I have wanted to revisit this nostalgic water toy for a long time. I used to love, love, love these when I was a kid. I would have the best birthday parties with them, specifically my favorite memory was with the Crocodile Mile. It was one of the first slides to have a little pool at the end of the run, it ruled! So the problem with actually getting a Slip N' Slide? Well, I do realize I am a grown up now, and not only will the slide most likely seem like a rather long bath mat (ok, so I'm reaching here) instead of the long runway of a slide that I remember from days of old, but I don't know how well my 29 year old body is going to take running and diving on a thin wet piece of plastic laid over the hard bumpy yard. The other problem that I'm beginning to become aware of is I tend to have a pattern of wanted things from my childhood, getting them, and not using them. I have thus far received an Easy Bake Oven (never used, finally gave up and gave to Goodwill), a Bedazzler (still have intentions of using, but haven't found the occasion for it yet), a badly recorded copy of Rainbow Brite Episodes from EBAY (watched some, then forgot about). So, is it still a good idea to get a Slip N' Slide after all that? I vote yes!
2 comments:
I'd say invest in an industrial role of role of plastic. It holds up better, is more cost effective, and will provide a longer strip for slipping and sliding. You could probably find some at Uhaul or something.
I don't know what to tell you about the bumpy ground though.
You have to buy two so that the slide is longer. I do it every summer.
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