The sociology of childhood requires carefully designed methodologies to ensure reliable data collection. The elaboration of drawings, despite its potential, is often considered problematic by many sociologists. This mixed-methods study included data collection from drawings, focus groups, and questionnaires distributed to 266 fourth-year students from 13 public schools in Lisbon and the surrounding metropolitan area. The use of drawings was able to generate, in a playful way, a great wealth of data that would not be obtained otherwise. Its interpretation was facilitated by triangulation with the questionnaires and focus groups. The use of children's drawings is a rich and effective technique. For its analysis, however, the triangulation of more than one data collection technique proved to be not only enriching but also elucidating and necessary.

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