Logic Puzzles for Kids Who Love Brainy Fun
Boost reasoning skills with logic puzzles for kids that are short, clever, and classroom-ready.
🧩 Small clues, big aha moments.
These logic puzzles for kids sharpen deductive thinking with quick challenges teachers and parents can drop into any lesson or family night.
🧠 Logic Puzzles for Kids with Answers
I am a three-letter word. Add two letters to me and I become shorter. What word am I?
Two fathers and two sons share three cookies equally. How is that possible?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
You see a house with all four sides facing south. A bear walks past. What color is the bear?
What number becomes even when you take away one letter?
What belongs to you but is used more by others?
If a rooster lays an egg on top of a barn, which way will it roll?
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
You drop me from great height and I am fine, but drop me in water and I break. What am I?
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many remain?
I am light as a feather yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for long. What am I?
Which month has 28 days?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has half as many brothers as sisters. How many siblings are there?
What goes up but never comes down?
🪄 Use these puzzles for:
- Morning meeting warm-ups
- Critical thinking stations
- After-school clubs
- Family puzzle nights
- STEM challenge boards
Invite kids to explain their reasoning—solving is great, but sharing the logic cements the learning.