Lee Jae-myung to Host Children’s Day Event at Cheong Wa Dae

President Lee Jae-myung will host a Children’s Day event May 5 at the Cheong Wa Dae main building and Nokjiwon lawn, the presidential office said.
 
It will be the first Children’s Day invitation event since the presidential office returned to Cheong Wa Dae. Children invited include those from areas facing population decline, multicultural families and neighborhoods near Cheong Wa Dae.
 
About 200 children and guardians are expected, including children Lee and first lady Kim Hye-kyung have met through visits to disability welfare centers and child care facilities, as well as children and families connected through meetings with patients with rare diseases.
 
Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik and Senior Secretary for Social Affairs Moon Jin-young will attend, along with Health and Welfare Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong, the office said.
 
Children will tour the main building and hear an explanation of Cheong Wa Dae’s history. They will also visit the Sejong Room and Chungmu Room with the presidential couple, rooms familiar to the public through live broadcasts of Cabinet meetings.
 
The group will then move to Nokjiwon, near Sangchunjae, for free play time. For the day, the lawn will be set up as a pop-up playground with swings and a small airplane ride, and will offer activities including cupcake-making for healthy eating and hand-washing lessons.
 
Cheong Wa Dae said it planned the event so that “our children can dream together of a hopeful and bright future” as Children’s Day is celebrated again at the complex.