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A novel approach to entertaining children has been set-up on the Coast by Kylie Poulton.
During a recent trip to Australia, Kylie was introduced to ride-on cuddly electronic animals.
“I had never seen anything like them and I instantly knew we needed these on the Coast,” she says. “We don’t have a lot of activities for children up here and these are so different I thought they would be a great addition.”
With help from family and friends, she imported 12 electronic animals. “Importing them in was a huge learning curve and it took three months but it was worth it. It was very exciting when they finally arrived.”
Zoomals range of animals include an elephant, leopard, octopus, dinosaurs including a T-Rex and a lion.
Although they are large, Kylie says they move at a safe speed.
“Children love them and there is something infectious about seeing such happy faces.”
Kylie plans to show her zoo animals at shopping malls, which is where the name Zoomals came from.
“We have had them at The Plaza and Pakuranga mall, and what’s really exciting is locals are asking to hire them for birthday parties and schools are starting to book them for their galas and discos.”
Kylie works locally as a business manager and is working Zoomals as a weekend business at this stage.
“It’s funny that although the animals are primarily for children, adults can ride them as well. Sometimes, the adults are more excited than the children.”
