“Mom, dad: What are we doing today? I’m bored!”
If you’re a parent, the chances are good you’ve heard your kids say this on more than one occasion. It’s also likely that you only have so much time and capacity to keep them entertained all day. Life Time can be your back-up.
Each week, there are new events at the club to keep your kids engaged in healthy fun for several hours. Some are just for kids, giving parents the opportunity to leave or stay at and use the club, while others are designed for the whole family to take part in together.
“Kids and families are an important part of the Life Time community,” says Art Johnson, senior manager of events and sponsorship marketing at Life Time. “We host unique events throughout the year to bring value to our members while also helping them make lasting family memories.”
Avoid those in-the-moment panics of, What should we do?! by looking to this round up of kids and family events to help fill your calendar July through October.
July
August
September
October
July
Family Event
Poolapalooza
Date: July 12–31 (dates vary by club)
Ages: All ages welcome
Length: 3 hours (time may vary by club)
One of Life Time’s longest running family events, Poolapalooza is back this year to make a big splash. This pool party features family-friendly music and games like pool floatie races and limbo for the whole family. Come make some waves and memories at this poolside event.
Parents Night Out
Adventure Awaits
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
An exciting journey awaits! Adventurers will create nature-inspired crafts like sunshine catchers and DIY pinwheels, and make paint out of dandelions. They’ll also play team-building games like ducks in a pond and frogs and fish.
Glitter Galore
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Get ready to sparkle! Kids will use a rainbow of glitter to create dazzling masterpieces like a rainbow twirler or rainbow collage and make their own glitter slime. After unleashing their creativity, they’ll run around in the gym playing games like stop-and-go freeze dance and popcorn launch.
Super Builder Challenge
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Does your child have what it takes to compete? All in the name of good fun, of course! Kids will be put to the test racing against their friends and the clock in block-building challenges and Minute to Win It-style games. Their accuracy and creativity will be challenged. After the competition, kids will play robot tag and balance tag in the gym.
August
Parents Night Out
Shipwrecked Tales
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Come aboard and channel your inner castaway. Kids will embark on adventures in the gym playing ships ahoy or captain’s coming, create treasure playdough or pirate treasure slime, and engage in a treasure toss and treasure map relay. This event promises a trove of fun for young explorers.
Yoga GLO
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Kids will sample our Kids Studio SOL Yoga class at this glow-in-the-dark party. Older kids will kick off the night making glow-in-the-dark bracelets to wear during their flow session, while younger kids will make glow-in-the-dark or neon slime. Then the lights go off, the glowsticks come out, and yoga is on!
Creative Celebration
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Kids can unleash their imagination at this event that features activities like pool noodle balancing and tic-tac-toe relay, and the chance to create vibrant masterpieces with puffy paint and bubble art. They’ll also head to the gym to play rainbow road and four-corner dodgeball.
So Long Summer
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Give summer the sendoff it deserves with a final bash! Kids will play gym games like ice cream tag and swim or sand, make paper popsicles or paper leis (depending on age), and build a garden. They’ll also do a S.T.E.A.M. experiment to see how many different summer items can fit inside a beach bag.
Hula Hoopla
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Hula on over to Life Time for this party. Kids will take part in a beach-ball relay race, create paper lei crafts or flower lei necklaces, and participate in a glitter lava lamp or melting sandcastle S.T.E.A.M. activity.
September
Family Event
Grandparents’ Day
Date: September 7
Ages: All ages welcome
Length: 2 hours
Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to celebrate Grandparents’ Day at Life Time. This event features pick-and-choose intergenerational activities like handprint crafts, generation bingo, and painting. All generations are welcome and appreciated!
Members are invited to bring nonmember family members as long as there is an adult member present.
Parents Night Out
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!
October
Family Event
JamBOOree
Date: October 18
Ages: All ages welcome
Length: 45 minutes (time may vary by club)
Come one, come all, for this family workout event. This 45-minute family workout features a thrilling combination of Kids SOL Yoga, Kids SHRED, and Kids LifeBarre, followed by fall-inspired family arts and crafts. Come dressed in costume with your lil’ ghouls and goblins (or just come as you are).
Parents Night Out
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.
