In these days of family-friendly splish-splashing and resorts luring gen-blend groups with water parks as bait, it’s sometimes forgotten that the Poconos weren’t always a kid-forward destination.

Of the handful of water blasters tested, the DinoSquad Supersoaker was the overall kid favorite. It was the easiest to pump (kids as young as four were able to operate it) and it had a range of around ...