White House Builds Social Media Excitement For Easter Egg Roll With 'Daily Updates' On Twitter

Costumed characters announced today: Iron Man, Babar, Peter Rabbit, Captain America, Elmo, Power Rangers, Smokey Bear...
President Obama and First Lady Obama's fourth White House Easter Egg Roll, the 134th in White House history, will feature the second-ever Let's Move! Tweetup. In an effort to drive social media excitement, the White House today announced that the names of entertainers who have been invited to perform at the April 9th South Lawn eggstravaganza will be unveiled throughout this week with "daily updates" on Twitter, instead of all at once, as happened at past Rolls. To get updates, users have to follow @LetsMove or Facebook.com/letsmove. The hashtag #EasterEggRoll will be used.

Today the White House announced the names of the many, many costumed characters who will be strolling the South Lawn on April 9th (the announcement was not on Twitter, however). From Alvin and the Chipmunks to Spider Man and Iron Man, there's a big lineup of kid faves from movies, TV, books and toys--such as Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. That White House staple, Elmo--who has appeared in a healthy eating video with Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives Sam Kass--will also be rollin'. On April 9th, there will be livestreams all day at WhiteHouse.gov/live.

Guest chefs--including some famous names--will also be joining the fun on April 9th, and cooking in the Kids Kitchen at the bottom of the South Lawn. This year's theme is Let's Go, Let's Play, Let's Move!, and about 35,000 guests are expected at the White House.

The full character lineup, as released by the White House, in no particular order:

Fairy Twinkle Toes – AbraKidabra – Big Green Rabbit – Captain Planet –
Bugs Bunny – Daffy Duck
Finn & Jake – Scooby Doo – Alex the Lion from Madagascar 3 –
Penguins of Madagascar – Po the Panda Miffy the Bunny –
Katsuma and Poppet from Mushi Monsters –
Wow Wow Wubbsy
Abby Cadabby from Super WHY! – Arthur – Buddy from Dinosaur Train –
Cat in the Hat
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Curious George – Elmo –
Hooper from PBS Kids – Martha from Martha Speaks
Princess Presto from Super WHY! – Ruff Ruffman from Fetch! –
Sid the Science Kid – Super WHY! Wonder Red from Super WHY! – Word Girl – Woofster from Super WHY! – The Smurfs
Charlie Brown and Snoopy – Power Panther – Slapshot and Air Slapshot
George, Tom, Abe and Teddy from the Racing Presidents –
Screech – Topspin and Slice
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head – Witzy Duck from Suzy’s Zoo – Power Rangers – Smokey Bear
Babar and Badou – Doki the Dog – Papa, Mama and Junior Bunny – Peter Rabbit – Spot – Maisy
Nutbrown Hare – Sponge Bob – Dora the Explorer – Diego – Spider-Man –
Iron Man – Thor
Captain America – Yoohoo & Chewoo from Yoohoo and Friends –
Alvin and the Chipmunks – Clicky

Keepsake wooden Easter Eggs, for the first time featuring First Dog Bo, are available for purchase from the National Park Service. CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE for all posts about the 2012 Easter Egg Roll, including the poster and program design, and a kids activity booklet.