Live rocks bands, stage performances and egg roll races marked the festivities as the White House lawns teemed with merry-making kids.
The theme of the annual event, which was started by President Rutherford B Hayes in 1878, was ocean conservation.
Media reports added that every kid walked away with a commemorative White House wooden Easter egg along with an activity coloring book, baseball cards of the first family's pets, a White House bookmark, a children's book, candy and a commemorative.
Image: The US President embraces the Easter Bunny during the festivities in the White House.
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