Visiting with a toddler · Tips
Visiting with a toddler in Pineville: things worth doing differently
The things nobody tells you until you have done it twice.
With a toddler the plan is short and simple. One thing, done properly, beats three things rushed.
Plenty of the families in the room on a weekday morning have come from somewhere like Pineville. Nobody is local to a mall attraction; everybody has driven.
Before you leave the house
Toddlers rarely want the machine. They want the balls, the colours and the noise, and that is a complete visit at that age.
Feed them first. Every attraction in the world is improved by not being hungry in it.
When you arrive
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.
While you are there
With a toddler the plan is short and simple. One thing, done properly, beats three things rushed.
Take the photographs early. The best ones happen in the first fifteen minutes, before anybody is tired.
On the way home
Toddlers rarely want the machine. They want the balls, the colours and the noise, and that is a complete visit at that age.
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.
Where is New Life Entertainment?
Two centres: 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214, and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027.
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.
Planning your visit in Pineville
Families around Pineville 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.
Bring a spare layer even in summer. Malls are air conditioned, rinks are colder than that, and a cold child is a child who wants to go home.
Agree the leaving time before you walk in, out loud, to the child. Announcing it later sounds like a punishment; agreeing it first sounds like a plan.
If you are coming from Pineville, treat it as a cross-town outing rather than a day trip. Go with a return time in mind and the day stays easy.
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.