My neighborhood has a block party every summer (more to come on that later). Last summer we decided to save a little money and do something other than a dunk tank for water fun. My neighbor has a nice sized hill in their back yard so we decided to do a giant slip and slide! Let me tell you, the adults enjoyed it as much as the kids did!! To make your own giant slip and slide you'll need: A roll of heavy duty plastic such as plastic sheeting Some type of steaks such as tent stakes or garden steaks A sprinkler A decent sized hill Simply steak down the plastic, set up the sprinkler so that the water lands on the plastic, wait for it to get wet, then slide down!  If you want it to be slightly more slippery, you can add some Dawn dish soap along the plastic. In all fairness, I do have to give some warnings about this giant slip and slide... Once the slip and slide has been used a couple of hundred of times and the ground is patted down, it gets SUPER slippery! … [Read more...]