Milo Greer from Brooklyn, N.Y., drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much." Courtesy of Melissa Greer hide caption
Milo Greer from Brooklyn, N.Y., drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much."
Courtesy of Melissa Greer
Milo Greer's postcard had us emoji-face crying, too. Courtesy of Melissa Greer hide caption
"Dear NPR, Here's how my life has changed because of the coronavirus ..."
Yup, it's time for another round of show and tell! In June, we asked students to send us a postcard, using their art and drawing skills to tell us what their lives looked like amid the shutdown and quarantine.
Children from all over the country responded — with drawings and dispatches from the home-school, online-class, mask-wearing, missing-my-friends world they were living through all spring.
Now, we're well into the new school year, and with learning right now a mixed-bag of in-person and online, we want to hear from your kids again.
Parents, here's what to do: Give your child a blank postcard, or basically just a 3 x 5 card, and have them paint, draw, sketch or color it to show us what life is like right now. Some possible prompts:
- Online school. Or how piano/soccer/ballet, etc. lessons have changed
- What being in school is like right now
- Trying to stay in touch with friends and classmates
- What they miss most about life and school before the pandemic
- Wearing masks, and what that's all about
- A project they're working on to stay active and have fun
- New hobbies or skills they have picked up
- Their teachers and how learning is happening
- Anything else about life in this new situation
And, then, on the back, have them write us a little postcard note (or, if they're too little, adults can help): "Dear NPR ..." that explains their picture, and then send it in to us. Not with a stamp — Hey, it's 2020, right!
Take a photo of the front and the back of your child's postcard and — as their parent or guardian — email to us at npred@npr.org and put "postcard" in the subject line. (Teachers, you can help too — ask your students and their parents to participate.)
Include your child's first name and the town or city and state where you live. We'll pick out some of our favorites and post them up on NPR.org.
So keep the postcards coming, continue reading to browse through our favorite postcards from last spring, and stay safe out there!
Alissa, a 6-year-old from Brooklyn, drew a picture of her and her grandmother socially distancing. Courtesy of Jonathan Alwais hide caption
"The picture is her visiting her grandma under the new social distancing guidelines. Alissa plays in the yard and her grandma watches from the house," says Jonathan Alwais. Courtesy of Jonathan Alwais hide caption
(Please note: By sending in your child's postcard, you grant NPR a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, universal license to use, publish or display the postcard on npr.org or on NPR's social media channels)
'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning
Milo Greer from Brooklyn, N.Y., drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much." Courtesy of Melissa Greer hide caption
Milo Greer from Brooklyn, N.Y., drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much."
Courtesy of Melissa Greer
Milo Greer's postcard had us emoji-face crying, too. Courtesy of Melissa Greer hide caption
A few weeks ago, we asked parents to help us out. Have your kids draw or sketch or write us a postcard, we said, and send it to NPR (digitally, of course).
And children from all over the country (and Mexico!) responded with drawings and dispatches from the home-school, online-class, mask-wearing, missing-my-friends world they've been living in for the past several months.
So check it out: Here are some of our favorites, along with the notes that the kids wrote on the back of their postcards. (Thanks to the grownups for helping out sometimes!) And you can see all of the other great postcards we received, too.
Oh, and one last thing: Parents and caregivers, we'd love to see more postcards from students about summertime, reopening, what's going on in the country right now or anything else they'd like to show us through their art. Keep them coming (details here about how to send us a postcard).
1. Grocery shopping is very different.
Madhu, age 5, draws a picture of how her mom goes grocery shopping during the pandemic. Courtesy of Melissa Smith hide caption
"This is from my 5-year-old daughter, Madhu. We are from Columbus, Ohio. I'm a single parent without family in the area. When I go to the store, Madhu waits in the car while a friend watches her from the car next to us." — Melissa Smith Courtesy of Melissa Smith hide caption
2. Feeling boxed in.
Dalilah drew us a nice picture of her room. Courtesy of Jeanette Jasso hide caption
And on the back of her postcard, Dalilah showed us her mature sense of humor. Courtesy of Jeanette Jasso hide caption
3. Missing the park.
Aniket, in Freemont, Calif., showed us how his favorite park was closed because people were getting sick. Courtesy of Ananda Madhukar hide caption
Aniket, in Freemont, Calif., showed us how his favorite park was closed because people were getting sick.
Courtesy of Ananda Madhukar
Aniket explains the pandemic to us and how he misses the park. Courtesy of Ananda Madhukar hide caption
4. Getting creative out of necessity.
Anya, age 7, from Seattle, made a comic-style postcard and told us about "sweater ball." Courtesy of Jamie Alm hide caption
We wish we could come play it with you, Anya! Courtesy of Jamie Alm hide caption
5. Appreciating nature.
Nine-year-old Avish from Phoenix was hands-down our favorite landscape artist. Courtesy of Mehul and Seema hide caption
Avish wrote to us that he "cannot wait for the pandemic to be over." Us, too, Avish. Us, too. Courtesy of Mehul and Seema hide caption
6. Too much screen time.
Fourth-grader Lucia in Brooklyn, N.Y., told us she is dealing with too much screen time. Courtesy of Melissa Capasso hide caption
Testimony from fourth-grader Lucia in Brooklyn. Courtesy of Melissa Capasso hide caption
7. Keeping up with other interests.
Clair, 9, told us she practices ballet in her room during the pandemic. Courtesy of Jun Wang hide caption
Nine-year-old Clair of Needham, Mass., is focusing on dance while in lockdown. Courtesy of Jun Wang hide caption
8. Staying connected virtually.
A postcard from Ishir, age 7, of West Windsor, N.J. Courtesy of Shannon Shah hide caption
A postcard from Ishir, age 7, of West Windsor, N.J.
Courtesy of Shannon Shah
Ishir tells us how he plays virtual Scrabble with his Nani. Courtesy of Shannon Shah hide caption
9. Making time for meditation.
Eight-year-old Daniel from Brooklyn, N.Y., shows us how mindfulness activities help him during lockdown. Courtesy of Claudia Obata hide caption
Thanks for the reminder, Daniel! Courtesy of Claudia Obata hide caption
10. Social-distancing challenges.
Alissa, a 6-year-old from Brooklyn, drew a picture of her and her grandmother socially distancing. Courtesy of Jonathan Alwais hide caption
"The picture is her visiting her grandma under the new social distancing guidelines. Alissa plays in the yard and her grandma watches from the house," says Jonathan Alwais. Courtesy of Jonathan Alwais hide caption
11. Helping out parents.
Five-year-old Belén Chávez Aguirre from Querétaro, Mexico, drew an impressive looking robot. Courtesy of Lorena Aguirre Espinosa hide caption
Five-year-old Belén Chávez Aguirre from Querétaro, Mexico, drew an impressive looking robot.
Courtesy of Lorena Aguirre Espinosa
Belén (in her mom's handwriting, it seems) explained that her robot was to help her mom out with multitasking. Courtesy of Lorena Aguirre Espinosa hide caption
Belén (in her mom's handwriting, it seems) explained that her robot was to help her mom out with multitasking.
Courtesy of Lorena Aguirre Espinosa12. Drawing comics to keep laughing through it all.
"Morning," by 11-year-old Kyra of Springfield, Va., depicts her having to get ready for virtual school. Courtesy of Erin Mather hide caption
"Quarantine Life" by Springfield, Va., cartoonist Kyra. Courtesy of Erin Mather hide caption
Below are the rest of the submissions we received, in no special order, so you can keep smiling:
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November 14, 2020 at 07:00PM
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