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DIY Backyard Ice Skating Rink

Can you imagine if your kids (or YOU!) could run out to the backyard before breakfast or after dinner for a quick ice-skate or hockey scrimmage? Sound too good to be true or maybe only for the rich and famous?  This article may open your eyes to some new possibilities because if you have the right backyard, some stakes and a frame and a couple hoses to fill it six inches deep may be about all you need.

According to Gross Point News:

DIY backyard ice rink builders have their eyes to the thermometers and ears to phones as they consult one another whether it’s time or should they wait.

Rink builders agree the end of November is the best time to set the stakes and frame. A month later it’s usually cold enough to start running the water to make an ice rink for the skaters’ enjoyment. Four families provide tips on how to set a rink.

Charlotte, Mary Lou and Matthew Lee ice skate before school, after school and after dinner.

For the full article, see our article source at Gross Point News


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