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For parents, having a few kid-free hours in a day can be a much-needed respite, whether they use that time for running errands, going on a date, or simply resting and relaxing.

Kids’ events at Life Time can help make this a reality. Each month, themed Parents Night Out events are offered, giving kiddos the chance to hang out with others their age while taking part in games and activities related to that evening’s theme. There are Tween Takeover events held monthly, too.

Parents simply drop off their kids and can either stay at the club for their own benefit or leave the property for the duration.

“We have taken advantage of many Parents Night Out events,” says Mindy Carney, a member at Life Time in Chesterfield, Mo., and mom of three. “I love how convenient and easy it is to sign up and have all my kids at one place participating in age-appropriate activities, hanging out with friends, and having fun.

“Having dinner served at the events so I don’t have to plan it is another great bonus,” she continues. “My husband and I have enjoyed so many more date nights, as well as had time to catch up on life. These events are easier than finding a babysitter, they’re free, and they’re fun for the kids.”

Check out more about the events and themes taking place in March, April, and May:

MARCH
March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29
Wild Wild West Summer Camp Showcase Widget Workshop Yoga Rave Warrior Squad Showdown
Tween Takeover Tween Takeover

 

APRIL
April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26
Retro Rewind Secret Agents Ready, Set, Game On Earth Crew
Tween Takeover Tween Takeover

 

MAY
May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31
Ridiculous Relays Painting Party Aye Aye Captain Mission Expedition Game Zone
Tween Takeover 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.

Wild Wild West

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours

Saddle up for some time in the wild, wild west! Kids can dive into the fun of the frontier with western-themed crafts like making pipe cleaner snakes and cowboy or cowgirl hats. They’ll also participate in activities like crocodile races, a sheriff’s badge hunt, rattlesnake tag, and an “old cone road” gym game.

Summer Camp Showcase

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours

This event is the perfect way for your kids to get a taste of what Summer Camp at Life Time could be like as they’ll spend their time sampling camp electives. This includes trying the Kids Studio Classes, Fitness & Agility classes, tapping into their creative side with arts and crafts, and challenging their minds with S.T.E.A.M. activities. These electives allow kids to build relationships with others while learning and growing — all while having fun.

Widget Workshop

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours

Calling all engineers, inventors, and explorers! Kids are in for a night of building, creating, and inventing. They’ll build a fidget tool or ninja fidget spinner as well as create paper bag kites or thinking putty.

Yoga Rave

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Want your kids to rave about yoga the same way you do? This event is the perfect opportunity for them to sample the Kids Studio SOL yoga class — in a fun glow-in-the-dark yoga-party setting. Yogis will glow with the flow, wearing glow-in-the-dark bracelets on their arms and legs while an instructor guides them through the yoga sequences.

Warrior Squad Showdown

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Kids can unleash their inner warrior in epic obstacle courses designed to test their skills and teamwork. They’ll then let their creative juices flow with ribbon crafts, fizzy painting, and creating a DIY bouncy ball.

Retro Rewind

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Kids will feel like they stepped into a groovy time machine as they journey back to the days of neon leg warmers and cassette tapes. They’ll enjoy a blast from the past with classic gym games like “sharks and minnows” and “rock, paper, scissors” races. They’ll then unleash their creativity by making retro sunglasses and straw-weaving bracelets. It’s a night of fun that proves the best times are timeless!

Secret Agents

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours

Does your kiddo love to solve mysteries? All secret agents are being called to this event to use their creativity and problem-solving skills in collaboration with their fellow agents. Kids will take part in secret agent training, secret agent tag, and a scavenger hunt. They’ll also get to test their skills at interrogation or as a spy decoder.

Ready, Set, Game On

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: 3 hours

It’s game on as kids dive into board games, minute-to-win-it challenges, and gym games such as “head, shoulders, knees, and cone” and a team memory game. The group will also build a popsicle stick puzzle.

Earth Crew

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Let’s celebrate our amazing planet! Kids will learn about recycling, generate kinetic energy in the gym, and discover more ways they can protect the Earth and help it thrive. Kids will make Earth murals and litter bags, while counselors will also lead themed gym games such as “stuck in the mud” and “trash war recharge.”

Ridiculous Relays

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Kids will have the chance to compete in a series of ridiculous games and messy challenges before partying like they’re all champions. Specific activities vary by club, but a few examples of activities include board-game relays, obstacle-course relays, don’t-drop-the-balloon games, and balloon-caterpillar relays. The relays are meant to make kids laugh — it’s all about having fun (and less about athleticism)!

Painting Party

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Kids will break out paint brushes and channel their inner artist at this guided painting party where they’ll create their own masterpiece.

Typically, kids use tempera paint (because it’s washable!), although some clubs may
provide watercolor paints, to paint on either cardstock or watercolor paper. They’ll be able to choose which station they wish to paint at: the freestyle station where they can paint whatever they want, the resist station where they’ll use white crayons or tape to make designs on the paper where the paint resists it, or the directed station where a counselor walks them through painting a landscape, step-by-step.

Aye Aye Captain

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Ahoy, mateys! We have a message in a bottle for you: Kids are invited to come be a captain while conquering gym games like “pirate gold” or “steal the treasure” and making crafts like paper plane pirate ships or a ship in a bottle. They’ll also play with slime or playdough (depending on age). Set sail for Life Time!

Mission Expedition

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Let your kids embark on an epic adventure. Kids will navigate relay races and thrilling challenges like “back-to-back” or “balloon caterpillar,” participate in science activities like fireworks in a jar or a baking soda experiment, and then unleash their creativity with kinetic sand or tissue paper drawing.

Game Zone

Ages: 4 to 12 years old (ages may vary by club)
Length: Typically 3 hours

Send your kids off for an evening of sports fun where they’ll play team games like “kickball hot potato” or “no hands kickball.” They’ll also do sports-themed art projects such as making a foam finger or suncatcher.

View your club’s schedule online or in the Life Time app to see the calendar of events and reserve your kid’s spot.

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 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.

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 | 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 schedule on my.lifetime.life or in the Life Time app by clicking “View All Events” and under “Activity,” filtering by “Kids.”

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 to open up the spot for someone else. (Two missed reservations within a 90-day period without prior notification will result in a temporary suspension of your ability to make kids’ event registrations for 30 days.)

Callie Chase
Callie Fredrickson

Callie Fredrickson is a senior content strategy specialist at Life Time.

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