Growing up in Mumbai, part of the Hindu faith, Christmas time was not a special time of the year. Raising two Catholic children in America, Christmas is a very special time where we do activities with our friends and family! As a teacher, I share the same winter break schedule as my children, so we try to pack in some local fun!
We started out our morning at the Blue Cross River Rink. If you have your own skates, and have Blue Cross insurance card, the admission is free! Skate rental is $10 and there is an extra charge to store shoes in locker. Our cousins had come in from California, so we booked skating for 11am and then a fire pit at 12pm to make s’mores and warm up. The fire pit rental is $38 for 1.5 hours. There is also food and alcoholic beverages available onsite.
After the day at the River Rink, we took a short 20 minute drive down to Wells Fargo Center for Disney on Ice. Disney on Ice can be expensive but I was able to get a group rate through my older daughter’s skate club for $40 a ticket. They wore their princess dresses and my older daughter had her best friend and they had a blast. My oldest’s dream job is to be a Disney on Ice skater so she had bright stars in her eyes! My youngest had way too much fun and didn’t quite make it until the end of the show.
Adventures With Children 