2015 is an exciting year for the kids in Singapore because a new edutainment theme park will be opening in Sentosa and it's none other than KidZania!
Many of you may have been to the KidZania in other countries and if you have, I am sure you will agree that it's a really fun place for the kids. KidZania is basically an indoor family education and entertainment centre, which offers an interactive learning and entertainment experience targeted at kids aged 4 to 14. Unlike other theme parks that offer roller coaster rides, KidZania has none of those.
It combines role-play with real life, creating a kid-centric city experience designed to educate and inspire kids; from arriving at the airport, to visiting a city centre to exploring the city streets. As in the real world, kids choose activities – such as being a police officer, surgeon, journalist or a customer – and earn the local currency, kidZos, which they can then spend or save. KidZania operates just like a real city complete with buildings, paved streets, vehicles, a functioning economy, and recognisable destinations in the form of “establishments” sponsored and branded by leading international and local brands. The facilities are designed to educate through experience, fostering the development of life skills, but from a kid’s perspective it is all about fun.
At a media briefing today, KidZania announced their first six partners which will have establishments in the theme park. It's already beginning to sound really fun! =D
Teaching children the value of money and the fundamentals of banking, children commence their financial literacy with a bank account at Maybank in KidZania Singapore. Each bank account holder will receive a debit card which can be used across all Maybank ATMs within the city of KidZania Singapore to withdraw the local currency, kidZos, for use at all establishments in the city.
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific will create a Discovery Kids studio within the park where children will experience the behind-the-scene work that goes into being a Discovery Channel filmmaker. They will write, direct, shoot and edit their own short films - How interesting is that??!
Working as researchers at the Yakult Research Lab at KidZania, children will be able to study and explore different experiments and learn about the benefits and essence of probiotics.
Through Canon, children will get to experience being a photographer complete with a studio, models and photography training.
Children will get to role play as chefs when visiting The Soup Spoon establishment and will learn about healthy eating.
Traditional coffeehouse Killiney will be setting up an establishment at KidZania Singapore where visitors can take a break and enjoy freshly brewed coffee and traditionally popular warm kaya toast.
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Sounds pretty exciting to me, and I can't wait for it to be finally open so that my kids can have a blast there! =D
