Day 6 in Taipei (photo)

The last stop and probably the highlight of Denise's trip has to be BabyBoss. We chanced upon it on our way to 五分埔! Definitely better than another round of shopping!

This place allows the children "to be who they want to be". Every kid needs an accompanying and paying adult. It costs NT900 for a child ticket and NT500 for an adult ticket (Foreigners enjoy a 20% discount!). The child is immersed in a "city" where they work to earn money. They can choose to spend the money in the "city" or save it in a "bank account". As we are only visiting, I didn't open a BabyBoss bank account for Denise...:)

There are altogether 57 stations and you will NEVER be able to complete all of them in one day!

Visited their toilet. Oh man! Hello Kitty toilet and tap! Before we left, we even get to meet the mascots. Look at our lunch! For NT25 more, it comes in a cute lunchbox!

1st stop: Hospital nursery. Denise learns how to carry, feed and put her baby down in her cot.


2nd stop: Convenience store. She had to greet customers, arrange the products on displaying shelves, learn how to operate the cashier and thank the customers for patronising the store.

3rd stop: Pizza Kitchen. She gets to make her own pizza for BB$35 (BB$ - BabyBoss dollar). From making the dough, putting the ingredients to toasting it in the oven, the children get to experience how to make their own pizza. It comes complete in a lunchbox. As it was lunchtime, it became Denise's lunch...:)

4th stop: Airline. This was probably her favourite! She became one of the flight attendent on TransAsia Airways (復興航空). The boys can choose to be pilots. Every parent was given a boarding pass. When we were onboard, the children role-play. Some will demostrate the use of life-jackets and some served us blankets and magazine. Exactly like how it would be on an airplane...:)

5th stop: Beauty salon. Over here, Denise gets to be a manicurist and then have her nails painted by another "manicurist". It was something that she always wanted to do.

6th stop: Construction site. Due to lack of time, I suggested that Denise "worked" at the construction site as it has the shortest duration; 25mins. It will end at the same time as when her next station starts. Of course, she was relunctant as she just PAINTED her nails. But in the name of "don't waste time", she went ahead with my suggestion. As you can see, she was not really smiling...:p I guess she was more concerned about her nails...:)

7th stop: Hospital ambulance department. See how she is smiling again after the construction station...:p This time she was super-excited. She gets to sit in the ambulance with the other children. Their mission was to rescue a 6 yr old "girl" who has fallen and injured herself!

All in all, she covered 7 stations and with the money she earned, she attended the pizza-making course and bought herself a packet of milk!

I love this place! The concept is to cultivate independence in every child. So fun so fun!!! A must-visit for all children...:)