Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and for most people, it marks the official start of the 2008 Holiday Season. One really great family activity for getting into the Holiday Mood is to check out your local Ice Skating Rink — links to times and locations are listed below.
My girls jumped the gun a bit and this month have already been skating about half a dozen times. Three weeks ago, they had virtually no skills. But by logging time on the ice, and with some skating instruction from YouTube videos, they have improved greatly. They are now venturing out into what I jokingly call “the Circle of Excellence” - the center of the rink where the next generation of Sasha Cohens skate – and working on skills like backward crossovers and Waltz jumps. Neither of of my girls has any competitive aspirations, but they both recognize skating as a really fun way to get some exercise and they enjoy adding to their repertoire of skills.
Winter Lodge – Palo Alto
Ice Oasis – Redwood City
Redwood Empire Ice Arena – Santa Rosa
Oakland Ice Center - Oakland
Skating Club of San Francisco – San Francisco
Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero – San Francisco
Downtown Ice – San Jose
Union Square Holiday Ice Rink – San Francisco
Walnut Creek On Ice – Walnut Creek
Dublin Iceland – Dublin
Peninsula Skating Club - Peninsula
Logitech Ice at San Jose – San Jose
Santa Rosa Figure Skating Club - Santa Rosa
Berkeley Iceland – Berkeley
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