Kids love to laugh. Parents are always on the lookout for clean, fun jokes to share with their children. But finding good jokes that are both funny and kid-friendly can be tough.
Parents need a reliable source of humor that will make their kids giggle without any content that’s too grown-up. They want jokes their children can share at school, with friends, or at family gatherings.
This collection of 167 jokes and riddles for kids offers the perfect solution. Each one has been carefully picked to suit young minds while still being funny enough to make adults smile, too.
Get ready to become the coolest parent, teacher, or guardian with this handy list of kid-approved humor that’s sure to create laughter and good times for everyone.
Laughter Guaranteed: Jokes and Riddles for Kids
Kids find joy in simple things. A good joke or clever riddle can light up their faces and fill a room with giggles. These hand-picked jokes and riddles work well at birthday parties, family dinners, or just to break the ice with new friends.
Each one is easy to remember and share. Parents will love hearing their kids tell these instead of staring at screens. Teachers can use them as quick brain breaks during class time.
Here are some of our favorite jokes and riddles for kids that will have your children rolling with laughter.
Best All-Time Jokes for Kids
1. Why did the student eat his homework? Because the teacher said, it was a piece of cake!
2. What do you call a frog with no hind legs? Unhoppy!
3. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!
4. Why don’t eggs tell jokes? Because they’d crack each other up!
5. What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese!
6. How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogie in it!
7. Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired!
8. What did the zero say to the eight? Nice belt!
9. Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot!
10. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a dog? Frostbite!
11. What did the big flower say to the little flower? Hi, bud!
12. How do you catch a squirrel? Climb a tree and act like a nut!
13. What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh!
14. What musical instrument is found in the bathroom? A tuba toothpaste!
15. Why did the kid bring a ladder to school? Because he wanted to go to high school!
16. What did one wall say to the other wall? I’ll meet you at the corner!
17. Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole-in-one!
18. What time is it when the clock strikes 13? Time to get a new clock!
19. What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator!
20. What do you call a sleeping bull? A bulldozer!
21. How does a scientist freshen her breath? With experi-mints!
22. Why did the cookie go to the hospital? Because it felt crummy!
23. What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot!
24. Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems!
25. What kind of key opens a banana? A monkey!
26. What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef!
27. How do you organize a space party? You planet!
28. Why are ghosts bad at lying? Because they are too transparent!
29. Why did the teddy bear not eat dessert? Because it was stuffed!
30. What did one plate say to the other plate? Lunch is on me!
31. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn’t peeling well!
32. What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Frostbite!
33. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!
34. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus!
35. What kind of tree fits in your hand? A palm tree!
36. What’s a ghost’s favorite dessert? I scream!
37. Why can’t Elsa from Frozen have a balloon? Because she’ll let it go!
38. Why did the computer go to the doctor? Because it had a virus!
39. What did the grape do when it got stepped on? Nothing, it just let out a little wine!
40. How do you make a lemon drop? Just let it fall!
41. Why did the pony get sent to his room? He wouldn’t stop horsing around!
42. What kind of music do mummies listen to? Wrap music!
43. Why was the broom late? It swept in!
44. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide!
45. What’s a cat’s favorite color? Purr-ple!
46. Why did the fish blush? Because it saw the ocean’s bottom!
47. What kind of button won’t unbutton? A belly button!
48. Why did the cow go to outer space? To visit the Milky Way!
49. What do you call a snowman in the summer? A puddle!
50. What game do cows play at parties? Moo-sical chairs!
51. What happens when you tell an egg a joke? It cracks up!
52. Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing!
53. What do elves learn in school? The elf-abet!
54. How does the ocean say hi? It waves!
55. What does a cloud wear under his raincoat? Thunderwear!
56. What do you get when you cross a duck with a firework? A firequacker!
57. Why did the music teacher need a ladder? To reach the high notes!
58. What’s a skeleton’s favorite instrument? The trom-bone!
59. What do you call a dog magician? A labracadabrador!
60. What do you call a lazy kangaroo? A pouch potato!
61. What do you call birds that stick together? Velcrows!
62. What’s a pirate’s favorite subject in school? Arrrrrrt!
63. How do bees get to school? On the school buzz!
64. What did the one volcano say to the other? I lava you!
65. Why did the cat sit on the computer? To keep an eye on the mouse!
66. What do you call a pig that knows karate? A pork chop!
67. Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze!
68. What kind of shoes do ninjas wear? Sneakers!
69. What do you get when you cross an elephant with a potato? Mashed potatoes!
70. Why did the duck get a time-out? Because he was acting fowl!
71. What does a spider’s bride wear? A webbing dress!
72. What kind of dog loves bubble baths? A shampoo-dle!
73. What has ears but cannot hear? A cornfield!
74. Why did the skeleton skip the dance? Because he had no body to go with!
75. What do planets like to read? Comet books!
76. How do you throw a party in space? You planet!
77. What do you get when you cross a rabbit with a snake? A jump rope!
78. What’s brown and sticky? A stick!
79. What does a nosey pepper do? Gets jalapeño business!
80. What kind of room has no doors or windows? A mushroom!
81. What do you get if you cross a vampire with a teacher? Lots of blood tests!
82. What do ghosts use to wash their hair? Sham-boo!
83. Why was the baby strawberry sad? Because her parents were in a jam!
84. What did the lightning bolt say to the other? You’re shocking!
85. What’s a witch’s favorite subject in school? Spelling!
86. How do cows stay up to date? They read the moos-paper!
87. Why don’t seagulls fly over the bay? Because then they’d be bagels!
88. What kind of lion doesn’t roar? A dandelion!
89. What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? A dino-snore!
90. What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts!
91. What do you call a can opener that doesn’t work? A can’t opener!
92. What’s a robot’s favorite snack? Computer chips!
93. What does a vampire take when he’s sick? Coffin drops!
Classic and Silly Riddles for Kids
94. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
95. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin
96. What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
97. What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
98. What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep?
99. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
100. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
101. What can you catch but not throw?
A cold
102. What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle
103. What has legs but doesn’t walk?
A table
104. What has many teeth but can’t bite?
A comb
105. What begins with T, ends with T, and has T in it?
A teapot
106. What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
107. What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
A stamp
108. What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
109. What has a neck but no head?
A bottle
110. What gets bigger the more you take away?
A hole
111. What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
112. What runs but never walks?
A river
113. What has words but never speaks?
A book
114. What can you hold without touching it?
Your breath
115. What can’t be used until it’s broken?
An egg
116. What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water?
A map
117. What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
118. What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
A palm
119. What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
120. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
121. What’s easy to lift but hard to throw?
A feather
122. What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano
123. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your name
124. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
125. What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
126. What has four eyes but can’t see?
Mississippi
127. What begins with an E, ends with an E, and has one letter in it?
An envelope
128. What’s black and white and read all over?
A newspaper
129. What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella
130. What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom
131. What has ears but cannot hear?
Corn
132. What runs all around a backyard yet never moves?
A fence
133. What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
A joke
134. What comes after thunder?
The letter U
135. What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?
A glove
136. What has a bottom at the top?
Your legs
137. What kind of coat is best put on wet?
A coat of paint
138. What begins with P, ends with E, and has thousands of letters?
A post office
139. What flies without wings?
Time
140. What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
141. What comes in through a keyhole but is not a burglar?
A key
142. What starts out tall but the more you use it, the shorter it gets?
A pencil
143. What has an eye but can’t see anything at all?
A hurricane
144. What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
145. What gets sharper the more you use it?
Your brain
146. What never asks a question but is always answered?
A doorbell
147. What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
A bed
148. What begins with an R and ends with an E but has no vowels in between?
Rhyme
149. What comes in pairs but you use one?
Scissors
150. What has three letters and starts with gas?
A car
151. What kind of ship has two mates but no captain?
A relationship
152. What has 88 keys but can’t open any doors?
A piano
153. What is tall when it’s young and short when it’s old?
A candle
154. What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
Incorrectly
155. What’s lighter than a feather but even the strongest person can’t hold it for long?
Your breath
156. What disappears as soon as you say its name?
Silence
157. What starts with an “O” and ends with “nions” and makes you cry?
Onions
158. What starts with gas and has wheels?
A car
159. What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
A hiccup
160. What animal needs to wear a wig?
A bald eagle
161. What can you find in the middle of nowhere?
The letter H
162. What makes them more as you take them?
Footsteps
163. What has no life but can die?
A battery
164. What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead?
A snowflake
165. What do you break before you use it?
An egg
166. What goes around the world but stays in the same spot?
A stamp
167. What has stripes but no color?
A zebra crossing
How to Tell a Great Joke: Tips for Kids
Telling jokes is an art that kids can learn. Good timing makes a simple joke much funnier. Kids who want to bring laughs should try these easy tips.
- Firstly, know your joke well. Practice it a few times before sharing with friends. This helps avoid mixing up the parts or forgetting the punchline.
- Keep a straight face until the end. The surprise makes jokes work better! Try not to laugh until after you finish the punchline.
- Speak clearly. Make sure everyone can hear both the setup and the punchline. Nothing ruins a joke like having to repeat it.
- Pick the right moment. Jokes work best when people are relaxed and happy, like during lunch breaks or free time.
With these simple tips, kids will soon have their friends and family laughing along with their jokes and riddles.
To Conclude
Jokes and riddles do more than make kids laugh. They help children build social skills, boost their thinking, and create happy moments with family and friends.
So what’s the real magic of these 167 jokes and riddles for kids? They give kids tools for connection. When a child tells a joke that makes others smile, they feel good about themselves.
What should parents and kids do now? Print these jokes or save them on your phone. Pull them out during car rides, at dinner tables, or when the day needs a lift. Jokes work as ice-breakers, stress-busters, and boredom-fighters.
We’d love to hear which jokes made your kids laugh the most! Share your favorites in the comments below or send us your child’s original jokes for our next collection.
Happy joke-telling!
