Many Ukrainian kids have fled their country since the russian federation launched war on Feb 24, 2022. Educators in Canada and the US who are working with Ukrainian kids who have fled war are helping those kids express their thoughts and experiences through art. These works are being shared on the Facebook group, KidsFleeWar, as well as on Instagram and Twitter.
I will also be saving the artwork here. Many thanks to our compassionate educators and to our wonderful kids. We encourage people to donate to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Children’s author Marsha Skrypuch, working together with the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko.
Core artists for KidsFleeWar
Over the past months, educators from across the continent have been facilitating artwork with kids who have fled war in ...
Love, joy, renewal
Writing a pysanka is a time of quiet contemplation akin to prayer. It’s a time to think about hopes and ...
A star, a cross, Ukraine’s colours
A star, a cross, Ukraine’s colours. A pysanka is written in hot beeswax with a kistka, which is like a ...
A wish, hope and prayer
In pysanka symbolism, the waves represent everlasting life, the star is rebirth, the cross is Christ, but also the four ...
My hope and prayer for Ukraine
A star in pysanka (written egg) art represents renewal and rebirth. The Trizub is the ancient symbol for Ukraine. This ...
Carrots in cake?!
Something that is common here in Canada is not necessarily common for a kid newly arrived. A weird but tasty ...
We drove from Mariupol all the way to Yalta, then russia …
Artist: Luka N. We drove from Mariupol all the way to Yalta, then russia. We did not have a phone ...
A long trip to school!
Artist: Olha P. The image on the right is when my mom and I had to take a bus from ...
Coming to Canada
My trip to Canada The war stole my home and that is why we fled to Canada. I have ...
Endless Ocean
Artist: Veronika M. I remember flying over the ocean for many many hours and looking out my plane window to ...
So much ocean
Artist: Vasyl I We had to take a bus from our town to Zakarpathia, I saw a lot of mountains ...
Let us stand with these children
This touching drawing reminds us of the devastating impact that war has on children. Let's stand with these children and ...
When someone flees, someone is left
Fleeing to safety means leaving loved ones behind. Kids' artwork is a call to action. #KidsFleeWar #Empathy ...
GETCA conference
It was a pleasure meeting with educators on Friday in Edmonton at the GETCA conference. This was my first in-person ...
Saying good-bye
"This picture is when I last said good-bye to my father."Put yourself in the shoes of a young person who ...
Nations die not because of heart attacks . . .
Nations die not because of heart attacks.First, their languages are taken away from them.Do you understand?First the language and then ...
When war comes to town
What's it like for a kid when war comes to where you live? This artwork by a Ukrainian kid who ...