Updated: 31 October 2026

Kid-friendly water cycle diagram

This prompt illustrates the water cycle with the sun, sea, rising evaporation arrows, clouds forming, rain over mountains and a river returning to the sea. Check any labels for spelling and accuracy.

image-water-cycle-diagram — midjourney — 47 words

A bright educational illustration of the water cycle: sun, sea, evaporation arrows rising, clouds forming, rain falling over mountains, a river returning to the sea, clear arrows and small label boxes for Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection, simple flat style for children. Colour palette: [COLOURS]. --ar 3:2

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What you will get

A bright, flat illustration for children showing the sun, sea, rising evaporation arrows, clouds forming, rain over mountains and a river back to the sea, with arrows and four label boxes.

Why it works

A diagram teaches through order and arrows, so the prompt asks for the four stages, clear arrows and label boxes in a simple flat style. The sun is included because it drives evaporation, which children often miss. Adding text later in your own tool keeps the spelling exact, which matters more on a teaching sheet than anywhere else.

Common mistake

The labels are misspelled.

Fix: As the tip says, leave the boxes empty and type Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection yourself in Canva.

Also watch for

The arrows point the wrong way. Ask for arrows going up from the sea, across to the mountains, down as rain and back to the sea along the river.
Too much detail for young children. Ask for one mountain, one cloud group and one river, with big shapes and thick lines.

Try a variation: worksheet

Ask for a black and white line version with empty boxes so children can colour it and write the labels.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

empty label boxes, arrows going up from the sea, across to the clouds, down as rain and back along the river, one mountain and one big cloud