Kids Making a Splash

Kids, water and summer - it's a great combination. And you can find it all over the globe, even in your own backyard.

Here, children play in the water at Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.

Baylee Abplanalp, 12, of Belfair is inside the floating ball on the "Walk on Water" ride at the Kitsap County Fair and Stampede in Silverdale, Wash., on Aug. 25, 2010.

Elizabeth Laughlin, left, and Colleen Sheridan, both of Williamstown, Vt., fill pails to make a sand castle at the beach at the Wrightsville Reservoir in Middlesex, Vt., Wednesday, July 21, 2010.

Children cool off in the fountains of the Parc Andre Citroen, as temperatures soar in Paris, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

A child plays with water in a fountain at a park in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

Genevieve Lammon 8, of Vacaville, Calif., beats the heat Monday, July 19, 2010, while standing in the fountain at the Ulatis Cultural Center.

AP Photo/The Globe Gazette, Bryon Houlgrave

Tyler Dahl of Mason City, Iowa, jumps into Big Blue Lake at Lester Milligan Park in Mason City on Monday, July 19, 2010.

Miami Heat Community Liaison Tim Hardaway, center, takes a cooling dip underwater with Jeffrey Larkins, 12, left, of Miami, and Joey Chica, 12, of Miami, on Monday, July 19, 2010, at the Jose Marti Pool in Miami.

People throw water over each other during the annual water fight in the streets of Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, Sunday July 18, 2010.

Children play on the surf on a warm day on the beach in Capitola, Calif., Monday, June 28, 2010.

Darrell Armstrong, 11, waits for the okay from life guard Luke Vera before using the diving board at the Frank H. Ball community center on Monday June 28, 2010, in Fresno, Calif.

James McElvane, 11, cools off in the swimming pool of the Frank H. Ball community center on Monday, June 28, 2010, in Fresno, Calif.

Palestinian boys play in a pool at a summer camp run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA), on the beach in Gaza City on Monday, June 14, 2010.

Children play in a pool to beat the heat next to the landmark India Gate war memorial, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

A young man jumps into the Dnieper River from the Venetian Bridge in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, June 21, 2010.

Young people get in a fountain to cool down celebrating their school graduation at the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, June 24, 2010.

People dip their feet in a fountain to cool down from the summer heat, back-dropped by Big Ben and a London bus in Trafalgar Square, in central London on Monday, June 28, 2010.

AP Photo/Journal & Courier, Michael Heinz

Daniel Stwalley enjoys the cool water from Founders Fountain on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

A beachgoer plays in the turbulent surf as the effects of Alex are felt along the Texas coast, Tuesday, June 29, 2010, in South Padre Island, Texas.

Children play in a flooded street after Hurricane Alex hit the area in Matamoros, northeastern Mexico, on the border with Texas, Thursday, July 1, 2010.

Zachary Law, 17, soars through the air before splashing down while riding the water slides at the Walter V. Graham Aquatic Center in Vacaville, Calif., on Monday, June 28, 2010.

Tarsitsa Ntova, left, and George Gindikas, both from Greece, rest their legs in the Rainbow Pool at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010.

Boys walk in a water walking ball at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday, June 28, 2010.

A boy walks in a water walking ball at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Monday, June 28, 2010. Water Walking Ball is a large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside to to walk, run, dance, jump on water.

Palestinian youths jump into a swimming pool to cool off on a hot day in the West Bank village of Bathan, near Nablus, Monday, June 21, 2010.

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