Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Adventures with Thomas & Friends at Sunway Putra Mall

In conjunction with the School Holiday, Mattel Southeast Asia (Mattel)has collaborated with Sunway Putra Mall to bring exciting activities around Thomas’ new Adventures beyond the Island of Sodor.

Typically, you’ll spot Thomas & Friends™on the Island of Sodor; in locations such as Tidmouth Sheds, Knapford Station, Brendam Docks and Sodor Steamworks, to name a few. This month, everyone’s favourite little blue engine will journey to lands beyond the Island of Sodor, into the sea and out in space.His exciting adventures is also represented in their latest toy line which is now available for sale at major toy retailers, departmental stores and hypermarkets.


From now till 3 September 2017, the Thomas & Friends™Adventures will be held at the Main Concourse of Sunway Putra Mall. Children get to experience the Adventures on land, sea and space with their favourite blue engine.


Children will be able to participate in a special obstacle course where they can slide into the sea of Adventure, challenge themselves to ‘Reach for the Stars’ in space and go on a ride on a Thomas land train. The Thomas & Friends™ Adventures event promises to be exciting and engaging, with attractive prizes to be won, including the all-new Thomas & Friends™Adventures engines and track sets.


Visitors stands a chance to bring home a limited edition Super Station sets when they spend a minimum of RM120 in a single receipt at the toy corner by Toys“R”Us. For more information, please visit the official Thomas & Friends Facebook page.

Aside from these activities, visitors can also bring their kids for a day out at the newly opened Fun Scape by Cobay, an entertainment park located at Level 4 or the 1st Indoor London Theme Park Playland, The Parenthood. Lots of exciting activities and offerings awaits!


At the same time, visitors will also be able to enjoy RM5 off a ride to/from Sunway Putra Mall by entering the “PUTRASALE17” promo code. 

For more information about Thomas & Friends™School Holiday activities, please visit Sunway Putra Mall official website and Sunway Putra Mall Facebook

Saturday, August 26, 2017

KidZania SportZ 2017


School holiday is around the corner and Let' bring your kids to the newly launch KidZania SportZ 2017. Consumers can enjoy a 20% discount for purchases of KidZania Kuala Lumpur tickets by using the promo code SPORTZ. This special promotion is valid from August 1 –  September 14.


KidZania Kuala Lumpur presents a month of SportZ and fitness activities from 15 August to 15 September 2017, inspired by the 29th SEA Games! KidZania SportZ 2017 consists of various daily and weekend events to give children the experience of competing as athletes, highlighting values such as discipline, healthy competition and teamwork. The activities are also designed to cultivate greater interest in physical exercise among children.


In addition, kids will have the opportunity to participate in both in-park and online contests to win exclusive prizes during the month-long programme, one of which is the KidZania SportZ Challenge. Kids can take part in this contest for the chance to win an AirAsia-sponsored coaching session at the AirAsia Badminton Academy, with the opportunity to learn from national badminton player Liew Daren.

Officiated by En Mohd Azhari bin Mohammad, Deputy Director-General, Sports Development Division from the Youth and Sports Department of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, KidZania SportZ recognises the growing need for more efforts targeting children and young people that nurture the love for sports activities and encourage healthy and active pastimes.

Key activities organised for the duration of KidZania SportZ include the Obstacles Challenge as well as CrossFit sessions, specially designed to test kids’ balance, strength and stamina; and Fitness Dance which introduces fun Zumba routines that help kids gain coordination and confidence, while giving them an outlet to jump, shake, dance to fun beats and rhythms. In addition, kids also get to try their skills in activities like Archery, Miniature Golf and Football Shooting.

"Through KidZania SportZ, we hope children get to experience the thrill of competition and sportsmanship. Playing sports introduces discipline, determination and cooperation which are learning experiences and healthy habits that will stay with them into adulthood, in line with our motto Learn Life Today,” said Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur.


KidZania SportZ also features industry experts and equipment for the activities, with many professionals lending their time and effort to share their experience and inspire children during the KidZania SportZ Talk series held on the weekends.

These speakers include adventurer Ravichandran Tharumalingam, affectionately known as Ravi ‘Everest’; former national squash player Sharon Wee; multiple SEA Games gold medallist swimmer Jeffrey Ong; former National and Olympian athlete Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dr Mani Jegathesan, once known as the fastest man in Asia; national and Olympian swimmer Khoo Cai Lin; Coach and Team Captain of the Malaysian Blind Football Team Sunny Salesh and Mohd Amirul Arif, respectively.


KidZania Kuala Lumpur will also be giving away complimentary admission tickets and exclusive merchandise to winners of the KidZania SportZ Facebook Contest, allowing a return visit during the programme to experience different activities and talks. All kids need to do is submit a video demonstrating their best sports skills or tricks!

KidZania SportZ is supported by AirAsia, Decathlon, CrossFit Pahlawan, Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur, Spartan Race, F&N Beverages, Telekom Malaysia and Spritzer.

For more information on KidZania SportZ and contests, visit HERE.