When it comes to kids in swimming pools, it's pretty hard for any boredom to set in.
The number of activities you can do is amazing, but it's not just about how many.
It's the quality of fun kids have when playing in the pool that keeps them occupied for so long.
The main reason so many home owners get a pool installed around the home is to provide their kids with total entertainment during the warmer periods of the year.
After all, the more time kids spend in the pool (under supervision of course), the more time parents get to spend together.
Yes - it's a win-win situation.
Whether it's the school holidays, after school or on the weekends, you'll find most kids in or around the swimming pool by themselves or with friends.
Pools have a magnetic effect on kids and it doesn't take much to lure them in.
If the sun is out, the kids are in.
Once in the pool there is so much a kid can do.
Unlike a public swimming pool, most pools at homes don't have signs up saying no running, jumping or diving.
At home, there are barely any rules at all.
Some public pools don't allow balls in the pool because of the threat of someone being hit in the head or face.
In your own pool, a ball can provide hours of fun.
From tennis ball catches and volleyball, to headers with the football and diving catches from the edge of the pool.
So, if you've got children who have difficulty entertaining themselves, buy a swimming pool.
It's the best thing any home could have.