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WATER FUN FOR KIDS

Water Riddles
Share these silly water riddles with friends and family.
  1. What lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its root upward?
  2. What three letters mean "stiff water"?
  3. What kind of bank needs no money?
  4. What runs and has no feet, roars but has no mouth?
  5. What runs but never gets tired?

Water Word Search
In this word search, look for the names of great rivers. When finished, talk about their geographic location and importance in the lives of people near and far, past and present.

Crossword Puzzle

  • Amazon
  • Colorado
  • Congo
  • Ganges
  • Hudson
  • Indus
  • Jordan
  • Mekong
  • Mississippi
  • Niagra
  • Nile
  • Potomac
  • Rhine
  • Rio Grande
  • St. Lawrence
  • Seine
  • Thames
  • Volga
  • Yangtze
  • Zambezi


Water Riddles Answers
  1. An icicle
  2. Ice
  3. A riverbank
  4. The sea
  5. Water, from a tap or a river

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