Ice skates are shipped with a dull blade to prevent accidents in shipping and receiving of the product. They must be sharpened so the child does not have a rounded edge on the ice. This will make them fall continuously because the blades will not catch on the ice. This is a common misconception of people who purchase ice skates. Several online commented were made about this because no everyone knows that new skates must be sharpened. The models for the very young children might not need sharpening. We feature one such pair on this list. These are only to get the child used to standing and moving a bit on skates and are not really for continued use on the ice. Thus, they do not need sharpening. All other ice skates do need sharpening, though.