A trio of toddler friends have been able to play together once again thanks to their mum’s genius idea to add a Perspex window to their shared garden fence.
Siblings Arlo, three, and Arabella Devonport, two, were missing their friend Leo, three, who lives next door, since lockdown came into place.
Mum Amy Vickers, 27, came up with the idea of adding a window to the fence between their gardens in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Thankfully Leo’s mum Becca was on board and the parents set to work.
After measuring the fence and ordering a Perspex panel on Ebay, Amy and Becca cut into the fence with a circular saw, drilled some holes, and screwed in the window so it would remain safely in place.
The kids are now able to play together and wave hello without coming into close contact.
They can even draw pictures for each other on the glass and play noughts and crosses with wipe-away pens.
Amy, a support worker, who lives with partner Danny, said: ‘Arlo and Arabella have been finding it hard not seeing anyone during lockdown.
‘It got to the point where they were climbing on top of the rabbit cage that we have next to the fence so they could see over it into the neighbour’s garden which is clearly dangerous.
‘Instead of them climbing up, we decided to make them a little window so they would be able to stand there and see their friend next door.
‘At least now the children can see each other and chat through the window.
‘We also bought wipe board markers so they now draw pictures on it and we’ve been teaching them to play naughts and crosses on it as well.
‘The kids are at the window all day every day when we are at home so I guess they love it!’
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