Home made Christmas card reflecting on life during the COVID-19 pandemic

Homemade Christmas card reflecting the experience of the COVID-19, including Zoom calls, stock-piling toilet rolls, 'Thank You NHS' Christmas baubles, banana bread, hand sanitiser, a rainbow displayed in the window, and Joe Exotic on a television screen, illustrated by Edward MacLeavy, 2020

This homemade greeting card features some trends that appeared in the United Kingdom because of the coronavirus pandemic. Zoom calls and quizzes are one way people have stayed connected despite social distancing and national lockdowns. Rainbows became symbols of hope. Many children and young people drew pictures and made crafts to display in the windows of their homes. Stock-piling and panic buying toilet rolls was one unexpected impact of the first national lockdown in March 2020. Another unexpected outcome was the rise in home baking, particularly banana bread. Some people turned to streaming services including Netflix. Joe Exotic, also known as the Tiger King, was one programme that 64 million households tuned into in April 2020. The Tiger King programme looked at privately owned zoos of big cats.

This card was donated by a Science Museum member of staff as the Science Museum Group documented the impact of the unfolding pandemic.