{"id":2404,"date":"2022-04-21T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/?p=2404"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:24:54","slug":"riddles-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/parenting\/riddles-for-kids","title":{"rendered":"Riddles For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Do your kids love to challenge things, always asking ‘why’ to everything you say? Do they also love puzzles and figuring things out? Then how about you challenge them to solve some riddles for kids!<\/p>\n

Encourage their creative thinking or use them in a fun dinnertime conversation – some are even jokes for kids too! They can even tell their friends at school too and maybe they’ll all start solving riddles.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Funny Riddles for Kids\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"kid\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]What has to be broken before you can use it?[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]An egg![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What has a neck but no head?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A bottle![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What’s really easy to get into but hard to get out of?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Trouble! (a great one for kids!)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Three men are in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]One man had no hair![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What kind of tree can you hold in the palm of your hand?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A palm! Get it?[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What can make an octopus laugh?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Ten tickles (tentacles).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Why are teddy bears never hungry?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Because they are always stuffed![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What is black, white, and pink all over?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]An embarrassed zebra![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Why did Mickey Mouse become an astronaut?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]He wanted to visit Pluto![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

If you drop a blue hat in the Red sea, what does it become?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Wet![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Tricky Riddles For Kids<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"kid\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text]\n

What can you hear, but not see or touch, even though you control it?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Your voice![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

There\u2019s a one-story yellow house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What colour are the stairs?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]There aren\u2019t any\u2014it\u2019s a one-story house. (this may be a little tricky for them, but give them time and we bet they’ll have the answer!)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Darkness![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A promise (you can teach them about kindness here!)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Adam’s father has three sons: Aaron, Andrew, and what\u2019s the third one\u2019s name?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Adam![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

How do you make the number ‘one’ disappear?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Add the letter G and it’s ‘Gone’.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What has words, but never speaks?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A book.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

I sometimes run, but I cannot walk. You always follow me around. What am I?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Your nose![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What belongs to you but is used more by others?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]Your name.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

It often follows you and copies your every move. Yet you can never touch it or catch it. What is it?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A shadow!\u00a0If it’s a sunny day, demonstrate this riddle outside too and make it a learning opportunity![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

Classic Riddles For Kids\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"kid\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What has hands, but can’t clap?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A clock![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What gets wet while drying?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A towel.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What has legs but can’t walk?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A table or a chair.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What has keys but can\u2019t open a single lock?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A piano![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What can you catch, but not throw?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A cold.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What has a head and a tail but no body?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A coin![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What kind of room has no doors or windows?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A mushroom![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What invention lets you look right through a wall?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A window.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n

What goes up and down but doesn\u2019t move?<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A staircase.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t
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\n\t\t\t\"notebook\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t[vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]A mixture of funny riddles, out of the box thinking riddles and even a Disney riddle!
\nEven we didn’t know the answers to some of these, so it’ll be a fun challenge for your kiddies. See how they get on!<\/p>\n

If you’re in need of other activities to do with your kids, read more on our blog:<\/p>\n

Rainy Day Activities<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0FREE Days Out<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Things To Do With Teenagers<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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