We Asked Kids To Reflect On Life In Lockdown. Here's What They Told Us.

Young people tell HuffPost UK how they've found the coronavirus lockdown – and what they've done to keep busy.
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There’s no doubt about it: kids have missed their friends a lot during lockdown.

When we asked parents to asking their children questions about lockdown on camera, it was isolation from friends and families stood out.

“When I see my friends, it’s been really hard to stay away from them,” one young girl told us.

“I just really like playing with them, and seeing them and hugging them,” another said. “It’s just separated us all.”

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The children interviewed also told us how they’ve been spending their time keeping busy in lockdown, from spending time with siblings to cooking and baking in the kitchen.

But out personal favourite past-time? “I like making pirate ships!”

They also talked about doing homework online and how they feel about going back to school, since Boris Johnson announced children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 could return from June 1.

Watch the video above to find out more.

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