5 Summer Activities Sure to Ruin Your Lawn
Summer is here, and that means one thing: it’s time to watch in horror as your lawn turns into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Why fight it? Embrace the inevitable chaos with these five activities guaranteed to obliterate that golf course-caliber lawn you’ve been working years on. You might as well lay down wood chips and call it a day, because those little savages will destroy it by fall one way or another.
1. Slip and Slide
Ah, the slip and slide – the classic summer activity that promises fun, laughter, and a lawn that looks like it hosted a mud-wrestling tournament. After a few hours of kids hurling themselves down a plastic sheet at breakneck speed, your once-lush grass will be nothing more than a distant memory. The combination of water and trampling is sure to create a muddy disaster zone. Just remember, mud is nature’s way of saying, “You never really liked grass that much anyway.”
I came across these sponges inside a poly-cotton sort of covering, called Water Grenades. They work great, and are reusable. Just dunk them in the refill bucket, and throw at someone. !Splash! And repeat.
What a neighborly thing to do, sue your neighbors for kids being kids. My 5 year old got 5 stitches in his eyebrow a few weeks ago at a friend's house. Kids do stupid shit, that's just the way it is!
They must've ran out of ideas by bonfire. Most of the ones I've been around are generally built with a wide circle, and/or slightly below ground. Looks nice, and a fire every once in awhile won't destroy your lawn.
I wrote bonfire from personal experience! our house has a built-in firepit when we moved in and it doesn't have a brick ring around so if we have a big enough fire it kills the grass around it.
Someone in the comment section mentioned water balloons which is a good one i missed when writing this.
Didn't realize you were the author! Water balloons are a good one, the article in general was a fun read. The bonfire one just jumped out at me a bit. You should get a ring, or dig it out 6in to a foot! It looks wonderful, and makes cleaning the ash easier as well.