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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Megan Doherty

New kids' playspace at the Canberra Centre

A new kids' playspace is opening at the Canberra Centre on Friday.

The Canberra Centre's new kids' playspace opens to the public on Friday morning. And there are free goodies on offer for the first kids to use it. Mum and dad won't miss out either.

The interactive space is on Level 1, near Kingpin.

It opens at 9am on Friday with a special Teddy Bears Picnic.

The first 85 children to visit will receive a free Build-A-Bear teddy and t-shirt they can decorate, a babyccino and mini cupcake from Aroma Cafe. There will also be a complimentary coffee for the adults.

The goal was to create a create a "miniaturised urban landscape".

The National Zoo and Aquarium will also be bringing along its favourite reptiles and giving shoppers a chance to meet them.

The reptiles will be on the ground level near David Jones from 11am to 2pm on Friday.

Canberra Centre general manager Gary Stewart was proud of the results.

"We wanted to bring a playspace to the Centre as a haven for both children and parents, where the parents can relax whilst the little ones enjoy an immersive play area," he said.

The new playspace at the Canberra Centre was mean to be a haven for kids and parfents.

"Our goal was to create a miniaturised urban landscape that was, not only beautiful but also complemented our great city."

The new playspace has an igloo cubby, interactive lighting, button bounce steppers plus a large structure, equipped with a tunnel, slide, cargo net and a range of play panels.

Kids can walk, climb, or crawl and make their way through the combination of ramps, levels and surfaces.

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