I mainly love them when I have money to spend whilst I'm there, but I also love that during school holidays they pull out all the stops to attract the hoardes.
Which is why we found ourselves at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre yesterday, for a spot of ice-skating!
I really think Indooroopilly Shopping Centre should be paying @Tutu_Ames a commission, because it was she who alerted the World of Twitter that there was an ice-skating rink in the middle of the shopping centre.
We met up with her for a coffee (and she is every bit as lovely in person as she is on twitter and her blog), before the kids dragged me off to the rink.
To be honest, the rink is TINY compared what we're used to, but that kind of made it a more enjoyable experience too.
Also, the ice-skating was only open to kids, so you didn't have flashy teens and show-offy adults racing around sending smaller humans flying.
The people running the event were really lovely, and there were plenty of helping hands to guide the newbies and pick up fallen angels.
The ice skating isn't free, but at $10 for a 45 minute skate, (which includes a two-for-one ice-cream at New Zealand Ice-Creamery), I thought it was good value.
Also, unlike normal ice-skating rinks, it was normal temperature for spectators, so I didn't end up freezing my butt off (handy as that would be!) while I watched.
The kids' little legs were tired by the time their time was up, and they were hungry and thirsty, so it was a decent period of time to skate, without exhausting them too much for shopping.
Miss 8 rediscovering her skating legs ...
Mr 10 pulls a silly face ...
And a lovely time was had by all!
If you go: Saturday 25 June to Sunday 10 July
Times:
Mon-Thursday 9am to 5pm
Thursday 9am to 9pm
Sunday 10am to 4pm
Location:
Centre Court, Level 1, outside Myer
Cost:
It's $10 for 45 minutes including skates, or spend $100 at participating retailers and receive one free skating pass.
Each day, one family will win four tickets to Disney on Ice presents Worlds Of Fantasy showing at Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Tip: Miss 8 fell over quite a lot. She wasn't hurt, but her pants got really wet from the ice. So if your child is balance-challenged, you might want to carry a spare pair of jeans or leggings, or be prepared to splash out on new ones at one of the shops.
7 comments:
Last year Taigum Shopping Centre had an ice skating rink during the September/October school holidays.
I got told by the person who rans it that usually they travel to different shopping centres through out the South East Queensland area during the holidays.
I remember taken my oldest daughter when she was younger to the really big one at the Logan Hyperdome
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