Easy Riddles (Kids)
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
I shave everyday, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son?
David
I'm tall when Im young, and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle
I have branches, but no fruit, trunks, or leaves. What am I?
A bank
What has many keys but can't open a single lock?
A piano
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
I follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can't touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow
What can you break, even if you NEVER pick it up or TOUCH it?
A promise
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest person can't hold me for 5 minutes. What am I?
Your breath
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
What can you keep after giving it to someone?
Your word
I'm found in socks, scarves, and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Yarn
There's a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren't any-it's a one-story house.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn't get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald
If you're running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place
What can't talk, but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What am I?
Seven