Logic Riddles for Kids

Three friends—Ava, Ben, and Cole—share a box of crayons. Ava took blue, Ben grabbed green. What color did Cole take if no colors were repeated and only red remains?

A basket holds five apples. You give each of four children an apple and leave one in the basket. How is that possible?

A farmer has chickens and cows. There are ten heads and twenty-four legs. How many chickens does the farmer have?

Sasha always tells the truth on weekdays and lies on weekends. She says, 'I lied yesterday.' What day is it?

In a race, you overtake the runner in second place. What place are you in now?

Liam’s drawer has four red socks, four blue socks, and four yellow socks. How many socks must he pull out to guarantee a matching pair?

Two dads and two sons sit down to breakfast. They eat three pancakes, one each. How is that possible?

A number is doubled and then increased by 10. The result is 34. What was the original number?

A train leaves at 3:00 PM. One hour later, another train leaves the same station heading the same direction at double the speed. When will the second train catch up?

Three boxes are labeled APPLES, ORANGES, and MIXED, but each label is wrong. You can open one box and take out one fruit. How can you label all boxes correctly?

A digital clock shows the same digits three times a day (like 1:11). How many times will that happen between midnight and midnight?

A triangle has sides of 5, 5, and 6. Is it isosceles, scalene, or equilateral?

Four friends must cross a bridge at night with one flashlight. Only two can cross at once, and the flashlight must come back each time. If their crossing times are 1, 2, 7, and 10 minutes, what is the fastest total time?

If 6 kids can finish a puzzle in 6 minutes, how long will it take 3 kids working at the same pace?

A jar has pennies, nickels, and dimes totaling $1.20. There are the same number of each coin. How many coins are there?