Ever since the roller skating party we were invited to when Amara was about 3, I've wanted to expose Amara to skating. Not a ton of kids have skating parties anymore (yet) so she hasn't been a lot, but they had that cheer skating party and she had a blast--so when I saw the class at Skate America in the GC activities flier, I jumped on it.
Irelyn's mom (Natasha) signed her up too, so the girls could take the class together--a nice surprise for both of them.
The first week was spent on teaching them how to fall and how to get up. Four high school aged kids with animal hats taught the class and they did really well with the kids. The "class" is really just rink time plus a pair of skates they can keep, then time to practice.
Amara's favorite is when they turn off the overhead lights and put on the black lights and disco balls. When she's not stressing, she gets going and really loves it. Last weekend she even skated up and down the driveway--which has far more obstacles that a rink, so she's tough!
Some weeks they do games, sometimes obstacle courses, and sometimes open skating, but they always have fun. As tired as you'd think they'd be when they are done though, they aren't--so no hope of skating wearing them out, lol.
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