We also share our top recommendations at the end, including the easy-to-wear Lake Placid Starglide Double Runner Figure Ice Skate. What to know before you buy ice skates for kids Size ...

With the right pair of skates, you can learn to move naturally around the ice and perform a wide range of speedy jumps and spins, or just find peace in quietly gliding through these coldest months. 1.

These skates are ultra-durable for the spills, hits, and crashes that a young or beginner hockey player could endure while learning the ropes.

A group of kids are crisscrossing the ice, bundled to the nines. They're from a boarding school just down the road. Their teacher, Sierra Grennan (ph), says they had to seize the moment.