If they are very young and it is so hot that you can’t cool them off any other way, don’t make a fuss over it. Don’t tell them to do it and don’t make a big deal about it. If they get wet they get wet and don’t say anything. Just do an “oops your all wet, you need to dry off, or we have to go home straight away and take off your wet clothes”. Don’t reprimand them, and don’t ask if they had fun. Just leave it alone. If however you have a nice cool place you can take them where they can cool off and be comfortable, then that is a better option. If they are school age then it is not a good idea to confuse them. They will remember that they went into the sprinkler on Shabbos and you didn’t stop them and that is not good chinuch. Again, you have to make sure your kids know the rules. “I know that you would love to go into the sprinklers today, but it is Shabbos and we are not allowed to. Would you like to stay in the park anyway and not use the sprinklers or should we go someplace else? Maybe we can come back here tomorrow, but we can’t use it today” You can also remind them “If we do stay and you use the sprinklers, we will have to go straight home and I will be forced to give you a consequence for not listening to Mommy”.
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