Monday, January 04, 2010

Baby Boss



Much awaited and anticipated visit to BabyBoss by both mother and child!! What's BabyBoss?? Here is more info:

BabyBoss City is Taiwan’s first simulation city made for children. The city is designed to create an environment for children to play and learn at the same time. Inside the 2300sq. ping city there are 50 professions and over 70 different occupations waiting for kids to explore. The settings allow games and role-playing scenarios to stimulate children’ learning capability. Once entered into BabyBoss, the children set their minds on only two things “learn from playing” and “learn from doing”. This environment opens up their abilities from within and sparks unlimited potentialities. The concept of money and how to value it are thoroughly taught within the city. The hands-on learning process is not only fun but also very rewarding.
- Let the children of tomorrow find their future today.


http://www.babyboss.tw/english/

WOW!! How exciting!! More than 50 professions for the kids to have a hands on experience!! From pizza making, milking the cows, working at the docks, flying the airplane, an astronaut, a firefighter, police officer, security guard and so many more... And what's more, they get paid!! (with toy money of cos)

3 Unique points of BabyBoss:
The SECOM Security Group holds all rights of the BabyBoss City. It has developed a fully functional safety system which not only monitors the safety of every child, but also the learning process.

1. Security Bracelet – a special child-safety bracelet has been designed to ensure the safety of all children that enter BabyBoss. Allowing the child and adult to enter and exit safely together, gives both of them the opportunity to explore and enjoy their time at BabyBoss.

2. Simulation Banking – children have the chance to experience working and earning a salary, just like the real world. With this salary, they have the choice on how to use it. They can spend it on something they want, choose to deposit into a bank, or save up for future use. Children are encouraged to learn the value of money and how to spend it wisely.

3. Occupation Track Record – the ‘occupation track record’ is a listing of all the occupations the child has completed like a portfolio. Every child is issued a citizen ID card. With this ID card, it allows the child to enter and exit any work station within BabyBoss City. It may also be used to access the child’s personal track record and its history records on-line. Parents can utilize this information to better understand their children on which jobs have been done and where specific interests may lie.


Brendan's favorite occupation would be anything to do with transportation; cars, planes, trucks, cranes...etc.


Brendan started as a car mechanic, then he spent his entire salary on a car ride!! Then he wanted to fly an airplane and he got dressed for the pilot job. Occupations covered that day: Car Mechanic, Pilot, Astronaut, Cow Milker, TV Actor, Gas Station, Firefighter and a Crane Driver.




We need more than a day at Babyboss as most of the occupations takes about 30mins to a hour. There's lots of waiting time for the parents, pretty boring for us while the kids are having fun!! I'd suggest that you go with friends or bring an interesting book or magazine to read.





And please also pack your own lunch, the food serve there is not ideal and the food in the Mall, other than the upscale Lawry's or McDonalds, everything else is not very tasty. There is plenty of seating if you wanna sit down and have lunch at Babyboss.


Hopefully Brendan will try out some other occupations the next time we are there.