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Mom's Night Out Ideas
- Restaurant for dinner
- Movie
- Bowling
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Lilly's Bead Box (Make Jewelry)
Lilly's Bead Box Website
- Cook-out with husbands
- Game Night at a group member's house
- Shopping Night
- Recipe Exchange
- Cookie Swap
Playdate Ideas
- Go to a Park. See "Parks" below for directions to the many parks in Knoxville.
- Mother Goose--2nd and 4th Thursdays at Cokesbury U.M. Times: 9 am for walkers up to 30 months; 10 am for crawlers and beginning walkers; and 11 am for lap babies
- Library Storytimes: See below under "Library" for list of times.
- Zoo
- Tatarus Gymnastics. They now have freetime playdates every day. They last an hour and are $5.00 for each child 15 months and up.
- Times: Monday 9-10; 11-12; 12-1
- Tuesday 9-10; 12-1
- Wednesday 9-10; 12-1
- Thursday 9-10; 12-1
- Friday 9-10; 10-11; 11-12; 12-1
Fun things to do around Knoxville
Music and Dance
- Kindermusik "In a Kindermusik class, educators lead a group of parents and their children through joyful activities, using music and movement. ...The learning process continues at home, guided by specially designed books, CDs, and games."
- Mother Goose: "The Mother Goose Program teaches parents how to interact with their children. The brain is stimulated from a very early age through music, repetition, play and visuals. Any parent looking for new and fun ways to interact with their babies or toddlers would enjoy this program. It is free. Mother Goose meets at the Knoxville Center Mall on the first and third Thursday of the month; and at the Cokesbury United Methodist Church on Kingston Pike on the second and fourth Thursday. If there is a fifth Thursday in the month, the program does not meet on that day. There are three different times: 9 am for walkers up to 30 months; 10 am for crawlers and beginning walkers; and 11 am for lap babies."
- Kinderdance "Kinderdance® is the original nationwide dance, motor development, gymnastics, and fitness program that combines academic readiness skills which are specifically designed for children ages 2 to 12. What makes Kinderdance® unique is that all of our programs incorporate educational concepts in a developmentally designed curriculum that teaches to the total child. We place special emphasis on building "Self Confidence" and "Self-Esteem" in young children."
Sports
General
Upward "Upward is an evangelistic sports ministry specifically designed for kindergarten through sixth grade boys and girls that promotes salvation, character, and self-esteem in every child. In addition to basketball, Upward offers cheerleading, soccer and flag football programs to complete your Upward ministry. "
A few local churches that have good sports ministries
Cedar Springs Sports Ministry Check here for latest news/registrations for soccer, basketball, etc.
Central Baptist BeardenAmong other things, Central Baptist is involved with Upward organization's Basketball and Soccer Programs.
First Baptist Concord Among other sports, First Baptist Concord is involved with Upward organization's Basketball with Cheerleading and Soccer programs.
Baseball/Teeball/Softball
Knox Youth Sports
Includes T-Ball (Age 3), T-Ball (Age 4), 5's Coach Pitch (Age 5), Pee-Wee (Ages 6-7), Farm (Age 8), Rookie (Age 9), Minor (Age 10), and USBYA (Ages 11-12) // Softball-- 9 and Under Modified Fast Pitch (Ages 7-9), 12 and Under Modified Fast Pitch (Ages 10-12)
Rocky Hill Baseball "Rocky Hill Baseball is a non-profit organization, affiliated with the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is dedicated to the instruction and enjoyment of baseball for children ages 5-14."
Rocky Hill Softball--The web page link is missing, but for information, CONTACT Ted Hotz, President at dthotz@comcast.net
Golf
Swimming
YMCA. Type in your zipcode to find a YMCA close to you.
Fort Sanders Health Infant and Toddler Classes. This is open to members only.
Maryville--Olympia
Soccer
- AYSO--leagues. Click on the state of Tennesse, click on section 5 (beneath the map), and a list of "areas" pop up that will show you which region your child is eligible for. Most of the different regions have websites with information.
- Upward Soccer--click on the link for Upward under the general sports>Upward above.
Gymnastics
- Tatarus. Preschool gymnastics, tumbling, girls and boys gymnastics as well as birthday parties.
- Premier Athletics North Knoxville. This facility offers everything from preschool, boys and girls gymnastics, tumbling, cheer and dance classes to nationally competitive cheer and dance, compulsory and optional boys and girls gymnastics, and power tumbling teams.
- Premier Athletics West Knoxville. This facility has Preschool classes for kids as young as 2 years, all levels of recreational gymnastics and tumbling classes, 27,000 square feet of fun for special events and birthday parties.
- The Little Gym of Knoxville.
- The Little Gym of Farragut.
- Gymbugs
Parks
Museums
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
Tennessee Aquarium
Creative Discovery Museum of Chattanooga--if you buy a season pass here, you can go for free or at a discount to over 100 children’s museums nationwide through the Association of Children’s Museums’ reciprocal program. For he list of reciprocal museums click here.
Party/Jumping places: Plan a Party or join them for Open Play!
Library
Weekly Storytimes--Note: for any of these, you might want to call and see if they are having the storytime that day, or check the calendar to see if anything has changed.
- West Knox Branch--
- Toddler Storytime. Tuesdays at 10:10 am. For ages 2 to 3, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Preschool Storytime. Wednesdays at 10:10 am. For children ages 4 to 5.
- Baby Bookworms. Fridays at 10:30 am. For infant to age 2, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Farragut Branch--
- Baby Bookworms. Wednesdays at 10:30 am. For infants to age 2, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Toddler Storytime. Thursdays at 10:30 am. For ages 2 to 3, must be accompanied by an adult.
- Preschool Storytime. Mondays at 10:30 am. For ages 3 to 5, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Older Preschool Storytime. Tuesdays at 10:30. For ages 4-6.
- Sequoyah Branch--Preschool Storytime. Tuesdays at 10:30. For ages 3 to 5, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Cedar Bluff Branch
- Toddler Storytime. Wednesdays at 10:30. For ages 2 to 3, must be accompanied by an adult.
- Preschool Storytime. Wednesdays at 11:00. For ages 3-5, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Baby Bookworms. Thursdays at 10:30. For infant to age 2, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Main Library--
- Evening Storytime. Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. An evening storytime at Lawson McGhee Children's Room to include stories, music, and crafts. For toddlers and up.
- Baby Bookworms. Wednesdays at 10:20 am. For infants to age 2, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Preschool Storytime. Wendesdays at 11:00 am. For ages 3 to 5.
- Adventure Club. Wednesdays at 3:45 pm. A special storytime for school-aged children, grades 1-5.
Workshops/Classes
Railways/Railway Museums
Berry Picking
Dollywood and Splash Country
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
General Sites About Knoxville
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