Looking for giggles and ‘aha!’ moments all in one? These easy riddles for kids are packed with laughs and learning—perfect for family time, classrooms, or when boredom strikes!
What has hands but can’t clap?
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
What goes up but never comes down?
What has legs but doesn’t walk?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
What has one eye but can’t see?
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
What can you catch but not throw?
Where does Friday come before Thursday?
What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
What has many keys but can’t open any locks?
What is full of holes but still holds water?
What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
What has a neck but no head?
What comes down but never goes up?
I have wings but I’m not alive. What am I?
What has ears but can’t hear?
What has a bottom at the top?
You’ll find me in seconds, minutes, and centuries—but never in days. What am I?
What can’t be used until it’s broken?
What has four wheels and flies?
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for more than a minute. What am I?
What room has no doors or windows?
What kind of band never plays music?
What has stripes but no color, moves fast but stays put, and helps you cross safely?
What starts with ‘T’, ends with ‘T’, and is full of ‘T’?
Final brain-tickler: What belongs to you but is used more by others?
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