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Finally it has stopped raining here in the Sunshine State (Florida). We have been enjoying the outdoors. Every year I buy my kids a new slip and slide but they quickly get destroyed. So this year we made a "homemade slip and slide".
Materials:
A tarp with rivet holes at each corner
12" Utility Stakes
For a real slippery slide (dish soap)
My husband purchased the tarp and stakes at Harbor Freight for only less than $8.00.
Lay the tarp down in grass, make sure there are no rocks in the grass then use a hammer and pound in the stakes in the rivet holes. For a more slippery slide drizzle some dish soap on the tarp. We did the water on the tarp 2 different ways, the 1st time we did it my husband laid the hose on the side of the tarp and the water flowed all over the tarp and now I use a sprinkler that I place on the side of the tarp that sprays across it.
This tarp has definitely held up a lot better than the typical slip and slide. It is made with a much thicker material that can take a real beating! My kids love this concept and my boys love sliding at together one on each side!
Other than our homemade slip and slide my kids have been enjoying the pool and water park play dates!
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oh so cute! what a super great idea :)they look like they're having lots of fun
ReplyDeleteI do this with my grandchildren but use tearless shampoo. This is a blast!
ReplyDeletethat looks like a blast! my daughter would love us to make something like this !
ReplyDeleteSp much fun! We need to get our slip and slide out!
ReplyDeleteWe have been having lots of water fun...lokks like yall are having a blast too!
ReplyDeleteOoh, this looks like so much fun!! Now...sun, where are you?!
ReplyDeleteSofia
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What a great and inexpensive way to let your kids have fun! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMy girls would have a BLAST with this. So simple and I can definitely see how it would be sturdier. Thanks for the great idea.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted a slip and slide when I was younger, but was never able to have one. This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I can't wait to try this with my kids, they will love it!!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Just saw this idea at Hope Studios. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe used to make these homemade water slides all the time when I was a kid! Definitely a more frugal way to do it. And it was always so much fun! Although we just put big rocks on the corners to keep them put. But it sure hurt when we slid into them. I like you using the stakes much better than the rocks. lol.
ReplyDeleteThat would be so much fun. I tried teaching my toddler how to use a slip and slide. I think I had more fun than him!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up at Artsy Play Wednesday. Pinned to our group board.
What a great idea! Thanks for this,
ReplyDeleteMitch
Oh what fun... wish we had more space to do something like this... thanks so much
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! It looks like the kids had a great time! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy kids love the slip n slide!
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