Riddles and Jokes for Children

What has keys but can’t open locks?

• A sleepy locksmith

• A piano

• A talking parrot

• A treasure map

What is full of holes but still holds water?

• A colander

• A sponge

• Swiss cheese

• A fishing net

What can you catch but not throw?

• A frisbee with glue on it

• A cold

• A photograph

• A whisper

1. Why did the computer go to the doctor?

• It had a virus

• It wanted a byte to eat

• It needed a new keyboard

• It lost its Windows

1. What kind of band never plays music?

• A high school band on vacation

• A rubber band

• A band of pirates

• A band of rainbows

1. What can you serve but never eat?

• A tennis ball

• A secret recipe

• A snowball

• A plate of air

16. What is as light as a feather, but even the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold it for much longer than a minute?

• His breath

• A bubble

• A feather from a mythical bird

• A cloud

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

• The letter ‘M’

• A very confused clock

• A leap second

• A time traveler’s hiccup 

What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping? 

• A dino-snore!

• A dino-bore!

• A dino-roar!

• A dino-floor!

What kind of tree fits in your hand? 

• A palm tree!

• A mini maple!

• A tiny oak!

• A small spruce!