Kid-friendly places in Kauai

Waterslides and splash areas, and villas with kitchens and a washer and dryer. The waterslide needs kids at least 48 inches tall.

A river pool with flume slides, and condo kitchens for the meals you'd rather not eat out.

Play structures shaped like a volcano, a canoe and a sugarcane train, each one a bit of island history to climb on.

A large wooden climbing structure with a smaller play area nearby, so big kids and toddlers each have their own.

A keiki pond for young swimmers right under the main lifeguard tower, and monk seals hauled out on the sand some days. Give them room.

Two saltwater ponds walled off from the surf by boulders, one shallow enough for a first snorkel among the puffer fish.

A large pool for you and a separate shallow kids' pool with its own slide.

Seedlings, a nature-focused activity program for kids, gives them their own plan for part of the day.

Tables by a waterfall with koi to watch, and a Hula Pie to share at the end.

Hot taro donuts made to order at a food truck, in tropical flavors that change, so ask what's on.

Eighteen holes winding through botanical plantings, with Hawaiian history displays to read between putts.

Shave ice topped with fresh fruit in playful flavors, so the treat isn't all syrup.