D Mall--Multiple Intelligence Kids Mall

 

My Dear Great Ones,

If you like malls than Hong Kong is a mall paradise.  There seems to be hundreds of them.  With all those malls competition is pretty fierce to attract customers.  So there are malls with skating rinks, lavish theatres,  some are high end, some are middle range, some are low end with knock offs from China, some have wet markets in the basement.  The variety and unique attractions to intice customers is mind boggling.  But for most unique attempt to bring in customers I vote the Discovery Mall or D Mall for short.  It bills itself as the "World's First Multiple Intelligence Mall for Kids."  And it actually has real stores, selling real goods for adults, but there are lots of kid stores as well.  Yet what sets it apart are the attractions, most on the main floor in a massive park like space.  Its all indoors, with lots of air conditioning, and is actually quite astounding. Astounding in the amount of parents with kids getting them to activate their multiple intelligences.  Here is a definition about multiple intelligences straight from that reliable source of information:  Wikipedia.

The theory of multiple intelligences differentiates intelligence into specific 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability.  Howard Gardner (the dude who came up with this theory) chose eight abilities that he held to meet these criteria:^[2] musical-rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. He later suggested that existential and moral intelligence may also be worthy of inclusion.^[3] Although the distinction between intelligences has been set out in great detail, Gardner opposes the idea of labeling learners to a specific intelligence. Gardner maintains that his theory of multiple intelligences should "empower learners", not restrict them to one modality of learning.^[4] According to Gardner, an intelligence is "a biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture."^[5]

^{Ok.  Got it. Kind of. As far as I am concerned the theory of multiple intelligences is a fancy dan way of saying we are human and need various stimuli to develop the humaness is us.  I find it funny that existential and moral intelligence "may also be worthy of inclusion."  Ha Ha.  That should be number one.  Because without faith in God and morality humans would never have become civilized and been able to work together.   Anyway here are some pictures of the most unique mall in Hong Kong if not the world:}

Discover Our Zones

Welcome to the Multiple Intelligence learning paradise!
Here we have four Multiple Intelligence areas, where eight kinds of Multiple Intelligence activities will be held.
In addition, we will regularly organize Multiple Intelligence courses.

The bottom floor of the mall is like a massive park with a variety of activities to do.

At this activity one has to remove ones footware. 

Rest station.

Now we're talking.  An Angry Bird bouncy castle.

Restaurants have tables and chairs for kids.

Driving certainly takes some intelligence.

Starbucks converting the young to the power of coffee.

The duck pops up everywhere.

Another rest station.

A one foot high hand dispensor.

A planeterium.  Note stroller parking lot.

Not sure about this.

Getting a drink.

The whale park is a must do.

Have a great week everyone!

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk