Visiting with a toddler · Local
Visiting with a toddler for families in Concord
The local version of the question: how far, how long, and is it worth it.
Bring the things that end visits early if they are missing: a drink, a snack for afterwards and a spare layer.
A Concord school holiday runs out of ideas by about day three. This is a day-three answer rather than a day-one one.
Getting there
Toddlers rarely want the machine. They want the balls, the colours and the noise, and that is a complete visit at that age.
With a toddler the plan is short and simple. One thing, done properly, beats three things rushed.
What you will find
Go at the quietest hour you can manage. A toddler reads a busy room as a loud room and gets tired twice as fast.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
How long to allow
Bring the things that end visits early if they are missing: a drink, a snack for afterwards and a spare layer.
Toddlers rarely want the machine. They want the balls, the colours and the noise, and that is a complete visit at that age.
Worth the trip?
With a toddler the plan is short and simple. One thing, done properly, beats three things rushed.
Bring a snack for afterwards rather than during. Hungry children leave early and full children want to stay.
Questions parents ask
Is there anything for very young children?
The ball pit holds their attention on its own, and on the ice side the cars need no skating.
How long will a toddler last?
Plan for less than you think and leave while they still want more.
How do I get in touch?
By phone on +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925, or by e-mail at info@newlife-entertainment.com.
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 Concord
Families around Concord who have done it once tend to plan the second visit differently: shorter, earlier in the day, and with the machine the child liked in mind.
If one child is nervous, let them watch for the first ten minutes without being asked to join in. Almost all of them join in.
Count on the drive home being the conversation. Children tell you what they actually thought about twenty minutes after leaving.
If Concord 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.
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.