Easy Riddles for Kids...With Answers!
Parents, let's share our favorite easy riddles for kids! The same riddles seem to show up over and over again on lists, so please chime in to share any good kids riddles your family has enjoyed, and help add lots of variety to this crowdsourced collection.
Be sure to post your riddles for kids with answers, too, so we can all be sure we understand them correctly before we try to stump our kids!
Simple riddles are a fun brain activity for elementary students and middle schoolers that will challenge them to think in new ways. For more educational fun at home, check out Upparent's lists of 1-minute science experiment tutorials and parent-reviewed typing games.
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If there are six apples and you take away four, how many apples do you have? Four.
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What starts with E, ends with E, and has only 1 letter in it? Envelope.
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I was thinking Eye, but that only has one letter in between, not "in it" Good on!
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Michael’s father has three sons. Two are named Snap and Crackle. What’s the third son called? Michael
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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).
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What goes up but never comes down? Your age.
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I asked my sister this... she said her weight.
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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.
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What was the tallest mountain in the world before Mt Everest was discovered? Mt Everest.
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How far can a dog run into the woods? Half way. (After that it is running out of the woods!)
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What has a neck but no head? A bottle.
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What has a head but no neck? A head of lettuce.
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If a sundial has the least moving parts of any timepiece, what has the most? An hourglass.
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I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I? Breath.
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What's the Number 22's favorite style of dance? Ballet! It has a tutu. (two twos)
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I can only exist where there is light, but if the light hits me I am gone. What am I? A shadow.
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What letter comes next in this sequence: J, F, M, A, M, J, J? A (first letter for each month of the year).
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What is the same size and shape as an elephant but weighs nothing? An elephant's shadow.
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"G T N T L _ _ _" Guess the next three letters in the sequence GTNTL.
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What starts with P, ends with E, and has hundreds of letters inside? Post Office
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What is the only thing you can put in a bucket to make it lighter? A hole.
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I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish. What am I? A map.
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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.
