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 1 of 3. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Santa delivers 9 presents on each of 5 streets. How many presents is that?
I am a word you say before a meal, and it starts with giving. What am I?
I am a long vehicle with runners that glides over snow behind reindeer. What am I?
The snowman is bigger than the mitten, and the snowball is bigger than the snowman. Which one is the middle size?
A row goes: snowman, snowman, mitten, snowman, snowman, mitten, snowman, snowman. What comes next?
Why was the snowman looking through the bag of carrots?
Max has 4 sleds. Noah has twice as many. How many sleds do they have together?
Ben puts 6 snowmen in each of 4 boxes. How many snowmen is that altogether?
Half of the 12 snowballs on the table are taken away. How many snowballs are left on the table?
I am white and I fall from the sky in the cold, and kids build a man with me. What am I?
There are hoof prints on the snowy roof leading to the chimney, but none on the ground. Who most likely made them?
Add the letter H to a tree and you can count with it. What number do you get?
I am hot and sweet and topped with marshmallows, and I warm you on a cold day. What am I?
The snowman is bigger than the mitten, and the mitten is bigger than the snowball. Which one is the smallest?
Three kids race to build the tallest snowball tower. Mia finished before Zoe. Max finished before Mia. Who finished last?
15 snowmen are shared equally among 3 friends. How many snowmen does each friend get?
One snowball costs 4 dollars. How many dollars do 7 snowballs cost?
Two people share me on a plate with two forks and candlelight. What am I?
Ana's stocking hangs left of Tom's, and Tom's hangs left of Sam's. Whose stocking is in the middle?
What word starts with S and ends with K and describes something scary?
Santa has 8 reindeer, and then Rudolph joins. How many reindeer is that?
Take the first letter off a winter flake and you get a word for "at this moment." What is it?
I fall from the trees in autumn and crunch under your feet. What am I?
I wear a red suit and a big white beard, and I come down the chimney. Who am I?
The snowball is smaller than the icicle, and the icicle is smaller than the mitten. Which one is the biggest?
Sam has 14 snowballs and Zoe has 7. How many more snowballs does Sam have?
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.