Fall typically brings some order after an often chaotic summer. As schedules begin to form and your family settles into its routine, you may be searching for opportunities for child-care support or ways to keep your kids active.
Many Life Time members welcome Parents Night Outs into their weekly calendars. These themed events allow kiddos the chance to hang out with others their age while learning, playing, and having fun. And parents have that time to run errands, catch up on to-dos, go out for date nights — whatever they desire.
“My kids enjoy the different event themes,” says Abby Banks, a member at Life Time in Edina, Minn. “It’s the first thing they ask about when I tell them we’re going to Parents Night Out. They love that each event is different and offers new activities and art projects. They also have great friends they’ve met at these events. My older children always make sure their friends’ parents sign them up for the same ones!”
Learn about the events and themes taking place in September and October:
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| Game Board Battles | Life Time Laboratory | Silly Olympics | Quarterbacks and Cartwheels |
| Tween Takeover | |||
| OCTOBER | |||
| Goblins & Goo | Dinosaurs & Dragons | Monster Dash | Halloween Fun Fest |
| Tween Takeover | |||
Tween Takeover
Ages: 9 to 13 years old
Length: Typically 3 hours
At Tween Takeover nights, kids rule! This time is for your tween to decide what they want to do at their athletic country club: They can play sports, create crafts, challenge one another to a board game, or participate in other fun activities. The space is theirs.
Game Board Battles
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Step into the arena for some fierce board game competitions: Kids will create their own board games and put them into play. They’ll also play gym games like team memory match up and sink the ship, and participate in a maze challenge.
Life Time Laboratory
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
We’ve developed the formula for fun: bubbles, fireworks, and explosions! Here, kids will channel their inner scientists and rotate through experiments in which they are challenged to develop and test their hypotheses. We’ll see which theory from these whizzes rings true!
Silly Olympics
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
All kid Olympians are invited to the Silly Olympics, where they’ll compete in wacky relays, zany obstacle courses, and wild challenges to test their mind and athletic skills. In the end, the winners will be crowned in a crowd-roaring celebration of silliness and victory.
Quarterbacks and Cartwheels
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Gear up for a night of football games, cheer routines, and thrilling team-building activities. Kids can create their own paper megaphone or tissue paper pom poms, then play football tag, relays, and capture the football in the gym. There will also be building block competitions to see who can construct the tallest tower. You’re not going to want to fumble this one!
Goblins and Goo
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Join this haunting party where kids will craft goblin paintings and goblin suncatchers, play games like escape the goo pit, and create their own oozy goblin slime.
Dinosaurs and Dragons
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Travel back in time to a world of prehistoric and mythical fun. Kids will participate in activities like rob the dragon’s nest and dino and dragon egg hunt, as well as create their own dinosaur fossils. This event offers a perfect mix of active play and imagination that your adventurer won’t want to miss!
Monster Dash
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Let’s BOOgie at Life Time! Kids can wear costumes and participate in ghoulish games like monster dash tag and monster dash dodgeball. They’ll also create their own mini monsters out of yarn, monster-themed headbands, and some gooey monster oobleck (a mixture of cornstarch and water). Kids will be in for a frightfully fun night.
Halloween Fun Fest
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Ghosts, goblins, witches brew — this Halloween party is just for you! Kids will participate in crafts, games, and thrills through a variety of activities like spider dodgeball, zombie tag, and straw art. There’s also a costume contest.
Specific event dates and details may vary by club location. Check your club’s schedule for more information and to register.
Common FAQs About Kids Events
Shelly Forsberg, director of kids and aquatics at Life Time, shares answers to commonly asked questions from parents.
Life Time Editorial | What can I expect if I sign my child up for a Life Time Kids event?
Shelly Forsberg | Each event has a theme, and we build the curriculum around that so there are always fun, new activities for kids to take part in. There is a new theme each week to help accommodate family schedules and to allow for a greater chance for every child to attend. Kids’ events occur every Saturday. Depending on the club, there may also be additional events on Fridays.
Regardless of the theme, every curriculum follows an intentionally designed format: There’s always arts and crafts time, a STEAM project, a gym game or a sports activity — or some combination of those. Then, we always serve dinner, which is usually pizza and juice.
Events typically last two to three hours and can accommodate kids ages 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club based on state requirements). Tween Takeover events are generally for kids ages 9 to 13 years old, though that may vary by club as well.
Our Life Time Kids team members go through training before being entrusted with your kids. This training includes CPR training, a child-development course, and a classroom-management course to ensure your kids are in the safest hands.
LTE | Do parents need to stay at the club while their child is attending an event?
SF | No. Parents can leave the club or stay on site. Most often, we see parents using this time in the club, whether that be to take a fitness class, use the space and machines on the workout floor, relax in the sauna or steam room, grab a bite to eat in the LifeCafe, or hit the pickleball court with friends.
LTE | Is there a cost to these events? And do you have to be a Life Time member to participate?
SF | All Kids events are included at no cost in Junior Memberships. Your child does need to be on a Life Time Junior Membership to attend the events.
LTE | How do I sign my child up for an event?
SF | Reservations can be made up to 30 days prior to each event and registration closes five hours before the event begins. Each participant is allowed to reserve one event per week. View the schedule on my.lifetime.life or in the Life Time app by clicking “View All Events” and under “Activity,” filtering by “Kids.” (We require all children attending events to be fully potty trained.)
If your child is registered but you need to cancel, we ask that you please do so at least five hours prior to the event to open up the spot for someone else; if you neglect to cancel at all or less than five hours prior, there will be a $25 no-show fee. If you were on a waitlist and moved to an available spot less than 24 hours prior to the start of the event, you will not be penalized if you miss the event.
Please arrive on time to the event; if you arrive more than 15 minutes after the start time, your child’s spot may be forfeited and offered to someone on the waitlist. A photo ID is required at pickup, and late pickups will result in a fee.
