Funniest Riddles for Kids That’ll Crack You Up at Home

Ready for giggles, groans, and head-scratching fun? These funniest brain teasers for kids will have the whole family laughing out loud. Perfect for playtime, quiet time, or on-the-go fun!

What has hands but can’t clap?

A clock.

Why did the teddy bear say no to dessert?

Because it was stuffed!

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

A clock.

What can you catch but not throw?

A cold.

Why don’t eggs tell jokes?

Because they’d crack each other up.

I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle.

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg.

Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party?

Because he had no body to go with!

What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

A teapot.

What runs but never walks, has a bed but never sleeps, and has a mouth but never talks?

A river.

What has an eye but cannot see?

A needle.

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M.

Why did the kid bring a ladder to school?

Because he wanted to go to high school!

What kind of tree fits in your hand?

A palm tree.

What’s full of holes but still holds water?

A sponge.

Why was the math book sad?

Because it had too many problems.

What is orange and sounds like a parrot?

A carrot.

What has four wheels and flies?

A garbage truck.

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

A stamp.

Why couldn’t the bicycle stand up by itself?

Because it was two-tired.

What starts with an E, ends with an E, but only has one letter in it?

An envelope.

What has one head, one foot, and four legs?

A bed.

I go up but never down. What am I?

Your age.

What do you call a snowman with a suntan?

A puddle!

I’m not alive, but I can grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

A fire.

What gets wetter the more it dries?

A towel.

Why was the broom late?

It swept in!

What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?

Frostbite.

What kind of band never plays music?

A rubber band.

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