Doreen family covers house with rainbow chalk to lift spirits
Wonderful examples of community spirit have continued emerging amid the pandemic, like the Doreen family who coloured in all 550 bricks of their home’s front wall.
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A Doreen family has splashed colour onto all 550 bricks of their home’s front facade in a bid to lift spirits as neighbours remain holed up in their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mother-of-two Sarah Levey said it “warmed her heart” to hear the buzz of excited children as they walked past and admired her Sunningdale Drive rainbow chalk masterpiece.
“The kids and I went at it for about an hour and a half — we were sore the next morning for reaching so high up, but it’s so worth all that effort,” she said.
“We used all the chalk — completely ran out, but it’s just amazing to hear how it’s making passers by feel.”
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Ms Levey recommended other parents consider doing a similar project with their children.
“It’s good, it keeps them busy and is a nice distraction from everything that’s going on in this troubling world at the moment,” she said.
Households across the country are plastering rainbows and bears across windows as parents take kids on colourful teddy-spotting treks to distract them from the pandemic.
More than 40,000 people have joined the movement.