40 Funny Riddles for Kids

1. I send eggs round and round in a bowl, but I never let them ride a bicycle. My loops beat them smooth. What am I?

2. I have two long arms joined at one end. I pick up pasta without getting my fingers messy, because I have no fingers. What am I?

3. I wear a wide mouth above a skinny tube. I guide juice into a bottle without taking a sip. What am I?

4. I give lettuce a spinning ride inside a basket. The leaves finish drier, even though I own no towels. What am I?

5. A lemon gets a turn on my ridged cone. I collect its juice without ever asking for a glass. What am I?

6. Two bread slices visit my slots. When breakfast is ready, I pop them up as if they have won a tiny race. What am I?

7. Turn my top and pepper sprinkles out below. I grind away at dinner, but I never need a homework break. What am I?

8. I give a boiled egg its own little throne at breakfast. I hold it upright while you tap its shell. What am I?

9. I have a mane and a saddle, but my curved runners keep every gallop in one spot. What am I?

10. I balance on my point and twirl. When I slow down, I wobble like a dancer who forgot the next step. What am I?

11. I am a playground board with a seat at each end. Your friend goes up when you go down, without either of you growing taller. What am I?

12. Look through my tube and turn it. Colored pieces and mirrors make a new pattern, but I never spill paint. What am I?

13. I have beads that slide along rods to help you count. My beads go to maths lessons without ever needing pencils. What am I?

14. I pull tiny carriages around a track on the floor. My passengers can be toys, so nobody needs a ticket. What am I?

15. I hide a springy figure under my lid. Turn my handle and out it pops, as though the box forgot its manners. What am I?

16. Strings lift my wooden arms and legs. Someone above me does the pulling, but I get all the applause. What am I?

17. I come as a padded pair strapped over your knees. When you kneel in the garden, I take the pressure without growing any flowers. What am I?

18. I am a cloth tube hung by an airfield. Wind fills me like a sleeve with no arm, and I show which way it blows. What am I?

19. A hose feeds me water. I spray it across the lawn like a fountain that has been given a gardening job. What am I?

20. I am a shallow outdoor bowl of water. Feathered visitors wash in me without ever bringing a bathrobe. What am I?

21. I stand beside road work with a pointy top and a wide base. I guide traffic, but I cannot wave my arms. What am I?

22. I am a little garden statue in a pointy hat. Rain waters the flowers around me, but I never grow taller. What am I?

23. I carry sandwiches to the park beneath my lid. Lunch goes for a walk, but it never has to wear shoes. What am I?

24. My needle points north, though I have no sewing to finish. I help walkers choose a direction. What am I?

25. I roll over your jumper on a sticky cylinder. Loose fluff comes with me, even though I never invite it. What am I?

26. I pinch a wet sock onto a washing line. The sock gets to hang out while I keep holding on. What am I?

27. Press my pump and I give your hands a little soap. I help with washing without ever having hands of my own. What am I?

28. I sit in the hole at the bottom of a bath. Pull me out and the water finally gets permission to leave. What am I?

29. I wear a bundle of wet strings on a long handle. I wash the floor, but nobody buys shoes for all those strings. What am I?

30. I push a flat rubber edge across a wet window. Water moves aside, as if I am clearing a tiny road. What am I?

31. Shirts lie on my padded top while an iron smooths them. My folding legs get no trousers of their own. What am I?

32. I am a low padded seat often used as a footrest. Feet put themselves up on me after a busy day. What am I?

33. I widen from a small mouthpiece to a big open end. Speak into me and your voice gets help reaching the back row. What am I?

34. Press my button to speak; let go to listen. My twin lets your friend answer without running across the playground. What am I?

35. I have two little telescopes joined together. Look through me and faraway birds seem closer without flying over to say hello. What am I?

36. I am a long tube you look through to see faraway stars more clearly. I bring the view closer while the stars stay where they are. What am I?

37. I am a moving staircase. Stand on a step and I do the climbing, though I never ask for a rest at the top. What am I?

38. My door panels turn around a central post. People enter through me, but I keep going round as if I forgot the way inside. What am I?

39. I am a room that takes you between floors. Push a button and I do the travelling while your feet stay put. What am I?

40. My rotating arms let one visitor through at a time. I count on everyone taking turns, although I never join the queue. What am I?