I love water play. It keeps the kiddos cool, entertained and wears them out. I have a blow up pool, water toys and a sprinkler that gets used a lot. I just take them one by one at the end, strip them, dry them off, put on dry clothes and then put them inside watching a DVD until the others are inside. My deck is right off a living room so I can see them no problem and we watch baby signing time here during transitions here. The parents love them the kids are learning another language and I don't have any guilt about using the tv for a few minutes a day to make life just a bit easier.