Christmas Riddles for Kids
These christmas riddles with answers are written for kids who can't wait for December. Every card comes with its answer: most flip over when you tap them, the quiz cards mark your choice and two ask kids to type the word themselves. Try them at the dinner table, in the car or at a class party.
The Hard tier here swaps harder clues for Christmas wordplay
Christmas riddles for kids usually stop at snowmen and reindeer, and this page starts exactly there. Thirty three of the eighty five cards are marked Easy, and they name things a child already knows: a scarf above a carrot nose, a plate of cookies beside a glass of milk, a black lump waiting in a stocking. Nothing is hidden in those except the object itself.
The Hard tier works differently. Twenty six of the eighty five cards are marked Hard, and they earn it through jokes rather than harder objects. Most hide a word: wrap music sitting on rap music, Saint Nickel-less on Saint Nicholas, a snowman throwing a meltdown. A child who has never heard someone say no idea out loud cannot reach no eye deer, so the work is saying the plain phrase aloud first and then hearing which Christmas word slid into its place.
Format matters at a party. Seventy three of the eighty five cards are riddles that reveal an answer only when someone taps, and four emoji puzzles behave the same way, so a room can guess out loud first. Six cards score a choice instead, and two ask a child to type the word. If the puns land too hard for a younger guesser, our easy riddles for kids make a gentler warm up.
- Riddle 3: most people say a bowl of snowflakes. Snowmen are made of frost, so a bowl of snowflakes sounds right. The joke lives in the cereal aisle instead. Frosted Flakes is a real box on a real shelf, and both halves of that name work as weather and as breakfast.
- Riddle 26: most people say Frosty the Snowman. Old sounds like a name here, and Frosty is the snowman every kid can name. Old really means old enough to melt, though, so the card is asking what is left on the ground once he goes.
- Riddle 16: most people say a plain wooden wardrobe. A wardrobe is where a suit really hangs, so the answer is right about clothes and wrong about the joke. The hint says it sounds like his last name, and Claus is sitting inside closet waiting to be heard.
- Riddle 44: most people say the South Pole. Both poles are freezing and white, so the South Pole is a fair guess from a child who just learned it. The clue says top of the world, and only one pole sits at the top of a globe.
Hearing an everyday phrase hiding inside a Christmas word, and telling a clue that describes a thing from one that hides a sound.
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1. I wear a scarf and a carrot nose, but if you bring me inside I turn into a puddle. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a scarecrow
Show answer
A snowman.
A scarecrow also stands outside in old clothes, but straw never turns into a puddle. Melting indoors proves this body is frozen water, dressed up with clothing.
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2. I fly through the sky pulling a sleigh, and I love carrots more than cookies. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a flying horse
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A reindeer.
Plenty of animals pull sleds, and a horse is the usual guess. Craving carrots and lifting off the ground narrows it to the antlered team that lands on rooftops.
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3. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Medium
Most people first say: a bowl of snowflakes
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Frosted flakes.
Snowflakes would be the literal meal, but the joke needs a real box on a shelf. Frost and flakes each carry two meanings at once, weather outside and breakfast inside, so both words do the work.
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4. I'm small, I wear pointy shoes, and I build toys all year long. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a garden gnome
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An elf.
A gnome is small and pointy too, but gnomes just stand in gardens. Working the whole year on presents places this helper inside a workshop at the North Pole.
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5. I'm a song you sing from door to door in December. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a Christmas card
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A Christmas carol.
Cards also arrive door to door in December, which is why they come to mind first. Only one of the two gets sung out loud on a doorstep by a group of neighbors.
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6. You tear me open in one second, even though wrapping took ages. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a wrapped present
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Wrapping paper.
The gift itself survives the moment, so it cannot be the thing that vanishes. Only the colorful cover is built slowly and destroyed in a rip, which is the whole joke.
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7. What falls at the North Pole all winter but never gets hurt? Easy
Most people first say: somebody slipping on ice
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Snow.
Falling usually means an accident, which sends you hunting for a person. Here the word means drifting down from clouds, so the faller is weightless white flakes that pile up.
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8. I'm a circle of green leaves hanging on your front door. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a Christmas garland
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A wreath.
A garland is made of the same greenery, but it hangs in a long strip along a rail. The shape clue matters: only the ring version goes on a door.
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9. Santa slides down me even though I'm dark and sooty. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: the fireplace
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A chimney.
A fireplace is the room end of the same route, but you cannot slide down it. Soot plus a tall vertical tunnel points at the brick pipe running up through the roof.
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10. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a dog? Medium
Most people first say: a very cold puppy
Need a hint?
Think about what a cold dog might do.
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Frostbite.
Cross jokes ask you to glue one trait from each animal together. Cold plus a nip makes a real word doctors use for skin damage in freezing weather, not a new pet.
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11. I count down the days until Christmas, and I might have chocolate hiding inside. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a box of sweets
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An advent calendar.
A tin of sweets holds the treats but tracks nothing. Numbered doors opened one per day are what make this a countdown object rather than a snack.
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12. I sit at the very top of the tree and twinkle like the night sky. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: an angel
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The star.
An angel also sits at the treetop, so it is a fair first guess. Twinkling is the deciding clue, because that word belongs to the little lights scattered across a dark sky.
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13. What kind of ball never bounces? Easy
Most people first say: a bowling ball
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A snowball.
Most balls are built to spring back, so the mind jumps to a heavy bowling one. Here ball only means a round lump, and pressed frozen crystals splat instead of rebounding.
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14. I have a bright red nose, and my friends once laughed and called me names. Who am I? Easy
Most people first say: a circus clown
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Rudolph.
A clown owns a red nose too, which is the usual first thought. Being mocked by the rest of the team belongs to the song about the ninth reindeer guiding a foggy flight.
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15. I'm a house you're allowed to eat, with icing for snow on the roof. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a decorated cake
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A gingerbread house.
A cake is edible yet never shaped into walls and a roof. Stiff baked slabs of spiced cookie, glued with frosting, hold up the little building.
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16. Where does Santa keep his red suit? Medium
Most people first say: a plain wooden wardrobe
Need a hint?
It sounds like his last name.
Show answer
In his Claus-et (closet).
The joke needs a storage word that hides a name. Wardrobe would answer the question but kills the pun, while the cupboard word starts with the same sound as Santa's surname.
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17. I'm frozen water hanging from the roof like a shiny sword. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a shiny metal sword
Show answer
An icicle.
Sword is a comparison, not the object, so a metal blade is the wrong track. The spike forms when melting drips refreeze on the edge of the gutter, growing a point downward.
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18. What do elves learn first in school? Medium
Most people first say: how to wrap presents
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The elf-abet.
Guesses about toy building or gift wrapping miss the shape of the joke. It needs a school subject whose first syllable can be swapped for the word elf, and the letter list fits perfectly.
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19. Kids leave me on a plate for Santa, next to a glass of milk. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a carrot for the reindeer
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A cookie.
Carrots get left out too, but they are for the team outdoors and nobody dunks them. The glass of milk beside the plate marks the treat meant for the visitor himself.
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20. I jingle and ring on Santa's sleigh all night long. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: the song Jingle Bells
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A sleigh bell.
The famous song shares the jingling sound, which pulls a title to mind first. Riding on the harness all night points at the small metal object making the noise, not the music.
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21. What is a snowman's favorite lunch? Medium
Most people first say: a snow cone
Need a hint?
It sounds like something huge floating in the ocean.
Show answer
An ice-burger.
A snow cone or ice cream would suit the cold theme yet make no pun. Sliding an extra sound into the name for a floating mountain of ice turns it into food.
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22. I'm the only month with Christmas inside me. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: the winter season
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December.
Winter holds the holiday as well, but winter is a season made of three months, not one. The riddle asks for a single name on the calendar, which lands on the last one.
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23. I stay green all winter while other trees stand bare. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a holly bush
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An evergreen tree.
Holly is not wrong so much as too narrow: it is one member of the group the clue describes. Nothing here mentions berries or prickly edges, so the answer has to be the general name for any tree that keeps its color.
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24. Who delivers Christmas presents to baby sharks? Medium
Most people first say: Santa Claus in scuba gear
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Santa Jaws.
The answer keeps the rhythm of the real name and swaps the last word for a shark's biting part. Any reply without that sound swap misses the joke entirely.
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25. I'm the night when kids can't fall asleep and reindeer take flight. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: Christmas morning
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Christmas Eve.
Christmas morning is the famous part, yet by then the sleigh has landed and everyone is awake. Lying in bed too excited to sleep belongs to the night before the presents appear.
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26. What do you call a snowman who got old? Medium
Most people first say: an old snowman named Frosty
Show answer
Water.
Jokes starting with what do you call usually pay off with a silly name, so the mind hunts for one. Here the answer is physical: warmth melts him and leaves behind a puddle.
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27. I'm a warm drink with tiny white pillows floating on top. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: warm milk with foam
Show answer
Hot chocolate with marshmallows.
Foam on warm milk also looks soft, but foam is bubbles that vanish in seconds. Pillows means squashy cubes that float whole and slowly melt into a cocoa brown swirl.
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28. Why was the little Christmas tree so bad at sewing? Medium
Most people first say: a tree with no hands
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It kept dropping its needles.
Having no hands is the guess most kids try first. The real hinge is one word doing two jobs: the thin green spikes on a pine share a name with the sewing tool.
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29. What does Santa check twice before Christmas Eve? Easy
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His list
The old song has him writing a list and going over it twice, sorting naughty from nice. Boots, weather and beard never earn that famous second look.
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30. How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh, counting Rudolph? Medium
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9
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, plus Rudolph makes nine.
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31. What do you hang by the fireplace on Christmas Eve? Easy
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A stocking
Every choice is something you wear, so wearing is not the clue. Only one is hung empty on purpose, waiting overnight to be filled with small gifts and candy.
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32. Which cookie is a Christmas favorite that's shaped like a little person? Easy
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Gingerbread
Pie, cake and a ring of dough never come out person shaped. Only the spiced brown dough gets rolled flat and cut with arms and legs before baking.
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33. One of Santa's reindeer is named Cupid. Medium
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True.
Cupid sounds borrowed from Valentine's Day, which pushes a guesser straight to false. Theme is not evidence on a true or false card. Run through the song that lists every reindeer name before letting a feeling about the wrong holiday decide.
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34. Christmas Eve comes after Christmas Day. Easy
Show answer
False.
Eve means the evening before, the same way a party eve lands ahead of the party. December 24 arrives first, then the morning everyone unwraps gifts.
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35. 🎄 + ⭐ Easy
Most people first say: a star in the night sky
Need a hint?
Look at the very top.
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A star on the Christmas tree.
Two emoji side by side name one joined idea, not a list of two, so work out how they fit together. A star can sit anywhere, so let the evergreen fix its place, at the very top.
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36. ☃️ + 🎩 Medium
Most people first say: just a snowman in a hat
Need a hint?
That old silk hat brought him to life.
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Frosty the Snowman and his magic hat.
Any snowman can wear headgear, so the picture alone is not enough. The clue points at an old song where the topper brings the figure alive, naming one famous character.
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37. 🦌 + 🥕 Easy
Most people first say: a snowman's orange nose
Need a hint?
Santa gets cookies. Who gets this snack?
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A carrot for the reindeer.
Orange sticks usually become a face on a snowball figure, which is the guess most kids make. Here the animal stands beside it, so the vegetable is food left out on the porch.
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38. 🔔 + 🔔 Easy
Most people first say: one loud church bell
Need a hint?
Jingle all the way!
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Jingle bells.
Showing the same picture twice is a plural signal, so think more than one. The sound they make when shaken gives the first word of a song everybody sings in December.
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39. I'm Santa's favorite color and the color of his suit. Type the color! Easy
Most people first say: green like the tree
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Red
Holiday decorating leans on two shades, so green grabs plenty of guesses. The question asks about his coat and cap, and that cloth matches a ripe strawberry, not pine needles.
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40. Santa comes down this part of the house on Christmas Eve. Type it! Easy
Most people first say: the front door
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The chimney
Visitors normally knock and walk in at ground level, which is the first guess. The clue says he travels downward, so the route starts on the roof and ends at the hearth.
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41. I'm a sweet treat shaped like a hook, striped red and white, and you can hang me on the tree. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a striped ornament
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A candy cane.
Three details stack up here. Sweet rules out glass decorations, stripes alone would fit a ribbon, and the curl at the top is what lets this one hook over a bough.
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42. Two people standing under me might share a little kiss. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a doorway
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Mistletoe.
Doorways get the first guess because that is where you stand together. The tradition, though, belongs to a green sprig with white berries tied above the frame, so the answer is the plant.
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43. I'm a little wooden soldier, and I crack nuts wide open with my mouth. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a toy soldier
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A nutcracker.
A painted soldier figure sounds like decoration, and that is where most guesses land. Giving it a job changes things: the object is named for the work its jaw does, not for its uniform.
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44. I'm the chilly, snowy place at the top of the world where Santa's workshop is built. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: the South Pole
Show answer
The North Pole.
Both ends of the globe are icy and empty, so cold weather cannot decide this one. The phrase about the very top is the clue that picks the upper end of the map.
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45. I'm shiny and stringy, and I sparkle as I drape all over the tree branches. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a string of lights
Show answer
Tinsel.
Lights glow by themselves, which is the usual first answer. These strips have no power at all; they only flash when a lamp or candle bounces off thin foil ribbons hung over the greenery.
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46. We're a long string of tiny bulbs that glow and blink around the house all night. What are we? Easy
Most people first say: a row of candles
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Christmas lights.
Candles in a window also shine through the evening, but flames cannot blink. The word bulbs points to wiring and a switch, and that is what keeps them going all night.
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47. I'm big, white, and fluffy, and I live right on Santa's chin. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a ball of snow
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Santa's beard.
White and fluffy sounds like snow, so a frozen lump is the common guess. Nothing icy would last on a warm face, though, and the spot named here grows hair instead.
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48. Lie down in fresh snow, flap your arms and legs, and you'll leave me behind. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a snowman
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A snow angel.
The words leave behind matter most. You are not building an object that stands up; you are pressing a shape into the drift, and the spread arms make wings in the print.
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49. Hop on me and I'll zoom you straight down a snowy hill. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: a pair of skis
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A sled.
Skis and a board also race downhill, and they come to mind quickly. Hop on tells you the rider sits aboard something that carries them, gliding on smooth runners instead of boots.
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50. I bake cookies at the North Pole and I'm married to a jolly man in a red suit. Who am I? Medium
Most people first say: one of the elves
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Mrs. Claus.
Elves bake and work up there too, which makes them the quick answer. Only one person is described as a wife, and that single detail narrows the whole workshop down to her.
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51. Naughty kids might find me in their stocking instead of a toy, and I'm a black lump of rock. What am I? Easy
Most people first say: soot from the chimney
Show answer
Coal.
Soot is black too, but soot is loose powder and cannot sit in a sock as one lump. The clue says rock, and this one burns in a stove, which is why it reads as no fun.
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52. I'm a shiny round ball that hangs from a branch, but I never roll away. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: an apple on a branch
Show answer
An ornament.
Round fruit hangs from twigs, which explains the first guess. The clue that it never rolls away is the tell: a loop of wire or thread ties this ball in place.
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53. What do you call Santa when he stops for a rest? Medium
Most people first say: a quick nap
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Santa Pause.
Say the name out loud and a second word appears: the surname matches a verb meaning to stop for a moment. Jokes like this hide in how a word sounds, not how it looks.
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54. What do snowmen call their kids? Medium
Most people first say: little snowmen
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Chill-dren.
The first half of the word for young ones gets swapped with a word about being cold, and the rest of the spelling stays put. That swap is the whole joke.
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55. What kind of photos do Santa's little helpers love to take? Medium
Most people first say: plain old selfies
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Elfies.
A phone snapshot of yourself nearly fits, and swapping one syllable is what finishes the joke. The word for Santa's helper slides into the front, and the ending stays the same.
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56. I'm the big shared meal families sit down to eat on Christmas Day, often with turkey and lots of trimmings. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: the roast turkey
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Christmas dinner.
The bird is only one plate on a crowded table, so naming it answers too small a part. The clue asks for the gathering itself, everyone seated at once for one long feast.
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57. I'm the ride Santa steers across the night sky, loaded up with a giant sack of gifts. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: the flying reindeer
Show answer
Santa's sleigh.
Reindeer jump to mind because they do the flying, yet the clue says he steers this and loads it. A driver holds reins while the runners behind the team carry every parcel.
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58. I'm wrapped in bright paper with a bow on top, and I hide a surprise until Christmas morning. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: a filled stocking
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A present.
Stockings hide goodies until morning as well, so that guess makes sense. Nothing hanging by the fire arrives in patterned paper with a ribbon knot, and the wrapping is the deciding clue.
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59. I'm a creamy, sweet holiday drink, and there's a breakfast food hiding right in my name. What am I? Medium
Most people first say: hot chocolate
Show answer
Eggnog.
Creamy and sweet sends most guesses toward cocoa. The second half of the clue is about spelling: hunt for a short breakfast word sitting at the front of the drink's own name.
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60. Where do snowmen keep their spare coins? Hard
Most people first say: a piggy bank
Need a hint?
One word means both a money holder and a heap
Show answer
In a snowbank.
Coins push you toward a piggy jar, but the punchline needs one word doing two jobs: a place that holds money and a heap piled beside a shoveled path.
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61. What kind of music do Santa's elves play while they cover up the gifts? Hard
Most people first say: holiday carols
Need a hint?
Covering the gift rhymes with a music style.
Show answer
Wrap music.
Kids first shout holiday carols, yet the phrase cover up points at paper around a box. Rename the music style by adding a silent letter at its front, and the sound stays identical.
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62. What does a gloomy little elf need when he feels bad about himself? Hard
Most people first say: a warm hug
Need a hint?
Swap one syllable of a confidence word.
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A little elf-esteem.
A hug sounds right, but the question says bad about himself, which points at confidence. Trade the first syllable of that confidence word for the creature's name, and the joke lands.
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63. What do you call an elf who refuses to share his candy canes? Hard
Most people first say: a greedy elf
Need a hint?
Name the trait, then hear who hides inside.
Show answer
Elf-ish.
Greedy fits the meaning but not the music. The word you want describes a person who thinks only of himself, and its first sound already matches the North Pole worker, so one small change lands it.
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64. What do you get if you cross a Christmas tree with an apple? Hard
Most people first say: an apple tree
Need a hint?
Name the tree's variety, then glue on the fruit.
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A pineapple.
An apple tree is the obvious guess, but the joke joins names rather than plants. Say the tree's variety out loud, stick the fruit on the end, and you land on something that grows nowhere near snow.
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65. What do you call Santa on a warm beach hanging out with a cat? Hard
Most people first say: Beach Santa
Need a hint?
Change both names toward beach and cat sounds.
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Sandy Claws.
Two swaps happen at once. His last name turns into the things a cat scratches with, and his first name picks up the grit under your beach towel, yet the pair still sounds like the original.
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66. What do you call a reindeer with no eyes at all? Hard
Most people first say: a blind reindeer
Need a hint?
Say it quickly; it becomes a common phrase.
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No eye deer.
Blind reindeer is the literal reply. Say the description out loud as one smooth run of sounds instead, and it becomes the everyday phrase people use when they cannot guess anything.
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67. What do snowmen like to wear on their heads? Hard
Most people first say: a woolly hat
Need a hint?
One word means hat and names polar sheets.
Show answer
Ice caps.
A woolly hat fits a snowman but kills the joke. Pick the other word for headwear, the one that also names the frozen sheets sitting at the top and bottom of the globe.
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68. What does a grumpy snowman take when he needs to calm down? Hard
Most people first say: a mug of cocoa
Need a hint?
A slang phrase for relaxing hides a cold word.
Show answer
A chill pill.
Cocoa is the cozy guess, yet warming him up is the opposite of calming. The joke reaches for a slang phrase about relaxing whose first word already means cold, so a body built from snow fits it perfectly.
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69. What is a snowman's favorite warm and spicy dinner? Hard
Most people first say: a bowl of chili
Need a hint?
Start with a shiver noise, end with tortillas.
Show answer
Brrr-itos.
Chili feels clever because it sounds chilly, yet the real pick starts with the noise your teeth make when freezing. Stretch that noise, then finish with a wrapped Mexican meal.
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70. What do you call it when a snowman throws a giant tantrum? Hard
Most people first say: a snowball fight
Need a hint?
One word fits temper and warm weather alike.
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A meltdown.
A snowball fight is the noisy guess. The joke needs one word that names both a huge fit of temper and what warm weather does to a body made of snow, with no spelling change at all.
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71. What did the Christmas tree decide to wear to the swimming pool? Hard
Most people first say: swim goggles
Need a hint?
Name the thick woody part under the branches.
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Swimming trunks.
Goggles miss the link. Look for the thick woody part every tree stands on, because its name is also what boys call their swim shorts. Same word, two very different places.
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72. Why can a pine tree never sit down and relax? Hard
Most people first say: no legs at all
Need a hint?
Find the nervous phrase naming two sharp things.
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It's always on pins and needles.
No legs is the literal answer and it skips the wordplay. Hunt for the phrase adults use for feeling nervous, then notice that one of its two sharp objects really does grow on this tree.
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73. What do you call a duck who absolutely loves the holidays? Hard
Most people first say: a holiday duckling
Need a hint?
Start from the party favor that bangs.
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A Christmas quacker.
A duckling is cute and carries no joke. Take the paper party favor that bangs when pulled apart, then swap its opening cr for qu so the name also carries the noise this bird makes.
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74. Where does Santa like to stay when he finally takes a vacation? Hard
Most people first say: a cozy cabin
Need a hint?
His laugh hides at the start of buildings.
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A ho-ho-hotel.
A cozy cabin fits the North Pole better than the wordplay. Listen for his famous laugh hiding at the start of a building full of rooms for rent, then repeat that syllable twice.
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75. What do you call Santa when he puts on a hat and solves a mystery? Hard
Most people first say: Detective Santa
Need a hint?
Both vowels in his surname change.
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Santa Clues.
Detective Santa names the scene but hides no wordplay. Keep his surname and move its vowels: a becomes u, u becomes e, and Claus turns into what an investigator hunts for at a crime scene.
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76. What do you call Santa after he has run right out of money? Hard
Most people first say: Broke Santa
Need a hint?
Use his formal name; listen for a coin.
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Saint Nickel-less.
Broke Santa says the meaning without the music. Use his older formal name, then hear inside it a five cent coin followed by a word meaning having none. The sound barely shifts.
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77. What do gingerbread men like to put on their little beds? Hard
Most people first say: tiny bed blankets
Need a hint?
The flat baking tray shares a bedroom word.
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Cookie sheets.
Tiny blankets is the sweet guess. The pun wants the flat metal tray these treats bake on, because its name is also what you spread across a mattress before climbing in.
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78. Why did the gingerbread man go to see the doctor? Hard
Most people first say: a broken leg
Need a hint?
One word means unwell and suits dry cookies.
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He was feeling crummy.
A broken leg is the first picture, but the pun lives in a word that means slightly unwell while also naming the little bits that fall off any dry baked treat.
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79. What did the gingerbread man put on his sore, bumped knee? Hard
Most people first say: a sticky bandage
Need a hint?
Coaches use cold; bakers use something sweet.
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Icing.
A bandage covers a cut, not a swelling. Coaches press something cold on a bruise, and that action shares its name with the sugary topping spread over a baked treat. One word, two jobs.
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80. What kind of cars do Santa's busy little elves love to drive? Hard
Most people first say: tiny toy sleighs
Need a hint?
A car brand begins with what they build.
Show answer
Toy-otas.
Tiny sleighs misses the pun. Think of a famous car brand whose first syllable is already the word for the things these workers build all year, then split it with a hyphen.
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81. What kind of bug does grumpy old Scrooge secretly like? Hard
Most people first say: a Christmas beetle
Need a hint?
His famous complaint word ends like an insect.
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A humbug.
A beetle is the insect guess, but nothing changes spelling here. His famous grouchy exclamation already finishes with a creature word, so the joke only asks you to hear the ending freshly.
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82. What did one snowman say to the other snowman standing nearby? Hard
Most people first say: a polite greeting
Need a hint?
What is a snow figure's nose made from?
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Do you smell carrots?
Any greeting fits two snow people chatting. The joke works only because the nose is the part that does the smelling, and these figures always borrow an orange vegetable for that exact spot.
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83. What cheerful song do snow friends sing at a birthday party? Hard
Most people first say: Happy Birthday to You
Need a hint?
The other birthday chorus opens with two words.
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Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow.
Happy Birthday is the obvious pick. The other classic party chorus opens with two little words that, run together, sound almost exactly like what cold air does to water, so one swap ices the title.
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84. Why does Santa actually like sliding down a dark, sooty chimney? Hard
Most people first say: a quick shortcut
Need a hint?
Both vowels in a word meaning fits well.
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Because it soots him.
A shortcut is a real reason but no joke. Start from the phrase used when something fits you nicely, turn both middle vowels into o, and you get the black powder lining a flue while the sentence still sounds almost the same.
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85. What do busy snowmen love to do on a lazy weekend? Hard
Most people first say: a new snow fort
Need a hint?
A two word resting phrase starts with cold.
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Chill out.
A snow fort keeps them working, which is the opposite of the question. The two word phrase for taking it easy opens with a cold word, and that overlap is the whole reason it suits frosty characters.
Easy christmas riddles for kids
Thirty three of the eighty five cards sit in the Easy tier, and they name things a small child already knows: a snowman, a reindeer, a stocking, a plate of cookies. Short clues, familiar answers.
Christmas riddles with answers you can reveal
Guess out loud first. Seventy three of the eighty five cards are riddles that keep the answer hidden until someone taps, so nobody has to scroll to a boring answer list at the bottom.
Emoji riddles, true or false and type the answer
Four emoji puzzles, four multiple choice questions, two true or false cards and two type the answer cards sit among the riddles. The quiz cards score your choice instead of flipping over.
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FAQ about Christmas Riddles for Kids
What age are these christmas riddles best for?
The Easy tier suits early primary age. The wording is short and the answers are familiar holiday things like snowmen, stockings and reindeer. The Hard tier leans on wordplay, so it lands better with older kids who already know the everyday phrase being punned.
Do all the riddles include the answers?
Yes, every card shows its answer. Seventy three of the eighty five cards are riddles that stay hidden until someone taps them, four emoji puzzles work the same way, the quiz cards mark your choice and the type the answer cards check what you type. Parents never have to hunt for an answer key.
Are these good for a school Christmas party?
Very. Read them aloud one at a time or put the page on the classroom screen and reveal answers together. The mix of riddles, emoji puzzles and true or false keeps a whole class involved.
Once the little ones have giggled through these, keep the fun going with our full collection of easy riddles for kids of every age, then unwrap some holiday brain-benders in our Christmas rebus puzzles. They are perfect for family game night by the tree.