How many Easter eggs can a MAGA hat hold?
You might want to start with the full set of five 2019 White House Easter eggs, while supplies last.
The official Easter basket has already sold out, so one of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” caps may have to double as both your Easter bonnet and Easter basket once the hunt begins.
The White House Historical Association is the exclusive retailer of the American-made eggs. The limited-edition wooden collectibles are inspired by the rich colors found in the White House state rooms and gardens: the Green Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room, the Vermeil Room and the Rose Garden.
The green, blue, red and pink eggs retail for $8.50 each. The golden vermeil egg is $14.95. You can get the full set of five eggs for $34.95.
Each egg features the presidential seal on one side and the president and first lady’s stamped signatures on the back.
You can order online at shop.whitehousehistory.org/holidays/easter.
Or, if you’ll be traveling to Washington, D.C., you can find the eggs at the WHHA’s retail stores: inside the White House History Shop at 1610 H St. NW, and the White House Visitor Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
For the second consecutive year, the association also will be donating eggs as gifts to children participating in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, scheduled Monday, April 22, which happens 141 years to the day of the first White House Easter Egg Roll. It was on April 22, 1878, that President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House grounds on Easter Monday to children who wanted to roll Easter eggs. Music played by the U.S. Marine Band has been a highlight for 130 years, a tradition begun in 1889 by President Benjamin Harrison.
Purchases of all WHHA products support the association’s nonprofit, nonpartisan mission to preserve, protect and provide public access to the rich history of America’s Executive Mansion and educate the public on the history of the White House.
Contact Lisa Denton at ldenton@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6281.