2. Close-up children and parents pushing eggs across grass lawn
3. Boy trying to roll egg across grass lawn
4. Girl pushing egg with spoon
5. Wide shot of egg race
6. U.S. First lady, Laura Bush coming out on balcony of White House
7. Children watching Laura Bush speaking
8. SOUNDBITE: (English), Laura Bush, U.S. First Lady:
"In Washington, we know spring has arrived when the White House lawn is filled with children for the Easter Egg Roll. So, thank each one of the children for coming. Thank you for bringing an adult with you. Happy Easter!"
9. Various of egg roll race
10. Children with Easter Bunny in costume
11. Laura Bush sitting in chair holding up book entitled "Duck for President" in front of children, UPSOUND (English): Laura Bush, First Lady:
"It's a good one to read when you're on the White House lawn, isn't it. What do you think Duck does? He runs for President, and he wins. Duck for President."
Hundreds of children in coats braved the cold on Monday to compete in the annual White House Easter egg roll, a spring celebration dating from the 19th Century.
Laura Bush, the host in the absence of her husband, US President George W Bush, told the children and families gathered on the South Lawn that the annual event is evidence of the coming of spring.
"In Washington, we know spring has arrived when the White House lawn is filled with children for the Easter Egg Roll,'' Laura Bush said.
Children competing in the egg roll races pushed eggs across a stretch of grass using giant spoons.
The festivities also included an egg hunt, musical performances, reading, magicians and face painting.
More than 7,000 eggs were available for the egg roll races.
Another 300 dyed eggs were used for the egg hunt and 4,200 were boiled for children to dye.
After the race the first lady sat in one of the area's designated reading nooks and read "Duck for President," by Doreen Cronin.
The book is about a duck who gets tired of farm chores and decides to run for US President.
The event has been a fixture at the White House since it was begun by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878.
