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Build a Cardboard Slide!

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January 26, 2014 Shannon Schmid 44 Comments

Ever get cooped up at home with the kids – they’re  bored, and you’re out of ideas? Why not become the coolest parent alive – and build a cardboard slide on your stairs!? I’m serious!

A cardboard Stair Slide is super fun, uses up your extra cardboard – and your kids will never expect it!

carboard slide

What you NEED to Build a Cardboard Slide:

    • Large pieces of Cardboard – TV, refrigerator, and other appliance boxes work the best.
    • Duct Tape- You will need to secure cardboard together and to the sides of the wall. If your worried about the tape peeling your paint, use painters tape!
    • Pillows, blankets and mattresses – you will need a soft and safe place to land!
    • A bike helmet – safety first y’all 😉

slide on stairs

5  Ways to make your Cardboard Slide  extra AWESOME:

  1. You can use layers of cardboard under each other to support larger sliders, and make the slide a smoother ride.
  2. Don’t be afraid of the duct tape. Be sure to use it liberally when connecting pieces together, and to attach one side of the cardboard to the stair wall.
  3. If you have a very long set of stairs, do not be tempted to make your slide too long. Riders pick up speed fast!
  4. If you have several large boxes you can just tape the bottoms together to form a tube. Now your slide has a roof!
  5. Back in the day – the wisdom was to tape the cardboard to only one side of the stairway, and make the slide narrow enough that you could walk up the other side of the stairs where the cardboard didn’t cover to ride again. You can do that – but I think I’ve found a better solution! See bonus tip below!

*Bonus Tip* To make your cardboard slide the whole width of the stairs -tape the cardboard slide to the left side of the stairway wall, but don’t tape the right side to the wall. Then when you want to climb the stairs to ride again – you just lift your slide up, and it opens like a door to allow you back up the stairs!

Building a cardboard slide on the stairs is truly retro fun! You may have done it as a kid, but its probably all new to your own children! let them experience both the building and the riding of the slide!

…And if you were one of the unfortunate kiddo’s who didn’t have a cardboard slide in your childhood – it’s never too late! Take a ride yourself!

 

*Please remember to only build slides where there can be a safe, soft landing. Wear protective gear if possible, and always supervise children while they use the slide!

 

About Shannon Schmid

Shannon traded in her sensible NYC TV producer shoes (they were best for taking the subway), for a pair of Texas Cowboy boots when she married her best friend! He's at fault for making this Yankee a Texan! Shannon writes about all things that make a house a home. Her chief blogging inspiration is being the proud & slightly neurotic mom of a preschool age daughter.

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Comments

  1. Theres Just One Mommy says

    January 26, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    Oh, I have been wanting to do this! We have tons of large boxes in the basement… With the frigid temps, I think this is the week!! (And, yes, this momma will be trying it!)

    Reply
  2. Cat Davis says

    January 27, 2014 at 11:58 am

    That’s genius! I would totally go down a stairs slide if we had some stairs.

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    January 27, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    That’s such an awesome idea! I think I would have just as much fun as the kids. 😉

    Reply
  4. Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says

    January 27, 2014 at 1:07 pm

    My stairs have a door right in front of them… that could ouch…lol

    Reply
  5. cindy says

    January 27, 2014 at 1:11 pm

    oh, I wish we had a staircase in this house!! looks so fun.

    Reply
  6. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    January 27, 2014 at 1:31 pm

    Why the HECK didn’t I ever think of that with the one side not attached for easy up the stairs movement. This is serious snow day fun!

    Reply
  7. Natalie says

    January 27, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    Every stair case should come with a slide as standard. That would be so much fun!

    Reply
  8. Donna says

    January 27, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    How fun! The way my stairway is made we couldn’t do this, but we make huge club houses out of cardboard boxes in our family room. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Cayce Thomas says

    January 27, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    I wish I had stairs to use this idea!!!!

    Reply
  10. Nicole Brady says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    OMG. We’re on snow day #4 so this would have been great! I don’t like it when they slide down the stairs because they tear up the carpet but the cardboard is a great solution. You’re right… mine would never expect it!

    Reply
  11. Tammilee says

    January 27, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Ok, This looks like so much fun! I can’t wait to try this.

    Reply
  12. trisha says

    January 27, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    Honestly our stairs are SO steep that we would probably have a death. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sonny says

      March 22, 2020 at 11:58 pm

      Just make the slide on the last few steps…like it’s shown here!

      Reply
  13. Digna D. says

    January 27, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    This is awesome and so much fun! I agree with Trish, our steps are also very steep. You have good steps for this.

    Reply
  14. Sarah @Must Have Mom says

    January 27, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    That looks like some serious fun!

    Reply
  15. robyn says

    January 28, 2014 at 7:38 am

    What a fun Mom you are! My boys would flip for this!

    Reply
  16. Eva @ The Multitasking Mummy says

    February 10, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    That is very cool, although we don’t have stairs…bugger.

    Reply
  17. Sheena @ http://thekeeperofcheerios.blogspot.com/ says

    February 11, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    How fun, I bet the kids had a blast with this! I will definitely have to try this out on our stairs with the kids. Thanks for sharing
    Sheena @ http://thekeeperofcheerios.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  18. Renae says

    February 13, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    This. Is. Awesome! My girls would have a blast with this. We have so much extra cardboard we’ve been trying to get rid of for months. I’m definitely going to pull some out and give it a try.

    Renae
    hillmade.blogspot.com

    Reply
  19. Sara says

    February 14, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    Oh.my.goodness. We have a ton of stairs that this would be PERFECT for. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Thanks for linking up with us at Tell Me About It Tuesday! I hope you hop over again next week. http://www.sweetsillysara.com/2014/02/welcome-to-tell-me-about-it-tuesday-and.html

    Reply
  20. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says

    February 16, 2014 at 12:39 am

    My kids will be so sad we don’t have stairs 🙂

    Reply
  21. Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus says

    February 16, 2014 at 7:52 am

    This is great! Definitely going to do…thanks!

    Reply
  22. Natasha @ Epic Mommy Adventures says

    February 16, 2014 at 10:23 am

    I LOVE THIS! My son and I will definitely be doing this on our next snow day!

    Thanks so much for sharing on Turn It Up Tuesday! We love having you! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Laurie says

    February 16, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    Thanks for linking up to Tip Me Tuesday linky party this week. {knuckle bumps}

    Did you know that I can “lend” your blog posts my Google page rank for better search engine traffic? {fabulous}

    If you upload at least 2 images, 2 steps, and blog post URL into your Tip Junkie craft room, you’ll be in business!

    {wink} ~ Laurie {a.k.a. the Tip Junkie} http://www.tipjunkie.com/post/how-to-add-a-craft-room-project-on-tip-junkie/ –

    Reply
  24. Carrie says

    February 21, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    Oh, what fun!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply
  25. Jenny says

    January 27, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    I really want to try this with me toddler. Will the tape peel off the paint on the wall?

    Reply
    • jane says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:20 am

      @Jenny</a
      Sure will

      Reply
    • Shannon Schmid says

      January 28, 2015 at 10:54 am

      @Jenny, Great question Jenny. If you use a low level sticking tape, then its not likely. But if your concerned – just use wide painters tape! Its meant to pull off without hurting paint underneath!

      Reply
  26. Heather says

    January 27, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    Can this be done *without* duct taping my wall?? I’m game to just try it without that tape but I thought I’d ask. Or see if anyone had an alternative plan.

    Reply
    • Shannon Schmid says

      January 28, 2015 at 10:55 am

      @Heather, You could one of two things – you could tape to the rug on your stairs if you have one. Or just users painters tape! It peels off surfaces without damaging whats under them. You can find it at Home depot or really and store with painting supplies:)

      Reply
  27. Michelle Drake says

    February 25, 2015 at 8:36 pm

    Clever Idea!! We are getting ready to move (lots of boxes) and our new house have split stairs!! This will be perfect fun way to break in the new house!! And since the stairs are split with a landing in the middle the slide will be the perfect length too! Wow Im really excited to find this idea!Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  28. Hartlyn says

    January 14, 2021 at 10:07 am

    If you happen to have a couple of large appliance boxes, you can just open the tops and bottoms of the boxes and tape and lay the boxes end to end down the stairs like my church did. This turns the boxes into a really fun tube slide! Give it a try!

    Reply

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