BH Skating Park

Ice skating without the ice? Yes! My 3 year old just completed a 3 week class to learn how to skate here. It’s basically a small rink made of some kind of plastic substance, where they can get kids comfortable in their skates, learning how to fall, get up, go forward and backward, spin, etc. without having the pain and discomfort of landing on hard, wet ice in a freezing cold rink. My kid really didn’t master many of the skills, but he will be confident and able to go forward on a real rink now. Plus, the parents don’t have to be able to skate to help here (they give you little slipcovers for your shoes so you can go on the «ice.») The instructor, Rebecca, was extremely patient with these kids, who varied in skill level and attention span. She set up little obstacle courses with stars and buckets and tunnels and cones and balls, and even gave everyone hockey sticks and plastic pucks a few times. Fun!