First lady Jill Biden participates in a "Hallo-READ" story-time session by reading the book "10 Spooky Pumpkins" by Gris Grimly to children on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
President Joe Biden hosts local area students, military-connected children, and neighborhood families for trick-or-treating, ahead of Halloween on Thursday, at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who dressed as a giant panda, hosted trick-or-treaters on the White House South Lawn on Wednesday for the last time.
The first lady had participated in the ºÃÉ«tv Zoo's earlier this year that pandas would be returning to Washington. in mid-October and Jill Biden donned the panda suit Wednesday as a “welcoming gesture,†the White House said.
Jill Biden added an educational theme to the event and named it “Hallo-Read†to help encourage reading. She has been Earlier Wednesday, she read a short story about spooky pumpkins to a group of costumed children gathered on the lawn.
She and the president later ventured outside at sunset and spent about an hour handing out treats. Biden, in a suit and tie, dropped boxes of White House Hershey's Kisses chocolates in the kids' tote bags while the first lady handed out copies of “10 Spooky Pumpkins.â€
Up to 8,000 people, including students and children tied to the military, were expected to pass through the White House gates during the day.
A large orange moon and a sign that said “Hallow-Read at the White House†decorated the south face of the executive mansion. The decorations also included cardboard representations of Willow, who is rarely seen in public, and stacks of books. Giant pumpkin decorations flanked the door.
Biden in July. He leaves office in January.
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