Where’s the Fun From? – Who Invented Slip ‘N’ Slide?

BY Tim Walsh January 12, 2021 Filed to: Read, Watch, Listen

In this installment of my YouTube series, Where’s the Fun From?, I tell the story of a father who changed summers forever with the invention of a wet, yellow landing strip for airborne children, the Slip ’N’ Slide.

Author, documentary filmmaker, and toy industry veteran Tim Walsh recently founded a new game company called Roo Games. Additional Where’s the Fun From? episodes are available on his Seize the Play YouTube channel.

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Where’s the Fun From? – Crayola Crayons

In this installment from his YouTube series, Where’s the Fun From?, Guest Contributor Tim Walsh tells the origin story of how Crayola crayons came to be and how their maker, Binney & Smith, grew to make 12 million crayons a day!

Initiative Magazine

If you love miniature gaming, Initiative Magazine is a must-read. The magazine features tutorials on such topics as realistic splatter painting, terrain building, vehicle painting, and a whole lot more.