Riddles for Kids
How many months of the year have 28 days?
All 12 of them! Every month has at least 28 days.
What goes up when rain comes down?
An umbrella
How do all the oceans say hello to each other?
They wave!
Where do orcas play their music?
In ORCA-stras
What do you get when you cross a cow with a trampoline?
A milkshake!
What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?
A clock
Hiss and Hers
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear!
What do you call a cold dog sitting on a bunny?
A chili dog on a bun
What do you get when you cross a fish with an elephant?
Swimming trunks
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your name
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?
A Calendar
What did one wall say to the other wall?
I'll meet you at the corner!
What goes "tick tock" bow wow wow"
A watch dog
What do you get when you cross a frog with a rabbit?
A bunny ribbit
Kate’s mother has three children: Snap, Crackle and ___?
Kate! It’s Kate’s mother, after all. (This is a good example of how riddles use your existing expectations to trick you. Even though the answer is right in front of you, you’re tempted to continue the pattern instead.)
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your Breath
Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them!
How does a dog stop a video?
By pressing the PAWS button
When do you get if you cross a refrigerator and a stereo?
Cool music!
If you don't keep me, I'll break. What am I?
A promise.
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
A map
What animal needs to wear a wig?
A bald eagle!
Why do cows go to New York?
To see the MOOsicals!
What do you get when you cross a fly, a car, and a your dog?
A flying carpet