Bilba's Big Rain Activity Pack
Splash into the desert flood with Bilba the Bilby!
What's inside:
- Page 2 — Big Rain Word Hunt
- Page 3 — Count What Bilba Found
- Page 4 — Find a Path to Dry Ground Maze
- Page 5 — Trace the Rainy Words
- Page 6 — Colour Bilba's Flood
- Page 7 — Answers & Notes for Grown-Ups
💧 Big Rain Word Hunt
Can you find all 8 words hiding in Bilba's rainy grid?
| B | I | L | B | A | J | M | C | A | V | A | G |
| G | B | P | M | W | M | N | B | C | S | U | G |
| Y | G | V | I | K | C | J | U | T | K | A | N |
| Y | D | E | E | H | W | D | R | H | F | A | B |
| O | Z | P | R | F | V | R | R | I | L | G | O |
| Q | G | X | Y | A | E | N | O | R | O | U | M |
| D | R | A | I | N | L | M | W | S | O | N | G |
| A | I | Z | S | J | A | D | G | T | D | F | M |
| T | U | S | D | B | E | G | O | Y | I | A | Y |
| T | K | J | M | C | C | D | E | S | E | R | T |
| C | G | S | U | H | A | T | L | L | T | O | E |
| S | P | S | E | C | R | E | E | K | M | F | U |
- BILBA
- RAIN
- FLOOD
- BURROW
- GERALD
- CREEK
- THIRSTY
- DESERT
💧 Count What Bilba Found
Count each group and write the number on the line.
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How many raindrops? _____
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How many puddles? _____
🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱
How many green shoots? _____
🪲 🪲 🪲 🪲 🪲
How many beetles? _____
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How many stars? _____
🐰 Find a Path to Dry Ground
Help Bilba cross the flooded desert to reach dry ground and her burrow. Only one path is correct!
✍️ Trace the Rainy Words
Trace each word, then try writing it yourself on the dotted line.
✅ Answers & Notes for Grown-Ups
Word Hunt: BILBA, RAIN, FLOOD, BURROW, GERALD, CREEK, THIRSTY, DESERT — all found! Words run across, down, and diagonally.
Counting: Raindrops = 7, Puddles = 4, Green Shoots = 6, Beetles = 5, Stars = 8.
Maze: The correct path follows the green trail from Bilba (top left) down and across to her burrow (bottom right).
Talking points for grown-ups
- Real bilbies get almost all the water they need from their food, not from drinking — just like Gerald tells Bilba in the story. Why do you think that's useful for an animal that lives in the desert?
- Desert rain can be rare but powerful — when it finally comes, it washes seeds, insects, and bulbs to the surface, giving desert animals a feast. Can you think of other animals that might benefit from a big rain?
- Bilba felt scared when the flood came, but she was safe because she knew her desert well. Talk about a time you felt scared of something new, and how it turned out okay.