Looking to entertain young minds with a splash of fun and thinking? Youâre in the perfect place! Our handpicked collection of Riddles for Children is filled with giggles, clever twists, and just the right challenge for curious little brains.
This exciting 2025 edition features the latest and most trending riddles that kids will absolutely love. And yesâevery riddle comes with a convenient copy button, so you can easily share the fun with friends, family, or your classroom.
Let the riddle fun begin!
â Best Riddles for Children
These are the top handpicked riddles that children of all ages enjoy â clever, fun, and just the right level of tricky!
- What has hands but canât clap?
Answer: A clock - What has to be broken before you can use it?
Answer: An egg - Iâm tall when Iâm young, and Iâm short when Iâm old. What am I?
Answer: A candle - What goes up but never comes down?
Answer: Your age - What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
Answer: A clock - I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
Answer: An echo - What can you catch but not throw?
Answer: A cold - What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
Answer: A teapot - What gets wetter the more it dries?
Answer: A towel - What has many keys but canât open a single lock?
Answer: A piano
đ Easy Riddles for Children
Perfect for younger kids or beginners, these are simple to understand and satisfying to solve.
- What color is the sky on a clear day?
Answer: Blue - What do you call a baby dog?
Answer: A puppy - What has four legs and goes âMooâ?
Answer: A cow - What can you put in a bucket to make it lighter?
Answer: A hole - Which month has 28 days?
Answer: All of them - What runs but never walks?
Answer: Water - What comes down but never goes up?
Answer: Rain - What is full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: A sponge - What do you call a bear with no teeth?
Answer: A gummy bear - What has a neck but no head?
Answer: A bottle
đ Funny Riddles for Children
Kids love to laugh, and these riddles are full of giggles and silliness.
- Why did the banana go to the doctor?
Answer: Because it wasnât peeling well - Why canât your nose be 12 inches long?
Answer: Because then it would be a foot - What do you call a sleeping bull?
Answer: A bulldozer - What kind of tree fits in your hand?
Answer: A palm tree - Whatâs orange and sounds like a parrot?
Answer: A carrot - What has ears but cannot hear?
Answer: A cornfield - Why did the teddy bear skip dessert?
Answer: Because it was stuffed - What do you get if you cross a snowman and a dog?
Answer: Frostbite - Why donât skeletons fight each other?
Answer: They donât have the guts - What has legs but doesnât walk?
Answer: A table
đ Riddles for Children with Answers
These riddles are great for quizzes, classroom activities, or just solving together at home. Each one comes with a clear answer.
- What has one eye but canât see?
Answer: A needle - The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Answer: Footsteps - What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer: The letter “M” - What begins with an E, ends with an E, but only has one letter in it?
Answer: An envelope - What can travel around the world while staying in one spot?
Answer: A stamp - If you drop me Iâm sure to crack, but give me a smile and Iâll always smile back. What am I?
Answer: A mirror - I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?
Answer: A coin - What gets bigger the more you take away?
Answer: A hole - What has stripes but no color?
Answer: A zebra in a coloring book - What has four wheels and flies?
Answer: A garbage truck
đŹđ§ Riddles for Children in English
Clear and easy English riddles for kids who are just starting out or learning English as a second language.
- What is always in front of you but canât be seen?
Answer: The future - What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Answer: Silence - Where does Friday come before Thursday?
Answer: In the dictionary - What is black and white and read all over?
Answer: A newspaper - What goes up and down but does not move?
Answer: A staircase - What has words but never speaks?
Answer: A book - Whatâs light as a feather, but even the worldâs strongest man couldnât hold it for long?
Answer: Breath - What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
Answer: A glove - What kind of band never plays music?
Answer: A rubber band - What building has the most stories?
Answer: The library
đ€ Simple Riddles for Children
Short, direct, and fun â perfect for quick brain teasers anytime.
- What has a tail but no body?
Answer: A coin - What comes up when the sun goes down?
Answer: The moon - What has eyes but cannot see?
Answer: A potato - What has a bark but no bite?
Answer: A tree - What is white when itâs dirty?
Answer: A chalkboard - What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Answer: Light - What goes tick-tock but never walks?
Answer: A clock - What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Answer: Your right elbow - What is easy to lift but hard to throw?
Answer: A feather - What has teeth but cannot bite?
Answer: A comb
đ Bible Riddles for Children
Fun and faith-based riddles from stories children may know from Sunday school.
- Who was the strongest man in the Bible?
Answer: Samson - Who built an ark to survive a flood?
Answer: Noah - What was the first book in the Bible?
Answer: Genesis - Who got swallowed by a big fish?
Answer: Jonah - Who turned water into wine?
Answer: Jesus - What did God create on the first day?
Answer: Light - Who received the Ten Commandments?
Answer: Moses - What garden had Adam and Eve?
Answer: Garden of Eden - Who was the baby found in a basket in the river?
Answer: Moses - Whatâs the shortest verse in the Bible?
Answer: Jesus wept
𧩠Challenging Riddles for Children
Time to boost those thinking skills! These riddles require a little more thought.
- I am not alive, but I grow. I donât have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
Answer: Fire - What has no beginning, end, or middle?
Answer: A donut (or circle) - The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
Answer: A hole - What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?
Answer: A map - Iâm not clothes but I cover your body; the more Iâm used, the thinner I get. What am I?
Answer: Soap - What gets sharper the more you use it?
Answer: Your brain - What belongs to you but other people use it more than you do?
Answer: Your name - What can run but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps?
Answer: A river - Whatâs always coming but never arrives?
Answer: Tomorrow - I go up but never down, what am I?
Answer: Your age
đ Christmas Riddles for Children
Get into the holiday spirit with these festive riddles.
- What do you get if you cross a snowman and a vampire?
Answer: Frostbite - Why does Santa go down chimneys?
Answer: Because it soots him - What kind of ball doesnât bounce?
Answer: A snowball - What falls but never gets hurt?
Answer: Snow - What do elves use to take notes?
Answer: Their elf-abet - What does Santa ride when his sleigh breaks?
Answer: A âHo-Ho-Hoverboardâ - Whatâs white and goes up?
Answer: A confused snowflake - What do you call Santa when he acts up?
Answer: Krisp Kringle - What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees?
Answer: Horn-aments - Why did the Christmas tree go to the barber?
Answer: It needed a trim
đŻ Conclusion
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or just someone who loves making children smile, these riddles for children offer something for every moment â silly giggles, smart thinking, faith-building, or festive fun.
Try asking these riddles out loud, printing them for school quizzes, or using them during family game nights.
Theyâre a brilliant mix of learning and laughter.
