Photos: Children draw what they miss the most during lockdown

Children confined to their homes under lockdown are drawing what they miss most - friends at school, grandparents, football and green open spaces. Regardless of where they are, the themes are often the same. From Tokyo to New Delhi, and New York to Tel Aviv, youngsters have taken to their balconies or front lawns to display and explain the drawings they have made.

Updated on: Apr 27, 2020 3:59 PM IST

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Mila Brusovani, 4, holds a picture that she drew during the Covid-19 outbreak, as she stands in her home in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mila did a painting of the coronavirus. “Corona is kind of a crown that has spikes and is round,” she told Reuters. (Corinna Kern / REUTERS)

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Shaurya Pratap Singh, 10, holds a picture that he drew at home in New Delhi, India. “What I miss the most about life before lockdown is just basically meeting people because I have good communication with people. I like restaurants, malls. They are all filled with people. So basically I just miss that. So weird seeing a different India right now because of coronavirus,” Shaurya told Reuters. (Anushree Fadnavis / REUTERS)

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Sandithi Illeperuma, 14, holds a picture that she drew, as she stands in front of her home in Colombo, Sri Lanka. “Before the lockdown, I used to draw fun and creative stuff. But after the lockdown, I started to draw the things I missed the most,” Sandithi told Reuters. She drew a picture of a girl sitting alone in the bottom right corner, wearing a face mask. Above -- a group of female figures in swirling skirts are dancing together. (Dinuka Liyanawatte / REUTERS)

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Maryem Abdul Hadi, 11, and Abbaas Abdul Hadi, 7, hold pictures that they drew, as they stand by a window with their siblings Faathimah Abdul Hadi, 3, Shofiyyah Abdul Hadi, 5, and Muhammad Abdul Hadi, 10, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “I drew myself playing with my friends,” Maryem told Reuters. “I miss playing with my friends.” (Lim Huey Teng / REUTERS)

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Zoe Klein, 6, holds a picture that she drew, as she stands in the garden of her home in Hombourg-Haut, France. Zoe drew a picture of an island “because I’m missing holidays,” she told Reuters. (Christian Hartmann / REUTERS)

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Noa, 7, and Tom, 6, hold pictures that they drew as they sit in front of their house in Bad Honnef, Germany. “I painted the school and my friend Moritz because I am missing him so much as well as the Odyseeum because I miss it,” Noa told Reuters. Tom said: “I have painted a picture of the house of grandma and grandpa because I miss them so much.” (Wolfgang Rattay / REUTERS)

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Jemima Christa-Faelist Tanamal, 6, holds a picture that she drew, while standing by her grandparents house in Bekasi, Indonesia. Jemima drew herself and her little brother going for a picnic with their grandparents. “I don’t like to stay at home, boring,” Jemima told Reuters. (Willy Kurniawan / REUTERS)

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Reku Matsui, 8, and Yaya Matsui, 12, hold pictures that they drew, standing on the balcony of their home in Tokyo, Japan. “I miss being with my grandmother and my grandfather. Also, I want to go to my grandmother’s house,” Reku told Reuters, who drew a picture of himself standing in between his two smiling grandparents. Yaya drew a picture of herself and a friend. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

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Matilda Soto Quilenan, 6, holds a picture she drew, on the roof of her house, in Santiago, Chile. Matilda drew herself and her friend Ema from school, who she said she misses a lot. “I miss going to the park, eating ice cream and riding my scooter,” Matilda told Reuters. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

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Sergio Martinez, 15, holds a picture that he drew, as he stands by a window at his apartment in Madrid, Spain. “I have drawn a sneaker because now I cannot put it on. I miss going out, playing with my friends, playing basketball, and training with my team,” Sergio told Reuters. (Sergio Perez / REUTERS)

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Sofiat Kolawole, 8, Olatunji Adebayo, 11, and Amira Akanbi 11, hold pictures that they drew, as they stand in front of their house in Lagos, Nigeria. Sofiat drew her school. Olatunji: “I drew a football and I miss playing football with my friends... I feel sad about the lockdown.” Amira: “I drew my teacher Miss Bada and I miss my school and my teacher... The lockdown has made me feel bad,” reported Reuters. (Temilade Adelaja / REUTERS)

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Vasilis Bekiaris, 10, and Aggeliki Bekiaris, 7, hold pictures that they drew, as they stand on the balcony of their home in Thessaloniki, Greece. The writings in Greek in the drawings read: “I want spring back” and “We stay home” -- which is the national slogan of Greece against the outbreak, reported Reuters. Vasilis drew spring and Aggeliki drew a house. (Murad Sezer / REUTERS)

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Jane Hassebroek, 13, holds a picture that she drew, while standing outside her home in Brooklyn, New York, US. “I chose to draw my local park because it’s a place where me and my friends can hang out with each other away from school and home and just have fun. It is a place we used to hang out a lot, and I really miss doing that,” Jane told Reuters. (Caitlin Ochs / REUTERS)