Easy Riddles for Kids

Kings and queens may cling to power and the jester’s got his call, But, as you may all discover, the common one outranks them all.

How do you make the number one disappear by adding to it?

How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each.

You can crack me; You can make me; You can tell me; You can play me. What am I?

What do you buy but you never keep?

This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.

I run in and out of town all day and night and yet I never get tired? What am I?

I only point in one direction, but I guide people around the world. What am I?

What has hands but can not clap?

A simple peasant is has bought a number of camels and is taking them to his farm. As he rides contentedly along he counts them, he counts 29. He was sure he had bought 30 camel, so in alarm he jumps off his camel and counts the camels gain. To his delight there are 30. Half an hour later, he counts his camels and once more there are just 29. Confused, he climbs off his camel and counts again. Once more there are 30. Can you explain?

A harp has four of something, whilst a guitar has six of them. What are we talking about?

You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks in your drawer. What is the minimum number of socks that you have to take out to make sure that you have a matching pair?

I am seen in the water if seen in the sky, I am in the rainbow, a jays feather,and lapis lazuli.

What word when pronounced wrong is right but when pronounced right is wrong?

Mr Brown was killed on Sunday afternoon. The wife said she was reading a book. The butler said He was taking a shower. The chef said he was making breakfast. The maid said she was folding clothes, and the gardener said he was planting tomatoes. Who did it?

No matter how hard you try, I can open what you can’t. If it wasn’t for me, on your front porch you would stand. What am I?

Precious stones in a pack of cards

Which letter comes next in the series: S, M, H, D, W, M?

All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore some roses fade quickly. True of False?

What always goes to bed with its shoes on?

At noon and at midnight, the long and short hands of a clock are together. Between noon and midnight, how many times does the long hand pass the short hand?

I am always in front and never behind. What am I?

I have a head but no body, a heart but no blood. Just leaves and no branches, I grow without wood. What am I?

I have existed for centuries, but last only a month. What am I?

If you blow past your destination, you'll have to throw your car into this.

I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be!

I have six faces but not even one body connected, 21 eyes in total but cannot see. What am I?

Every dawn begins with me At dusk I’ll be the first you see And daybreak couldn’t come without What midday centers all about Daises grow from me, I’m told And when I come, I end all cold But in the sun I won’t be found Yet still, each day I’ll be around.

What goes through towns and over hills but never moves?

I can go through glass without breaking it. What am I?