Sorry, don't mean to get your hopes up. I don't have tickets available. Just letting you know that this year's festivities may be viewed online. They will be webcast from the White House web site.

You may also purchase the commemorative White House Easter Egg.

This year’s souvenir Easter egg is the ‘greenest’ egg in history. The 2009 souvenir egg is made in the United States from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified hardwood. FSC certification means that the wood comes from environmentally and socially sustainably managed forests. More information about the egg and packaging was released earlier this week. The egg can be found at www.whitehouse.gov/eastereggroll.

I never realized how much went into putting together the traditional Easter Egg Roll festivities. Is this typical or is this expanded from years past? Anyone know? If it is expanded from years past it could be a result of having young kids in the White House. So...Yay for Malia and Sasha!

In keeping with the theme of healthy and active living, all of the activities at this year’s event will teach children about the fun ways to exercise your body and your mind. The activities this year include:

o Kids Kitchen and Organic Garden

o Sports Courts (basketball & soccer)

o Live musical performances

o Storytime Stage

o Hop to it! (Dance workshops, kids yoga and jump rope)

o Eggspress Yourself – arts and crafts workshop

o An Easter egg hunt & a traditional Easter egg roll

The White House today also announced the talent line-up for the 2009 White House Easter Egg Roll. Fergie, Ziggy Marley, Jessica Jarrell, SteveSongs and Imagination Movers will entertain on the music stage.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, James Cromwell, Josh Duhamel, Julie Foudy, Devon McTavish, Renee Brown, Ben Olsen, Dawn Staley, Derrick Dockery and Shaun Suisham will read on the Storytime Stage.

Marissa Coleman, Nikki Blue, Etan Thomas, Brianna Scurry, Abby Wambach and Swin Cash will help lead the games on the Sports Courts.

And Chef Art Smith, Chef Spike Mendelsohn, Chef José Andrés and the White House chefs will prepare healthy eating demonstrations in the Kid’s Kitchen.

The DC Youth Orchestra, Greenbelt SITY Stars and other local student groups will also perform.

The 2009 White House Easter Egg Roll will be held on Monday, April 13th from 8AM to 5PM on the South Lawn of the White House.