Bucket facts for kids
A bucket is a container with a wide open top and a handle that is mainly used for carrying liquids. In some cases, solids may also be carried in a bucket (like sand which is hard to carry in your hands).
Some buckets are used for work, and some more for leisure, as seen here . A bucket used for work is often made of a strong material such as iron or steel and is used to carry things like coal or soil. A bucket used for leisure, e.g. for making sandcastles, is normally made of plastic.
In rare cases, a bucket may be worn as a piece of clothing, people may wear a bucket on their heads for humorous reasons. Buckethead is a famous example of this.
Images for kids
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Water well buckets
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An Edo period Japanese bucket used to hold water for fire fighting
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Roman bronze situla from Germany, 2nd–3rd century
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A wooden bucket
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German 19th century leather firebuckets; the most common material used for buckets, alongside wood, before the invention of many modern materials was leather
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A man carrying two buckets
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A young lady carrying a bucket, drawing by German artist Heinrich Zille
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A mop bucket with a wringer
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An excavator bucket
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A crusher bucket
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A plastic yellow bucket
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A metal bucket
See also
In Spanish: Cubo (recipiente) para niños
