Trump family hosts White House Easter Egg Roll festivities, including bowling

See highlights from the 2018 White House Easter Egg Roll, the White House's biggest social event of the year.

The 140th White House Easter Egg Roll was hosted by first lady Melania Trump and President Donald J. Trump on Monday, with 30,000 guests expected. The first lady announced a new addition to the festivities this year: lawn bowling.

The event, which involves children rolling hard-boiled eggs across the South Lawn, is the biggest social event every year for the president's family. The White House announced last week that lawn bowling was the first lady's addition.
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PHOTOS: White House Easter Egg Roll 2018

President Trump and the Easter Bunny stand together on the Truman Balcony at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.AP

Children line-up as they participates in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018.AP

President Donald Trump blows a whistle to start a race for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018.AP

Children participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018.AP

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave from the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.AP

Guests participate in activities during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018.AP

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The event also included costumed characters, performances by military bands and an area where children can write letters to troops. Several members of the administration and others were on the list of those who read to children at the reading nook, including the first lady, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

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