50 Fun Kids Riddles for Grade 2 Students

Kids love puzzles because they make us laugh, force us to think, and sometimes even make us scratch our heads for a moment. These funny and easy riddles are perfect for second graders. You can read them with friends, share them in class, or ask them during family time at home.

Let’s see how many riddles you can solve before looking at the answers!

Animals

1. I have four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening. What am I?

Answer: A human (crawls as a baby, walks upright, uses a cane when old)

2. I bark but I’m not a dog. I have rings but I’m not a phone. What am I?

Answer: A tree

3. I sleep all day and fly all night. I don’t have feathers, but I do have wings. What am I?

Answer: A bat

4. I carry my house wherever I go. I’m slow and quiet and never in a rush. What am I?

Answer: A snail

5. I have a big bushy tail and love to hide nuts. What am I?

Answer: A squirrel

6. I’m black and white and loved all over the world. I eat bamboo all day long. What am I?

Answer: A panda

7. I have a long neck but I never wear a scarf. I’m the tallest animal on land. What am I?

Answer: A giraffe

8. I hop around and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?

Answer: A kangaroo

9. I have no legs, but I can slide along the ground and even climb a tree. What am I?

Answer: A snake

10. I’m a tiny creature that makes honey and loves flowers. What am I?

Answer: A bee

Read: Family Relationship Riddles

Nature & Earth

11. I fall in winter but I never get hurt. What am I?

Answer: Snow

12. I have hands but I can’t clap. I have a face but I can’t smile. What am I?

Answer: A clock

13. I’m full of holes but I can still hold water. What am I?

Answer: A sponge

14. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Answer: Footsteps

15. I’m always in front of you but can never be seen. What am I?

Answer: The future

16. I go up when the rain comes down. What am I?

Answer: An umbrella

17. I shine all day but I’m not a lightbulb, and I disappear at night. What am I?

Answer: The sun

18. I roar without a mouth and blow without lungs. I can knock down trees but I have no hands. What am I?

Answer: The wind

19. I come once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years. What am I?

Answer: The letter M

20. I’m light as a feather, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?

Answer: Breath

Read: Daily Life Math Riddles

Food & Everyday Things

21. I have a neck but no head. I have a body but no arms. What am I?

Answer: A bottle

22. I’m round and yellow and you peel me before you eat me. Monkeys love me too! What am I?

Answer: A banana

23. I have teeth but I never bite. I help keep things neat and tidy. What am I?

Answer: A comb

24. You cut me, slice me, and chop me — but you cry every time. What am I?

Answer: An onion

25. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

Answer: A joke

26. I have two hands but no fingers. I run all day but never get tired. What am I?

Answer: A clock

27. I’m white on the inside, brown on the outside, and I come from a tree. What am I?

Answer: A coconut

28. I start as a seed, I grow into a plant, and I turn red when I’m ready to eat. What am I?

Answer: A tomato

29. People put me on their feet every day. I come in pairs. What am I?

Answer: Shoes

30. I’m cold and sweet, and I melt in the sun. Kids love to lick me. What am I?

Answer: Ice cream

Read: Brainstorming Riddles

At Home

31. I have four legs but I can’t walk. People sit on me every day. What am I?

Answer: A chair

32. I get wetter the more I dry. What am I?

Answer: A towel

33. I go up and down but I never move from my spot. What am I?

Answer: A staircase

34. You use me every morning on your face, but I’m not food. I make bubbles when I touch water. What am I?

Answer: Soap

35. I have pages but I’m not a book. I have a screen but I’m not a TV. What am I?

Answer: A tablet or phone

36. I hold your memories but I’m not your brain. You scroll through me every day. What am I?

Answer: A photo album (or phone gallery)

37. I’m always hungry and must be fed. Give me water and I’ll die. What am I?

Answer: Fire

38. I have a spine but no bones. I have a cover but I’m not a blanket. What am I?

Answer: A book

39. The more you use me, the smaller I get. What am I?

Answer: A pencil (or eraser)

40. I follow you everywhere in the daylight but I disappear in the dark. What am I?

Answer: Your shadow

Tricky & Silly

41. What has ears but cannot hear?

Answer: Corn

42. What gets bigger the more you take away from it?

Answer: A hole

43. What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

Answer: A river

44. What has one eye but cannot see?

Answer: A needle

45. What building has the most stories?

Answer: A library

46. I’m not alive but I can grow. I don’t have lungs but I need air. What am I?

Answer: Fire

47. What can you catch but never throw?

Answer: A cold

48. I have cities but no houses. I have mountains but no trees. I have water but no fish. What am I?

Answer: A map

49. What do you throw out when you want to use it, and take back in when you don’t?

Answer: An anchor

50. What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?

Answer: A glove

Read: Kitchen and Recipe Riddles

Fun & Imaginative

51. I’m full of keys but I can’t open any doors. What am I?

Answer: A piano (or keyboard)

52. I have hands that wave but never say hello. I hang on a wall and tick all day. What am I?

Answer: A clock

53. I’m something you make but never see, and everyone around you can hear it. What am I?

Answer: A sound (or noise)

54. I can travel around the world without moving an inch. What am I?

Answer: A stamp

55. What starts with E, ends with E, but only has one letter inside?

Answer: An envelope

56. The more you share me, the more you have of me. What am I?

Answer: Happiness (or love, or knowledge)

57. I have a head, I have a tail, but I have no body. What am I?

Answer: A coin

58. What is always coming but never arrives?

Answer: Tomorrow

59. I can be long or short, spoken or written, but once you give me away, you can’t take me back. What am I?

Answer: A word

60. I have no wings, but I can fly. I have no mouth, but I can make you cry. I travel the world in the blink of an eye. What am I?

Answer: A thought (or imagination)

Final Thoughts

Riddles are a fun way to learn new words, practice thinking skills, and have a good laugh. Second graders especially enjoy these short, silly jokes because they’re easy to understand and fun to share with friends and family.

Try asking a few riddles at mealtime, during class, or before bed, and see who can guess the answers first!