Corralling the little ones: Resorts that boast kid zones featuring fun, learning and creativity

Sorry, but you’re a parent now and it doesn’t matter if it’s your favorite resort in the world — the one you had your honeymoon in all those years ago — because if the kids don’t love it, it’s a no-go.

It’s a lesson every family learns, but there’s a silver lining: It’s never been easier, or happier, to travel with children.

That’s because, news flash, those little rooms with a TV and a few board games they had the gall to call “kids clubs” back in the day — the ones your parents dumped you in while they sucked down mai tais by the adults-only pool — are long...