Christmas card showing an illustration of a house enclosed in a snow globe with the words "Merry Christmas from our bubble to yours", designed and sold by Beehive Design, 2020

Using the imagery of a snow globe, this greeting card’s designer is reflecting on one response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support bubbles were introduced in England and Northern Ireland on 13 June 2020. This was to enable certain groups to join one other household to help reduce loneliness. Adults living alone or adults with dependent children could form a bubble. On 2 December 2020 rules were expanded to enable more groups to form bubbles.

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