Christmas Riddles
Add a riddle to a Christmas card, a dinner table or an advent calendar. These festive teasers suit all ages.
Tip: Short and simple wins at a party: pick the riddles you can read in one breath.
113 riddles in this collection, page 2 of 3. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Leo counts sleds in a pattern: 5, 7, 9, 11. How many sleds come next?
I fly high, I have stars and stripes, and I wave in the wind. What am I?
What word starts with "val" and names the holiday of hearts on February 14?
I am sung door to door at Christmas, and I have many verses. What am I?
The cookies are gone, there is soot on the rug, and a new present sits under the tree. How did the visitor most likely get in?
Santa has 24 cookies. He eats 3 at each of 5 houses. How many cookies are left?
I jingle when I move, I hang on a sleigh, and I make a ringing sound. What am I?
Three kids race to build the tallest sled tower. Kai finished before Max. Omar finished before Kai. Who finished last?
What is the best Christmas present of all?
Leo makes 5 rows of 4 sleds and adds 5 more at the end. How many sleds are there in all?
Kai has 6 snowballs and finds 4 more. How many snowballs does Kai have now?
The elf says the gift is not in a red box, not in a small box and not tied with a blue ribbon. The boxes are: big red, big green with blue ribbon, big green with gold ribbon, small blue. Which one holds it?
3 elves each wrap 8 presents an hour. How many presents do they wrap in 2 hours?
I fall from the sky, each of me is different, and I turn the ground white. What am I?
I am orange and round with a carved face, and a candle gives me a glow. What am I?
I am wrapped in paper and tied with a bow, and you shake me to guess what is inside. What am I?
The snowman is smaller than the boot, and the boot is smaller than the icicle. Which one is the biggest?
Three kids race to build the tallest snowman tower. Lily finished before Mia. Mia finished before Max. Who finished last?
A line goes: snowball, snowman, snowball, snowman, snowball. What comes next?
There are 12 snowballs in a box and 5 are taken out. How many snowballs are left?
Frequently asked questions
- When should I share these?
- Publish or print them a week or two ahead of December.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Tap "Show answer" under each riddle, or open the riddle page for the full explanation.