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Riddles for Kids to Solve
Welcome to the exciting world of riddles for kids! Riddles are a fun and engaging way to encourage problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity in children. They can be enjoyed individually or with a group, making them a perfect activity for playtime, parties, or even in the classroom.
Best Riddles for Kids
Riddle:
David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?
Answer: David.
Riddle:
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
Answer: Your name.
Riddle:
I make two people out of one. What am I?
Answer: A mirror.
Riddle:
What is more useful when it is broken?
Answer: An egg.
Riddle:
I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?
Answer: A blackboard.
Riddle:
How do you spell COW in thirteen letters?
Answer: SEE O DOUBLE YOU.
Riddle:
I am as light as a feather, yet no man can hold me for long. What am I?
Answer: Your Breath.
Riddle:
They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?
Answer: Gloves.
Riddle:
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?
Answer: Pencil lead.
Riddle:
There are two monkeys on a tree and one jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too?
Answer: Monkey see monkey do.
Riddle:
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?
Answer: Mount Everest.
Riddle:
The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?
Answer: A hole.
Riddle:
I have two hands, but I can not scratch myself. What am I?
Answer: A clock.
Riddle:
There are 10 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?
Answer: Place the apple on one person's head.
Riddle:
Why did Tigger go to the bathroom?
Answer: He wanted to find his friend, Pooh!
Riddle:
I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place.
What am I?
Answer: The letter E. End, timE, spacE, Every placE
Riddle:
What did the baseball glove say to the ball?
Answer: Catch you later.
Riddle:
There are 30 cows in a field, and 28 chickens. How many didn't?
Answer: 10. Listen closely: 30 cows and twenty-eight chickens. Say EIGHT and ATE. They sound the same. Therefore, it means 20 ATE chickens. 30-20=10, so 10 cows didn't eat any chickens.
Riddle:
What goes up when the rain comes down?
Answer: An umbrella.
Riddle:
How many seconds are there in one year?
Answer: 12. Every month has a 2nd.
