If woolly mammoths had mastered the triple lutz, they would've made it out of the Ice Age and into the Bronze Age, if not the Silver or Gold Age. Ensure your long-term survival with today's Groupon: for $8, you get a public-skate session and ice-skate rental for two at The Pavilion Recreation Complex (up to a $20 value), located in Taylors.

For those looking to serenely glide across recently smoothed ice, The Pavilion offers daily public-skate sessions year-round, including weekday mornings and afternoons, and evenings on the weekends. With a pair of spiffy rental skates, you’ll skate across the same watery tundra as the Greenville Road Warriors, who also practice at the center. Whether the kids want to practice their figure-skating chops or imagine they’re the captain of the United Nations diplomatic hockey squadron, an afternoon of skating at The Pavilion offers families a brisk, energetic activity.