Summer is still the season of fun for the family, as the long summer vacation arrives, and mothers want to make the best use of it. For educators and those interested in child development and education, summer vacation is not just a break for play and leisure; rather, it is an opportunity to enrich the child’s knowledge, broaden their horizons, and raise their educational level.
If a mother is looking for ways and ideas to entertain her child during the summer vacation, "Nadormagazine" has gathered this charming and enjoyable collection of summer-themed riddles. These are presented by basic education teacher Wasim Youssef, who shared in a special interview a set of fun riddles inspired by the summer atmosphere—combining fun and effective learning.
What is the importance of riddles for children in general?
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Riddles enrich a child's knowledge easily and simply, giving them information across many fields without the need for memorization or rote learning.
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Riddles create a warm, family-friendly atmosphere where children bond through collaboration and exchanging ideas to solve tricky puzzles.
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Riddles encourage a healthy spirit of competition and help children learn to accept losing gracefully, shaping good character without direct preaching.
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They allow parents to introduce challenging concepts the child faced during the school year in the form of easy-to-solve riddles, especially math riddles involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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Solving riddles helps boost a child’s self-confidence, develops problem-solving skills, and helps remove negative thoughts, especially in late childhood, about their worth and value in society.
Summer riddles related to summer fruits
Watermelon
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What is in the middle of a peach?Answer: The letter "W" (in Arabic حرف الواو). The child might expect “seed” or “pit,” which adds fun and surprise.
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A red city with black residents and green walls, what is it?Answer: Watermelon.
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I am a summer fruit, arranged in a strange way, I can be green, yellow, or black, and when dried, I’m called raisins. What am I?Answer: Grapes.
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Which summer fruit is called the "Bride of Paradise"?Answer: Pomegranate.
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Which fruit shares its name with one of the chapters in the Quran?Answer: Fig.
Note: Asking about summer fruits gives you a chance to teach your child how to categorize fruits into summer and winter types — a useful learning method beyond memorization.
Summer riddles related to summer time
Sun rays
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What is something that exists in summer, burns your body, but also provides you shade at the same time?Answer: The sun.(The sun burns the body, but the dots on the letter "Sh" in Arabic look like an umbrella.)
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What is something that never falls in our country during summer but falls elsewhere?Answer: Rain.
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What exists in summer, autumn, and spring but not in winter?Answer: The letter "Y" (in Arabic).
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Two things exist in summer; if you change the middle letter, you change your place. What are they?Answer: Staying up late (السهر) and traveling (السفر).
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I am the ship of the desert, walking tirelessly in summer and winter. Who am I?Answer: The camel.
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I am something invisible but reach you and benefit your bones and teeth when exposed in summer, especially at the beach. What am I?Answer: Vitamin D, which we get from sunlight.
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What appears three times in the word “summer” but five times in “winter”?Answer: The dot (in Arabic script).
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