Happy Mother’s Day!
Moms do a lot of the heavy lifting in our families ... and kids know it. To celebrate the important work that moms do every day, here's a round up of some of the stories kids have shared that mention moms!
“She makes a good mom”
I miss playing tag and hide and go seek and duck duck goose with all my friends outside at school. When I play house with my friends, I am the leader and always get to pick who is the mom and my friend M always wants to be the mom. I always pick her because…
“It’s so tough …”
It’s so tough being at home all the time. This was written by Maggie (8), who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
“Is history always pretty?”
Believe we can do it, believe we’ll get through it, believe we will see each other someday. Times like these can be scary, and no doubt we are living through history, but is history always pretty? The answer is no. Even though that is the answer, there is still hope. How did the world come…
“I want to play with my friends”
My name is Beatrice. I’m almost 11 years old and I live in Ontario, Canada. I am looking forward to going back to play hockey again. I’ve read six chapter books and watched at least 15 movies. I dislike quarantine because I want to play with my friends. I wish COVID-19 would end. This was…
“I tell myself it’s going to be okay …”
6/5/20 Dear diary, Today is Wednesday the sixth of May. The weeks are becoming months, I hate quarantine. I just wish everything could go back to normal, well at least my normal. I have grown so lonely, I have been talking to my stuffed animals… although they are very good listeners. I have started focusing…
“I’ve written a poem about the people in jail”
I’ve written a poem about the people in jail who have to deal with the virus. By six feet apart we’ll live our life behind bars out of sight losing our patience and our health we’ll cave to the virus but not to hell they say we don’t have a right or a chance to…
“In my spare time I’ve started a sewing business”
Hi my name is Willa and I’m writing from Ottawa, Ontario. I’m 11 years old and am in grade 5. I’m off school but I still have to do school work but, I’m still pretty happy that school’s out because there’s not as much pressure and you can choose your order and you can choose…
“I don’t want you to be sick in hospitals”
I like making up songs. Here’s one I made about missing school. I love you I miss you My classmates I wish I could see you again. But all this Corona is stopping me from being with you. I just wish you could be with me Well, with all this Corona, I don’t want you…
“Using phones feels like a simulation”
Corona’s quarantine really, really sucks. At first, I was like, yay, no school, but I can’t see my friends. Sure, I live in the era of the cell phone, but using phones feels like a simulation, like the person is just pixels. But, in order for this to pass, we have to stay inside. I’m…
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