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GEORGE NEWS & VIDEOS - The Covid-19 lockdown is at best an extremely challenging time for all South Africans. And for most parents it has been tough to juggle bored children on an extended holiday, running their households and keeping their own sanity while in confinement.
But Covid creativity never ceases to impress and in some cases, such as the Greenwood family from Fernridge, the confinement has released next-level creative juices.
Deon and Lizette Greenwood and their seven home-schooled children, Kayla (18), Tammy (14), Aden (13), Ivan (11), Nathan (8), Clara (6) and William (4) have recently come up with some creative home-made video productions that are keeping their entire family busy.
The first two Greenwood family music videos are compilations of various songs relating to the lockdown. In each of the scenes the family is dressed up in different outfits depicting their current reality, the things they wish they could do and the things they miss doing.
"With seven kids it's pretty hard to find something everyone can do and laugh about," says Deon. "The videos actually started as a challenge from our pastor, Pierre Ferreira of Patria Church. We made him a video of us singing to him for his birthday. He returned the favour by sending us a thank-you video and the following Sunday during the online service he challenged me to make another one. That's when we started the project as a family."
Mom Lizette checks that the boys are up to date with their schoolwork.
Deon's brother, Arno, and their housekeeper / nanny, Mada Majidu, have also been living with them since lockdown started on Friday 27 March.
Besides making videos, the Greenwood children stick to their daily schedule and keep busy with their school work, exercise, reading and watching TV. "It might seem like a concentration camp, but it keeps us all sane," dad Deon joked about the children's schedule.
Watch the videos below:
All the videos were taken in ways that are compliant with lockdown regulations.
Kayla (18) helps her youngest sister, Clara (6) with school work.
A daily schedule in the Greenwood household. "It might seem like a concentration camp. But the structure keeps everyone sane," says dad Deon.
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