Looking for a fun and educational way to keep your kids engaged? Riddles for kids are the perfect blend of entertainment and brain-boosting activity.
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or caregiver, riddles help children think critically, laugh often, and enjoy problem-solving.
From silly to challenging, these riddles cover all themes—math, holidays, and more. This collection includes riddles for kids with answers that are easy to follow and perfect for all ages.
Dive in and discover riddles that are not just amusing but also help in developing logic and creativity in young minds!
Riddles for Kids with Answers
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- What has hands but can’t clap? 👉 A clock
- I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. 👉 A candle
- What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? 👉 A clock
- What has to be broken before you can use it? 👉 An egg
- What has a head and a tail but no body? 👉 A coin
- What gets wetter the more it dries? 👉 A towel
- What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do? 👉 Your name
- What can you catch but not throw? 👉 A cold
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. 👉 An echo
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. 👉 Footsteps
- I have one eye but can’t see. 👉 A needle
- What’s full of holes but still holds water? 👉 A sponge
- What kind of room has no doors or windows? 👉 A mushroom
- What has many keys but can’t open a lock? 👉 A piano
- Where does today come before yesterday? 👉 A dictionary
- What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? 👉 The future
- What goes up but never comes down? 👉 Your age
Easy Riddles for Kids
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- What has four legs but can’t walk? 👉 A table
- What has to be broken before you use it? 👉 An egg
- What goes up but never comes down? 👉 Your age
- What has a neck but no head? 👉 A bottle
- What has one eye but can’t see? 👉 A needle
- What has teeth but doesn’t bite? 👉 A comb
- What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner? 👉 A stamp
- What has an ear but can’t hear? 👉 A cornfield
- What gets sharper the more you use it? 👉 Your brain
- What can fill a room but takes no space? 👉 Light
- What has stripes and goes up and down? 👉 A zebra on an elevator
- What do you find at the end of a rainbow? 👉 The letter W
- What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? 👉 A carrot
- What comes down but never goes up? 👉 Rain
- What do you call a bear with no teeth? 👉 A gummy bear
- What’s black and white and read all over? 👉 A newspaper
- What animal jumps higher than a house? 👉 All of them—houses can’t jump
Math Riddles for Kids
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- If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five? 👉 Nine
- I add five to nine and get two. The answer is correct, but how? 👉 It’s a clock (9 AM + 5 hours = 2 PM)
- What 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied and added? 👉 1, 2, and 3
- A boy has 10 apples. He gives away 4 and eats 2. How many does he have left? 👉 4
- What is half of 2 + 2? 👉 3
- I am a number you get when you add the sides of a square. What am I? 👉 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16
- How do you make the number one disappear? 👉 Add a “G” and it’s gone
- What is the smallest whole number that is equal to seven times the sum of its digits? 👉 21
- When is 1500 plus 20 and 1600 minus 40 the same? 👉 When it’s military time
- What two numbers make ten when added and six when multiplied? 👉 2 and 5
- What three-digit number reads the same upside down? 👉 101
- What digit is the most frequent between numbers 1 and 100? 👉 1
- A man buys a horse for $60 and sells it for $70. He buys it again for $80 and sells it for $90. How much does he make? 👉 $20
- If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What is it? 👉 0
- I’m a number with a couple of friends, quarter a dozen, and you’ll find me again. 👉 3
- Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks? 👉 Neither, they both weigh a pound
- What comes after 999,999? 👉 1,000,000
Hard Riddles for Kids
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- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can’t go outside. 👉 A keyboard
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? 👉 The letter M
- I am taken from a mine and shut in a wooden case. I’m used by everyone. What am I? 👉 Pencil lead
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. 👉 Footsteps
- Forward I’m heavy, backward I’m not. 👉 The word “ton”
- What flies without wings and cries without eyes? 👉 A cloud
- A man describes his daughters: “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have? 👉 Three
- If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll smile back. 👉 A mirror
- What English word has three consecutive double letters? 👉 Bookkeeper
- I can fill a room, yet take up no space. 👉 Light
- I am only one word, but I have three syllables. Remove one letter and I become one syllable. What am I? 👉 “Every” → “E’vry”
- What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? 👉 Short
- A box has three switches outside and a bulb inside. How do you figure out which switch turns on the bulb? 👉 Use logic and timing
- What has many rings but no fingers? 👉 A telephone
- What comes before thunder and after lightning? 👉 The letter N
- What disappears as soon as you say its name? 👉 Silence
- If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have? 👉 2
Funny Riddles for Kids
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- Why did the bicycle fall over? 👉 It was two-tired
- What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? 👉 Nacho cheese
- Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long? 👉 Because then it would be a foot
- What did the zero say to the eight? 👉 Nice belt!
- Why did the math book look sad? 👉 It had too many problems
- What’s brown and sticky? 👉 A stick
- Why did the student eat his homework? 👉 Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake
- What building has the most stories? 👉 The library
- Why are ghosts bad at lying? 👉 Because you can see right through them
- Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon? 👉 Because she’ll let it go
- What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? 👉 Frostbite
- What do you call a pig that knows karate? 👉 A pork chop
- Why was six afraid of seven? 👉 Because 7 8 9
- Why don’t skeletons fight each other? 👉 They don’t have the guts
- Why did the banana go to the doctor? 👉 Because it wasn’t peeling well
- What kind of key opens a banana? 👉 A monkey
- What kind of tree fits in your hand? 👉 A palm tree
Fun Riddles for Kids
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- What has a bottom at the top? 👉 Your legs
- What can be cracked, made, told, and played? 👉 A joke
- What has a tail and a head but no body? 👉 A coin
- I go up and down but never move. 👉 A staircase
- What can you serve but never eat? 👉 A tennis ball
- What comes at the end of everything? 👉 The letter G
- What has lots of eyes but can’t see? 👉 A potato
- What has one horn and gives milk? 👉 A milk truck
- What is made of water but if you put it into water it dies? 👉 An ice cube
- Why did the teddy bear say no to dessert? 👉 Because it was stuffed
- What’s something you can hold without touching it? 👉 Your breath
- What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it? 👉 A teapot
- What gets bigger the more you take away? 👉 A hole
- What is red and smells like blue paint? 👉 Red paint
- What type of music do mummies listen to? 👉 Wrap
- What kind of dog can tell time? 👉 A watch dog
- What kind of band never plays music? 👉 A rubber band
Christmas Riddles for Kids
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- What do snowmen eat for breakfast? 👉 Frosted flakes
- What do you get if you cross a bell with a skunk? 👉 Jingle smells
- What does Santa use when he goes fishing? 👉 His north pole
- How do snowmen get around? 👉 By riding an “icicle”
- What kind of ball doesn’t bounce? 👉 A snowball
- What do you call an elf who sings? 👉 A wrapper
- What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt? 👉 Snow
- Why did Santa go to music school? 👉 To improve his “wrap” skills
- What do elves learn in school? 👉 The elf-abet
- What does Santa say when he’s sick? 👉 Ho-ho-hold on!
- What’s Santa’s favorite type of music? 👉 Wrap
- Where does Santa stay when he’s on vacation? 👉 At a ho-ho-hotel
- What do you call Santa when he takes a break? 👉 Santa Pause
- Why is Santa good at karate? 👉 Because he has a black belt
- What kind of photos does Santa take? 👉 Elfies
- What goes “Oh, Oh, Oh”? 👉 Santa walking backward
- What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? 👉 Horn-aments
Good Riddles for Kids
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- What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water? 👉 A map
- I’m not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I? 👉 Fire
- What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary? 👉 Incorrectly
- What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? 👉 The letter M
- What has legs but doesn’t walk? 👉 A chair
- What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right? 👉 Your right elbow
- What can run but never walks? 👉 Water
- What has one head, one foot, and four legs? 👉 A bed
- What is lighter than a feather but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold it for long? 👉 Breath
- What begins with P and ends with E and has thousands of letters? 👉 Post office
- What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters? 👉 Short
- The more you take from me, the bigger I become. 👉 A hole
- What’s always in front of you but can’t be seen? 👉 The future
- What comes down but never goes up? 👉 Rain
- What has many teeth but can’t bite? 👉 A comb
- What can’t be used until it’s broken? 👉 An egg
- What do you throw out when you need it and take in when you don’t? 👉 An anchor
Halloween Riddles for Kids
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- What’s a ghost’s favorite dessert? 👉 I-scream
- Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? 👉 He had no body to go with
- What do witches put on to go trick or treating? 👉 Mas-scare-a
- Why are vampires bad at art? 👉 Because they always draw blood
- What kind of dog does Dracula have? 👉 A bloodhound
- What do ghosts use to wash their hair? 👉 Sham-boo
- What’s a mummy’s favorite type of music? 👉 Wrap
- Why do ghosts love elevators? 👉 Because it lifts their spirits
- What’s a vampire’s favorite fruit? 👉 A necktarine
- What room does a ghost avoid? 👉 The living room
- How do you make a witch itch? 👉 Take away the W
- What game do little ghosts like to play? 👉 Hide and shriek
- What kind of makeup do witches wear? 👉 Mas-scare-a
- Why don’t mummies take vacations? 👉 They’re afraid to unwind
- Where do baby ghosts go during the day? 👉 Day-scare centers
- What’s a skeleton’s least favorite room? 👉 The living room
- What do you get when you cross a werewolf and a vampire? 👉 A fur coat that fangs around your neck
Conclusion:
Riddles for kids are more than just giggles and wordplay—they spark curiosity, sharpen thinking, and make learning fun.
Whether you’re sharing laughs over funny riddles or testing brains with tough ones, these riddles are perfect for classroom time, car rides, bedtime, or holiday fun.
With categories to suit every mood and occasion, you’ll always have the right riddle to brighten a child’s day and boost their creativity. Keep the fun going—riddle on!
