Melo Villareal
10 Big Things You Can Do at KidZania Manila
Do you want your kids to develop that aha-moment of learning what they want to become when they grow up? Do you wish your kids would acquire early that skillset needed for them to live the future? Do you want your kids to get enough exposure to how society works with proper oversight? Do you want your kids to be more prepared for the real world?
Flights to Kidzania Manila
Well then, look no further. There’s this kid-sized city built for them just around the corner! Situated at Park Triangle Mall in Bonifacio Global City, KidZania Manila grants a unique and realistic educational environment for kids between the ages of four and 14 to give them the hands-on experience on real-life jobs. It allows your children to try out a selection of different opportunities and relate with true-to-life situations through realistic places and familiar brands found in an actual city. In essence, it’s the city for kids!
Here ten reasons that would explain why your kids would love going to KidZania Manila:
1. Become a citizen.
Imagine your kids applying for a paZZport at the PaZZport Office to become naturalized citiZens. Watch them enroll in the B•KidZanian program that has three Citizenship levels.
Visit the PaZZport Office to sign up as a KidZanian and get your real PaZZport
Each time your kids visit KidZania, they will accumulate stamps that allow them to upgrade their citizenship level and in the process, unlock privileges, earn, and enjoy more!
2. Seek employment.
Your kids will then undergo consultation and orientation at the Employment Office to help them find their strengths and assist them in choosing their dream job from over 100 professions.
One of the popular jobs at KidZania Manila is to be a Veterinarian. Here, kids learn how to take care of pets.
3. Tell the story of KidZanians.
Your kids can then learn how to write their own story as journalists of the city through a workshop at the Newspaper Office. They can also widen their imagination as they come up with their own comic strip at the Magazine Publishing Company.
Kids work on their stories at the Newspaper.
4. Investigate a crime.
Role-playing could be so much fun in KidZania Manila. They can experience how it is to work as a paramedic, a surgeon and even a veterinarian! This is probably one of the most value-adding experiences they could ever have as they learn how to respond to emergencies.
Kids get to solve a case at the Crime Scene Investigation.
5. Save lives.
Aside from saving lives, they can also choose to protect lives and maintain peace and prosperity in KidZania by investigating crimes and solving cases at the Police Station and Crime Scene Investigation Department. They can also join court trials at the Court House.
Kids learn how to respond to emergencies as paramedics
6. Earn as they work.
With these jobs in place for them, who wouldn’t get happier with rewards? Yes! They will receive KidZos, KidZania’s own currency, for a job well done! This gives them the opportunity to see the value of money and know how to use it wisely when they purchase items at the Joy Basket and Department Store.
KidZos are KidZania’s own currency
7. Discover their green thumb
And speaking of baskets and supermarkets, your kids can learn the importance of not wasting food as they find out how to grow something in the Farm House Store and Urban Garden and see how their harvests (fruits and vegetables) find their way into their homes.
At the Farm House Store, kids learn about harvesting fresh produce
8. Open a bank account.
Your kids also get to use their hard-earned KidZos to avail of services in the city! And what better way for kids to learn how to budget their KidZos than to see themselves open their own savings accounts in the bank? Their KidZos earn an interest as well!
After working hard, kids can choose to save their hard-earned kidZos at the bank
9. Get the license to drive.
Let your kids wander in the play city! In the Driving School, they can learn how to drive and get a driver’s license; but it’s not only that, they also get a chance to learn more how cars are designed and assembled through a car dealer shop, and how to check their tires, operate a gas pump, and change oil!
Kids learn responsible driving at the Driving School. Once they get their license, they get to drive on the driving streets.
10. Learn how to fly a plane.
At this age, they’re already able to learn how to drive around the city. So, why not give your kids the chance to fly a plane inside the Aviation Academy? Through flight simulators, they get to learn the basics of maneuvering a plane as well as experience the feeling of being a cabin member.
Pilots-in-Training get to use real flight simulators as they learn the basics of flying a plane.
You see, KidZania Manila aspires to ignite your kids’ imaginations, inspire and prepare them for the real world, and catalyze your kids’ holistic growth and development. So, take your kids to this memorable, dream-weaving life experience! Visit manila.kidzania.com for more information.
