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60 Riddles for Kids with Answers

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Updated on: February 6, 2023
Published on: January 17, 2023
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Do you like to test your kids with some easy and educational tidbits to get the cogs turning in their brains? What about encouraging them to think out of the box? It’s super helpful for their mental thinking and for curious minds! Well, we have something for you – 60 riddles with answers, for kids!

Read them to your kids or print them out on an at-home worksheet, and see how many they can get right! It’s a fun way to invoke critical thinking! And can also be conversation starters too.

Here’s our list of riddles with different themes!

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Fun Riddles for Kids

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  1. I am tall when I am young and short when I am old, what am I?
    A candle.
  2. What has a head and a tail, but no body?
    Coin.
  3. What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
    A human (crawling as a baby, walking as an adult, using a cane in old age).
  4. What has a heart that doesn’t beat?
    An artichoke.
  5. I am light as a feather, but not even the strongest man can hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I?
    Breath.
  6. What is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
    Trouble.
  7. There’s only one word in the dictionary spelt wrong. What is it?
    Wrong.
  8. I am not alive, but I can die; I don’t have a mouth, but water can drown me. What am I?
    A flame.
  9. I can fly, but I am not a bird. I can swim, but I am not a fish. I can run, but I am not a rabbit. What am I?
    A kite.
  10. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
    A joke.

English Riddles with Answers

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  1. What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?
    The letter N.
  2. What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment but never in one thousand years?
    The letter M.
  3. What word begins and ends with an E but only has one letter?
    Envelope.
  4. What word of five letters has one left when two are removed?
    Stone.
  5. What word starts with T and ends in T and is full of T?
    A teapot.
  6. What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
    Queue.
  7. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
    Short.
  8. You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
    The letter R.
  9. Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
    The letter “C”.
  10. What is at the end of a rainbow?
    The letter “W”.

Animal Riddles with Answers

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  1. I have a long tail and a bushy coat, I live in the forest and eat nuts and berries. What am I?
    A squirrel.
  2. I swim in the water and have a long snout, I eat fish and other small creatures. What am I?
    A crocodile.
  3. I have a long neck and legs, I eat leaves from tall trees. What am I?
    A giraffe.
  4. I am a mammal that can fly, I have large ears and a long nose. What am I?
    A bat.
  5. I have a fluffy tail and a striped body, I am a playful and agile animal. What am I?
    A tiger.
  6. I have webbed feet and a beak, I swim in the water and eat fish. What am I?
    A duck.
  7. I have a long snout and a bushy tail, I am a mammal that lives in the jungle. What am I?
    A monkey.
  8. I have thick fur and love to swim, I am known for catching fish. What am I?
    An otter.
  9. I am a mammal that lives in the ocean, I have a blowhole and flippers. What am I?
    A dolphin.
  10. I have sharp claws and a fluffy tail, I am a hunter of the night. What am I?
    An owl.

Food Riddles with Answers

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  1. I am round and red and have a hole in the middle, I am often filled with jelly or cream. What am I?
    A doughnut
  2. I am a vegetable that is green and leafy, I am often used in salads or sandwiches. What am I?
    Lettuce
  3. I am a sweet and sticky treat, I am often served on a stick or in a cone. What am I?
    Ice cream
  4. I am a yellow fruit with tough skin and is often used to making juice. What am I?
    Lemon
  5. I am a white and creamy food, I am often spread on bread or used in cooking. What am I?
    Butter
  6. I am a red and juicy fruit, I am often eaten as a snack or used in cooking. What am I?
    Tomato
  7. I am a small round vegetable that is often pickled, I am often served as a side dish. What am I?
    Gherkin
  8. I am a sweet treat, I am often given as a gift or eaten as a dessert. What am I?
    Chocolate
  9. I am a savoury and spicy food, I am often added to soups or stews. What am I?
    Pepper
  10. What room doesn’t have any windows?
    A mushroom

Fun Brain Teasers and Funny Riddles

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  1. A man is pushing his car along a road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, “I’m bankrupt!” Why?
    He was playing Monopoly.
  2. A man walks into a bar and orders a drink. He then asks the bartender for a menu, but the bartender tells him they don’t serve food. Why did the man ask for a menu?
    The man was blind and asked for a menu to feel the Braille
  3. What is full of holes but still holds water?
    A sponge.
  4. A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his wet. Why?
    He was bald.
  5. Why did Snap, Crackle and Pop get scared?
    They heard there was a cereal killer on the loose.
  6. What do you call a bear without ears?
    B
  7. Why is Europe like a frying pan?
    Because it has Greece at the bottom.
  8. Why can’t a pirate ever finish the alphabet?
    Because he always gets lost at sea!
  9. If two snakes marry, what will their towels say?
    Hiss and hers.
  10. What did the smelly feet and smelly shoes say to each other before going on a long day of walking?
    This socks!

Tricker Riddles for Kids

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  1. What is made of water, but if you put it into water it dies?
    An ice cube
  2. What goes up and down the stairs without moving?
    Carpet
  3. A man was driving a black truck with his lights on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street, how did he see the lady?
    It was a bright and sunny day
  4. Which one of Santa’s reindeer is the fastest?
    Dasher
  5. I shrink smaller every time I take a bath. What am I
    Soap
  6. I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
    A bank
  7. I follow your every move and copy you, but you can’t catch me. What am I?
    Your shadow
  8. What is black when it’s clean, but white when it’s dirty?
    A chalkboard
  9. What invention lets you see right through a wall?
    A window
  10. I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
    A pencil lead
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We hope you’ve enjoyed these fab brain teasers and riddles with answers! They’re fun to get your thinking cap on, some are for those who enjoy thinking outside of the box! Plus, riddles for kids can help develop their critical thinking skills, try it with your kids!

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