Riddles for Kids: 50 Easy, Funny and Tricky Riddles with Answers on Riddlepedia
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Riddles for Kids: 50 Easy, Funny and Tricky Riddles with Answers

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Looking for riddles for kids that actually work? Here are 50 riddles for kids with answers, sorted by age so you can pick the right level fast: easy riddles for ages 5 to 7, medium riddles for ages 8 to 10, tricky riddles for kids 11 and up, and a round of funny riddles for when everyone needs a laugh.

Every riddle has a hint, so a stuck kid gets a nudge instead of the answer. You’ll find a few classics kids love to pass on, plus plenty of new what-am-I riddles, number puzzles and word tricks. At the end there are simple ways to use riddles at home, in the car and in the classroom.

Easy Riddles for Kids (Ages 5-7)

I’m round, yellow and very hot. I climb up the sky every morning and go down every night. What am I?

Hint
Never look straight at me.
Answer
The sun

After the rain, I stretch across the sky in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. What am I?

Hint
You need sunshine and raindrops to see me.
Answer
A rainbow

You have to break me before you can use me. What am I?

Hint
Chickens lay me.
Answer
An egg

I sit in the middle of your face. I can smell cookies baking, and I sneeze when I’m tickled. What am I?

Hint
You blow me with a tissue.
Answer
Your nose

I open up when it rains and close when the sun comes out. I keep you dry. What am I?

Hint
You hold me by my handle over your head.
Answer
An umbrella

I fly high on a windy day, but I have no wings. You hold my long string so I don’t get away. What am I?

Hint
I’m often shaped like a diamond with a tail.
Answer
A kite

I have lots of bristles and a long handle. I visit your mouth every morning and every night. What am I?

Hint
Squeeze some paste on me first.
Answer
A toothbrush

I say “moo,” I eat grass all day, and lots of kids drink my milk. What am I?

Hint
I live on a farm, and my baby is called a calf.
Answer
A cow

I’m hard and cold, but drop me into a warm drink and I slowly disappear. What am I?

Hint
I come from the freezer in a little tray.
Answer
An ice cube

I have a head and a foot and four legs, but I never walk anywhere. You sleep on me every night. What am I?

Hint
You make me in the morning.
Answer
A bed

I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I?

Hint
You can pour juice out of me.
Answer
A bottle

Blow air into me and I grow big and round. Poke me with a pin and I go POP! What am I?

Hint
You see me at birthday parties.
Answer
A balloon

Some nights I’m a big round circle, some nights I’m a thin smile, and some nights you can’t see me at all. What am I?

Hint
I shine in the night sky.
Answer
The moon

I’m soft and fluffy, and your head rests on me every night. The tooth fairy looks under me. What am I?

Hint
I wear a case, but I’m not a suitcase.
Answer
A pillow

Medium Riddles for Kids (Ages 8-10)

The more I dry, the wetter I get. What am I?

Hint
You use me after a bath.
Answer
A towel

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Hint
Think about walking on a sandy beach.
Answer
Footsteps

I have one eye, but I can’t see. I pull a long tail of thread behind me. What am I?

Hint
Be careful, my other end is sharp.
Answer
A needle

I’m a bird, but I can’t fly. I waddle on the ice, swim like a torpedo, and wear what looks like a tuxedo. What am I?

Hint
Most of my kind live in the Southern Hemisphere, many near Antarctica.
Answer
A penguin

I have eight arms, three hearts and blue blood. When I’m scared, I squirt ink and zoom away. What am I?

Hint
I live in the ocean and I’m very good at hiding.
Answer
An octopus

I tell you if you have a fever, but I’m not a doctor. Put me under your tongue and wait for the beep. What am I?

Hint
I measure how hot or cold something is.
Answer
A thermometer

Shout into a canyon, and I shout your words right back. But I’m not a person, and I’m not hiding anywhere. What am I?

Hint
I’m your own voice, bouncing off the rock walls.
Answer
An echo

I’m a building full of books. You can take them home for free, but you have to bring them back. What am I?

Hint
You need a card to borrow from me.
Answer
A library

I start as a tiny egg on a leaf. I hatch, munch leaves for weeks, hang upside down in a case, then come out with colorful wings. What am I when I’m munching?

Hint
I’m long and wiggly, with lots of little legs.
Answer
A caterpillar. It turns into a butterfly.

I let you walk or drive across a river without getting wet. What am I?

Hint
Trolls live under me in fairy tales.
Answer
A bridge

I have 12 pages, one for every month. People cross off my squares as the days go by. What am I?

Hint
I hang on the wall and show the date.
Answer
A calendar

I’m a mountain with a hot secret inside. Sometimes I rumble, and red-hot melted rock pours out of my top. What am I?

Hint
The melted rock is called lava.
Answer
A volcano

You get 20 of us when you’re little. One by one we wiggle loose and fall out to make room for bigger ones. What are we?

Hint
The tooth fairy collects us.
Answer
Baby teeth

Tricky Riddles for Kids (Ages 11+)

The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?

Hint
Think about digging in the sand.
Answer
A hole

I go up and up every year and never come down. What am I?

Hint
You add one more candle to your cake for me.
Answer
Your age

You can catch me, but you can’t throw me. What am I?

Hint
You might get me in winter, and I make you sneeze.
Answer
A cold

I’m a two-digit number. My digits add up to 9, and if you swap my digits, the new number is 27 less than me. What number am I?

Hint
The first digit is bigger than the second by exactly 3.
Answer
  1. The digits add up to 9, and 63 - 36 = 27.

What letter comes next in this pattern: O, T, T, F, F, S, S, …?

Hint
Count out loud from one.
Answer
E. They’re the first letters of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Ava was born on a hot summer day in December, and she goes to the beach on Christmas. How?

Hint
Seasons aren’t the same everywhere on Earth.
Answer
She lives in the Southern Hemisphere, like Australia, where December is summer.

Sam has as many brothers as sisters. His sister Kim has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many kids are in the family?

Hint
Sam doesn’t count himself, and Kim doesn’t count herself.
Answer
  1. There are 4 boys and 3 girls.

I’m thinking of a number. If I multiply it by 3 and then subtract 4, I get 20. What is my number?

Hint
Work backward: add 4 first, then divide.
Answer
  1. That’s 20 + 4 = 24, and 24 ÷ 3 = 8.

I beat inside your chest all day and night. Move my first letter to my end, and I become the planet you live on. What am I?

Hint
The planet is the third one from the sun.
Answer
Heart. Move the H and you get “earth.”

If two days ago was Friday, what day will it be the day after tomorrow?

Hint
First figure out what today is.
Answer
Tuesday. Today is Sunday.

What number comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, …?

Hint
Look at the two numbers just before each one.
Answer
  1. Each number is the sum of the two before it (5 + 8 = 13).

There are 3 apples on the table, and you take away 2. How many apples do you have?

Hint
The question asks how many you have, not how many are left on the table.
Answer
  1. You took them, so you have them.

Funny Riddles for Kids

Why did the clock get sent to the principal’s office?

Hint
Clocks go “tick” and “tock.”
Answer
It kept tocking in class.

Why was the sock so tired?

Hint
Where does a sock spend the whole day?
Answer
It had been running around in a sneaker all day.

What did the left shoe say to the right shoe?

Hint
Shoes always come in twos.
Answer
“Together we make a great pair!”

Why did the student eat her homework?

Hint
Think of a saying that means “really easy.”
Answer
The teacher said it would be a piece of cake.

What do you call a dog that can do magic tricks?

Hint
Mix a dog breed with a magic word.
Answer
A Labracadabrador

Why are pencils so good at telling jokes?

Hint
What do you do to a pencil to make it write better?
Answer
They always get to the point.

What do you call a snowman in July?

Hint
What happens to snow when it gets warm?
Answer
A puddle

What is a skeleton’s least favorite room in the house?

Hint
Skeletons aren’t exactly alive.
Answer
The living room

Why did the teddy bear say no to dessert?

Hint
What’s inside a teddy bear?
Answer
It was already stuffed.

What do frogs order at a restaurant?

Hint
Frogs catch bugs with their tongues. Think of a famous side dish.
Answer
French flies

Why did the math book look so sad?

Hint
What does a math book have on every page?
Answer
It had too many problems.

How to Use Riddles for Kids at Home and in Class

  • Riddle of the day: write one riddle on the whiteboard or the fridge in the morning and reveal the answer at dinner or before the last bell. Kids think about it all day.
  • Pick the right round: start a mixed group on the easy riddles so everyone wins at least once, then move up. Older kids can read riddles to younger ones, which builds reading confidence.
  • Hint ladder: if nobody gets it in 30 seconds, read the hint. If they still don’t, let them ask yes-or-no questions before you reveal the answer.
  • Make your own: after a few rounds, kids pick an object in the room and write a what-am-I riddle about it with three clues. It’s great practice for describing words.

Want more? Try our what am I riddles for kids, these brain teasers for kids or our kindergarten riddles.