Michelle Obama Builds Playground, Hosts Congressional Picnic On Wednesday (PHOTOS, POLL)

Michelle Obama made a pair of appearances on Wednesday.

In the morning, she -- along with KaBOOM! and members of Congress -- built a playground at the Imagine Southeast Public Charter Elementary School in D.C. She sported a short-sleeved yellow cardigan, layered tank tops and cropped gray pants for mixing concrete and testing out the new swing set.

In the afternoon, she and President Obama hit the Congressional Picnic on the White House's South Lawn. The first lady changed into a striped Talbots dress and her orange flats.

Take a look and tell us what you think.

Quick Poll

I prefer:

FLOTUS' playground outfit.

FLOTUS' picnic outfit.

BOTH! Each is appropriate for what she was doing.

Neither, really.

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Comments

[automan 57]

12:01 PM on 06/22/2011

They needed somebody to pack down ground before pouring concrete!!! Where's Nancy Peloski???

[automan 57]

11:59 AM on 06/22/2011

Test out a swing, steel union workers donated a swing ???

[oscartucker]

11:20 PM on 06/18/2011

Mrs. Obama looks GREAT!

[naschkatze]

08:12 PM on 06/17/2011

I like that picnic dress: it's retro looking. Only I would want mine in red and white.

[oscartucker]

11:16 PM on 06/18/2011

Talbots is focusing on lots of blue and white in that collection of dresses, skirts, blouses, etc.

[Brucenhk]

08:51 AM on 06/17/2011

Read about what it takes to dress Michelle Obama. http://blogs.forbes.com/bluecarreon/2011/05/12/what-it-takes-to-dress-michelle-obama/

[Mary Mendy]

06:55 AM on 06/17/2011

she looks great in both dresses but I prefer the picnic outfit

[sugarcreekchile]

12:41 AM on 06/17/2011

Sundress is a simplistic design that looks both cool and refreshing. Very nice on Michelle. The playground outfit is what you'ld see on any common ordinary housefrau. Nothing to write home about. It would have been great if she'd have worn one of those playground workers colorful tees with a pair of nice jeans.

[dovelove]

11:45 PM on 06/16/2011

I love that dress on her. Love it. I may buy it for myself if it's available.

[Suntio]

09:41 PM on 06/16/2011

What a great First Lady: smart, compassionate, approachable, kind, a great role model for us all!

[Mitsy]

07:50 PM on 06/16/2011

love that talbot dress on her

[naschkatze]

08:13 PM on 06/17/2011

I love that dress too, and I read past the Talbot's part. I'll have to look it up.

[patriciacaldwell]

07:06 PM on 06/16/2011

We have an incredible First Lady, America! I love this dress on her. It looks so much better on FLOTUS than on the Talbot model.

[sdanca4]

06:10 PM on 06/16/2011

I love my first lady. So human, so elegant, so real! Family Values at best!

[citadelgrrl05]

03:00 PM on 06/16/2011

love her!!!

[Sunflo]

03:00 PM on 06/16/2011

Is it my imagination or does Michelle look younger every time I see her?

[veritas88]

12:10 AM on 06/17/2011

She has an eternally youthful quality....yet she also seems very wise. It's a cool combination.

[Pema]

02:32 PM on 06/16/2011

love the picnic dress.