Halloween is that magical time of year when kids dress up, collect candy, and love a good scare — the fun kind!
If you’re a parent, teacher, or just someone planning a spooky-fun night, finding the perfect Riddles for Kids Halloween can make your celebration even more exciting.
These riddles bring laughter, curiosity, and a little mystery to the spooky season.
If you’re hosting a classroom party, a family gathering, or a trick-or-treat event, these Halloween riddles will keep the kids entertained and guessing with smiles all around.
Ready to tickle those spooky brains? Let’s dive in! 🎃👻
Let’s dive in!
Funny Halloween Riddles for Kids
- 🎃 What do you get when you drop a pumpkin? A squash!
- 🦇 Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts!
- 👻 What is a ghost’s favorite dessert? Boo-berry pie!
- 🧙 What do you call a witch’s garage? A broom closet!
- 🧛 What did one skeleton say to the other? I’ve got a bone to pick with you.
- 🕷 How do monsters like their eggs? Terri-fried!
- 🧟 Why don’t zombies like fast food? Because they can’t catch it!
- 🧛 Why did Dracula become a vegetarian? Because stakes were too high!
- 🧟 What do you call a zombie that bowls? A brain bowler!
- 🧙 Why did the jack-o’-lantern go to school? To get brighter!
- 🧟 What did the ghost say to the skeleton at the dance? You’ve got no body to dance with!
- 🦇 How do you mend a broken jack-o’-lantern? With a pumpkin patch!
- 👻 What do ghosts serve for dessert at fancy parties? Ice scream!
- 🎃 How do you know a vampire likes baseball? He always bats at night!
- 🧛 Why do mummies make good spies? Because they’re wrapped up in everything!
Easy Halloween Riddles for Kids
- 🍬 What kind of key opens a haunted house? A spoo-key!
- 👻 What room does a ghost avoid? The living room!
- 🧛 What’s a vampire’s favourite fruit? A blood orange!
- 🧟 Why didn’t the skeleton go to school? His heart wasn’t in it!
- 🎃 Why was the jack-o’-lantern afraid to cross the road? It had no guts!
- 🧙 What do you call two witches living together? Broom-mates!
- 🕸 What has many teeth but cannot bite? A comb.
- 🧟 What type of music do mummies listen to? Wrap music!
- 🦇 Why do bats hang out together? Because they don’t like being alone!
- 🧛 What is a ghost’s favourite ride at the fair? The roller-ghoster!
- 🎃 What kind of music do pumpkins like? Anything with a good beat!
- 🧟 Why are ghosts so bad at lying? Because you can see right through them!
- 🪦 What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A sand-witch!
- 🧛 What did the vampire say to his victim? Nice to eat you!
- 👻 What do you call a ghost’s true love? His ghoul-friend!
Ghost & Haunted House Riddles for Kids
- 👻 You’re in a room and there’s a ghost in the room, but you are the only one in the room. How is this possible? You’re the ghost.
- 🏚 In a one-story haunted house the floor is black and walls are green. What colour are the stairs? There were none.
- 👻 What kind of roads do ghosts like to drive on? Dead ends.
- 👻 Why did the ghost go to school? To improve his haunting skills.
- 🏠 You can’t see me, and if you say my name I disappear. What am I? Silence.
- 🌫 What floats up in the air when no one’s around and disappears when someone shows up? The dust.
- 👻 Why don’t ghosts like rain? It dampens their spirits.
- 🎭 I am pale and quiet, I float and glide, I may give you a fright when I pass by. What am I? A ghost.
- 🕴 I move without muscles, I whisper without a mouth, I can slip through a keyhole and rattle a house. What am I? Wind.
- 🔦 In a dark room you turn on the light and I vanish. What am I? A shadow.
- 🕯 I drift through walls but leave no mark, I moan through halls and vanish after dark. What am I? A ghost.
- 🏚 I’m an old home with whispers and moans, where echoes dance and scare you close. What am I? A haunted house.
- 👻 I have keys but no doors, I have rooms but no walls. What am I? A haunted house.
- 🌙 What sleeps during the day and flies at night? A bat in a haunted house.
- 🎃 What’s a ghost’s favourite place to go on vacation? A boo-tique hotel.
Witch Wizard & Magic Riddles for Kids
- 🧙 What do witches race on? Vroom-sticks!
- 🧙 What do you call a witch at the beach? A sand-witch!
- 🔮 Why did the witch fly on a broomstick? Because vacuum cleaners were too heavy!
- 🧪 What’s a witch’s favourite subject in school? Spelling!
- 🧙 Why do witches wear name tags? So they know which witch is which!
- 🧙 What do you call a witch’s garage? A broom closet!
- 🧹 Why don’t witches wear flat hats? Because there’s no point!
- ✨ What kind of spell do zombies cast? A tomb-spell!
- 🧙 What’s a wizard’s favourite place to eat? The spell-lery.
- 🌙 What was the witch’s favourite school? Spell School!
- 🪄 I wave my wand with a flick and a swish, transform your socks into a frog in a wish. What am I? A magician.
- 🔮 I can make things appear, disappear, fly or cheer. What am I? Magic.
- 🧙 I live in a cauldron, stir with a spoon, brew a potion under a full moon. What am I? A witch.
- ✨ Snap my fingers, hear the bang—what am I? A magic spell.
- 🧙 I cast a shadow on the wall, when I wave you might hear a call. What am I? A wizard.
Monster & Creature Riddles for Kids
- 🧟 What do you call a werewolf with a fever? A hot dog!
- 🦇 Why are vampires so easy to fool? Because they’re suckers!
- 🧛 What kind of dog does a vampire have? A bloodhound!
- 🧟 What’s a monster’s favourite play? Romeo and Ghouliet!
- 🧟 How do monsters tell their future? They read their horror-scope!
- 🧟 What monster plays tricks on Halloween? Prank-enstein!
- 🦇 Why do bats hang out together? Because they don’t like being alone!
- 🧟 What is a zombie’s favourite cereal? Rice Creepies!
- 🧛 Why did the vampire take cold medicine? To stop his coffin!
- 🧟 What do you call a monster who loves cleaning? The Grim Sweeper!
- 🦖 What do you call a dinosaur ghost? A Ghoul-asaurus!
- 🧟 What kind of monster loves to dance? The Boogie-man!
- 🦇 Why did the bat get a job? He wanted to get ahead!
- 🧛 What game do vampires play with their kids? Hide and Go Suck!
- 🧟 Why did the monster eat a light bulb? He wanted a light snack!
Pumpkin & Autumn Riddles for Kids
- 🎃 Why did the pumpkin go to the party? Because it had a smashing time!
- 🍂 What am I if I fall from a tree and vanish? A leaf.
- 🎃 I’m picked then carved and lit with a light. What am I? A jack-o’-lantern.
- 🪨 What’s orange, sounds like a parrot and glows in the night? A jack-o’-lantern!
- 🌽 I have hundreds of ears but cannot hear a thing. What am I? A cornfield.
- 🎃 What did one pumpkin say to the other at the party? Gourd evening!
- 🍁 I am red, orange and yellow and can be found on something tall. But I never ever get hurt when I fall. What am I? A tree leaf.
- 🎃 When you drop me I rumble, when you carve me I stare back. What am I? A pumpkin.
- 🍁 What do you call a pumpkin that works at the beach? A life-gourd.
- 🌽 What vegetable is strong, tall and used for Halloween panpipes? A stalk of corn.
- 🍂 What runs without legs and hides in the fall? A leaf in the wind.
- 🎃 I glow at night and sit on your porch. What am I? A jack-o’-lantern.
- 🍁 I change colour but not my mind, I fall down but stay behind. What am I? A leaf.
- 🎃 What do you call a clever pumpkin? A smart-ow-lantern.
- 🌬 I blow through trees and carry smells of autumn leaves. What am I? The wind.
Spooky Brain Teaser Riddles for Kids
- 🔥 I have no feet to dance, I have no eyes to see, I have no life to live or die, yet I do all three. What am I? Fire.
- 🧠 The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? Footsteps.
- 🖤 What has many teeth but doesn’t bite? A comb.
- 🕯 I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old. What am I? A candle.
- 🕷 What has no eyes but once I did see? A skull.
- 🧠 What goes “Ha ha ha… THUD?” A zombie laughing his head off.
- 💔 The person who built it sold it. The person who bought it never used it. The person who used it never saw it. What is it? A coffin.
- 👣 The more you take, the bigger I get. What am I? A hole.
- 🕰 What is always coming but never arrives? Tomorrow.
- 🌑 You can’t see me and if you say my name, I disappear. What am I? Silence.
- 🎃 I sit on your doorstep and smile at night, then vanish when you turn on the light. What am I? A jack-o’-lantern.
- 🕯 I’m not alive, yet I grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; what am I? Fire.
- 🧠 I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? An echo.
- 🕸 I spin and spin but stay in one spot, waiting for something to get caught. What am I? A spider web.
- 🔮 I hold the future in my gaze, yet I’m just a shiny sphere of glaze. What am I? A crystal ball.
Conclusion
If you’re setting up a classroom game, entertaining family during trick-or-treating, or just want to laugh and think a little spooky thoughts, these riddles for kids Halloween have got you covered.
With eight fun categories, each filled with fifteen riddles inclusive of emojis and simple answers, you’re now perfectly equipped to create memories, challenge brains, and spread smiles.
Use them, share them, and enjoy the spooky season together!
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