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Super Summer Bucket List!

Get the most out of your Summer! With the kids’ out of school, they might have a little bit too much time on their hands. To avoid hearing the familiar whine, “I’m BORED!” pick one, some, or all of these activities to make sure they (you) get the most out of their (your) Summer! 

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How Did You Use to Slide?

Stairsliding without a Stairslide?

 

Even if our parents told us not to play on the stairs, we still did it. Now, as the parents, we seem to forget; no matter how much we say to our kids NOT to play on the stairs, they will find a way. 

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Personally, my three brothers and I would make an event of it. Surprisingly enough, we never broke any limbs; it must’ve been due to how much milk we drank. Whenever our mom finally got us to wash our sheets, we would lump the bedding into a snowball of fabric, wiggle our little bodies right in the middle, and fly down the stairs. And as I’m writing this, I’m beginning to realize we were playing in dirty laundry the whole time. I’m retrospectively grossed out.

How did you use to slide? Don’t say you didn’t; it’s not healthy to lie to yourself. Did you slide down in a laundry basket to receive a first-hand lesson on why helmets were invented? Or did you slide down on a pillow, bumping your tailbone on each and every step?

Thank goodness we have the Stairslide now. No worrying about your kids sliding in the dirty laundry (I still can’t believe I did that) or tumbling down in a flimsy laundry basket.

 

 

With the Stairslide, it takes the previously dangerous sport of improvised stair sliding and turns it into a sliding experience your kiddo would have at your local playground. The difference is that it’s inside, and you have control over how fast it is (the more slide sections, the faster it’ll be).

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It's a Giveaway!

Do you remember waiting in anticipation early Christmas morning? You kept poking your exhausted parents to get up (they suspiciously looked like they didn’t get any sleep) before the sun even considered rising. Once the grown-ups woke up with their camera in hand, they would unleash you to tear into the lovingly wrapped presents. Naturally, you had to pose with every present for a picture in the scrapbook or a feature on the home video.

If you bought the Stairslide, it’s more than likely that you’re the exhausted parents documenting the morning. Of course, when you see those sparkling eyes and exclaimed smiles, it’s all worth it. You love Christmas morning; the reason might’ve changed, but the morning is still full of love. 

Thank you for choosing Stairslide to be part of the happy day. It really means so much to us. So much that we want to give something back through a little contest. The winner will receive a big FREE plush penguin that’s perfect for sliding. I promise; you want this penguin. It’s a prototype which means it's completely one of a kind (and it's insanely soft)!

 

To enter, all you need to do is share some of your Christmas joy! Well, there are a couple more steps, but spreading Christmas joy is definitely the main goal. 

 

1. Follow us on Instagram.

 

2. Take a video of your kids sliding Christmas morning.

 

3. Post on Instagram with #stairslideisreal

 

We will then pick our favorite video; I have no doubt that this will be a difficult decision, but we will then pick our favorite video to be the lucky winner. Remember to have fun and stay safe!

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Be Back Soon!

To be specific, we’ll be back to processing orders after December 20th. The excitement for the Stairslide this holiday season exceeded our expectations by a pinch. With our record-breaking sale, we planned to run out of inventory by December 1st. However, Black Friday weekend had a different idea; by Sunday, November 28th, we sold out of our slides for Christmas.

While our online stock is on pause, we do have one physical location in Utah! You can find us at a mall kiosk in the University Mall in Orem, Utah. So, no worries for Utah shoppers or extreme gifters willing to travel like Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1996’s Jingle All The Way (I’ve actually never seen the end of that movie, I assume he found the true meaning of Christmas).

We are moving our manufacturing operations to the States during this slight lull and, of course, making more slides. Any orders placed after November 28th are set to start processing after December 20th. They won’t make it to your home by Christmas, but they are still available for Birthday gifts, gifts for giving sake, and the slides make for a perfect Groundhog Day present (that makes sense if you don’t think about it).

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More Than One Way To Slide

No single person is the same. To quote the physician turned children's book author (I assume that's how he got his name), Theodor Seuss Geisel MD, "Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." We are all unique in our own way and prefer to go at our own speed. 

For example, a girl might love to go jet skiing, but that same girl might scream bloody murder when her brother drives the jet ski at full speed, which ultimately throws them in the water. That was a random example; I'm not speaking from personal experience or anything...on an unrelated note, I'm afraid of jet skiing. 

We at Stairslide understand that each kids' play style is different. Some love to go as fast as possible, and some like to take their time on the jet ski, Max. To cater to your child's preference, there are two possible setups for the Stairslide:

High Adventure 

Low Impact

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10 Setup & Sliding Tips

Anything fun can quickly become very not fun if misused; playgrounds are fun, but if you run around on the wood chips without shoes, you’re sure to get splinters on the bottom of your feet (decidedly not fun). The same idea can be applied to an indoor playground, aka the StairSlide! Follow these setup and sliding tips to get the most from your Stairslide:

1. Reposition the StairSlide after each use. Did you stick the landing on the first try? Make sure nothing wiggled out of place to recreate your fantastic performance.

2. Have at least one foot of landing area for each stair covered by the StairSlide.  The wall adjacent to your stairs will thank you.

3. Stack and store the slides when not in use. You know the heart attack you get when you miss a step? Now, imagine if the heart attack is followed by your feet slipping out from under you because you stepped on a slide. Scary, right?

4. Do not use near or under stair railings. No one likes a bonked head or a goose egg that doesn’t result in a cute baby goose. (fig. 1) 

5. Use in a seated position. There’s a time and place for acrobatics; don’t try any new moves while you and the ground are moving at different speeds. 

6. Bend your knees and land on your feet. If you drop a stick, it falls flat. If you drop a bendy spring, it bounces back as if nothing happened. 

7. Use with adult supervision. Someone needs to witness (and maybe time) how quickly you slide down the stairs. (fig. 2)

 

8. Do not slide down headfirst. It takes expertise to do a headstand safely, while most people over the age of one can easily execute a foot stand. Make sure you land in a foot stand.

9. Do not use if you exceed 175 lbs Unfortunately, this means your sliding days are behind you. To quote an unnamed source, “I lead others to a treasure I cannot possess.” (fig. 3)

 

10. No more than one person should be on the StairSlide at a time. Sharing is caring, but learning how to take turns is also important.

11. Check out our Sliding Methods. There is no one way to set up the slides on your stairs. We have a few ways that might help you by visiting here.

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Meet Damian!

Everyone knows a dad’s no. 1 priority during playtime is fun!

Which is why one of the faces on StairSlide’s new ownership team is none other than fun dad Damian Dayton!

According to Damian, StairSlide™ is more than just a slide, “Like many parents today, my wife and I have struggled to raise our active 6-year-old son without defaulting to excessive screen time. And then StairSlide™ came into our lives.

“Honestly, without the StairSlide™ (and a healthy dose of imagination), I don’t know how we would have made it through quarantine. Not only did the StairSlide™ bring hours of active play to our home, but as the world started opening up, it also brought new friends. 

“Like with many startups, we noticed that StairSlide™ faced more than a few challenges. So we gathered a group of parents invested in their own kids' development and got them to invest in StairSlide™ to help this company reach its full potential. So we are excited, to say the least. 

 Agreed! We are so excited to see where StairSlide™ can go under the direction of Damian and other fun-loving parents.