First probably teach them to balance and move with out falling off!
Skateboard is a piece of wood with wheels that you can do tricks and roll around in bowls on.
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no you don't have to
You don't need one but its easier to do tricks higher
The original type of skateboard is much better than the other! It is very hard to do tricks on longboards and on plastic cruisers
skateboard
make a lot of tricks
Youtube is a great resource for skateboard tricks as so many people film themselves doing them and post these videos there. In the description for many of the videos there is extensive information about how they have performed the tricks.
Concrete Surfer Skateboard Tricks and Tips - 2008 V is rated/received certificates of: UK:E
If you actually want to go somewhere besides the skate park or your neighborhood, go with a BMX-style bike. You can go farther while doing some tricks here and there, not to mention they're probably faster. If you want to do some major tricks, though, go with a skateboard. You can do much more complicated tricks on a skateboard and they are actually meant for doing stunts, where as BMX bikes are just modified.
A bike is way harder to do tricks you have to time every thing or you will fall .