Best homemade slip-n-slide EVER - 2014

In June, we were blessed to have spent time with all the special dads in our life for Father's Day weekend.  One of the traditions we have on Neil's side of the family is the Annual Father's Day slip-n-slide.  Neil's dad uses his day to set up and run the slip-n-slide all to provide hours of fun for the grandkids he adores.  It is such a special day for everyone...

How to construct it???  It's easy peasy....   My father-in-law stacks three 4" tiles and binds them, shapes them to create a pool at the bottom (kind of like a big U) and then puts mulch bags on it as a cushion.  On top of all that, a big tarp is laid out and bound down to keep it from moving. Bags of mulch are placed on the sides of the actual slide (big black sheeting) to prevent kids from flying off the slide as they go down.  And the biggest secret of all - baby wash and a hose spraying water.  This provides MANY hours of great fun!

More pics of the fun, slipping and sliding....

++Thank you, God, for fathers, fun outdoors, and the best homemade slip-n-slide ever!!!!++

Homemade slip-n-slide

This past Sunday was Father's Day, and it's become an annual tradition that my father-in-law creates and runs a homemade slip-n-slide for his grandkids that day (and also a couple other times during the summer!).  The kids absolutely love it!!  My father-in-law is so good at creating things and he also perfects his creations as well - what a gift he has!  He uses black plastic and corrugated pipe for tile for the sides (that way the kids don't fall off).  He has created a little pool at the bottom by looping the pipe and this makes for a great (and safe!) splash at the end.  To run the slide, he shoots water down it, and has the kids lather up with baby wash, and uses the dads as the pushers to get a good sling down the hill.  What a blast it is!! 

"rub a dub dub - 3 boys in a tub"

the 2 littles stayed inside, but still had a great time!