Children occupied by constructive afterschool activities are less likely to buy BB guns or hang out with dogs that buy children BB guns. Keep tots gainfully at play with today’s Groupon to Lace’em Up Ice Skating at the Foot Hills Ice Arena in Lakewood. Choose between the following options:

• For $44, you get five-week ice-skating lessons (an $89 value).
• For $44, you get five-week hockey lessons (an $89 value).
  
  

Skates can be rented for $1.

Lace’em Up Ice Skating’s experienced and patient coaches lead fledgling ice gliders through interactive hour-long sessions in the large, brightly lit ice arena. During the first half hour, students glean valuable tidbits on basic skating skills through consistent instruction and blades that helpfully shout out the order of the next routine. Skaters spend the second half hour putting the skills they learned into practice, properly aligning themselves with their footwear, and learning how to shift their weight in order to execute a double-axel jump or a body check that ends in a high-five.