For elementary school kids! Fun and amusing riddles everyone can enjoy together

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

As elementary school children move up through the grades, their ability to understand humor grows rapidly.

They value communication with friends and sometimes think from their own unique perspectives.

Here, we introduce fun riddles for elementary schoolers that make the most of those traits! The questions are simple, but they can draw out surprising answers and original thinking.

There are plenty of riddles that adults can enjoy too, so kids and adults alike can think together, laugh, and have a great time!

For Elementary School Kids! Fun and Entertaining Riddles Everyone Can Enjoy (11–20)

What kind of bird plays by getting tangled in string?

If a bird gets tangled in a string, you’d think it wouldn’t be able to spread its wings and fly, right? That would be true for an ordinary bird.

But there’s a bird that can still “fly” even when it’s tangled in string.

It’s not a bird soaring in the sky, but one that changes into various shapes in your hands.

To find the answer, try thinking of words that include “tori” (bird).

What words come to mind? Here’s a hint: it’s a game played with string.

Have you figured it out? The answer is ayatori (cat’s cradle).

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In conclusion

How was it? We introduced a variety of fun riddles for elementary school students.

From easy ones to those that make you think a little, we gathered riddles that kids from lower to upper grades can enjoy.

There may even have been some questions that are surprisingly tricky for adults.

Be sure to think them through with your friends or family and enjoy the time spent finding the answers!