I've been dealing with a very tired 9 year old today, she didn't get to sleep until gone 11pm last night and now she is jumpy and hyper-sensitive. Thank the Lord that our 1pm arrival time has come around for entry into Kidzania as she may now finally calm down a little and settle in to her afternoon of fun!
At the beginning of the year my 9 year old twin
girls came to Kidzania with their school class and loved it. It was all they
talked about for a couple of weeks. So when it got close to JJ's 13th birthday
and he said he fancied a visit too, I jumped at Kidzania's offer to host our
family on a date of our choice. We visited on Saturday 8th October for the 4
hour slot commencing at 1pm and I expected it to be heaving but thankfully I
was wrong (although the girls tell me it was busier than the school day they
had last visited).
Arrival
As our tickets had been booked in advance for us
we had printed tickets and this meant we could head straight inside Kidzania
and go up the three floor to the British Airways departure lounge. Check-in was
easy and the member of staff very smiley and friendly, he certainly knew how to
relate to kids. He checked if the kids had any allergies or additional needs
and fitted us all with a security bracelet. This meant the kids couldn't leave
without my husband or myself and it also acts as a location tracker.
They were handed 50 kidZos each (money just
available for the children to earn and spend in Kidzania) and the girls
explained to their brother how he earns or spent them. Miss E had saved some
KidZos from her previous visit and thus had enough to open a bank account if
she wanted. This was the cause of great excitement.