFive.” As part of the fifth anniversary of Let’s Move!, Mrs. Obama is challenging Americans across the country to #GimmeFive things they are doing to eat better, be more active, and lead a healthier life, and design contest submissions were asked to showcase the #GimmeFive theme through their artwork. Posters will be handed out as a prize to children who win the Easter Egg Roll and Egg Hunt, and programs will be distributed to all guests at the event.
Posted by Melissa Heintz, Public Affairs Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services on March 19, 2015
Four years ago, at a meeting with thousands of museum professionals, First Lady Michelle Obama launched Let’s Move! Museums & Gardens. Speaking via video message to attendees, Mrs. Obama said,
“Everyday, in museums, public gardens, zoos, and so many other places, you expose our children to new ideas and inspire them to stretch their imaginations. You teach them new skills and new ways of thinking. And you instill a love of learning that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Every day, you all make such a difference in the lives of our children. And that’s why I’m so excited to work with you on an issue that is so critical to their health and well-being.”
Posted by Kelly Miterko, Deputy Associate Director, Let's Move! on March 18, 2015
This week, the First Lady appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and spent time talking with Ellen about life at the White House, her work with Let’s Move! and the 5th anniversary of the initiative, and of course, Mrs. Obama encouraged Ellen to take part in the #GimmeFive challenge. The First Lady challenged Ellen to learn the steps to the #GimmeFive dance.
