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Approved Kanga’s Playcenter
With winter in our midst, it might be a
little bit more difficult to take the kids to
the park. Who wants to play ball when
there’s ice or snow on the ground? Luckily,
Long Island City is home to an indoor
space called Kanga’s Playcenter, so you
and the tykes can get in your much-needed
family time.
After meeting the owners of Kanga’s
Playcenter at a business convention
in 2016, the LIC location owners, Mike
Zheng and Nan Yang, started working
with them on opening the business in
western Queens. It officially opened in
September 2018.
“Our favorite part of owning Kanga’s
is the satisfaction that comes
when my daughter asks if she can
come to Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter,”
Zheng said. “She’s been here many
times, yet she still wants to come
back. So we’ve obviously pleased our
number one customer.”
Zheng and Yang are married and
have a daughter who was a huge inspiration
for opening Kanga’s. According
to Zheng, as a toddler their daughter
would treat their home as a playground.
She would explore the nooks
and crannies of the house, but as she
got older she progressed to climbing
on tables and chairs. They took her to
some indoor play centers in the area,
but many of them lacked what they
were looking for.
“We tried many different places and
somehow something was always missing.
Many were too small, or had no
adult seating, or didn’t have the right
food and drink options, or didn’t have
variety in their attractions. It was disappointing
to not be able to find something
in New York that both we and our
daughter could enjoy together,” Zheng
said.
Zheng and Yang used these personal
experience to design Kanga’s in LIC. They
committed to providing seating and a
cafe area, a toddler and baby area, a
jungle gym structure with slides running
inside as well as a rock climbing wall,
bounce house and merry-go-round ride
for kids of all ages.
“We hope our customers will enjoy
quality family time after they come to
Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter. Having family
time and having the ability to play
with our kids is so important. Kids learn
through social interaction, and they
learn from their parents more than anyone
else. By spending time with our
kids, we teach them lessons about caring,
trust, patience, family and responsibility.
We are the best teachers for our
kids,” Zheng said.
Kanga’s Playcenter
32-15 37TH AVE., LONG ISLAND
CITY
718-606-2216
LONGISLANDCITY.
KANGASPLAYCENTER.COM
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