I thought it would be fun to give this a shot and see how it went. The Treadwell Ice Arena over on Douglas Island has a "parent tot" skating time with a short lesson and rental for $10. I really had NO expectations, but Avery actually was pretty enthusiastic and I was able to get her on the ice for about 15 minutes and she kept her skates on for a total of about 45 minutes. She was able to walk with her skates on her own, but needed to hold onto something when on the ice. She was able to stand still for about 30 seconds on the ice on her own. They worked on how to fall correctly, how to get up and how to march. She was pretty much only interested in the marching part. As soon as we left she kept talking about how much fun ice skating was. We will definitely make it out there once a month or so until she gets more accustomed to it then we will make it a more regular activity!
