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
The more you have of it, the less you see
Darkness
What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?
A clock
What gives you ability to walk through walls?
DOORS
What can’t talk on its own but will reply when spoken
An echo
What do you call a cold dog sitting on a bunny?
A chili dog on a bun
What has many keys but cannot open any doors?
A piano
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 animal do you never play cards with?
A cheetah!
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
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
I am made of metal surrounded by wood. Everyone uses me, what am I?
A pencil
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!
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