First visit · Ages
First visit in Murfreesboro for 7 year olds
What works brilliantly at one age is a shrug at another. Here is how it lands at this one.
A first visit works best with no schedule attached to it. Come, see what the child gravitates to, and let that decide the hour.
If Murfreesboro is home, this is the sort of place you end up returning to rather than ticking off. That changes what a first visit is worth planning around.
How it lands at this age
Arrive with time in hand. The first ten minutes are always coats, looking around and deciding, and rushing them costs more than they take.
Leave a little early. A visit that ends while it is still fun is the one they ask to repeat.
What to plan for
Watch what they choose before suggesting anything. Children pick the machine that matches their temperament with no help at all.
Let the child choose what to do first even when it is the thing you would have chosen last. The order matters less than the choosing.
What parents notice
A first visit works best with no schedule attached to it. Come, see what the child gravitates to, and let that decide the hour.
Arrive with time in hand. The first ten minutes are always coats, looking around and deciding, and rushing them costs more than they take.
Worth knowing
Leave a little early. A visit that ends while it is still fun is the one they ask to repeat.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
Questions parents ask
What should we bring?
Warm layers for the rink, and the usual drink and snack for afterwards.
How long should we allow?
An hour is a comfortable first visit for most families.
What are the opening hours?
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday, and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.
Where is New Life Entertainment?
Two centres: 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214, and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027.
Planning your visit in Murfreesboro
Nothing about the visit assumes you know the area. The centre is inside Opry Mills, which is signposted from everywhere in Nashville and impossible to miss once you are there.
A birthday group runs better with a rough plan of who goes where first, even if you abandon it in the first five minutes.
Take the phone out of your pocket before they start rather than after. The moment worth filming is usually the first one.
From Murfreesboro the practical question is timing rather than distance. Arriving in the first hour after opening is worth more than shaving minutes off the drive.
The practical details
- XCAV ZONE — 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214: four child-operated machines over a ball pit.
- ICE PARK — 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027: a real rink with bumper cars on the ice.
- Opening hours — 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.
- Phone — +1 (424) 387-6232 · +1 (615) 968-4925
- E-mail — info@newlife-entertainment.com
Questions about a specific day, a group or a party are best asked directly - info@newlife-entertainment.com, or either of the numbers on the contacts page.