Barely one week into the COVID-19 circuit breaker month and already wriggling your fingers in boredom? Staying at home doesn’t necessarily need to make you feel cooped up.
Take it as a good opportunity to pick up a new hobby, keep fit with a new home exercise regime or enrich family time with activities for all ages.
And since we’re all in it together, let’s support local and check out these made-in-Singapore resources.
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Workout at home
- Get Fit With Me: Overcome COVID-19 (MeWatch/Channel 8)
- Come ‘n Exercise @ zaobao.sg
- Proactiv Sports Singapore daily PE (Youtube)
- New Horizon Centre Bukit Batok (Youtube)
- Happy Dance Fitness (Youtube)
- Get Active TV (Youtube)
- Liv Lo’s Fitsphere Full Body Workout (Youtube)
- Total Abs Workout with Miss Universe Runner-Up, Jia En (Youtube)
- SingHealth Strengthening Exercise for the Elderly (Youtube)
- Wushu Back to Basic Training (Youtube)
Shop online & support local businesses
- keworganics.com (Organic skincare)
- www.acuralle.com (Natural skincare)
- iloveskininc.com.sg (Skincare)
- phshairscience.com (Haircare)
- archangelshoes.com.sg (Comfort footwear)
- jrlifesciences.com (Health supplements)
- glovida.com (Health supplements)
- healthstore.sg (Health products)
- thegardenstore.sg (Plants)
- teapasar.com (Teas)
- snhoneyhouse.com (Honey)
- linenhouse.sg (Bedlinen)
- maissone.com (Homeware)
- toyogogroup.com/eshop/ (Plastic ware)
- booksactuallyshop.com (Books)
- https://newsstand.singtel.com/ (Newspapers & Magazines)
- gaincity.com (Electronics)
- courts.com.sg (Electronics)
- nanaandbird.com (Fashion)
- bugisstreet.com.sg (Fashion, etc)
- www.jacobrachel.com (Christian lifestyle products)
Binge watch Singapore short films & documentaries
Sew a cloth face mask
- Sew Into It – tutorial (Website)
- Brother – Easy-to-make face mask (Website)
- Straits Times – Sew Cup-shaped cloth mask (Youtube)
- Punggol West – How to Sew 3D Mask (Youtube)
- Masks Sewn With Love (community project)
- Van Nguyen Singapore – DIY Face Mask (Youtube)
Take a virtual museum tour
- Singapore Philatelic Museum
- Chinatown Heritage Centre
- Asian Civilisations Museum (Terracotta Warriors Exhibition)
- Peranakan Museum (Sarong Kebaya Exhibition)
- Art Science Museum (Shipwrecked Exhibition)
Travel around Singapore… virtually
- Ghib Ojisan (Youtube)
- chrisogrady.com/360-virtual-tours/
- Cool Vision – Singapore 4K (Youtube)
Watch a performance broadcast
Read an eBook
Learn to cook
- Spice N’ Pans (Youtube)
- theMEATMENchannel (Youtube)
- Share Food Singapore (Youtube)
- Cuisine Paradise (Youtube)
- Chef & Grandson (Youtube)
- Kitchen Tigress (Youtube)
- The Delicious People (Youtube)
Improve your make-up skills
- https://spainstitute.com.sg/online-courses/
- NYX Cosmetics Singapore (Youtube)
- Clicknetwork – Daily Makeup Tutorial (Youtube)
Pamper yourself with a DIY facial
- Cleo – with Kitchen ingredients (Article)
- Zula – with Ingredients from Singapore Mama shop (Article)
- Ikeda Spa – Recipes from your own kitchen (Article)
Learn art & craft
- ArtistJuniorTV (Youtube)
- Muzart kids’ craft tutorials (Website)
- One Minute Creatives – Resin Art Jewellery (Youtube)
Learn something that’s trending
- Kinghao – Make Dalgona Whipped Coffee (Youtube)
- Listen to ASMR with ASMR Doctor (Youtube)
- Learn 5 popular dance moves with BLVCK ARMY (Youtube)
*Though best flaunted at parties (not during this period), you can still try them at home.
Take an online language course
Learn lifelong skills
- PAssion for living and learning (Youtube)
- NTUC LearningHub (100 FREE online courses during the Circuit Breaker period)
Upgrade career skills
- NTUC Learning Hub on Udemy
- https://aventislearning.com
- NUS free online courses (Classcentral.com)
- NTU online courses (Classcentral.com)
- Singapore Poly Pace Academy
- careeracademy.sg
- Cooler insights on digital marketing tips
- Relationship studio on relationship building
Socialise, social distancing-style
- goodhoodsg.com (Connect with neighbourhood)
- lunchactually.com (Dating)
- letsgaigai.com (Dating)
Relieve stress with gardening
- NParks – Making A Miniature Container Garden (Youtube)
- NParks – Build Your Very Own Terrarium (Youtube)
- NParks – Building A Hanging Garden (Youtube)
- Lai Yi Xuan – Growing Beansprouts At Home (Youtube)
Declutter your house
- Decluttering storeroom HDB (Youtube)
- Using Marie Kondo’s method to declutter HDB (Article)
Look after your pets’ well-being
- Grooming –ARTERO Singapore (Youtube)
- Grooming – Kay Kay’s Puppy Love (Youtube)
- Stanley Koh – Puppy training (Youtube)
Ensure kids get their enrichment
- Marshall Cavendish – Math Buddies (App)
- Coding Lab (e-Learning courses)
- Open School Bag printable worksheets (Website)
- Geniebook (e-Learning site)
- LingoAce (Chinese online classes)
Satisfy your local hawker food cravings
Donate to help the needy
- giving.sg/sgunited
- foodfromtheheart.sg
- foodbank.sg
- home.org.sg/donate (for migrant workers)
- twc2.org.sg/getinvolved/donate/ (for migrant workers)
Keep up with local updates on COVID-19
- gowhere.gov.sg
- gov.sg
- straitstimes.com/coronavirus
- channelnewsasia.com/news/topics/coronavirus-covid-19
In case you need help and support
- Financial grants: supportgowhere.gov.sg
- National Care Hotline: 6202 6868
(Provides emotional support for people impacted by COVID-19) - IMH’s Mental Health Helpline: 6389 2222
- Samaritans of Singapore: 1800 221 4444
- Family Violence Specialist Centres (See MSF page)
- Child Protection Specialist Centre (See Fei Yue page)
- AWARE Women’s Helpline: 1800 777 5555