Whether they're running through a sprinkler or jumping in the waves at the beach, most kids want to spend as much time playing in and with water as possible during the summer. You can't blame them ...

This is the kind of mammoth sprinkler you dreamed about every summer when you were a kid. A stone's throw away from the kids' playground ... rhythmically spray up water in a shooting pattern ...

Sprinkler season in NYC parks usually ... tunnels, slides, and water running along the bridges. Kids can splash through or stand under a mini-waterfall in a splash pad area with water jets.