Kids listening to President Barack Obama’s story during the White House Easter egg roll started screaming in horror as a bee interrupted their activity.
Barack Obama, who was reading from Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, laughed as he tried to calm the youngsters down.
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“Wait wait wait wait,” the president said, laughing.
“Hold on! Hold on! You guys are wild things! You aren’t supposed to be scared of bees when you’re a wild thing!”
“Bees are good. They won’t land on you. They won’t sting you. They’ll be okay,” Barack Obama said.
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Michelle Obama danced to Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk with the So You Think You Can Dance All Stars at the 137th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 6.
The First Lady was on stage celebrating the 5h anniversary of her Let’s Move! campaign to battle childhood obesity.
The theme of this year’s Easter Egg Roll was #GimmeFive.
During her speech at the Easter Egg Roll, Michelle Obama encouraged healthy eating and an active lifestyle to the 35,000 White House guests.
It’s become more common for the First Lady to publicly dance in promotion of her campaign.
This comes only days after Michelle Obama sported her mom dance moves on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon during a segment called The Evolution of Mom Dancing Part 2.
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President Barack Obama and World No 5 Caroline Wozniacki played tennis at the White House as part of the annual Easter Egg Roll event on April 6.
Caroline Wozniacki took part at this year’s themed #gimmefive campaign aimed at promoting more active and healthy lifestyles among American people.
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This year’s White House Easter Egg Roll was broadcast on Live! with Kelly and Michael.
Rolling Easter eggs on the White House South Lawn is one of the most eagerly anticipated spring events in Washington DC.
The White House hosts the Easter Egg Roll every year, inviting children and their parents to come and hunt for eggs, take part in sports activities and enjoy celebrity appearances.
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President Barack Obama and his family will host the 137th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 6, 2015.
According to the White House’s website, this year’s theme is #GimmeFive, and more than 35,000 people will gather on the South Lawn to join in the celebrations.
The event will feature sports and fitness zones, cooking demonstrations, and Easter classics such as the egg roll and egg hunt, live music and storytelling.
The day’s activities will encourage children to lead healthy, active lives in support of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative.
Tickets for the White House Easter Egg Roll were provided free of charge and were distributed via an online lottery hosted on www.recreation.gov.
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