How to Make Your Own DIY Slip and Slide

There’s nothing like cooling off on a hot day in your backyard. Get started on a chill summer at the house by making this easy, inexpensive DIY slip and slide.

*Make sure you get the thicker plastic sheets. They need to be at least 6 mil in thickness to hold up to all the abuse it will take. A 10 x 25 foot roll will cost about $25 at most big box home improvement stores.

Roll Out Plastic

Roll out the sheet of plastic on a relatively flat surface. Make sure the area is clear of rocks, sticks or any debris that could puncture the plastic or hurt someone when sliding over it.

Lay Out the Pool Noodles

Lay the pool noodles down each side of the sheet of plastic. Put the mega noodle on one end of the sheet (the lower end, if your yard slopes). Pool noodles are typically 5 feet long, so on our 25-foot DIY slip and slide plastic, five noodles were laid on each side.

Wrap and Secure the Noodles

At the end where you laid the mega noodle is where you should start wrapping the plastic around the noodle (Image 1). Use the Velcro tape to secure the plastic around the noodle (Image 2). This will act as a stopper or speed bump for your water slide. Safety first!

Wrap the pool noodles along the side of the plastic sheet as well. Wrap them on the underside and secure with more Velcro tape. The pool noodles on the sides will help keep the water on the plastic.

Secure the Slide

Secure the top end of the water slide with landscape staples (Image 1). Pin the ends on each side of the bottom end with staples, too (Image 2). Set up your sprinklers on one side of the slide, add a bit of dish soap (optional, but makes a super fast and slippery surface) and....

Go Have Fun!

Let the kids have at it! Inexpensive summer fun always wins.