Play is central to children's lives. It is the way they make sense of the world around them and the circumstances they find themselves living through. So, it is not surprising that researchers want to capture and preserve a record of children's play during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The scale and nature of how the pandemic has impacted children's play as yet remains unknown, but it is indisputable that life changed dramatically in early 2020. With nurseries, schools and playgrounds closed, children were restricted to where they could play, and with whom. Many of them played alone or with siblings and family members, indoors or in their gardens, if they were lucky enough to have one.
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