DIY Slip N’ Slide

The folks over at digitalmisery.com have given a good report on their efforts to build an adult sized slip n’ slide.

They pulled the idea from the book Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share and added a few tweaks of their own.

Here’s the materials list:

* Roll of heavy-duty plastic (we used an 8′ wide 6-mil roll) ~ $35
* Foam pool noodles (number determines length of slide) ~ $2 each
* Optional – large pool noodle for end ~ $5 each
* Self-sticking Velcro strips (enough for two pieces per noodle) ~ $0.50/noodle
* Sprinkler hose or lawn sprinkler ~ $6 per 50′ hose or ~$5 for a simple sprinkler
* Stakes (I had some so don’t have a price)
* Patience, an hour or so, a nice warm day, and a steady supply of water

You can see that for the price of a pre-fabbed slip n’ slide you can build one substantially longer and wider and, well, more fun.

Now, go get to hurting yourselves!