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Families can now enjoy an upgraded play area at Katy Mills Mall.
The setup
The HIVE, a “modern interactive play structure,” replaces the former Disney-themed playground, General Manager Heidi McMillan said. The $100,000 installation began in December and was completed in January.
“We felt that the area needed a refresh and something more challenging and interactive,” McMillan said.
Also of note
Katy Mills officials brought in students at the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston to create custom artwork for the walls in the play area and at one of the mall entrances, McMillan said. In total, Katy Mills received 13 mural designs from UH students.
“We had a hard time choosing a winner and decided to showcase them all,” McMillan said. “It has been a great community partnership and we hope that this will be an annual design competition for our local artists.”
