Fall typically brings about order after the flexibility and freedom of 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. Tweens get their own unique version of the fun at these events, too, with special activities designed just for them. Plus, some clubs host exclusive Tween Takeover events throughout the year.
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
Monthly Theme: Let It Glow
Pajama Jam Glow Party
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Have your kiddos slip on their favorite pajamas and get ready to glow! Kids will create their own cozy crafts like paper quilts, foam cup nightlights, and upcycled glowstick bracelets. Then, they’ll play gym games that are sure to wake them up, like “Sandman’s sleepy spell,” “neon dream match,” and “electric dream relay.” It’ll be a night of colorful, cozy fun.
Cosmic Glow
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
A galactic adventure awaits, promising a night full of glow-in-the-dark crafts and cosmic gym games. Kids will create marble planet paintings and mini planets. In the gym, they’ll undergo thrilling missions like an “astronaut training obstacle course,” “UFO capture,” and “asteroid dodge.” This event will be out of this world!
Neon Namaste Night
Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Get ready to glow and flow: Kids will light up the night with playful yoga poses, neon gear, and blacklight fun. During creative time, kids will make mandalas out of materials like neon paper, paper plates, and Q-tips. The kiddos will then stretch, breathe, and shine with glow-in-the-dark yoga and games in the gym. It’ll be an event full of movement, color, and feel-good fun.
Rainbow Harvest
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Celebrate the arrival of fall with a burst of color! Kids will get started with rainbow-themed crafts like rainbow tambourines, rainbow spinners, and rainbow mobiles. Then comes the harvest games: In the gym, they can get their blood pumping with activities like “great pumpkin roll,” “cornfield crossing,” and “harvest kickball.”
October
Monthly Theme: Fall Into Fun and Frights
Frightfully Fun Game Night
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
This playful fright night is one your kids are sure to love. First, they’ll create their own monsters out of materials like colorful wool, sponge paint art, or “floam.” Your kids will then transition to the gym for some ghostly relays and thrilling games. This will be an event filled with silly scares and great fun.
Mummies and Marshmallows
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Kids will become mummification masters at this hilarious (and tasty!) event. During creative time, they’ll create their own mummies out of materials including paper bags, paper plates, and craft sticks. Your kids will then be in for a treat with gym games like “marshmallow delivery,” “mummy dribble and marshmallow roll,” and “mummy intercept.”
Glow and Go Fright Night
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Turn off the lights, turn up the glow, and get ready for a frightfully fun night! Kids make crafts like DIY glow-in-the-dark clay and glow monsters from pool noodles before moving into the gym for games and thrills. Activities include “glow freeze dance” and a “skeleton relay race.”
Thankful Hearts Night
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
Spread the joy and share the love: At this event, kids will dive into heartwarming crafts, silly games, and stories that celebrate all the things they’re grateful for. It’ll begin with arts and crafts that include making heart suncatchers, thankful heart wreaths, and kindness coupons. In the gym, love will lead the way with games like “heart hunt,” “kindness tag,” and a “gratitude challenge course.”
Pumpkin Patch After Dark
Ages: 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours
This event is all about pumpkin everything. For creative time, kiddos will decorate their own pumpkins with glitter, googly eyes, paint, and tissue paper. In the gym, they’ll play “pumpkin bowling,” “pumpkin tag,” and “capture the pumpkin.”
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 | 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 Friday and Saturday, or Saturdays only, depending on the demand.
Regardless of the theme, every lesson plan follows an intentional format. The evening starts with an icebreaker to help kids get to know one another, then transitions into creative time with arts and crafts. Games and movement-based activities are also included to keep kids active and engaged. Dinner is then served, which is usually pizza and juice.
Events typically last two to three hours and can accommodate kids ages 3 to 13 years old (ages may vary by club based on state requirements). All children must be potty-trained. 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.
LT | 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.
LT | 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.
LT | Is there a no-show policy for Parents Night Out events?
SF | To best serve our members and ensure we can accommodate as many families as possible, a $25 fee per child will be charged to your club tab for any reservation not canceled at least five hours before the event. This policy helps us manage resources effectively and allows families on the waitlist the opportunity to attend.
If your child is on the waitlist, there is no penalty if they are pulled from the waitlist less than 24 hours in advance and are unable to attend.
LT | How do I sign my child up for an event?
SF | Reservations can be made up to 30 days prior to each event. View the Kids events schedule on the Life Time app here.
If your child is registered and you need to cancel, we ask that you please do so at least five hours prior to the event so that slot can go to someone else.
