While the western hemisphere mourns the absence of sunlight over the winter holiday period, some young Australians have been celebrating in style. <br /><br />On Christmas Eve on the central coast, around one hour north of Sydney, 12-year-old Mikalah made her own slip 'n slide to stay cool with her brother and cousins in the heat. <br /><br />"Using black builders plastic, pegs, a rug, polystyrene panels, timber sheeting, pipes, a kiddies pool, petrol pump and hose, Mikalah (with a little help from her dad) made this awesome waterslide which recycled the water using the kiddies pool and the pump," said her father, the filmer. <br /><br />"The kids had awesome fun sliding down on their tummies and backs and even on a surf board."
