Imagine, if you will, a world where all people over the age of 12 have been reduced to mere observers and instructors in a planet ruled by children. This is not Lord of the Flies; Welcome, to Kidzania!
In Kidzania my daughter was able to work in a Licca-chan Fashion Boutique (Japan's Barbie), become a chef in the ABC Cooking School where she made Omelet Rice for her Mom, become a nurse in and learn how to take care of newborn babies, and finally become a flight Attendant on All Nippon Airways. All this plus, she was able to open a Kidzania Bank Account at Mitsui Sumitomo Bank where she deposited her Kidzania bucks and got an ATM card.
She especially enjoyed the flight attendant. They had a huge fuselage of a ANA plane inside the town. There she boarded the flight and was able to work as a flight attendant (We do not call them stewardesses any more silly!). All the parents were able to watch their kids piloting the plane and serving meals. As you can see in the fuzzy shot above, Anna barely clears the meal cart. She had a ball though and so did Daddy! She asked after she got off the flight "Daddy, where did we go?"
I said, "I don't know Anna, you boarded the flight, the plane left, and then came back in 50 minutes. I was able to watch you on the TV though." She still thinks she took a trip on a plane, SO COOL!
It was like being able to watch your kids all day at school. The first time at Kidzania she always looked nervous. I knew, however, that she was just loving this. After coming home it was all she could talk about. Later today she will show Grandma Matsusaka and Hiroko how to properly wash a newborn. I can't wait!
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