During an unsuspecting recess in third grade, it had started snowing. It had been snowing on and off for the past 24 hours. The kids would put on their snow pants and boots and carefully head outside, avoiding the slippery patches of ice. Many would rush to a side of the playground, where someone had an idea to make something even more fun.
We had something that was commonly known as the monster slide, as the opening had a design as a dragon’s mouth. Snow on the ground was two feet high and increasing with the precipitation falling, but children were scooping the frost up while voicing their delight, and dumping the material onto the slide. The idea of including the ice would make sliding down increase in speed, and to kids, going down rapidly
We had something that was commonly known as the monster slide, as the opening had a design as a dragon’s mouth. Snow on the ground was two feet high and increasing with the precipitation falling, but children were scooping the frost up while voicing their delight, and dumping the material onto the slide. The idea of including the ice would make sliding down increase in speed, and to kids, going down rapidly