Welcome to the Outdoor Play Party! We are so happy that you are joining us this week. Last week’s Outdoor Play Party was filled with great wintery posts. It is hard to believe that soon enough we’ll all be sharing ideas about playing in the grass – not the snow. Well, this week I wanted to share with you one of my family’s favourite outdoor activities of the winter…outdoor skating. Last year I did a complete series on the blog featuring various outdoor rinks in our city. This year, we had a hard time finding the time to get to the rink. But, we managed to get to one of our favourite rinks…the Evergreen Brickworks.
Here are 5 fun tips for ice skating with kids
1. Get properly equipped…Head to your local second hand sporting equipment shop for skates, but be sure to buy a new helmet…over time the quality of the plastic and the padding in helmets deteriorate…new is the only way to go.
2. Wear the right gear…Make sure the kids have snow pants, scarves and mittens…the proper winter clothing will not only keep your kids warm, they will also help protect your kids if they fall.
3. Get the lay of the land…find out where you are going to be skating…do they have a washroom? an indoor space to get changed? is there a fee for skating?
4. Know your kids limit…skating is very tiring…if your child is new to skating they might not last very long…that’s okay…make the experience fun and know that you can always go back another day.
5. Sweeten the trip with treats…make sure that you have some change for some after skating treats…a cup of hot chocolate is the perfect way to end the day.
Now, on with the Outdoor Play Party. This week I’ve decided to feature a couple of fun wintery activities because I imagine that we are running out of time to enjoy the snow. Spring is almost in the air around here…why not enjoy one last blast of snow play.
Days in With the Kids fun and beautiful ice jewel hunt activity
Make your own snow cones with Raise a Boy
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This looks wonderful, it must be really true that all Canadians are born wearing ice-skates! Love the ‘pin it’ thing under your posts too – very cool.
Well, maybe not born on ice skates…but pretty soon there after! Thanks.
Thanks again for hosting this party. I hope to be linking more to it in the coming months!
Great Stephanie! We look forward to seeing your posts. Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for sharing our jewel hunt, no more snow for us in the uk, but hopefully someone will be able to enjoy the hunt somewhere else with snow around the world!
Yes, the snow is turning to slush around here. We have a few weeks of slush and messiness before spring begins. I can’t wait to start seeing some springtime posts!
I love ice skating but haven’t been in years and not taken the kids yet – will have to wait till next Christmas when they put up an open air rink in the town and take them then. Thank you for hosting
There is always time to learn how to skate. Thanks for stopping by.
Ice Skating is a favourite with our kids. We go at the Eden project here in Cornwall and they just love it every time.
Oh the Eden Project..I have only ever seen pictures..but it looks amazing. What a great place to skate. Thanks for stopping by.
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i havent been ice skating since i was a youngster and that was at an indoor ice rink. must be fun to get out and do it so often with lots of ice rinks to choose from. those iced jewels look like a fun idea i must remember to do that with my two boys.thanks for hosting x
Thanks for featuring the snow cones! While we have been playing outside this week we haven’t posted about it so we don’t have anything to link up this week but I still love reading all these ideas!
Thanks for the tips, we haven’t been skating yet, but it’s definitely something I want to do. I think our eldest would really enjoy it