No. 27Ages 5 to 7
Why did the bread stay on the sofa all weekend?
it just wanted to loaf around
A loaf is a whole bread, and to loaf around means to be lazy.
Riddles for kids, with answers
Two hundred riddles to read aloud, from easy ones for five-year-olds to real brain teasers for middle schoolers. Each answer sits upside down under its riddle, the way old puzzle books did it.
A handful to start with
200 riddles
No. 1Ages 5 to 7
I have big flappy ears and a long trunk for a nose. I spray water with it to keep cool. What am I?
an elephant
No. 21Ages 5 to 7
What do you call a great big pile of kittens?
a meow-ntain
Meow-ntain sounds like mountain.
No. 41Ages 5 to 7
Count the legs on a cat. Then add the legs on a duck. What number do you get?
6
A cat has 4 legs and a duck has 2, and 4 + 2 = 6.
No. 9Ages 8 to 10
I ask 'Who? Who?' all night long, but I never wait for an answer. I can turn my head almost all the way around. What am I?
an owl
No. 29Ages 8 to 10
Why did the clock get in trouble at school?
it kept tocking in class
Clocks go tick-tock, and tocking sounds like talking.
No. 49Ages 8 to 10
I'm an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
seven
Take the S away from seven and you get even.
No. 16Ages 11 to 12
I have a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and fur like an otter. I'm a mammal, but I lay eggs. What am I?
a platypus
No. 36Ages 11 to 12
What has more letters than the whole alphabet?
the post office
The alphabet has 26 letters, but a post office is full of letters you mail.
No. 56Ages 11 to 12
A snail is at the bottom of a well 10 feet deep. Every day it climbs up 3 feet, and every night it slides back down 2 feet. On which day does it reach the top?
on day 8
After 7 days and 7 nights it is 7 feet up, and on day 8 it climbs the last 3 feet before it can slide back.
Scavenger hunt riddles for around the house
Each clue is a riddle that points to a place in your home. The children solve it, run there and find the next clue. The last one leads to the treasure.