75+ Brain-Teasing Riddles for Kids That Are Simple, Funny, and Educational

Riddles are a fun way to keep kids busy and learning at the same time. They get kids thinking, using logic, and looking at problems from all sorts of angles. The best part? Kids don’t even realise they’re

learning—they just know they’re having a blast. Whether they’re working through riddles alone or with friends and family, they start to feel more confident and curious along the way.This collection has over 75 riddles that are just right for kids—easy to follow, a little silly, and good for stretching those thinking muscles. You’ll find clever wordplay, a bit of logic, and plenty of jokes to keep things light. They work great in the classroom, on a long car ride, at birthday parties, or just hanging out at home on a quiet afternoon.Parents and teachers can use these riddles as a sneaky way to teach, but honestly, kids just love the challenge of figuring out the answers. Expect giggles and hours of brain-boosting fun.What has hands but cannot clap?Answer: A clockWhat gets wetter the more it dries?Answer: A towelWhat has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?Answer: A clockWhat has a neck but no head?Answer: A bottle

What goes up but never comes down?Answer: Your ageI am tall when young and short when old. What am I?Answer: A candleWhat has one eye but cannot see?Answer: A needleWhat can you catch but not throw?Answer: A coldWhat gets bigger the more you take away?Answer: A holeWhat has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?Answer: A gloveWhat has legs but does not walk?Answer: A tableWhat has teeth but cannot bite?Answer: A combWhat has a ring but no finger?Answer: A telephoneI have keys but open no locks. What am I?Answer: A pianoWhat belongs to you but others use it more than you do?Answer: Your nameWhat runs but never walks?Answer: WaterWhat has an end but no beginning?Answer: A stickWhat can travel around the world while staying in one place?Answer: A stampWhat has holes but still holds water?Answer: A spongeWhat has a head and a tail but no body?Answer: A coinWhat comes down but never goes up?Answer: RainWhat has an eye but cannot see and can make people cry?Answer: A storm

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?Answer: An echoWhat can be broken without being touched?Answer: A promiseWhat has many words but never speaks?Answer: A bookWhat has four wheels and flies?Answer: A garbage truckWhat has a bottom at the top?Answer: Your legsWhat is always in front of you but cannot be seen?Answer: The futureWhat has branches but no leaves, fruit, or trunk?Answer: A bankWhat comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?Answer: The letter MWhat is light as a feather but impossible to hold for long?Answer: Your breathWhat can fill a room but takes up no space?Answer: LightWhat has a heart that does not beat?Answer: An artichokeWhat goes through cities and fields but never moves?Answer: A roadWhat has words but never talks?Answer: A letterWhat can you keep after giving it to someone?Answer: Your wordWhat is always running but never gets tired?Answer: A riverWhat can be cracked, made, told, and played?Answer: A jokeWhat has an eye but cannot see and helps you sew?Answer: A needleWhat comes at night without being called and disappears without being stolen?Answer: DarknessWhat has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?Answer: A gloveWhat can go up a chimney down but not down a chimney up?Answer: An umbrella

What has a mouth but never eats?Answer: A riverWhat has keys but cannot open doors and can make music?Answer: A pianoWhat has a spine but no bones?Answer: A bookWhat can be big or small, loud or quiet, but cannot be seen?Answer: SoundWhat gets sharper the more you use it?Answer: Your brainWhat is easy to lift but hard to throw?Answer: A featherWhat has no feet but can dance?Answer: MusicWhat has a tail and a head but no body and flips around?Answer: A coinWhat breaks when you say its name?Answer: SilenceWhat can you see once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day?Answer: The letter EWhat comes in pairs but cannot be touched?Answer: ThoughtsWhat has an eye but cannot cry?Answer: A needleWhat has a bed but never sleeps?Answer: A riverWhat can run but never walk and has a mouth but never talks?Answer: A riverWhat can fly without wings?Answer: TimeWhat follows you everywhere but disappears in the dark?Answer: Your shadowWhat can be lost even if you never move?Answer: TimeWhat has a shell but no pearl?Answer: An eggWhat has many teeth but cannot chew?Answer: A zipperWhat comes before thunder but after lightning?Answer: SoundWhat can be long or short, hot or cold, and disappears when used?Answer: TimeWhat gets smaller every time you use it?Answer: A pencil