Visiting with a toddler · Seasonal
Visiting with a toddler in Mooresville: summer plans
Same room, different month, different day out.
Toddlers rarely want the machine. They want the balls, the colours and the noise, and that is a complete visit at that age.
If Mooresville 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.
Why this time of year
With a toddler the plan is short and simple. One thing, done properly, beats three things rushed.
Let the child lead the order of things. Adults optimise; children choose the thing that looks best, and they are right more often than they are wrong.
What changes
Bring the things that end visits early if they are missing: a drink, a snack for afterwards and a spare layer.
Go at the quietest hour you can manage. A toddler reads a busy room as a loud room and gets tired twice as fast.
What to wear
Toddlers rarely want the machine. They want the balls, the colours and the noise, and that is a complete visit at that age.
Count on the drive home being the conversation. Children tell you what they actually thought about twenty minutes after leaving.
Planning around it
With a toddler the plan is short and simple. One thing, done properly, beats three things rushed.
Bring the things that end visits early if they are missing: a drink, a snack for afterwards and a spare layer.
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 Mooresville
Families around Mooresville 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.
Feed them first. Every attraction in the world is improved by not being hungry in it.
Warn a nervous child about the noise before you walk in. Knowing what to expect is most of the difference between anxious and curious.
Weekends bring more of Mooresville out at once. If the schedule allows a weekday, take it; the same visit is quieter and the machines wait for nobody in particular.
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.