zooguy96 said:

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Learn from it and put a block "ATM" using soap in a t-sip neighbor's yard at 2 in the morning.

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This is why I TexAgs...!

Thank goodness the kiddos did not get too far out the box on thinking. Back in the early 70's we bored of the length/width of the slip-n-slide. Found a big ass roll of Visqueen in buddies dad's shop and unrolled about 75 ft of it and the hand made slip and slide became 2-3 lanes wide. On a decline as well, with a ditch in the end for a final shebang. First couple of us on it, using dish soap as well, flew over the drop off at the ditch and slammed into the other side like hitting a wall. Had to pull it back so the ditch was a softer stop.

Good times, and less square footage for my buddy to have to mow for a few weeks.

It grew back and looked good as new.

Two days of a slip and slide and soap shouldn't have done that kind of damage.

Juan Lee Pettimore said:

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Came home from two days away to this in my yard. Damn kids put out the slip and slide, then doused it with Dawn soap to make it slippery. Any thoughts on what I can do now?

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Get some dogs to pee on the rest of it?

Stop cussing your kids. It's just grass. At least they are playing outside.

smstork1007 said:

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It's not stressed, it's dead. The soap in the water stripped the wax and oils off the grass and then it basically burns up. But new grass will regrow there, it's not something that is going to effect the soil and prevent it from coming back. Yard looks healthy otherwise so i'd assume it won't take long. And yeah, having kids outside versus on a game console or iPad is worth a reward imo.

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The soap never touched the part that went dormant. The soap runs off in the green part.

I have Emerald Zoysia, always grows back. 3 kids worth of growing back.

atmdds03 said:

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I have two boys that destroy the grass playing wiffle ball. Sometimes I have to ask myself: What is more important, raising grass or raising kids? One day the grass will come back faster than the kids.

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You missed his point. "... damn kids ..."

Mega Lops said:

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Out of the box option: Do nothing.

Green, immaculately manicured lawns originated with wealthy English landowners - some of the very same elitist (either w/ deep ties to or clergy of the Church of England) the Pilgrims and Puritans detested and wanted to leave behind.

Then Post-War when lawns became a super popular and easy way to display middleclass success, big businesses (seeds/fertilizer) and advertising further brainwashed Americans into thinking OmG wE mUsT hAvE tHe BeStEsT pReTtY lAwN eVeR oN tHiS sTrEeT!

No need to worry about your kids having fun outside.

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Yeah, OP. Do your part to stick it to King George and Big Fertilizer!

Nothing worse than inconsiderate offspring destroying things you work hard to provide or make nice.

Get them an old school water wiggle. It didn't kill us, and you could drink from the hose afterwards!

Wish my grass looked half as nice as yours.