A Day with the BIGS

 A few days ago I saw a sign for a fun kid activity place and asked around on whether it was fun or not.  I was told it would be good for older kids, but 6 and under may not enjoy it as much.Some of the activities have an age requirement of being at least 4 and older.  It was also suggested to have 2 adults along in case the kids don't want to do the same stations.

Today, the Bigs didn't have school for inservice.  Macy is on a different schedule so she did.  This seemed like the perfect opportunity to try it out.  Justin was gone all week and had a few calls planned for the day, but decided to join in on a fun day with the girls.

We got to our destination a bit early so we went to Starbucks while Justin listened in on a conference call.

Then, it was off to ........... 

It was like the Disney World of children's museums.....It was clean, well organized, fun and educational!  The idea behind KidZania is that kids get to act like grown ups for the day.  There are different stations in the "city" that the kids can have hands on experiences at.

The girls started at the bank to turn their check they got at the ticket counter(it looked like an Asia Air airline check in counter) into cash....Each child gets 50 Kidzos.

From there, the kids can explore the city and earn money doing jobs or pay to do activities.

Our first stop was the Disco Lounge:

Hannah won 10 Kidzos for winning the name that song game and Kaylee got 8 for getting one song right.

Next, the girls split up since Kaylee wasn't old enough to do what Hannah wanted to.

Kaylee bottled her own water.

Hannah made her own Oreo cookies.

We have been to a few really nice children's museums before, but I loved this concept.  Only a few kids were allowed in each exhibit at a time and they were guided through the process by 2 "experts".  Usually when we go, the girls just start pushing buttons or look at pictures, but don't really know what they are doing or learning about.   

Then, Hannah went to report the news.

Kaylee bottled some milk.

She isn't sure of the process.....

....7 of the 8 in the group spoke Malay so all the directions were given in Malay!!!

Hannah went to cooking school and made a "Sushi Sandwich" aka Tuna Fish.

The girls didn't try this, but every so often a fire truck would really drive through and fire fighters would get out and help put out the fire at the hotel.

While the girls waiting in line, wearing their hair nets, to make sushi, I walked around to some of the other areas.

Window Washing

Beauty Salon

Dentist Office...not a real patient, just a dummy

When I got back to the girls, Hannah had decided to be a mechanic instead.

After about 2 hours we needed to leave and get Macy from school.  

The girls loved it and I know we will be back again soon.

I am really glad we didn't have Whitney along because there is no way I would have been able to keep her in her stroller the whole time.

I think Macy would have liked it, so we will have to find a day all 3 don't have school--Not a weekend, I am sure those are crazy!

Macy went with the driver and Melona to see monkeys along the road the other day after school, and she really wanted to show her sisters.

These 2 pictures are taken through the car window.  I was too scared to get out and knew I would scream if one got too close to me. 

I did get out of the car for this pic, but then went right back in!  I am 99.9% positive Hannah will grow up to be a vet.  The other 2 "fed" the monkeys too.  They threw some of the pellets the "caretaker" gave them on the ground, and the monkeys ate them.

Life is Good when you have a day with the BIGS!