THE PAUSE

We hope you enjoy our animated poem, written as a reflection on lockdown. ‘The Pause’ has been created to support The Childhood Trust’s work with vulnerable children living in poverty, many of whom have not had a safe place to shelter during the coronavirus pandemic. To watch our animation, please click the link below:

You can download a FREE ACTIVITY PACK to accompany ‘The Pause’ here - created to help children reflect on life in lockdown, whether returning back to school or staying at home for now.

“The Pause' has really helped our little ones to share their experiences of lockdown - the gentle animation was a lovely way to engage them in this theme, and the supporting lesson plans and creative exercises gave them a unique approach to think through recent experiences". (Teacher & Literacy Leader, Dulwich Village C of E Infants' School)

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‘The Pause’ is available as a print + poem from our online shop - a beautiful gift that gives bear hugs back during these difficult times.

100% of profits from sale of ‘The Pause’ print + poem will go to The Childhood Trust. The charity has been fundraising £2.5m through its  ‘Champions for Children’ campaign, to help thousands of children who have been most damagingly affected by Covid 19. ‘The Pause’ offers a lovely way to support these causes, whilst acquiring a beautiful keepsake from this pivotal moment - when we paused and stood on the brink of creating a better future together.

To find out more about The Childhood Trust and their their campaigns to tackle childhood poverty, please visit www.childhoodtrust.org.uk.

Enormous thanks to Lindsay Lowe, Gregg Brynairski and the amazing team at Duck Productions for transforming our poem and illustrations into the lovely short film above.