Let's Think Outside the Box! A Collection of Challenging Riddles for Kids
“Huh? The kids solved this problem faster than the adults!” That’s the magic of riddles—you can have those surprising experiences.
Adults tend to be bound by fixed ideas, while children tackle problems with flexible thinking, don’t they?
In this article, we’ll introduce challenging riddles for kids that parents and children can enjoy together.
They don’t just foster thinking and concentration—thanks to those eye-opening “Aha!” answers, they might boost your knowledge and spark of insight, too.
Try them for your own skill-building, or as a fun activity with family and friends!
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Let's Think Outside the Box! A Collection of Challenging Riddles for Kids (21–30)
A trick quiz at an elementary school level
We’re introducing trick questions at an elementary school level that make you go “Ah, I get it!” when you think them through.
Elementary school kids have flexible minds and genuinely enjoy quizzes, right? Sometimes, when a slightly tricky or trick question comes up, they get super excited and shout out the answer to teach everyone.
These quizzes have simple prompts—let’s try to find the answers.
If you think carefully, the answer might come to you intuitively in a flash.
If you can’t figure it out, asking for a simple hint is also recommended.
Riddles at a normal level
Some children who love riddles may have gotten too used to the easy, beginner-friendly ones.
So let’s have them try riddles that are a notch more challenging than the beginner level.
Even if they feel a bit puzzled by the unusual questions, they’ll likely enjoy the riddles with sparkling eyes.
Incidentally, riddles are said to be effective for training thinking skills, since they create time for children to come up with answers on their own.
Also, by learning words and expressions from the questions, they can improve their vocabulary.
Let’s boost both thinking ability and vocabulary through a variety of riddles.
Let's think outside the box! A collection of tricky riddles for kids (31–40)
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Riddles are easier to crack when you loosen up your thinking and approach them flexibly, right? This time, let’s take on riddles that feel satisfying to solve.
For example, there’s a question like: “It’s gas, but what kind of gas comes out after using the toilet?” Hints are available, but each question has a 10-second time limit! Give them a try!
Fun quizzes to train your brain’s flashes of inspiration! Think in different ways and become a riddle genius!
To arrive at the right answer, a flash of inspiration is essential.
There are tricky problems that aren’t straightforward, involving things like transforming words and puzzle-like elements.
Even children who are used to riddles might find them a bit difficult.
Try to make your flexible mind even more flexible and give it some thought.
trick question
Test your mental flexibility with these trick questions! Solving questions with a twist requires careful attention, too.
Take your time and aim for a perfect score.
For example: “There’s a bag with 1 kilogram of iron and a bag filled with 1 kilogram of candy.
Which one is heavier?” If you read the question carefully, you might find the answer surprisingly easily.
Try it with close friends or family, and see who can get the most correct answers—it can be a lot of fun!
What vehicle do you pedal and pedal but end up going back and forth in the same place?
When you row a boat or pedal a bicycle, you move forward, right? But the answer to this riddle seems to be something that goes back and forth in the same place no matter how much you push.
The key to solving it is to focus on “going back and forth.” If you’re an elementary school student, that phrase might make something click.
Here’s a hint: the park.
Think back to your time playing at the park—there was a fun piece of playground equipment that goes back and forth! That’s right, the answer is a swing.
Did you get it right?
What do you hold while eating rice?
Something you “hold” while eating… A busy mother might hold her child while eating something safe even if it’s dropped, but normally you don’t hold anything in your arms during a meal, right? So no matter how much you think about what you could hold while eating, you won’t reach the answer.
The key to solving this riddle is to recall what you always do during a meal, and to try expressing “dakko” (to hold/hug) with a different word.
The correct answer is “ita” (board)! Because you say “ita, dakimasu”—a pun on “Itadakimasu.”