It’s getting colder in the Queen City, and this rainy weather has us bouncing off the walls. It’s totally prepping us for winter, isn’t it? Well, today’s giveaway will have you bouncing for JOY, Smarties. Finally – a place to take those kids even it’s cold, rainy, and just plain yuck outside. Kids and parents LOVE Gymboree Play & Music – read on to hear about the new and improved Ballantyne location. AND, we’re giving away one year of free classes to each Gymboree Play & Music location – Ballantyne and Lake Norman. That’s a value of $850 per kid age 5 and under in your family. Getting excited?
So first things first: the new Ballantyne Gymboree & Play. It’s in a completely renovated and updated facility that makes them the most state-of-the-art facility in Charlotte in terms of equipment, safety AND cleanliness.
All of the equipment is brand new and has been re-designed to specifically develop and challenge children ages 0-5. It aims to give kids an opportunity to explore and challenge their own boundaries, but within a framework that is age-appropriate for developing muscles and bones. Every bit of the equipment and program is designed and approved by well-respected child development experts. Best of all, the entire equipment set-up changes every two weeks, meaning it never gets old for your little one – or you!
The renovation also includes new, proprietary flooring that is designed for active play and is uniquely able to cushion falls. Plus every single inch of the facility and equipment is able to be sanitized – we LOVE this as we get into cold and flu season.
Classes for ages 0-3 are “mommy and me” style (though dads are welcome too!). Classes incorporate both the equipment and open spaces – there is always music, a parachute and plenty of interaction, even for the very youngest members (the 0-6 month class is a great way for newborn moms to meet one another!). Beginning at age 3, both parent/child and “drop-off” class options are available. ALL of the classes comes with approximately 10 hours of PlayGym each week; PlayGym is a time when enrolled families are welcome just come and enjoy free play in the facility.
First class is ALWAYS free – Gymboree says to come by even if you’ve come in the past. Check out the renovations with a free class.
Gymboree Play & Music Open House – come by and see the renovations to the facility for yourself!
Friday, October 17, 1-3pm and Thursday, October 23, 1-3
Smarty Giveaway: One year of free classes at Gymboree Play & Music at Ballantyne or Lake Norman (an $850 value per kid!)
Two lucky Smarty families will win one (1) year of free classes at Gymboree Play & Music. This means one class per week per child in the family under the age of 5 (living at the same address). That’s a value of $850 for each kid under 5! Entering is super easy:
1. Share this post on your Facebook wall by clicking the Facebook icon in the top left navigation bar or by directly copying the link into your Facebook news feed.
2. “Like” CSP, Gymboree Play & Music Ballantyne or Lake Norman on Facebook (depending on which one you’ll attend).
3. Leave a comment in the Comments section below with a valid email address (that only we see – it’s our way of getting in touch with you if you win!) telling us what part of Gymboree your child would adore. You also MUST specify which location you will be attending.
That’s it! Enter by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 22. Winners will be announced in our newsletter next Thursday, October 23, so make sure you’re a newsletter subscriber!
Gymboree Play & Music: Ballantyne
3419 Toringdon Way Suite 112
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 759-8521
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Gymboree Play & Music: Lake Norman
20619 Torrence Chapel Rd
Cornelius, NC 28031
(704) 655-9650
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145 comments
My kids love gymnastics and playing with friends! We would do the Ballentyne location!
my son would love the free space to run around and act silly in a safe environment. We would attend the Ballantyne location.
My girls would love to run, play, and explore at Gymboree!! Thanks for this opportunity to win classes!
Forgot to mention- we would be at the Ballantyne location.
My littlest monkey would love to climb and be silly {clap and dance} with buddies his own age (and not worry about big brother’s crazy antics)! Ballantyne location would be perfect for us.
My little man would love playing with friends, and specifically the music and play. I’m sure he’d love the parachute, and learning to play on the other toys as well. Would love to attend!
Aside from the children interaction my son would love the sports classes and my daughter the art or music at the Ballanytne location!
Interacting with other kids and all the fun equipment!
Ballantyne location: my twin boys would love, love, LOVE to run, jump and play in the sports classes.
My boy will love to play with other kids and share all the great activities Gymboree has
Ballantyne
MY 12 month old would love crawling/toddling around and climbing!
My 12 month old would love crawling/toddling around at the Ballantyne location!
We would LOVE to go to the Ballentyne location. We had my son’s 3-year old birthday party at MyGym and it was so much fun!
My daughter would love the tumbling classes at Lake Norman!!!
My son & I have attended a class at the Ballantyne location before, but didn’t continue because of the cost. He liked climbing on all the equipment. He was just crawling then, so now that he is walking, I bet he would live it that much more! We would go to the Ballantyne location.
My 2 year old would love to attend at the ballantyne location! She’s a mover and a shaker and misses her siblings while they’re at school!
My girls would love all the activities at the Ballantyne location!
My 19m old son would love anything he can climb on. He’s a ball of energy who loves to explore so I’m sure he’ll be the first in line for many of the awesome Gymboree activities. We would attend the Ballantyne location.
my son would love the circle time and the music. My daughter would love the climbing! We would go to the Ballantyne location.
My 17 month old would love to play and dance at the Ballantyne location, while brother (3) is at church!
My two year old town girls would love the music and dancing as well as the parachute at the Lake Norman location!
Climbing and sliding my 1 year old would love and my 3 1/2 year old loves group
Interaction and following directions! (Ballantyne)
My youngest son would love the bright colors, music, and the time he would get to spend with mommy at the ballantyne location. My oldest son would generally love the padded floors that allow him to explore his wilder, imaginative side without mommy being so worried. We’d all enjoy this creative play, because one working mom and a stay at home dad make it difficult to afford extras like this:-)
Luciana is a little ball of energy! We’d love to tumble and learn @Gymboree in Ballantyne!
Our two year old would love tumbling and jumping at Gymboree in Ballantyne!
My son turns two next Tue and what a perfect gift. He loves music, dancing, tumbling and every time we’ve dropped into the lake Norman location, we have just missed his age group’s set time. Please give us a free year to try again at lake Norman location and we can even refer a few others ♡
Yay! Lake Norman location!!
We loved classes at Gymboree Ballantyne! ! It’s fun to see the kids interactions and bubble time us always a hit!
My 3 yr old would love to come play at the lake Norman location!!
my little One would go good crazy at the ballantyne location. She watches older sister’s gymnastics classes wishing she could join in. I have not doubt she would love the tumbling at Gymboree!
Sports, music or art at ballentyne
My two kiddos (3 and 1) would be thrilled to participate at the lake norman location!
We would attend the Ballantyne location, where my older son went. My toddler would love the climbing, tumbling and songs!! Oh, and the bubbles too!
My kids would love all the different types of equipment to play on. They are very active and this will definitely tire them out. We would visit the Ballantyne location.
We would love to attend Gymboree
My three year old really needs a good playtime since he isn’t in preschool! He would absolutely LOVE running around, jumping, sliding, and socializing with other kids his age. We attend the Ballantyne location.
My daughter would love running, jumping and blowing bubbles with new friends! We would attend the Lake Norman location!
My daughter would love the active play at the Gymboree in Ballanytyne! She loves to learn through exploring new things.
My 22 month old needs a place to get his energy out while his big brothers are at school.
We’d go to Ballantyne.
My 3 year old would love the gymnastics and music! Ballantyne location.
My 3.5 year old LOVED “Gymbos” and it provided an excellent place for me to meet new mommy friends! Would love to win a year of Gymboree classes at LKN with Ms. Jen for baby #2 on the way!
My 2yr old would love the jumping & tumbling activity.
My kids would love to attend music at the Ballantyne Gymboree
We’d love the Ballantyne location!
my children would love the music and gymbastics! At the lake Norman location!
My kids would love the chance to have fun in such a cool environment! I love the Lake Norman area, so that’s probably where we would go. 🙂
My son would love the musical aspect. He loves to sing and dance, we would attend at the Ballentyne location
We love Ballantyne!
He would like the music!
My son would be so excited!!!
My daughter loves tumbling and jumping and hanging. She would go to Lake Norman
We would love to take my 5 month old daughter to Ballantyne to help in her development! Awesome contest, thanks
My 6 month old doesn’t take his eyes off of his 10 year old brother, who is a gymnast….he would love to start learning how to be just like big bro!
My two year old would absolutely love burning his energy off here!! We would be at the Lake Norman Location.
My son loves to run and climb things, so Gymboree Ballantyne is great for that!
My almost three year old, Kellen, loves to climb, run full speed, jump off of things, and has the most adventurous spirit. He did not get that from me and I have to remind myself to back off when he picks the tallest slide on the playground or dives head first into a ball pit. With two parents working full time, it’s hard for us to schedule activities and not to mention paying for them. With the cost of daycare as high as my mortgage, we could never afford a membership at Gymboree Ballantyne.
My 19 month old twins would love to be able to run free and interact with other children in the same age group. We love that it’s a clean, safe, fun environment. We went to a birthday party there and my 3 year old hasn’t stopped talking about it! I loved the staffs enthusiasm and would love to attend the Ballantyne location.
Thanks for offering this amazing package!!
We would love to check out the ballantyne location. My little guy would have a blast!
My little London would love to play and learn at the lake Norman location!!
My daughter would love the interaction with other friends. All she really cares about in life is making new friends and being able to play with them. This would be a great option for her! Oh and she loves “gymnastics”.
We would attend the Lake Norman location.
My 10 month old would love tumbling and climbing. She is a little behind on her gross motor skills and it would be great for her at the Cornelius location!
We were members at Gymboree Ballantyne
for just about 2 years, such a wonderful opportunity for our toddler for many reasons. Financially couldn’t swing it anymore, would love to come back!!
My little boys would LOVE the new Ballantyne Gymboree! Especially during the winter months when it’s too cold and yucky outside to burn off extra energy.
My little girl would love to dance and move her wiggles out at the Ballantine location! !
Ballantyne. My young one loves the parachute and bubbles. The older one loves meeting new kids during the mixed age groups.
I would love to take my youngest daughter while my boys are in school. She LOVES to climb and dance so I know this would be great fun for her.
I would love to take my youngest daughter while my boys are in school. She LOVES to climb and dance so I know this would be great fun for her. We would attend the Ballantyne location.
My 2 year old son is lonely while big brother is at pre-school-he would love playing with friends in Ballantyne!
My daughter would love to dance, learn and move around all the equipment. She’ll really love the parachute too!!! We’ll like to go to the Ballantyne location.
Our son would love the music, and getting to explore. He likes discovering things! The Ballantyne location would be perfect for us!
Thank you for the chance to win this!! So so awesome!! My 3 year old would LOVE this, and it would be so amazing to win this and spend some quality time together!! .
Opps! Ballantyne location!! Thanks again
Gymboree have given my son the opportunity to interact with other kids, learn new songs, dance and develop social skills. We will love to keep attending for many more days!!!
My daughter, who is about to be 6 months old, would love music & seeing the other babies at the Lake Norman location!
William and Charlie would love love love Gymboree!!! Thank you for doing this!!!
we would. live the Cornelius (lake Norman) location
sorry, I forgot to say that we have never been to a class before but my. children would love to play with other children and socialize.
My 2yo son would love the opportunity to run around, tumble and learn from the program.
At the LKN location!
This would be awesome for my two year old!
Ballantyne location (sorry!)
We would LOVE this! Ballantyne location!
My son would love the sports classes, the music, open play – I think he’d love all of it at the Ballantyne location!
My little one loves music and loves to climb and explore new things. We would attend the Ballentyne location.
My little loves music and loves to climb! We would attend the Ballentyne location!
My daughter loves music and climbing. Ballantyne would be great!
My son would love to climb and explore at the Ballantyne location.
My daughter would love the music and equipment to play on. 🙂
At the ballantyne location.
My 4-yr-old would love this opportunity at the Ballantyne location!!
My girls would love the tumbling aspect. I would go to ballantyne
Awesome! My little girl loves it and the interaction is great since she is at a small in home daycare.
My 2.5 yr old loves anything she can climb on, or make believe with, and my 3 month old loves to watch kids play! We would go to Ballantyne 😉
I am so excited about this contest! 🙂
We would attend the one in balyntyne. My 13 month old daughter would love this.
My child will love the bubbles/singing as well as getting to be very adventurous climbing and running at the ballantyne location
I have a 6 month old named Aiden. we are very new here and I don’t know anyone. I am a 40 year old first time mom and could really use the chance to meet some friends for my little man and I
My 15 month old is my 2nd boy and hasn’t had the chance to do a Mommy & Me class. Now that my almost 4 year old is in preschool, I’d love the one-on-one time with my youngest. He loves climbing, dancing, singing, and being silly, so I know we’d have a blast!
Oops! We would attend the Lake Norman location.
oops.. Ballantyne
We would LOVE to get to see and play with JIMBO and other friends every week at the Ballantyne location!!! 🙂
We would love everything about Gymboree! The bouncing, playing with other kids, the classes. Tumbling. We would go to ballantyne.
My son would enjoy meeting new kids and learning new activities, playing and becoming more secure as an individual. We would attend the Ballantyne location.
We would love to try the ballantyne Gymboree play & music!
Sounds like a really fun place. Would love to try it out with my 3 and 5 year old kids!
Ballanytne!
My boys love climbing on all of the fun equipment. They also LOVE parachute time and all of the singing! We would do the Ballantyne location!
Ballantyne 🙂
I would love to go here! Will have to check it out.
I have 2 grandchildren that have gone to Gymboree and loved it & now there is a 5th grandchild, 6 months old, that I feel would absolutely love & benefit from the experience offered at Gymboree. They would attend the Lake Norman facility.
My very very active twin 3 yr old girls would love the opportunity to socialize and burn off some much need energy for Mommy. They would attend the Ballantyne location.
My 3 y/o would love to run around and play at the Ballantyne location.,
Both of my twin boys would love this – one would adore the music and the other the climbing. What an amazing win this would be!! We’d love to participate at the Ballantyne location!
My son loves the slides! We would be attending ballantyne. We had his birthday party there in august, so much fun!
My son desperately needs the socialization as we are fairly new to the area and he doesn’t have many friends, and of course mommy could use the time to connect with other moms. My son loves to climb all over everything and would also benefit from ‘open gym’ playtime. He is 19 months. We would attend the Ballantyne location.
my daughter would absolutely LOVE to have a class at the Ballantyne location!!!
We love Gymboree! I would love a free year for my youngest while his big brother is in preschool!
I would be attending the Ballantyne location!
We would be at the Ballantyne location! I have a three year old, who would love the gymnastics and another due any day, who would love the interaction with the other little babies! 🙂
We would be attending the Ballantyne location !
And either my 15 month old or 3 year old would love to climb and play!
Our almost 3 yr old Lil K would love this opportunity to learn gymnastics and live, love, laugh, & play at Gymboree at the Ballentyne location!! She would also love to invite many of her friends to enjoy this amazing experience too!
We would attend the Ballantyne location. They would love everything about it. Especially the middle one. She has so uch energy and needs to get it out and just play and have fun!!
I have twins and they would LOVE to come to the Ballantyne location! Pick me! Pick me!
We went to the Ballantyne location for quite awhile before my 2nd baby came & loved it & everyone there. The classes were great for my daughter who has developmental delays. Going back would be very helpful for her issues. We’d be so grateful to have a years worth of classes! What a great donation-Kudos to you for doing that.
Would love this for my daughter!
Would absolutely LOVE to win a free year at the Ballantyne location for my 17 month old! Just became a stay at home mom and on one income looking for ways to keep her interacting with other toddlers, and of course entertained!! We would be thrilled to be chosen!!!! Good luck everyone!!
Luke loves all the classes!!! The freedom of running and playing in a safe lace. New friends and awesome teacher who love the kids! We love them all at Ballantyne!
My boys would love to go to the Ballantyne location for classes.
My kiddos would love the parachute and bubbles! Ballantyne would be our preferred location!
My 13 month old would love to climb on all the fun stuff and listen to the music. She loves to dance around. We would go to Ballantyne.
My 13 month old would LOVE this! He is very active and loves music. We would do the Ballantyne location!
My 14 month old has never had a class or event that’s just for him without his big sister. I think he would most enjoy the music, using all his new walking and climbing skills and the one on one time with Mommy.
Forgot to mention, Ballantyne location.
This would be perfect for my sons 1yr bday. Hope we win!
My son loves music & would totally enjoy this!
Ballentyne location please.
My little girl loves anything musical & play related. We would love also love the opportunity for her to play with & interact with other toddlers her age. Thank you for your consideration. As residents of the N. Charlotte/University area, the Lake Norman location would probably work best for us.
My daughter would love the music and the gym classes!
we’d LOVE to go to Ballantyne! He is SO uber active and he would tumble all over the place!
this price sounds too good to be true. Whoever wins this is a really lucky family. Good luck for all of us-:)
Would prefer Ballentyne and Gymboree wonderful songs and dances are every kids dream.
We’ve never been to Gymboree play and music, but it looks like fun!
Our one-year old baby girl loves to climb, dance, and play. She would enjoy the parachute time with bubbles and singing; as well as being able to freely roam, climb and explore in a safe, fun, and challenging environment. She would love classes at Gymboree Play & Music in Ballantyne.