Easy Riddles for Kids...With Answers!

If there are six apples and you take away four, how many apples do you have? Four.

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

What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it? Envelope.

Michael’s father has three sons. Two are named Snap and Crackle. What’s the third son called? Michael

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening? Man walks on 4 legs in the morning (crawling as a baby), 2 legs in the afternoon (walking upright throughout most of life), and 3 legs in the evening (using a cane in old age).

How many months have 28 days? All of them!

What goes up but never comes down? Your age.

What can you catch but not throw? A cold.

What has hands but doesn't clap? A clock.

You walk into a dark room with only a match. There are three things in the room: an oil lamp, a stack of wood, and a newspaper. Which do you light first? The match.

What has four legs but can't walk? A table

How do you spell "candy" using only 2 letters? C and Y.

What needs to be broken before you use it? An egg.

What type of coat can you use only when wet?: A coat of paint.

What belongs to you, but is used more by others? Your name.

What was the tallest mountain in the world before Mt Everest was discovered? Mt Everest.

How far can a dog run into the woods? Half way. (After that it is running out of the woods!)

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Silence.

What has a neck but no head? A bottle.

If a sundial has the least moving parts of any timepiece, what has the most? An hourglass.

I get shorter the older I get. What am I? A candle

I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I? Breath.

How many apples can fit in an empty box? None (it wouldn't be empty anymore).

What tastes better than it smells? A tongue.

What's black and white and red all over? A newspaper.

What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary? Wrong.

What has holes all over, but still holds water? A sponge.

What's the Number 22's favorite style of dance? Ballet! It has a tutu. (two twos)

What gets wetter the more it dries? A towel.

What letter comes next in this sequence: J, F, M, A, M, J, J? A (first letter for each month of the year).

I can only exist where there is light, but if the light hits me I am gone. What am I? A shadow.

What invention allows you to see through walls? A window.

What goes up and down but cannot move? A staircase.

What is the same size and shape as an elephant but weighs nothing? An elephant's shadow.

What has eyes but cannot see? A potato.

"G T N T L _ _ _" Guess the next three letters in the sequence GTNTL.

I have a bed but I never sleep. I have a mouth but I never speak. I run but I never walk. What am I? A river.

What has a bottom at the top? A leg.

I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish. What am I? A map.