One of the most intriguing things about childhood is the pressing need to understand ‘how things are made’. As we grow up, somewhere in the chaos of life, we begin to grow less curious. This writer’s two children have her ‘googling’ most questions that they get asked. That is why on days when an opportunity arises to witness how something is made for real, she feels, it must not be ignored. When we learnt that Kidzania had recently opened The Laughing Cow Cheese factory, where children can engage in role-play to create the brand’s creamy cheese triangles, we jumped at the chance to check it out.

Cheese triangles