TABLE 3.
Qualitative data
| Main category | Subcategory | Number of declarations | Example of statements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarantine and confinement status | Physical and emotional state | 4 of 32, 12.5% |
It is very difficult to do sports at home, it is as if you did not have the strength to get up from the sofa (F4) My daughter finds it difficult to sleep at her usual time these days, she is very irritable… staying home is being difficult for her (F6) |
| Increased negative emotions | 17 of 32, 53.1% |
The activities of the monsters have been the perfect excuse to talk with our children about our emotions, these days have been very hard with the quarantine, so the magician's monsters ate the fear and sadness. Thanks for the programme!! (F12) These days we feel nervous and tired, the children too, this has been like disconnecting from everything (F7) |
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| Difficulty in family conciliation | 7 of 32, 21.9% |
[We need] more activities for children to be autonomous and to make work compatible (F10) Being in lockdown is very difficult for parents who work outside the home, so this has helped us to have entertainment at home (F24) |
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| Excess schoolwork | 8 of 32, 25% | We really liked the programme because it was original, my son likes magic very much, he has seen all the Harry Potter movies but now they send him a lot of homework at school and the last two weeks we could not finish it [the programme activities] (F8) | |
| Perceived advantages in the “Lunae Magic School” programme | Enjoy family time | 28 of 32, 87.5% | What we liked the most was being able to enjoy moments with the family without worrying about everything else… (F24) |
| Fun | 31 of 32, 96.9% |
The activities have been very fun and enjoyable (F1) [What I liked the most is that] it works on different aspects in a fun way: movement, creativity, crafts, etc. (F12) |
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| Flow | 13 of 32, 40.6% |
As if by magic, doing the different activities made lockdown more enjoyable (F23) [What I liked the most is] playing with my children and for a moment stop thinking about the coronavirus (F7) |
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| different activities to academic tasks | 8 of 32, 25% | The best thing is everything that is not associated with things at school: physical activity, cooking recipes… (F15) | |
| Interactive | 4 of 32, 12.5% | The interface was very nice and interactive, my daughter liked it a lot (F5) | |
| Free | 3 of 32, 9.4% | Thanks for creating such a powerful free tool, we really enjoyed it (F18) | |
| Variety | 8 of 32, 25% | I am satisfied with the programme and it has provided me with a large number of activities (F2) | |
| Gamification | Aesthetic | 29 of 32, 90.6% | What my children liked the most is that it seemed magical, they loved putting stamps on their magic card, creating their wands, fighting, eating the sugar crystals… everything, they love magic! (F20) |
| Dynamics and mechanics | 7 of 32, 21.9% |
He was excited when the letter from the magician Marcus arrived (F32) [The programme] has helped my son to stop asking me for my mobile phone and ask me to do the activities to get the medals of the card instead (F16) |
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| Components of the programme “Lunae Magic School” | Physical activity | 22 of 32, 68.75% |
My two daughters liked everything, especially magic yoga, and those days it seemed that they even slept better (F9) Physical activities [is what I liked the most], because it is very difficult to exercise at home and this is a fun way to do it. We had so much fun with yoga and the jump race down the hall (F27) |
| Creative activities | 31 of 32, 96.9% | THANK YOU for these creative activities, they have been good for us to clear our minds (F11) | |
| Games | 17 of 32, 53.1% | My kids have loved creating their own board games with the materials we had at home (F3) | |
| Emotional education | 10 of 32, 31.25% |
[What I liked the most was] The activity of the monsters of the emotions because then I had an excuse to talk about how we felt about the whole coronavirus situation and being locked up at home (F26) It is a fun game, and it is very good to reflect on our emotional state (F30) |
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| Proposals to improve the programme | Diary challenges | 1 of 32, 3.1% | [I want to] Make daily challenges to get into playing every day (F14) |
| More weekly activities | 4 of 32, 12.5% | I would like more activities to be done per week (F28) | |
| Different aesthetic | 5 of 30, 16.7% | I would like different characters, like superheroes (F21) |