Bowl facts for kids

A plastic bowl

A bowl is a container for food. It can hold liquids, such as soups and solids, like popcorn. People also prepare salads in it. A bowl is like a ball cut in half. Bowls are usually made from glass, ceramic, wood or plastic.

Images for kids

Self-identified bowl performing one of the most common functions of bowls: the serving of food (in this case, chili)
Romanian large bowl from the Middle Bronze Age; c. 1550 BC; burnished earthenware; overall: 15.5 × 31.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art (U.S.A)
Lakh - millet flour porridge in communal platter served topped with sweetened fermented milk (sow). Senegal, West Africa.
Large copper bowl. Dhankar Gompa.
Ancient Egyptian bowl; 200–150 BC; faience; 4.8 × 16.9 cm (1.9 × 6.7 in); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Nasca bowl; c. 100 BC; earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 12.8 × 17.7 cm; overall: 13 cm; from Peru; Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Korean bowl with a lotus petal design in relief; 1100 (Goryeo period); porcelain celadon ware; Cleveland Museum of Art
French Neoclassical bowl (jatte à anses relevées or jatte écuelle); 1787–1788; hard-paste porcelain; overall: 7.6 × 25.4 × 19.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
10th century bowl from Nishapur, Iran. Decorated in folk style, depicting Buraq. Khalili Collection.