Schools across the nation have been mandated to shut down, leaving thousands of children at home.

To keep spirits up, one school in Santa Clara County held a virtual birthday party for one of their students. Though they couldn’t celebrate in person, the children all sang happy birthday together and watched as the birthday girl blew out her candles and pretended to feed her cake to all the other kids on the call!

The joy in these students reminds us all of the necessity of connection during this time—even at preschool age—and warms our hearts!

Story Submitted by Carin Altshuler

Edited by Morgan Rector