Rebus Puzzles for Kids
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A rebus is a picture puzzle that hides a word or phrase. These easy rebus puzzles for kids all come with answers, so just say what you see out loud and tap the card to check. They work great on the classroom board too.
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Easy emoji rebus puzzles
Plenty of these pair two little pictures into one word. Say both pictures out loud and the answer usually pops right out.
Picture rebus puzzles where position is the clue
Others are drawn puzzles where placement matters. A word sitting under another word, or split in half, is the whole trick.
Rebus puzzles with answers for the classroom
Every card reveals its answer on tap, so these shine on a projector with the whole class shouting guesses.
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1. Say what you see.
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Look at how large the letters are, the size gives you the first word.
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Big brother. The word BROTHER is written extra large, so it reads BIG brother.
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2. Say what you see.
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A crossed out word means it is cancelled, say the cancel word first.
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No homework. HOMEWORK is crossed out, meaning there is NO homework.
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3. Say what you see.
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Read the word, then say which direction it is pointing.
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Sit down. SIT is written reading downward, so it reads sit DOWN.
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4. Say what you see.
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Read the word, then notice which direction it climbs.
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Warm up. WARM is written reading upward, so it reads warm UP.
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5. Say what you see.
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The letters are flipped the wrong way around, say that word first.
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Backyard. YARD is written backwards, so it reads BACK yard.
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6. Say what you see.
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Look where the word is floating: way up at the top, above all that empty space.
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High five. The word FIVE sits way up high above the empty space, a high five.
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7. Say what you see.
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Count how many times the word appears.
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Four seasons. The word SEASON appears four times, the FOUR seasons.
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8. Say what you see.
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Read the top word, then the bottom word, and squash them into one.
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Leapfrog. LEAP is printed jumping over FROG, so top to bottom it reads leapfrog.
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9. Say what you see.
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A small word is sitting inside a bigger word: read them as one thing.
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Sandbox. The word SAND is written inside the word BOX, which makes a sandbox.
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10. Say what you see.
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Count the animals, and notice how tiny they are printed.
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Three little pigs. Three tiny PIGs in a row: count them and note their size, three little pigs.
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11. Say what you see.
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Say the letter's name out loud, then read the word right after it.
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Seesaw. The letter C is said as SEE, and with SAW it makes seesaw.
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12. Say what you see.
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Say where the animal is standing compared to the two kids.
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Monkey in the middle. The MONKEY stands in the middle between two KIDs, monkey in the middle.
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13. Sound out the pictures.
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Say both pictures out loud, the weather word sounds like part of the animal's name.
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Reindeer. RAIN plus DEER said together sounds like REINDEER.
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14. Sound out the pictures.
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Say the dessert and the animal quickly, one right after the other.
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Pirate. PIE plus RAT said fast sounds like PIRATE.
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15. Sound out the pictures.
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Name each picture, then push the two words together into one.
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Treehouse. TREE plus HOUSE joins into TREEHOUSE.
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16. Say what you see.
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The repetition is a decoy, the circle picks one copy, name its place in the pile.
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Top secret. The circle marks the TOP copy of three SECRETs, so it reads top secret.
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17. Sound out the pictures.
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Name the sky picture, then the clothing picture, and keep them as two words.
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Sun hat. SUN plus HAT reads as SUN HAT.
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18. Sound out the pictures.
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Name the big cat, then the swimmer, and join them into one word.
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Lionfish. LION plus FISH joins into LIONFISH.
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19. Sound out the pictures.
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Name the body part, then the tool, and squash them into one word.
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Handsaw. HAND plus SAW joins into HANDSAW.
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20. Say what you see.
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How many times does the word appear? Put that number in front of it.
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Three cheers. The word CHEERS is stacked three times: three cheers.
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21. Solve the picture math.
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Spell the animal's name, then take away the letter shown after the minus sign.
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Ear. BEAR with the B taken away leaves EAR.
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22. Solve the picture math.
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Spell the food's full name, then drop the letter shown after the minus sign.
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Read. BREAD with the B taken away leaves READ.
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23. Solve the picture math.
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Spell the royal headpiece's name, then take away its very last letter.
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Crow. CROWN with the last N taken away leaves CROW.
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24. Say what you see.
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Count how many times the repeated word appears, then read everything once.
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Three wise men. WISE is printed three times before MEN, so it reads three wise men.
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25. Solve the picture math.
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Spell the thing you wear on your foot, then take away its very first letter.
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Hoe. SHOE with the S taken away leaves HOE.
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26. Solve the picture math.
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Spell the flying machine's name, then drop its very last letter.
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Plan. PLANE with the last E taken away leaves PLAN.
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27. Solve the picture math.
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Spell the big boat's name, then take away its very first letter.
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Hip. SHIP with the S taken away leaves HIP.
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28. Say what you see.
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Say what the top word is sitting on, position is the whole trick.
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Elf on the Shelf. ELF sits on top of SHELF, an elf on the shelf.
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29. Sound out the pictures.
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Name each picture, then glue the two names into one word.
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Starfish. STAR plus FISH joined together makes STARFISH.
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30. Say what you see.
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The direction the word reads gives you the second word.
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Wrapped up. WRAPPED is rotated so it reads upward, wrapped up.
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31. Say what you see.
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Notice how tiny the second word is printed, that size is a word too.
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Santa's little helper. HELPER is printed extra small beside SANTA'S, santa's little helper.
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32. Say what you see.
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Count the copies of the small repeated word, then read the rest.
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Twelve days of Christmas. DAYS appears twelve times, followed by OF CHRISTMAS, the twelve days of Christmas.
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FAQ about Rebus Puzzles for Kids
What is a rebus puzzle?
A rebus uses pictures, letters, or word placement to stand for a word or phrase. Sun plus flower makes sunflower, and a word drawn under another word means something is under it.
What age can solve these rebus puzzles?
Kids around 6 to 10 do best. The picture puzzles are the easiest, and the drawn word placement puzzles need a bit more reading skill.
How do I use these rebus puzzles in class?
Show one card on the board and let students call out what they see. Tap to reveal the answer, then talk through why it works. Ten puzzles fill a fun fifteen minutes.
If your young solvers are on a roll, keep the giggles going with our collection of easy riddles for kids, then head over to the full rebus puzzle hub to play even more picture-word brain teasers together.