We faced a hot, sunny afternoon today. Armed with a 50′ x 3′ heavy duty contractor drop cloth, a package of U-shaped garden stakes, and several jugs of water, we made our way to a nearby park where there was a big hill and….
…..and made our own Slip N Slide!!
Emily thought this was the most awesome thing EVER!!!
We unrolled the drop cloth down the hill, and pierced garden stakes through it on both sides, every 4 feet or so to keep it in place. Put down some water, get a good running start…. and slide!!!
She did lots of giggling, slipping, sliding, and splashing!! (And I got to rest a bit and watch her wear herself out, although next time I might have to take a few turns myself!)
Who can resist this much fun???
I linked this post to:
Weekend Wrap Up @ Tatertots and Jello
Made By You Monday @ Skip to My Lou
August 17th, 2010 on 3:49 pm
oohh my goodness this looks like a wonderful hot summer day activity!!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:22 pm
Emily said she was quite refreshed! And she was all tired out from all the running and sliding!
August 17th, 2010 on 3:55 pm
The best photos!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:22 pm
Thank you!! I was afraid I was going to be slid into, but managed to escape being hit.
August 17th, 2010 on 4:08 pm
What a terrific hill – so much potential for fun!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:24 pm
At times I wish our yard had a hill, but then again it would be kind of a pain for Mark to mow…. but when we have good snow for sledding or weather for something like this slip and slide… then I wish we had a hill in our yard. The park worked out perfectly!!
August 17th, 2010 on 4:26 pm
That is the most awesome thing EVER!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:24 pm
Emily agrees!!
August 17th, 2010 on 4:45 pm
My kids love to slip & slide, but we have never made our own. Very cool!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:25 pm
We don’t have one, but several of Emily’s friends do and I think she loved this version of it. It’s fun!!
August 17th, 2010 on 5:10 pm
Dear Valerie,
Emily needs to gain some more weight — then she will really pick up speed!
Love,
Mark
August 17th, 2010 on 11:25 pm
Seriously!!! I have no idea where she gets the skinny genes from.
August 17th, 2010 on 5:22 pm
Slip and slides are so much fun! We made one out of thick plastic a few years ago and the kids had a ball!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:26 pm
Yay!!!
August 17th, 2010 on 5:26 pm
Oh, this reminds me so much of camp! At the High School week every year, they create a crazy long Slip ‘n Slide- which of course ends in a giant mud puddle!
Good times, good times…
August 17th, 2010 on 11:27 pm
Sounds like a fun camp!!…… and messy!
August 17th, 2010 on 6:26 pm
Okay, love the idea of taking it to a local park and dousing it with water. Now can I carry enough water to do that?
August 17th, 2010 on 11:28 pm
You can see our car parked at the top of the hill, so I didn’t carry the water very far at all. Then again, I’m a tiny and scrawny weakling, so you’d probably be fine!
August 17th, 2010 on 7:42 pm
Looks fun and I’m glad to see she’s going head first!
When I was 14 I got a job coaching a 4 year old baseball team. My boss suggested that when it got hot we could make a slip and slide somewhat like yours to “practice sliding.” Well, we were coaching baseball after all and baseball slides are properly done feet first. The first three kids went down on their bottoms, then their heads snapped back and slammed into the ground. It was awful, but we all learned something about slip n slide safety! =)
August 17th, 2010 on 11:31 pm
LOL — Ouch! It took Emily a couple of tries to really get going. She kept trying to perfect her technique, but I don’t think it occurred to her to try going feet first. Probably a good thing!!
August 17th, 2010 on 10:25 pm
GREAT pics Valerie!
August 17th, 2010 on 11:31 pm
Thank you!!! xoxo
August 18th, 2010 on 12:03 am
It looks like too much fun. How did you manage to bring all the equipment to the park – it must have been quite a load!
August 20th, 2010 on 8:18 pm
The drop cloth rolled up and doesn’t take up a lot of room, but I did bring several jugs of water. Fortunately, I didn’t have to lug them far because the hill was right near where I could park the car. It’s a good thing too, because I’m a tiny weakling!!
August 18th, 2010 on 2:42 am
I LOVE this idea and featured it today on my blog with a roundup of other fun inspirational ideas:
http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/2010/08/wednesdays-wowzers-enjoy-summer-while.html
Thanks for sharing!!
~Alison
August 20th, 2010 on 8:17 pm
Thanks so much for the link, Alison! I really appreciate it!! xoxo
You have other great ideas there too!!
August 18th, 2010 on 5:31 am
We made a big on of these in our back pasture for a sixth grade graduation party. To make it extra fast for these kids we put dish soap and baby oil in a sprayer and sprayed the slide. Those kids FLEW down that thing. Big Fun!
August 19th, 2010 on 10:16 am
Woah!! I bet it was a lot of fun!!!
August 19th, 2010 on 1:03 am
What an awesome series of photos! She sure does look like she’s having a fantastic time.
August 19th, 2010 on 10:21 am
Thanks so much, Tara! I hope we get a few more warm days left this summer so we can try this again.
August 21st, 2010 on 1:23 pm
That looks like it was allot of fun. Yes, next time you must try it!
August 25th, 2010 on 12:07 am
Love seeing you pop up on Made By You Monday. :>)
October 6th, 2010 on 9:09 pm
Woah!! I bet it was a lot of fun!!!
July 29th, 2011 on 8:19 am
Hey Valerie! A classic water day – the slip-n-slide – and so nice to have a DIY version! I included this in a roundup of ways to beat the heat with water and ice – I also included your pretend laundry too! You are always full of amazing ideas!