Ice Flakers To Ice Skaters - Icy Activities For Fun

There is nothing like a long drink on a hot sunny daynot fighting, there is the ever present danger of
to cool down. Fruit juice bursting with health andgetting a puck in the face or another bodily target
vitality needs more than a straw and an an umbrelladespite the ten tonnes of padding and a helmet. Ice
to top it off, for a proper refreshing beverage, heapsskating on the other hand is a much more sedate
of ice are needed, crushed, cubed or flaked. There ispastime, and twirling away to the bolero in spangled
more to ice than just popping the stuff in drinks tospandex is always an option for a Friday night down
keep the summer heat at bay. Here are some ideasthe local ice rink.
for icy activities.Ice Sculptures that aren't Luges
The Vodka LugeIce sculptures have connotations of being a little
Continuing with a drinking theme, the luge is a funpasse. Although a vodka luge makes an interesting
way to enjoy a drink. The difference is that thevariation, there are actually ice sculptors out there
alcohol is inside the ice and no glasses are needed! Awhose talents blow minds. Intricate sculptures of
variation of the traditional ice sculptures adorningcameras and cars are cleverly crafted by artists as
corporate dinner tables, the luge is a partydecor for corporate events and as promotional
centrepiece. The vodka luge is a sculpted block of icesculptures for big business. The craft is regarded as
that has a channel running through it to pour a drinkan art in it's own right too and competitions happen
through for a super chilled alcohol hit. As the drink ison a regular basis to crown a person as the most
poured in one end, the drinker waits at the other,talented ice artist.
mouth open to consume the icy vodka. To make theThe Ice Hotel
process more entertaining, the sculptures are oftenHowever impressing all the crazy ice sculptures may
of body parts or objects that cause great hilaritybe, nothing can beat the wonder of an ice hotel.
when they have to be put to the mouth! A basicThere are several hotels of this nature located in
luge can be created at home, simply by freezingSweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland and
water in a mould as big as you fit in a freezer. AQuebec. These hotels have to be constructed from
plastic storage tub is ideal. Placing flexible tubing orscratch every year as they melt during the summer
wooden doweling in the mould forms a basic channel.time, and absolutely everything is made from ice. The
The Other Luge and more Icy Sportsglasses, plates, chairs, tables, beds are all made from
If partying like an animal is not on the agenda, theice. There is the luxury of sleeping on reindeer skin to
other luge is an option for more sober entertainment.keep the chills at bay though! The first hotel was in
A luge is a sled for up to two people similar to aSweden and happened by accident. Japanese ice
bobsleigh and luge is the name of sport where theartists created an installation, and that evening there
sleds race against each other and the clock. Anotherwere no places to stay, so they bedded down to
equally dangerous sporting pastime is Ice Hockey.become the first guests in what became an ice hotel.
Infamous for it's on rink fisty cuffs, the fights duringSo get creative with ideas for ice, you may well
ice hockey matches are all part of the game. Whenstumble upon a great new trend!