Giant Slip N Slide

I was hosting a field day for my kids school. The weather was already getting hot and I wanted a way for them to cool down after they competed in their races. I have always loved slip and slides myself and ever since we moved near a park with a hill I wanted to try having a giant slide. There was going to be a lot of kids so the slip n slide needed to be wide and long so multiple kids could slide at the same time. I found most of the supplies used online and was able to put this together pretty cheaply.

Two 25 ft x 6 ft slip n slides (I used a Wham-O Super slip n slide and a WOW super slide I found both used on offer up for $10 and patched the holes)

50 ft x 20 ft 6mm plastic sheeting (it usually comes in 100 ft length or 25 ft, again I found a half roll on offer up. Always look for the supplies used! It ends up being a lot cheaper)

12 stakes (any sort of stake will work but the slip n slides come with nice plastic ones with round flat tops)

7 pool noodles

two water hoses

Duct tape

baby soap or shampoo (tear free)

First make sure the area you want to use is large enough. Clear the area of any large rocks or sticks. I was using it on a hill across the street so I needed to run two garden hoses across the street. Each slip n slide needed it's own hose. The water pressure wasn't strong enough to spray out of the holes on the slip n slides when I tried to bifurcate at one water source. I had to use two different water spickets for there to be enough water pressure for the slip n slides to spray and soak the entire slide.

I used a 50 ft x 20 ft 6 mm plastic sheet roll I found on offer up. I folded the plastic in half and duct taped the sides together to make a 50 ft x 10 ft runway. I decided to use the sheeting to not only extend my slide but also to protect the slip n slides from any sticks or stones in the grass. I laid it out in the location I wanted the slide and made sure the last 5-8 feet were at the bottom of the hill where it was flat and water would accumulate. I then used 4 stakes at the top to secure it. I placed one stake along the side in the middle on both sides of the plastic sheeting. I placed a duct tape (x) at every location I used a stake to protect the plastic from tearing.

At the bottom of the slide I placed two pool noodles length wise up each side and duct taped them in place by rolling the plastic around them. I used three pool noodles at the bottom and did the same. This created a pool for the water to accumulate and for the kids to crash into at the end. I then used two stakes to secure the end of the slide.

Next I placed the two slip n slides on the plastic starting at the top. The outside bumpers of each slide was on the edge of the plastic so I could secure stakes into the ground and not have to go through the plastic. I would definitely recommend getting some sort of pump to blow the sides of the slides up. I used a hand pump that took a good bit of energy. I used three stakes on the outside of each slide (top, middle and end of slide). The slides are heavy enough that you don't need many stakes. On the side of the slides that spray the water you have to put a couple stakes to ensure the water spray is up and across the whole slide. Otherwise with no stakes on that side the water sprays down. On the inside where the slides were next to each other I used duct tape to connect them at the top and bottom.

We have used the slide multiple times and it is holding up well. Every time we set it up it is hours of fun!