![Jessika, age 10, Nova Scotia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jessika_page-0001-309x400.jpg)
During lockdowns at home, kids missed being at school, spending time with friends, enjoying hobbies and after school activities, and celebrating important milestones, like birthdays parties. Many playgrounds were closed, blocked off with yellow caution tape. Kids recall feeling many emotions during the pandemic.
![Jessika, age 10, Nova Scotia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jessika_page-0001-309x400.jpg)
![Maisy Miller, 8, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/undefinedMaisystoryart0-e1686787920520-310x400.png)
![Favour, age 13, Manitoba](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Favour-Tella-age-13_page-0003-e1686787318375-350x275.jpg)
![Victoria, age 13, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Victoria-Age-13-Teacher-K.-Allan-Kylie-Allan_page-0001-e1687307516786-301x400.jpg)
![Workshops](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VPpLQ46kaHg/0.jpg)
![Ashley, age 15, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Ashley-w-1-254x300.jpg)
![Katie, age 9, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4588-e1686789384996-350x349.jpg)
![Mikhail, 9, New Brunswick](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Mikhail-9-years-old_page-0001-1-e1686789337465-350x343.jpg)
![Priya, 7, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Priya-B-e1686789551788-310x400.jpg)
![Happy Smiles, Alberta](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/BGC-Whitecourt-and-District-3-scaled-e1686789248523-284x400.jpg)
![Reaching for the Stars, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Baxter-Arts-Centre-14-251x300.jpg)
![Lucy, age 13, British Columbia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023-02-16-19-38-Leslie_page-0003-e1677604482598-300x234.jpg)
![John, age 7, Northwest Territories](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/John-Art-1-229x300.jpg)
An increase in screen time, especially for learning, was one of the biggest changes for kids during the pandemic. In 2020, nine out of 10 people said their kids were engaged in daily screen time, however, two-thirds reported their kids were reading books every day, and six in 10 reported their kids were doing daily physical activity.
![Abdulazeez, age 13, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Abdulazeez-image-technology-scaled-e1686789697949-350x375.jpeg)
![Tomisin, age 13, Manitoba](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Tomisin-age-13_page-0003-e1686788428908-314x400.jpg)
![Kaitlyn, age 13, Manitoba](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Kaitlyn-Peterson-age-13_page-0003-e1686788585142-308x400.jpg)
![Avery, age 8, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Avery-P-1-e1686788645580-315x400.jpg)
![Mikhail, 9, New Brunswick](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Mikhail-9-years-old_page-0001-1-e1686789337465-350x343.jpg)
![Chloe, 10, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Chloe-Keech-10-the-take-over-of-online-learning-scaled-1-225x300.jpg)
![Arjan, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Submission-Arjan-3-scaled-1-e1686789755818-350x206.jpg)
![Zair, 8, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/21-e1675980632470-300x232.png)
![Getting Ready for a Space Adventure, Yukon](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/BGC-Yukon-3-300x228.jpg)
!["Did You Do Online School?"](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/themes/lostandfound/images/thumbnail_audio.png)
![Payton, age 11, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/BGC-Botwood-Payton_journal_Page_8-e1686788219676-350x395.jpg)
![Dad Made A Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M1Hy0PYiI20/0.jpg)
![I Missed Grade 2!](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cGzEx1wJ_tQ/0.jpg)
Canada brought in more than $570 million worth of hand sanitizer from other countries between March and December 2020. And kids ages five to 11 first received vaccines in November 2021. They wrote of their experiences with hand sanitizer, masks, and vaccinations. Getting their needle was a memorable experience.
![Amayah, age 8, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Amyah-S_page-0001-350x270.jpg)
![Lola, age 10, Nova Scotia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Lola-image-text-health-791x1024-1-317x400.jpg)
![Francheska, age 12, Manitoba](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Francheska-De-Leon-age-12_page-0003-e1686790191555-302x400.jpg)
![Julius, age 11, Manitoba](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Julius-Loky-age-11_page-0003-e1685581523450-350x265.jpg)
![Royale, age 14, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Lost-and-found-Bruno-Giuliano-permission-work-Allyson-Pearson_page-0031-rotated-e1687143105910-350x260.jpg)
![Jarrett, age 13, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jarrett-Age-13-Teacher-K.-Allan-Kylie-Allan_page-0001-e1687305055925-350x306.jpg)
![River, age 6, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/River_Vaccine_Brownies_page-0001-e1686789876475-350x326.jpg)
![How The Pandemic Started](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ytRLMYlTlVc/0.jpg)
![Grannie and Grandpa's House](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oEx09ZBZ4CE/0.jpg)
![Latrell, 9, New Brunswick](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Latrell-Age-10_page-0001-1-e1686788936238-350x274.jpg)
![One… Two… Three… Smile! Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Baxter-Arts-Centre-4-266x300.jpg)
![Mom Made Masks, Erin, age 10, Newfoundland](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2023-02-24-at-10.03.36-AM-e1686790154568-292x400.png)
![Serene, age 8, Northwest Territories](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/girl-8-serene-Mona_2-scaled-e1686788986787-338x400.jpg)
When winter let up, children enjoyed nature and recalled swimming, playing in the rain and going for walks. They told stories of seeing animals, stars and planets.
![Neel, age 6, Manitoba](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Neel-Shrestha-age-6_page-0004-e1685581695307-302x400.jpg)
![Nature and Outdoors, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/BGC-Niagara-1-253x300.jpg)
![Isabella, Age 3, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Isabella-Lin_page-0001-scaled-e1686790419164-350x246.jpg)
![Joanna, 6, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Joanna-Zheng-_page-0001-scaled-e1675661673245-1-e1686790486442-350x375.jpg)
![Our Pandemic Experience](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gS_4-n66zGk/0.jpg)
![Chloe, age 9, British Columbia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Chloe-Li-9-years-old-from-BC-739x1024-1-348x400.png)
![Jacob B, 8, New Brunswick](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Jacob-B-8-years-old_page-0001-e1686790316402-350x258.jpg)
![Siena, 10, British Columbia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Siena-img-F_page-0001-e1686790264131-304x400.jpg)
![Little and Curious, Alberta](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/BGC-St.-Paul-4-300x208.jpg)
![Jason, 11, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Submission-Jason_page-0001-e1686790362376-350x367.jpg)
![My Pandemic Story](https://img.youtube.com/vi/obYYZSZnVVs/0.jpg)
![Evander, age 7, Northwest Territories](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Evander-7-from-Yellowknife-233x300.jpg)
![Kalea, age 5, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Kalea-Lisa-Veber-300x300.png)
Kids remembered their time indoors, recalling special moments with family members, some of whom had moved in during the pandemic.
![Salwa, age 11, Quebec](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Sawa-img-791x1024-2-e1686791472965-350x400.jpg)
![Calli, age 8, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Calli-age-8-img-350x350.jpg)
![Reading Rendezvous, British Columbia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/4-350x233.jpg)
![Making Muffins](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XaDKoR9opXM/0.jpg)
![Gregory, 8, Alberta](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/43AEF4B8-92E3-4496-8EE3-7A6B6E8CB894-300x227.jpg)
![Caio, 8, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/16-300x232.png)
![Hand Tracing, Alberta](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/BGC-St.-Paul-1-262x300.jpg)
![Amelie, 10, British Columbia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023-02-14-14-45-Leslie-3_page-0001-e1686791609127-301x400.jpg)
![Hei Wan, 5, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Hei-Wan-Chung-_page-0001-scaled-e1686791557885-307x400.jpg)
![Logan , age 10, British Columbia](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023-02-16-19-13-Leslie_page-0003-e1686791847971-350x345.jpg)
![Aryan, Quebec](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/undefinedAryanstoryart0-rotated-e1686791664861-350x260.jpg)
![Kristen, age 11, Ontario](https://www.lostandfoundstories.ca/wp-content/uploads/Kristen-age-11-Stacey-Barron_page-0001-300x194.jpg)
![My Dog](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FE6s60MjSAA/0.jpg)