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Kids Draw On Streets & Hang Rainbows From Windows To Spread Happiness
Kids are taking it to the streets and their windows to create art during the COVID-19 Lockdown.
One of the best ways to keep up with the psychological impact of the lockdown is to keep your kids busy with artistic endeavours. Throughout the globe, parents are finding new ways to keep the spirits of their kids high and in turn, spend their time together joyfully.
Let’s talk about the wonderful initiatives by kids who’re making the most out of the time by indulging in street art to spread happiness among their neighbours. This includes drawing chalk graffiti on the pavement, hanging paper rainbows and drawing on the windows.
The artistic initiative first began in Italy and inspired people around the globe to take on similar initiatives.
Some of the beautiful images were shared from the Facebook page "Rainbows over Nassau and Suffolk Counties and Beyond."
Katherine Schilling, Nicole Sapienza and Danielle Arcuri, from Long Island, New York, initiated the event after they witnessed people hanging rainbow art in Italy amidst the lockdown. "Some are saying it's the rainbow at the end of the storm," Sapienza, a mom of three, told Good Morning America.
“You can hunt in the windows. You can take the kids for a drive if you're not comfortable walking out on the street," Sapienza added. "It's pretty tough for a lot of people right now to be contained. To be able to reach out to neighbours and find a community interest has been amazing."
Another similar story is of the Turner family from Melbourne, Australia, who joined hundreds of other families in the city to draw on the streets and pavements to bring hope during the Corona pandemic.
Talking about the participation of her children in the activity, Ms Turner said, “It was something for the kids to make them feel connected to other people, because obviously they're feeling a little bit uncertain about staying at home and what this means, and not being able to go to the playground and the park.”
Ms Turner was inspired by the Facebook group called ‘Rainbow Trail’ which had several such images of parents and kids drawing on the street.
"You're not breaching any of the social-distancing rules but it's something that you can do, be happy about and show that there's a connection," said Ms Turner, who is a lawyer.
Apart from chalk drawings on the streets, kids have painted on used cloth pieces to draw rainbows and decorate their windows as a sign of support the health-workers. It was quite prevalent throughout many major nations.
News and Image courtesy: abc.net.au, Foxnews.com, goodmorningamerica.com