
First Lady Melania Trump dedicated a new garden for patients at one of America's leading children's hospitals on Friday as she grows more comfortable in the White House role.

Patients at the Children's National Medical Center will be able to spend time outside in a healing garden while enjoying views of the National Mall and Washington Monument from the the hospital's new rooftop.

Melania spent the afternoon working with children as they colored a floral coloring sheet with a pink marker and bonding with a girl who was celebrating her birthday.

First Lady Melania Trump dedicated a new garden for patients at one of America's leading children's hospitals on Friday

Melania is pictured talking with children as they do art projects during the grand opening of the Bunny Mellon Healing Garden

Mrs Trump takes part in a ribbon cutting ceremony during the opening of the Bunny Mellon Healing garden

'My birthday was this Wednesday,' she told the girl. The table continued to chat about birthdays, and Mrs Trump explained that her husband's birthday is in June, and that he is 70-years-old, reported CNN.

The children all seemed to take kindly to the First Lady, and were pictured laughing and giving her hugs as they sat around the crafts table.

The group chatted about their favorite books and singers, and after several minutes of crafting, she thanked them for spending their afternoon with her. One of the young patients even gave her the picture she drew.

The new Bunny Mellon Healing garden is dedicated to all of America's first ladies, and named for an American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist and art collector who died in 2014.

Following the festivities, the First Lady tweeted 'Wonderful opening ceremony today for the new Healing Garden @childrenshealth. It will play a vital role in the recovery of extraordinary patients.'

Following the festivities, the First Lady tweeted 'Wonderful opening ceremony today for the new Healing Garden @childrenshealth. It will play a vital role in the recovery of extraordinary patients'

The children all seemed to take kindly to the First Lady, and were pictured laughing and giving her hugs as they sat around the crafts table

Melania holds up a drawing given to her after she participated in activities with some of the children admitted to the hospital

In remarks before she cut the blue ribbon and formally opening the space, the First Lady said that she looks forward to returning to see the garden in full bloom

Patients at the Children's National Medical Center will be able to spend time outside in a healing garden while enjoying views of the National Mall and Washington Monument from the the hospital's new rooftop

Melania visited the garden quietly for the first time in March, when she and several patients planted seeds for morning glories, which are said to be a symbol of love and renewal, reportedNBC New York.

Before cutting the blue ribbon and formally opening the space, the First Lady said that she looks forward to returning to see the garden in full bloom.

Because the garden is dedicated to all of the previous first ladies, a biography of each woman since Rosalynn Carter are featured in a hallway that leads to the outdoor space.

The afternoon was another sign of Melania becoming increasingly comfortable in her new role 100 days into her husband taking office.

The First Lady hugs a boy who presented her with a gift during the ceremony. She quietly visited the garden for the first time back in March

Melania with a group of children to color and draw during activities following the ceremony. When she visited for the first time in March, she and several patients planted seeds for morning glories, which are said to be a symbol of love and renewal

Because the garden is dedicated to all of the previous first ladies, a biography of each woman since Rosalynn Carter are featured in a hallway that leads to the outdoor space

The President was also busy on Friday as he spoke before a crowd of 10,000 gun owners and Second Amendment enthusiasts, telling the National Rifle Association's annual convention that he would protect 'the sacred right of self-defense for all of our citizens.'

'I will never, ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms,' Trump boomed in a campaign-style speech in Atlanta. 'Never ever.'

'The eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end,' he boasted, referring to the twilight of his predecessor's term in office.

'You have a true friend and champion in the White House.'

The president is the first sitting Oval Office holder to address the 145-year-old advocacy group, and leveraged the moment to boast of his border security and counter-terrorism priorities.

He returned to Washington late on Friday afternoon, where he will spend the weekend following the trip to Georgia.

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US President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House as he landed from his trip to Atlanta

White House advisor Kellyanne Conway deplanes as she arrives with the President aboard Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Friday

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (C) and White House advisors Steve Bannon (top) and Stephen Miller (bottom) also joined the President in Atlanta