It's March 22, 2020 the 5th day of Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia. Here I am to update my website now. How about you? This post was in my draft for long time, now it's nice to bring it up to share with you.
Sharing with you above photo taken while me and my sons also with a new friend had taken part in the fun activities. Wanna know what it is? Check out schedule below. I didn't stay back til the countdown because this date my hubby has got work. Yeah on 31 December 2020, he got to work and it's just nice my sons get to play for few hours before we head for dinner with my hubby at Ikea. I met my blogger friend while going to Ikea. It's happening night indeed there's countdown and fireworks to see. It was first time we heading out for the New Year countdown, just that we didn't stay til the end of it to countdown together.
Celebrate the night away tonight at KidZania Kuala Lumpur in a family-friendly environment! I did stayed til lucky draw in KidZania but no luck of winning. But at least son and I have played the Balloon Pop Charades. Each group has two person, I was with a new friend she is from another country. Her mom insisted her to play game with me. It's basically we holding up the balloon and there's time limit to answer the questions. One has to guess while another giving tips on what to answer.
Schedule of the night as following:
7pm to 10pm
Establishment Activities Respective Establishment
7pm to 10pm
DIY Gift Box
ArtZ Studio
7pm to 10pm
New Year Courier Service
KZ Express
7pm to 11pm
New Year Greeting Card
Faber-Castell
7.30pm, 8.15pm, 9.15pm &10.15pm
Balloon Pop Charades
In Front of National Stores
7.45pm & 9.45pm
Travelling Show (In Front of Theatre)
8.45pm &a 10.45pm
New Year Performance (In Front of National Stores)
8.00pm, 9.00pm & 10.00pm
Noodeling Around
In Front of Acting Academy
8.00pm, 9.00pm &10.00pm
Cookies Challenge
In front of McDonald
8.10pm, 9.10pm & 10.10pm
Escape Room in Haunted Hotel at Hotel Sentral
8.30pm, 9.30pm & 10.30pm
Lucky Draw
In Front of National Store
11.15pm
Firework at Rooftop
Rooftop
11.30pm
Lucky Draw
Rooftop
Sharing this schedule with you, but not all we can play as need stickers for it. Mostly taken up and some need to wait til 10pm. We know we cannot stay too late but happy able to play one of the game. Also boomberang with my son at Tealive in KidZania. This time my little one didn't had chance to make any drinks with Tealive as the slot was full. We went following month, this time he gets the chance be Junior Tearista. It was a close called though, wanna know why? Click on the link to find out.
Happy Birthday, KidZania Kuala Lumpur! Mayor Shahrul Nizar Ahmad
(centre) officiates KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s 8th Anniversary celebration
in “A City of Infinite Possibilities”.
It’s time for infinite fun and madness! Celebrating its 8th
anniversary this year, award-winning indoor family centre, KidZania
Kuala Lumpur is committed to making the city a place of infinite
possibilities, one that will inspire and challenge children to dream
big.
The enthusiastic ‘zupervisors’ of KidZania Kuala Lumpur made
sure the children and their families had oodles of fun with an exciting
selection of infinite-themed activities, edutaining workshops,
entertaining performances and parade, where the children got to discover
their potential and dreams to the fullest.
Four main activities
and three workshops were featured around various establishments within
the city, exclusively for visitors today. The main activities include a
Tealive Infinity Cups Challenge and Nips Straw Challenge by Kodomo Lion
to improve the children’s movement and accuracy. Both activities are a
form of sensory play to develop and improve their gross and fine motor
skills. Meanwhile, kids had the opportunity to join the Colouring
Contest activity run by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), and
participate in the Infinity Bracelet Race where kids won prizes by
making bracelets in an infinity shape.
Nips Straw Challenge encouraging kids to broaden their horizons and
develop gross and fine motor skills with special prizes courtesy of
Kodomo Lion!
Colouring Time! Children expressing their creativity and artistic expressions courtesy of Faber-Castell.
The infinity shape also
featured in the three workshops. The Infinity Tuna Wrap workshop by
Mission Foods saw the the kids making infinity-shaped wraps while
Faber-Castell’s Infinity Colouring Party workshop enabled kids to use
their creativity in colouring their own version of the infinity symbol.
Last but not least, the DIY Infinity Mask workshop resulted in creative
infinity-shaped masks.
Said Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, Mayor of
KidZania Kuala Lumpur, “It’s been eight year since we were established.
Since then we’ve seen increased visitors year on year, making us a much
sought-after family destination in the country. We have also been
certified as a co-curricular partner with the Ministry of Education and
worked with numerous industry partners and collaborators over the years,
for only one goal – to ultimately equip children with an understanding
of the real world while empowering them with a variety of development
skills, from creativity, financial literacy, critical thinking and the
ability to dream and dream big!
“Most children
have dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. It is so
important to promote that positivity in encouraging kids to chase after
the path they dream of. We always desire to motivate the children to
dream big! At KidZania, we advocate the ‘Learn Life Today’ approach by
offering real-life job experiences in different industries to develop
important life skills and values. We are committed to help the
kids broaden their horizons, recognising and identifying the path or
things they are good at. We hope to turn every child’s dream into
reality at KidZania,” concluded Shahrul.
Moving forward, KidZania
Kuala Lumpur aims to regularly roll out new activities and continuously
collaborate with more partners in creating additional career
opportunities for the children to experience first-hand.
KidZania
Kuala Lumpur’s 8th anniversary event was made possible with the help of
collaborative partners which include Faber-Castell, Kodomo Lion,
Mission Foods, Tealive and Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). As part
of the celebration, KidZania Kuala Lumpur will also be presenting
special prizes from the collaborative partners to the kids after winning
the challenges and contests.
More information about KidZania
Kuala Lumpur’s 8th anniversary and further details about activities can
be found at https://bit.ly/2wIYnAX.
About KidZania Kuala Lumpur
KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an
award-winning indoor family centre that promotes learning by offering
interactive role-play experiences for kids. The first of its kind in
providing edutainment fun, KidZania empowers and inspires kids to pursue
their life’s dreams by providing them an avenue to explore what it’s
like to live and work in a real functioning city. KidZania’s kid-sized
city experience is targeted at kids aged between 4 to 14 years which
allows them to choose from over 100 job related role-plays spread across
60 various city establishments. As in the real world, children perform
"jobs" and are either paid for their work or pay to shop or to be
entertained. KidZania is built as a replica of a real functioning
child-sized city, complete with buildings, paved streets, vehicles, a
functioning economy, and recognizable destinations in the form of
"establishments" sponsored and branded by leading multi-national and
local brands.
Last month December 2019,there was a contest on instagram. It was Instagram Boomberang Video Contest, my son took part in it and I was with him in the Boomberang. You may clicked on the link to view. Sharing is caring, now you know there's also Tealive Cafe available in KidZania.
Bubble Tea, the international beverage sensation which has enticed
the palates and captured the hearts of people all across the world,
Malaysians included, has officially landed on the steps of KidZania
Kuala Lumpur as the award-winning indoor family centre welcomed its
newest industry partner, Tealive.
Tealive, a home-grown lifestyle
tea brand formed in 2017 has since established itself as a household
name, achieving rapid growth in less than two years. The brand currently
operates over 450 outlets across the world. Besides Malaysia, Tealive
is present in China, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar, Australia, the
Philippines, the United Kingdom and now, in KidZania Kuala Lumpur!
“We’re delighted to have Tealive, one of Malaysia’s largest beverage
chains and experts in their own right, partner with us to lend industry
insight and work hand-in-hand to equip children with vital skill sets
for the future such as self-confidence, attention to detail,
independence and communication skills,” said Shahrul Nizar Ahmad.
“In
this new world driven by advanced technology and gadgets, parents today
face a new challenge of keeping their child away from their gadgets.
What we offer at KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an avenue for kids to take a
step back from all that screen time and experience real life in a fun
and engaging way through one-of-a-kind role play activities that expose
kids to real world professions and career possibilities,” he added.
The Tealive Cafe at KidZania Kuala Lumpur is officially opened!
Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (2nd from left) and Bryan Loo (2nd from right) doing
the honours.
Some of the activities visitors can look forward to at the Tealive
café establishment include learning how to brew Tealive’s signature
handcrafted teas – the Original Pearl Milk Tea and Mango Juice with
Pearls, learning how to work the machinery and tools, manage a store, as
well as handle customer service. The ingredients involved in making the
milk tea and pearls are freshly-brewed tea and tapioca starch. All
drinks that are prepared in the establishment are also capped at only
half-sugar level.
Bryan Loo (left) briefing Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (right) on what will be in store for kids at the Tealive café.
To
formalise the partnership, Bryan Loo, Chief Executive Officer of Loob
Holding Sdn Bhd, the brand owner of Tealive, was presented with the ‘Key
to the City’, a symbolic honour traditionally bestowed by a city upon
esteemed individuals by KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s very own mayor, Shahrul
Nizar Ahmad.
Aimed at promoting experiential learning and
diverting children’s attention away from gadgets, the new Tealive café
establishment will expose kids to the ins and outs of being a Junior
Tearista through hands-on experiences that promote the development of
useful life skills.
Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur (2nd from right)
presenting the KidZania ‘Keys to the City’ to Bryan Loo, Chief Executive
Officer of Loob Holding (2nd from left) to formalise the partnership
between KidZania Kuala Lumpur and Tealive.
Children at KidZania will no longer be full of awe and wonder at how
their pearl milk tea is made. At Tealive, children are given a chance of a hands-on experience is much better than watching videos to
pick up a new skill.
KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s Congrezz kid getting first-hand experience on being a Junior Tearista at the Tealive café
My son has got a great time in Tealive Cafe, making his very own Tealive drink. Watched the video to see, it's his first time taking part he was lucky as get to swap the time sticker with my friend's son. My friend's son was in the dentist session during the 1.30pm so he cannot make it, so he swapped the sticker with my son. My son suppose to have his Tealive session at 4.30pm. We were there before 12noon, but that time we didn't get any sticker for 12.40pm. Each session of Tealive Junior Tearista has 6 children to take part.
My children have got their own KidZania Pazzport, my eldest son Sean has been carrying the pazzport since the year 2015. Sharing is caring, busy parents with hectic lifestyle now you can plan on where to go for indoor family centre.
Me with my children at KidZania Kuala Lumpur
KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an award-winning indoor family centre that
promotes learning by offering interactive role-play experiences for
kids. The first of its kind in providing edutainment fun, KidZania
empowers and inspires kids to pursue their life’s dreams by providing
them an avenue to explore what it’s like to live and work in a real
functioning city.
KidZania’s kid-sized city experience is targeted at
kids aged between 4 to 14 years which allows them to choose from over
100 job related role-plays spread across 60 various city establishments.
As in the real world, children perform "jobs" and are either paid for
their work or pay to shop or to be entertained. KidZania is built as a
replica of a real functioning child-sized city, complete with buildings,
paved streets, vehicles, a functioning economy, and recognizable
destinations in the form of "establishments" sponsored and branded by
leading multi-national and local brands.
About Tealive
Tealive is the leading lifestyle tea brand in
Malaysia with over 450 outlets. Born in Malaysia in 2017 with a passion
to spread modern lifestyle tea culture to the world, Tealive continues
to grow through strategic expansion and innovation of products and
services. Its wide menu offering of milk tea, smoothies, chocolate and
coffee has been created to satiate palates around the world.
Tealive currently serves over five million consumers per month in
Malaysia with presence in China, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar, Australia,
the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
It's Friday, good day to readers and visitors of this blog. School holidays is about to start, have you got plan for your children? It's been raining couple of days, sure parents want their children to stay safe and indoor so we don't worry about the rain or shine! KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s Be A Star
variable school-holiday programme is back for a second season by popular
demand, following stellar reception from the programme’s debut last
year.
Mr Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (5th from right) alongside representatives of
KidZania Kuala Lumpur Be A Star Season 2 collaborating partners, namely
TeaLive, BFM 89.9, Aqademi, FINAS, Fraser & Neave (F&N),
Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) Suu Balm and Canon after presenting
KidZania Kuala Lumpur very own Walk of Fame Star.
Recently launched, the second season of the Be A Star
programme promises to be bigger, better and more glamorous, with the aim
of exposing young kids to the dynamic world of performing arts and
entertainment through fun and engaging learning experiences.
KidZania Kuala Lumpur being a platform to inspire kids to pursue
their life’s dreams by providing them an avenue to explore what it’s
like to live and work in a real functioning city as demonstrated by
KidZania Kuala Lumpur CongreZZ kid Aleesya Nayla and Daphne Iking.
Indeed,
KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s Be A Star programme is the ideal platform for
young ones to shine and express their creative talents through specially
curated activities and workshops, including the highly lauded STARZ
Talent Contest, which will make a comeback with more alluring prizes
such as a Canon iNSPiC C, Canon TS8270 Inkjet PIXMA, one year’s worth of
TeaLive supply (52 cups) and also breakthrough prizes from TeaLive, a
visit to BFM radio station, cash prizes from Fraser and Neave (F&N),
hampers from SUU Balm and more.
Present at the launch were
representatives from collaborating partners comprising Canon, TeaLive,
Suu Balm, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), F&N, BFM 89.9, the
National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) and Aqademi.
Speaking
at the launch, Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur
said, “As we are all aware, some of the best and biggest dreamers out
there are kids. So this school holiday, we want to give kids the “star
treatment” they truly deserve by exposing them to performing arts and
entertainment industry based activities like acting, modelling, singing,
dancing, grooming and hosting while also exposing them to today’s
current technology to truly give them a hands-on, in-depth experience of
what it would be like to ‘Be A Star’.”
“The return of the STARZ
Talent Contest this year also brings an exciting element to the mix.
There are many kids who possess various talents but don’t get the
opportunity to showcase them within the four walls of the classroom
setting. Not only does this talent contest allow participants the
opportunity to discover what they are good at, it also encourages
healthy competition as well as equip them with important life skills as
they learn the value of critical feedback, both positive and
constructive. Moreover, what we offer is a safe, educational,
family-oriented way to gain knowledge about the talent industry,” he
added.
Submission of entries for the STARZ Talent Contest will
open from 16 to 30 November 2019. The four contest categories include
Star Model, Star Singer, Star Presenter and Star Dancer. Aspiring young
stars are encouraged to submit an audition video showcasing their
talents in singing, dancing, acting or modelling. After which, three
finalists from each category will be shortlisted to battle it out at the
Final Stage on 28 December 2019.
KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s Be A
Star programme runs from 23 November to 3 January 2020 to coincide with
the year-end school holidays. Staying true to KidZania’s philosophy of
empowering children to “Learn Life Today”, the programme encourages the
development of core life skills that will prepare kids for the future
such as overcoming shyness, building confidence, and developing positive
self-esteem, learning proper etiquette and good manners, and
strengthening the ability to interact with others.
Apart from the
talent contest, six main activities and six weekend workshops will be
featured amidst a special activity exclusively for loyalty programme
members and other establishment activities to take place within KidZania
Kuala Lumpur.
The main activity highlights include: · Walk Like a Star by Canon (16 November – 28 December 2019) Get ready to strut your stuff as you learn all about the owning the runway
· Sing Like A Star (2 December – 6 December 2019) Pick up some tips and tricks on pitching, voice control, vocal range and verbal cues to bring out the inner singing diva in you
· Act Like A Star by Suu Balm (9 December – 13 December 2019) Embody the inner ways of a Zuperstar in this special etiquette workshop
· Dance Like A Star (16 December – 20 December 2019) So
you think you can dance? Groove to the beat as you learn several types
of dance choreographies including traditional and modern dance
· Look Like A Star (23 December – 27 December 2019) Give yourself the star treatment as you learn basic hairdo and makeup artistry skills
· Talk Like a Star by Canon (30 December – 3 January 2020) Have
what it takes to be a kool TV host and personality? Learn the ropes of
commanding the stage and owning the camera in the hosting workshop
Other
weekend activity highlights include learning how to make your very own
star ornament as a fitting welcome to the coming festive season,
bedazzling in celebrity-like glitter nail polish, concocting coolers fit
for a star, accessorising in your very own star-shaped bracelets, as
well as making your own stardust soap and lip balm using natural
ingredients courtesy of MPOC.
The Be A Star programme will also
feature exciting meet and greet sessions happening every weekend of
December courtesy of the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia
(FINAS). Now you know the schedules of this programme, you can get start planning with your children. Visitors will have the golden opportunity of meeting renowned
stars and industry heavyweights, listen to success stories, engage and
be inspired by their journey to achieving stardom. Visitors also stand a
chance at walking away with prizes from TeaLive by participating in a
Boomerang Video Contest at their Glam Booth.
As part of the
programme, KidZania Kuala Lumpur will also be conducting a B. KidZanian
special where kids will stand a chance of winning exciting prizes after
completing three of the Be A Star themed activities. Visitors will also
get to create their very own microphone bookmark in the special
establishment activity available throughout the programme.
KidZania
Kuala Lumpur will be offering up to 35% off on tickets so that more
people will be able to participate and enjoy the Be A Star programme.
More information about the programme and further details about
activities can be found at https://bit.ly/2KlBbNb.
About KidZania Kuala Lumpur
KidZania
Kuala Lumpur is an award-winning indoor family centre that promotes
learning by offering interactive role-play experiences for kids. The
first of its kind in providing edutainment fun, KidZania empowers and
inspires kids to pursue their life’s dreams by providing them an avenue
to explore what it’s like to live and work in a real functioning city.
KidZania’s kid-sized city experience is targeted at kids aged between 4
to 14 years which allows them to choose from over 100 job related
role-plays spread across 60 various city establishments. As in the real
world, children perform "jobs" and are either paid for their work or pay
to shop or to be entertained. KidZania is built as a replica of a real
functioning child-sized city, complete with buildings, paved streets,
vehicles, a functioning economy, and recognizable destinations in the
form of "establishments" sponsored and branded by leading multi-national
and local brands.
Hows everyone doing? Good day to my readers and visitors of the blog. As you know it's month of October, its also month of Halloween, my little one been asking me to bring him for Halloween experience as he missed it last year.
my son with his Halloween costume and the monster cardboard roll at KidZania Kuala Lumpur
Halloween is here and this is the time when ghouls, ghosts and sinister creatures reportedly come out to play. From 1 October to 1 November,families can look forward to a host of eerie and hair-raising activities at KidZania Kuala Lumpur’sSpooky Fun Festivalwhich includes a Midnight Hour challenge that will have visitors searching for the antidote to azombie virus outbreak.Intrigued?
Well, get ready to thrill and ‘Trick or Treat’ amidst a spooky atmosphere as KidZania Kuala Lumpur is pulling out all the stops to create a ghastly Halloween experience filled with family-friendly activities not just for kids but adults as well. That’s right, KidZania Kuala Lumpur is also bringing back its signature Family & Friends edition where adults will get a chance to role-play at selected establishments and complete spooky challenges alongside their little ones from 30 October to 1 November 2019. You can check out the website of KidZania Kuala Lumpur for the happening activities and schedule.
Special for my readers, the unique promo code, code is MUMZAZ. It entitles 25% off KidZania Kuala Lumpur tickets. The code is valid from 1 October 2019 – 31 January 2020 for online bookings only.
Upping the ante on its previous instalments, this year’s Spooky Fun Festival will have three levels of scare to cater to different age demographics namely Daylight for younger kids, Moonlight for older kids and Midnight for the Family & Friends edition.Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur, Shahrul Nizar Ahmad said: “KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s Spooky Fun Festival is a significant event in our calendar and the whole team is committed to improve and make it more exciting and fun each year. New elements are infused into this year’s event with different scare levels for all and we assure you that no guest will leave without at least one scream!"
Having bonding time with our children is priceless. It's also good to be there to see them enjoy and have fun, be ready to gear up for a day of adventure as the Spooky Fun Festival highlights include:
•Scary Mazein front of the Bananana! Theatre Venture into the Scary Mazeat your own risk and complete a challenge that will guarantee your escape
•Yucky FrankenBeebop’s Brain Activity at Ghastly Alley (Radio Alley) Pick the brainsof good ol’ FrankenBeebopfor a series of fun challenges
•Vita Witch’s Brew at Ghastly Alley (Radio Alley) Create the perfect witches’ brew with bats and witches’ hats
My son being the Bekha’s Mummy Wrap
•Bekha’s Mummy Wrap at Ghastly Alley (Radio Alley) Mummies Alive! Get a chilling taste of the mummification process with this wrap and race activity
•Chika’s Black Cat Bowling at Ghastly Alley (Radio Alley) Test your luck on the Black Cat superstition and strike out in a fun game of bowling
•Vampire Urbano Pin-Up at Ghastly Alley (Radio Alley) Have a fang-tastic time piercing the vampire without the use of your sight
•Trick-or-Treat All Around Town What’s Halloween without trick-or-treat? Crack your way through riddles and quizzes to collect delicious treats!
Some of the activities only available during the Family & Friends Edition of Spooky Fun Festival will be:
•Bache’s Halloween Treat at Ghastly Alley (Radio Alley) Dig into the Jack O’ Lantern and find as many creepy critters as you can
•What’s In The Box Challenge at the TV Studio Only for the brave ones! Face your fears as you wiggle your way through a mysterious box of gruesome treasures
•The Midnight Hour (Family & Friends) along the City Streets (National Store) Brave through the horrors of The Midnight Hour in search for the antidote to the zombie virus apocalypse that has plagued the city and its inhabitants.
Other weekend workshops and establishment activities include: •People Eater Mocktail at the town’s Jail House Stir up trouble and brew your very own Halloween concoction
•Yummy Mummy Hot Dogs at the town’s Jail House Eat, drink and be scary as you prepare a meal fit for a mummy with your little ones
•Slime Monster at Event Space (next to Mayor’s Office) Get down and dirty with the monsters as you create your own ooey gooey slimey goodness!
•Happy Meal Trick or Treat Box at ArtZ Studio Get creative and DIY your own spooktacular Trick or Treat box
my son creating his own Little monster
•Creature-Feature Cardboard Rolls at ArtZ Studio Little monsters await your imagination in bringing a little splash of colour
•Paint the Town Orange at the Beauty Salon It’s not all grime and gore as little ones will get to indulge in a little self-pampering
•Beadsy Bodies at Karratz Have a little fun decking out in some Halloween bling .
As part of the programme, KidZania Kuala Lumpur will also be conducting a B.kidZanian special activity in which CitiZens visiting KidZania Kuala Lumpur during the Spooky Fun Festival will stand a chance to redeem special gifts and earn extra kidZos after completing a series of tasks.
My son enjoying his playtime in the edutainment of KidZania Kuala Lumpur, he also had renewal his KidZania Pazzport as he has gained enough stamps to change. He's now a Distinguished citizen.
earn extra kidZos at KidZania, how much he had earned?
This year’s Spooky Fun Festival was made possible with the help of KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s collaborative partners which include Faber-Castell, Fipper, F&N, Haribo, Hotel Sentral, Kidxy, McDonald’s, Mission Foods, Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and UHU.
You can get start your planning with your children now. If you like to go for trick o treat its only available on the weekend, do check their website for more details. More information about KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s Spooky Fun Festival and further details about activities can be found at https://bit.ly/2m2Wr0U.
KidZania Touch ‘n Go eWallet Innovation Hub launches Z-Wallet app
A game changer in promoting financial literacy among Malaysian kids
KidZania Kuala Lumpur Mayor Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (left) presenting
Ignatius Ong, CEO of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (right) with the KidZania Kuala
Lumpur ‘Key to the City’, a symbolic honour to formalise the
partnership between the two companies.
Following its latest partnership with TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, KidZania
Kuala Lumpur recently launched the Touch ‘n Go eWallet Innovation Hub
and Touch ‘n Go Z-Wallet app – the first of its kind among its KidZania
franchise.
Exclusively downloadable only when in KidZania
Kuala Lumpur, the kids will be able to trade in KidZos (the KidZania
currency) using their own mobile phones or for those without one, a
phone loan is made available for their transaction within the
award-winning edutainment centre.
Kids will learn about
financial literacy through spending their hard-earned KidZos via the
mobile application or just by tapping at contactless payment terminals
located throughout KidZania Kuala Lumpur.
KidZania Kuala Lumpur Mayor Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (left) and Ignatius
Ong, CEO of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (right) officiating the opening of the
Touch ‘n Go eWallet Innovation Hub at KidZania Kuala Lumpur.
“The app
enables kids to check their balances online which would make them start
thinking about saving and to be more financial-savvy. This is indeed a
milestone for us as a role-playing indoor theme park in line with our
motto of ‘Learn Life Today’. Helping kids understand financial aspects
of earning a living is a key component of what we do here,” said Shahrul
Nizar Ahmad, Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur.
He said
experts have suggested that financial literacy should be imparted to
children as young as kindergarteners, citing preschools in England and
Wales, where children are taught to use money, save and donate, which
promotes responsible living.
Shahrul Nizar said although
Malaysians are more attentive towards financial education and financial
planning, the financial literacy gap in the country is acutely
pronounced with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) reporting Malaysia ranked 20th out of 31 countries
tested on financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.
KidZania Kuala Lumpur Mayor Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (left) taking
KidZania’s CongreZZ kids through the features of the eWallet at the
Touch ‘n Go eWallet Innovation Hub while Ignatius Ong, CEO of TNG
Digital Sdn Bhd looks on.
“This
is across the general Malaysian population, what more among the young
and children,” he said, adding: “Thus, what we’re doing here at KidZania
Kuala Lumpur together with TNG Digital Sdn Bhd is crucial to inspire
positive change among our young Malaysians!
“As the
Malay proverb goes ‘Melentur buluh, biarlah dari rebung’, which means if
we must nurture and mould someone, it is best to begin while they are
still young”.
Meanwhile, TNG Digital, which is setting
its sights on being the No.1 eWallet player in Malaysia is well on its
way to shift Malaysians’ mindset towards embracing a cashless future by
making cashless transactions more accessible, seamless and safe for all
Malaysians.
Apart from lifestyle offerings such as
purchasing movie and flight tickets, shopping, mobile reloads, and food
& beverage; the Touch ‘n Go eWallet is also championing urban
mobility through the introduction of RFID system, its’ partnership with
EzCab and Public Cab, as well as PayDirect for toll payments. At the
moment, the Touch ‘n Go eWallet has close to 5 million registered users
and more than 70,000 merchant acceptance points to-date.
Its
newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer Ignatius Ong, who was the guest
of honour at the event said, “Children in today’s world live in a
technology-first environment, with some as young as 10 years owning and
proficient with smartphones. As a cashless champion, we want to
encourage all Malaysians – whether young or old – to embrace technology
and consider going cashless. Through this partnership with KidZania, we
are empowering the younger generation to learn about technology as well
as financial education in a safe and controlled environment.”
my son had a good time learning how to use the app
“The
younger generation can also act as cashless ambassadors, educating
their parents who may be resistant to hop onto the cashless bandwagon on
the benefits where convenience at one’s fingertips is key to a cashless
lifestyle,” said Ignatius Ong.
With the Touch ‘n Go
eWallet, get ahead at KidZania Kuala Lumpur with speedy entrance via the
#terusgo lane at the ticketing counter. What’s more, visitors can enjoy
35% off tickets and 10% off merchandise when they use their Touch ‘n Go
eWallet!
KidZania Kuala Lumpur is a 80,000 sq feet,
kid-sized City offering children the opportunity to try their hands at
100 professions through role playing activities spread across 60 various
establishments. Through this experiential journey, children learn to
adopt positive behaviours that will help to groom them to handle the
demands and challenges of everyday life.
Good day to everyone, welcome to my parenting blog. Today sharing with you about getting your "couch kid" to be active. I am mom of two boys, and being parent I need to understand of my kids, I know that my boys fitness personality are non-athletes.
What are the barriers of kids being active? Low interest, school demands like tuition, lack of active role models, parents' fear of letting kids play outdoors, etc.
I can't agree more due to hot and humid weather in Malaysia now, I fear of letting my kids to play outdoors. But we cannot be forever keep kids at home, so we need to see the timing to get activities such as visit lets say the playground. If we are going in the evening 6pm, put on sunscreen and mosquitoes repellent.
What motivate my kids to be active? Being active myself of course, parents are the role models to our children.
One of the recent fun activity that my son likes at the KidZania is the bubbly artwork, we went not long ago for the KidZania Kuala Lumpur 7th Anniversary. He had a good time creating the bubbly work using a straw and cups of water color for the artwork.
Benefits of being active, especially in sports - what skills are
developed?
My kids stay active when they have the time to visit the outdoor for example
fun time of flying the planes. It will be a nice good sweating time while
playing. Whenever they fly the planes and chasing and running after it to
collect it.
Everyone has got busy lifestyle, it's important to keep our lifestyle
balance. We spend quality time together whenever we can. Both my sons now
studying at different school as his elder brother is now 13 years old. Both of
them different time of studying and also attending tuition. I try to keep them
active and spend quality time together as much as possible. It's weekends that
we can get together more often.
My youngest son likes
the challenge of wall climbing, he knows some day he will make it to the
top.
Sports is more than a healthy
pastime, it improves coordination, builds confidence and helps develop
social skills. Games can also teach kids about cooperation and teamwork;
these are the important aspects of growing up.
Last year, KidZania has got the sports programme of Football Fever. Football-themed Highlights at KidZania SportZ 2018:
* Futsal: Practice dribbling skills in a 2V2 match, or try to score a goal while blindfolded!
* Foosball: This intense game puts hand-eye coordination to the test. Great for all ages!
* Subbuteo: Try the new table-top football phenomenon!
* Football Video Game: This virtual challenge brings the game to life in a different way!
my sons making bracelets
Part of the activities that we can find in KidZania is the bracelets making at Jewelry shop. This is good to keep them focus, active in mind and calculation skill as involve in thinking on how to put the beads together and making a bracelet. There are so many fun activities can be found at KidZania namely Researcher, Bottling Operator, Tourism Officer, Jeweller, Car Dealer, Actor, Nurse, Judge, Police, Fire fighter, Magician, Cashier, Modelling Class, and many more.
For more
information about activities and events at KidZania Kuala Lumpur, visit
www.kidzania.com.my or www.facebook.com/KidZaniaKualaLumpur, or
