On our return, we started noticing that children were in a constant frenzy of making things, drawing on paper, creating with cardboard, wanting help with making things, cutting, painting, and more and more drawing. This beehive of work was so interesting to watch, and my question was, “Why? What happened? Were the children reacting to their time at home and being isolated while moms and dads or grandparents were busy working from home? Had they been impacted by time alone watching TV and doing simple busywork on their own?”

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