Cool and Crazy KIDZANIA

Kidzania is a city run by kids and for kids, grown ups aren't allowed on any of the activities but are allowed inside! Kidzania is in Shepherd's Bush in the Westfield shopping centre. You will never miss it as there is a massive British Airways plane coming out of the top. The currency used in this society is called kidzos and at the start you are given 50 kidzos which you can use on some of the activities, you can also get salary from the activities. Once you are inside there are lots of fun activities you can do, these are the ones i did:

Hotel- The hotel is where you put on the uniform then you are lead into a messy room which you then have to tidy up. The person in charge of this activity will help if you need their assistance on where to put things. For this activity you get paid 6 kidzos.

Fire fighters- For this activity you watch a video all about being a fire fighter then afterwards you all talk about it. Then you get an emergency call and you walk to a house on fire which you then use hoses and put it out. For this activity you have to pay them 8 kidzos.

A and E- at the start of this activity you talk about what all the equipment is and then you practise using them. You are called to the same emergency and grab some equipment and get into the ambulance. Once you get there you help the police who have been hurt or injured. For this job you get paid 8 kidzos.

Supermarket- The supermarket is where you can either be a customer for free or work on the tills. I decided to work at the till and the person in charge will teach you to scan bar codes and how to use the computers. If you are a shopper, you get a trolley and a shopping list which you then use to find the items. Once that is done you come to the tills. On the tills you have to scan everything or if you can't scan it then find it on the computer. This activity is really fun and if you are a customer you don't get any kidzos and you don't have to pay but the shopkeepers get paid 10 kidzos which is more than emergency services!

Vault- in this activity you get put into pairs and given a clipboard and either some sacks of money or none. You and your pair go to each shop in turn and give or receive the money given which you then make them sign on the clipboard next to their activity. Once you have done all three you then have to go back to the vault and are given your 6 kidzos.

Pilot or steward/ess - for this activity I was a stewardess but for the pilot you could to fly and land a plane or be a co-pilot. But if you are a flight attendant then you need to learn all the safety terms like using the life jackets or showing the exits. If your parents were there then they would come in and pretend they were on a real flight. if you want to be a pilot you have to pay 10 kidzos but if you are a flight attendant you get paid 8 kidzos.

There are other things you could have done such as air conditioning, vet, police, delivery and many others. Going to Kidzania has helped me understand how a society works much better and I had loads of fun so if you haven't been already I suggest going.