What quick tips do you give to baby skaters?

So I'm often flanked by younger baby skaters when at the rink asking to teach them tricks while they can barely stand without a skatemate. I'd like to be a good skate community steward and help a person on their new skate journey AND I politely don't want to talk to anybody 🤣(I'm getting better at that 😅). Don't want to just tell them to work on balance and hand them a dinosaur.

I'm trying to be in and out with this helpfulness so they have a few nuggets to work on while I'm trying to work on whatever.

Last night I taught a wee teen about the penguin, bending knees, and holding on to something while working on one foot balance, oh and safety gear. Missed opportunity to give her a glow in the dark dinosaur tho 🦖😄

Curious as to what helpful sound bites y'all give in this situation or ones that have helped you?

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