Family & Community
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MALAYSIAN KIDS DISCUSS MONEY, WORK AND FAMILY LIFE IN FIRST KIDZANIA BI-ANNUAL KIDZ SURVEY
Results Show Kids are Financially-aware, Career-conscious and Family-oriented • Almost 8 out of 10 kids save money for the future or to buy something special • They love learning how to do different jobs; 82% reported that they could see a future career for themselves in their favourite role-play experience • Over a third said they value family time over material goods The KidZania Bi-Annual KidZ Survey, commissioned by KidZania Cities in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in partnership with Agility Research, saw over 500 kids interviewed across both Cities in 2017. Participants ranged from 7-15 years old, who talked about financial literacy, career aspirations, and preferences. “KidZania Kuala Lumpur revolves…
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5 Ways To Role-play with Children and The Benefits
In our household, role-playing has always been a natural thing. Josiah now 9 learn about role-play from a really young age. According to Wikipedia, Role-playing is the changing of one’s behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role. While the Oxford English Dictionary offers a definition of role-playing as “the changing of one’s behaviour to fulfill a social role”,[1] In other words, it is called Make Believe or Pretend Play. Letting children pretend to be someone else in a different setting. Psychology Today quotes that Pretend play is a healthy part of every child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development and should not be feared by parents or educators. We certainly…
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It’s Football Fever at Kidzania Sportz 2018!
School holidays might be over, but not World Cup. This World Cup Season, you can expect the whole world to be experiencing Football Fever including the world of Kidzania! If you follow the major sports events, you can try online betting at https://uk.mansionbet.com/sports/golf/. If you’re wondering, well, football isn’t just a game that can be played on the big field or supported via a large screen during Live Matches. Now our kids can get to learn about different types of football and be a part of the fever as well. So this weekend when you head over to Kidzania, don’t forget to check out these new attractions. They won’t be…
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Maximus Musicus Visits The MPO Orchestra
Maximus Musicus is a rather peculiar little mouse and this is the story of him getting lost in the orchestra. This is one very interesting way to introduce the instruments and the background of the orchestra to the little ones. Furthermore, Datuk Yasmin Yusoff is the story teller, how can I miss this? I practically grew up with her voice on the radio. I believe she can make any story come to life effortlessly. The story tells of Maximus who was looking for a warm place to stay on a cold winter’s night. He went through an opened door and into the hall of the orchestra unknowingly. That was when…
