[Easy] Riddles to Enjoy with Kids: Make Time to Think Together as a Family!
When playing with little kids, if you’re looking for something fun that also gets them thinking and learning, riddles might be just the thing.
Here, we’re sharing some simple, kid-friendly riddles.
They may be simple, but they’re still riddles.
You might find they’re trickier than you expect.
Keep an open mind and have fun!
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[Easy] Riddles to Enjoy with Your Kids: Make Time to Think Together! (11–20)
What kind of shell becomes scary when even 10 small ones gather together?
It’s a riddle that calls to mind Swimmy, the story where many small fish band together to drive away a big fish.
A shellfish that becomes scary when even ten of them gather… What do you imagine? This riddle doesn’t require much knowledge; it tests your flashes of insight, imagination, and point of view.
First, read the question carefully.
Then, rewrite the key words “shellfish” (kai) and “ten” (juu) into hiragana.
When you line them up, the name of a frightening creature should appear.
The answer is “kaijuu” (monster).
What kind of shellfish is a shellfish that’s taking a bath?
Speaking of shellfish, many of you have probably eaten clams, turban shells, or abalone at least once.
Some of you may have gone clam digging, caught and eaten shells yourselves, or searched the beach for shells to use as craft materials.
Here’s a riddle about shellfish.
We usually think shells live in the sea, but apparently they’re in the bath, too.
However, since this is a riddle, thinking about the biology or types of shellfish won’t help.
Start by taking “kai” as the keyword and associating it with things or words related to baths.
The answer is attakai (warm)!
An elevator that can hold ten people broke and fell. Yet no one was injured. Why is that?
See the answer
Because no one was riding (it)/Because nobody was on it.
If an elevator breaks and falls down, normally you’d expect serious injuries, but the key point here is that no one was inside at the time. It says it’s for ten people, but it doesn’t say anyone was riding it. In other words, no one was in the elevator, so no one was injured.
Five people are playing hide-and-seek. Two have been found. How many are left?
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2 people
When five people are playing hide-and-seek and two are found, that means three still haven’t been found. But one of those three is the seeker, so only two are actually hiding. The seeker is the one who looks for others, not the one who gets found, so they’re not counted.
What part of speech is “strawberry”?
If you’re asked what language “strawberry” is, you’d naturally say English.
But this is a trick question! The answer isn’t English.
So what is it? To solve it, you need to realize it’s a trick and notice that the “go” in “nani go” (“what language”) is written in hiragana, not the kanji for “language.” And what does “strawberry” actually refer to in the first place? Once you see that, you’ll reach the answer! It’s a question that tends to be swayed by your knowledge, but a child might answer it in an instant.
What is something you use but cannot own?
Scissors, pencils, erasers, rulers… most tools you’re familiar with are basically things you hold in your hand to use, right? So let’s try a riddle: “What can be used but cannot be held?” You might think of various tools, but you won’t easily get the right answer if you only think in terms of “objects.” First, try considering things you can use that aren’t objects.
By the way, the answer is “your name.” You use it when introducing yourself or when you want friends to know about you, but you certainly can’t “hold” it.
[Easy] Riddles to Enjoy with Kids: Make Time to Think Together as a Family! (21–30)
What time is it now?
See the answer
two characters
When someone asks, “What time is it now?” you’d normally answer with a time like three o’clock or six o’clock, right? But this riddle is different. If you focus on the phrase “What time is it now?” itself, it contains two words—“now” and “what time”—so together it makes ‘two characters’ (ni-moji).