Join in the fun for children of all ages at Washington’s only presidential museum on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 1 to 4 PM as Woodrow Wilson House celebrates its second annual Easter Egg Roll.

Meet the Easter bunny, courtesy of TD Bank support! Easter finery and cameras welcome! Enjoy fun and games in Wilson House’s historic garden, take a tour of the authentically furnished 1915 house, and join the treasure hunt in the museum’s new exhibition, My Third Leg: Woodrow Wilson’s Walking Sticks.

After you're done hop on over to our neighbor, The Textile Museum, for My Room, My Way (2-4 PM, free) where you can learn about decorating through The Art of Living, and using a color scheme and pattern complete your own bedroom design.

In 1916 the Easter Egg Roll attracted a record-breaking crowd of 30,000 to 35,000 visitors. First Lady Edith Bolling Wilson fondly recalled that the President would join her on the South Portico of the White House where they “stood for many minutes watching the kaleidoscope of colour” as Easter eggs were rolled on the lawn. President Wilson and his family warmly embraced the White House Easter Egg Roll. Members of Wilson’s Cabinet, kept fit by the President’s early morning exercise sessions, often joined in the play with their own children. Wilson’s Private Secretary Joseph Tumulty, himself the father of seven children, won the hearts of Washington’s tots in 1913 by extending the hours for egg-rolling to 3:30 in the afternoon and issuing a warning to the effect that he personally would safeguard the rights of children to this important occasion. The following year on April 6 1917, just three days before Easter Monday, President Wilson signed the declaration of war against Germany officially entering the United States into World War I. Due to the war and concerns about wasting food, the White House Easter Egg Roll was canceled from 1917 to1920.

A long-standing White House tradition, the Easter Egg Roll was first introduced during Rutherford B. Hayes’ administration in 1878, following a law restricting children from using the Capitol grounds for their play. Successive presidents continued the tradition, and with a few exceptions, the event has been held on Easter Monday on the South Lawn of The White House ever since.

Regular admission fees apply. Children must be accompanied by an adult. $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $3.00 for students and free for those under the age of seven. Along with games and the treasure hunt, visitors may enjoy guided tours of the 8,000-object authentic collection and property.