Rain outside? No problem! These boredom-busting riddles for rainy days with your kids are perfect for laughing, thinking, and staying screen-free at home or in the classroom.
What has hands but can’t clap?
I’m tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?
What can you catch but not throw?
I go up but never come down. What am I?
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
What has many keys but can’t open a single door?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Which month has 28 days?
What has one eye but can’t see?
What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
Where does today come before yesterday?
What has a neck but no head?
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What has four wheels and flies?
What has legs but doesn’t walk?
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
You can’t see me, but I’m always ahead of you. What am I?
What has teeth but can’t bite?
What’s full of holes but still holds water?
I’m not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What can run but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps?
What comes down but never goes up?
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
What is easy to lift but hard to throw?
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
What must be broken before you can use it?
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
What gets bigger the more you take away?
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me. What am I?
Bonus rain-day giggle: What did one raindrop say to the other?
Tucked into a stormy afternoon or shared during class time, these fun indoor riddles for children bring smiles, curiosity, and screen-free joy. Save this list or pin it for your next rainy day adventure!