It's become commonplace for concerned physical educators and parents to reminisce about the good old days when children played outside. What receives less attention is that for many children, there is too little physical activity outside of physical education class. Too few schools provide daily physical education, and those that do, don't always achieve the amount of active time recommended by the Center for Disease Control. In this article, the authors present several improvised "skating" and "skiing" activities that can be played in small spaces. They also discuss the life skills that can be learned by students from these activities.