[Childcare] A guaranteed trick quiz for toddlers! Let’s think together with the kids.

Last updated:2025/5/1

[Childcare] A guaranteed trick quiz for toddlers! Let’s think together with the kids.

Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

Clever, sure-to-stump-you riddles.

You want to use them in childcare, but adult-level questions are too hard, so you’re looking for kid-friendly quizzes.

We’ve gathered quizzes you can use in childcare for just that.

Each question is simple, but the answers are full of surprises.

Even teachers might not know the answers at first.

We want children to develop the ability to look at things from various angles.

Above all, it’s important that they enjoy playing quiz games.

It would be great if the whole class could get excited together.

[Childcare] A Quiz Kids Will Definitely Get Tripped Up On! Let’s Think Together with the Children (1–10)

Three bowls of soup, two glasses of juice, three shakes, and two bowls of ramen. How many in total?

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I'm full.

Using pictures to explain things makes it easier to convey the number and amount of items. It’s a problem that makes you want to add and count without thinking.

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What happens if you turn yogurt upside down?

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spill; to spill; to overflow

Kids who know 'reverse words' might be tempted to answer 'torugūyo' (yogurt backwards). But if you turn a yogurt container upside down, the contents will spill, right?

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What is absolutely necessary to draw a circle?

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Pencils and pens

You can’t help but imagine things like patterns and round objects to trace. To draw, you first need drawing tools. Will the children notice that?

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There’s a power outage and the lights won’t turn on. Even so, you can still read a picture book. Why is that?

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Because it's daytime

When we hear “power outage,” we tend to imagine darkness, but it’s bright during the day, isn’t it? It could also be a chance to think about how to spend our time when the power goes out.

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We played hide-and-seek with six people, and two were found. How many are left?

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Three people (one is 'it')

It would be nice if we could explain it clearly using illustrations and the like. The issue is that you end up forgetting there’s a child playing the role of the demon.

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What is something that everyone who goes to the beach always does?

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to go home; to return (home)

When you go to the beach to have fun, you always come back home, right? It’s the kind of question that makes you want to answer with things like swimming in the sea or playing in the sand. It’s a quiz where you can enjoy children’s free and creative ideas.

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