How celebs like Fann Wong and Zoe Tay keep their kids occupied at home

Five-year-old Brooklyn, with her own Instagram account managed by Daddy, is a star in the making. Staging a solo concert with natural lighting and belting out a Disney favourite looks like a good start.

Remember how the Italians sang from balconies to keep their spirits up during the country’s lockdown?

We did a double take at Fann’s post of her son with an endangered turtle in an inflatable pool. Until we realised it was a clever shot of Zed with a virtual creature, with the trending Google 3D Animals feature.

This augmented reality experience, with a selected list of animals, will keep kids and adults entertained for hours. Zed also frolicked with an octopus and an anglerfish!

Currently back in Malaysia, Florence diligently shares her daily routine through two-week lockdown.

Her 12-year-old twin daughters help prepare meals, take online piano lessons and join her in morning workouts that she streams on Facebook Live (read also “Calisthenics: No-Equipment Workouts You Can Do While Social Distancing“).

Jacelyn’s son turned tutor at home, with Grandma his obedient student.

He makes a mighty good teacher, putting together a word list and making Grandma go through a spelling test. What an educational way to bond with seniors.

Watching Jaime and Renee do the TikTok dances makes us want to boogie!

This pair seems to be having lots of fun at home. Building a living room obstacle course, playing the guitar and singing duets are some ideas we stole from them.

School is taking a back seat for little Aden and Avery lately. Kate keeps their preschoolers occupied at home with board games and stories instead.

Source of home-based learning? Good old workbooks. Occasional workouts? Swims and walks with their celeb daddy, Andie Chen.

(Read also “5 Stress-Free Tips On Working From Home With Kids“)

Letting the sun in to warm up her place – this was one of the eight things that Stefanie posted on her social media accounts.

Other activities are doing stretching, taking selfies, growing plants, video chats, discovering new things online, playing peek-a-boo with her daughter, and reading.

Desserts never fail to bring on the smiles and homemade ones are especially sweet (read also “No Bubble Tea During Extended CB? Here’s How You Can Make Your Own“).

AJ and Alexa celebrated their little friend’s birthday with a cartoon character cake that mummy Yvonne baked.  Time to unearth the neglected electric whisk from your store room?

Music is inspirational and a wonderful companion. And it takes much more effort to create than to consume.

So we can imagine the hours Zoe’s talented son had put into composing this tune she shared on Instagram.

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This article was first published in the Singapore Women’s Weekly.