The Most Fun Five Dollars Can Buy

by Leslie

It was a sticky 88 degrees here today, so Julia and I broke out her new Slip ‘N Slide (well, technically it’s a Banzai Soak N Splash that I got at a discount store for an amazingly low price, but what’s the difference?).

My yellow Slip ‘N Slide had been a mainstay of summer when I was a child. All the kids in the neighborhood would gravitate to my house to play on it. It was so much fun. I couldn’t wait for Julia to try hers out.

She had a blast.

The Slip ‘N Slide hasn’t changed much over the years. It only took ten minutes for the plastic tube that serves to create the “tunnel of water” experience to leak and fail. So, we unhooked the hose and laid it on the slide, just like we did when I was a kid. The major difference between the Slip ‘N Slide I knew and the modern day version: the mini splash pool at the bottom, which happened to be Julia’s favorite feature…next to the hose.

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11 Cool Kids Came To Play

Karly on May 31, 2007 8:26 am
She looks like she is having a blast!! I got one of those for Eeyore last year and he was to scared to jump on his belly. Big ol’ sissy boy!
Gunfighter on May 31, 2007 9:50 am
SO. Cute!
OnBeingParents on May 31, 2007 5:33 pm
It is 91 in NY.
It think the summer is finally here.
Plan to outdoor activities this summer.
But our daughter will be 2 soon, so
we will visit museums, zoos, and aquarium.
Suzanne on May 31, 2007 6:19 pm
That is awesome! She’s so stinkin cute.
Mommy the Maid on May 31, 2007 6:23 pm
I loved the slip and slide! It was so much fun, even when I was a dope and would try run down it and hit the back of my head flat on the ground.

That pic of Julia with the hose is cracking me up!!
Laurie on May 31, 2007 9:15 pm
Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!
Daddy Forever on May 31, 2007 10:38 pm
My son saw the Spiderman version and thought that was so cool.
Faith on June 1, 2007 1:34 am
I loved my slip and slide when I was a kid!

You take the best pictures, I absolutely love them!
dana on June 1, 2007 10:00 am
Look how much fun she’s having! Awesome!
Toni on June 1, 2007 1:05 pm
Wow, big spender! Around here we lay out an old tarp and turn on the water hose. We don’t have the little pool at the bottom though unless you count the muddy wallow that forms in the grass after about 30 min.
Jenn in Holland on June 2, 2007 12:40 am
yep. same experience with the slip n slide every time!
That second shot of Julia with the hose is fab. Needs to be enlarged and framed!