The Everything Kids Riddles & Brain Teasers Book (12 page)

How does Rover stay out of the doghouse?

He buries the evidence.

What do bathrooms in outer space have?

Meteor showers.

Why did the porch tell the steps to knock it off?

They kept “stair-ing”!

What do homes wear when it gets cold out?

House coats.

What does every floor of the house have to have before bed?

Bedtime stories.

What do you call a hat that follows you everywhere you go?

A stalking cap!

Why didn't the outside of the house understand what was so funny?

It was an “inside” joke.

What did the swingset say to the sandbox when the teeter-totter arrived?

Wow! Did you SEE what I SAW?

How can you tell when a toilet's not well?

It's flushed.

What's an envelope's favorite part of the house?

The “seal-ing.”

Why did the colander have to go to the doctor?

It was a little strained!

Why couldn't the ball player ever go home?

He was out in “left” field.

Words to Know

dream:

A group of thoughts, images, and feelings that you experience during the REM (rapid eye movement) portion of your sleep. Another type of dreaming is daydreaming— imagining something while you are awake.

I
invented a test that used 10 different inkblots. These images helped psychologists try to understand how a patient thinks by what the person felt he or she was seeing in the blots.
Who am I?

Mrs. Smith
lives in a 20-story apartment building. She lives on the
15th
floor, and yet she never passes by the
13th
floor. What's the explanation?

Jasmine's
dining room table has enough room for only
6
people, yet every night
8
eat there.
How can that be?

One night
2 burglars
broke into the Joneses' house. As soon as they were inside, they heard a
voice
. The burglars got scared and left. No one was home,
so whom did they hear?

Every time
Clarence
went into the house, something went wrong, very wrong. Clarence would
gain
weight only to instantly
lose
it again. Once he even swore he was shrinking. But the next day he felt taller than ever.
Why?

Liza
lives in a grey house, while
Lisa
lives in a house that's gray.
What's the difference?

Try This

Inkblot Tests
To create your own inkblot guessing game or test, you will need 10 blots. To make them, all you need are 10 pieces of paper folded once and then opened. Pour a little bit of paint on one side of the paper. Then, refold the paper, pressing gently on the blot. Open the paper again and let the paint dry. Now all you need is someone to test. Start by asking, “When you look at this picture, what do you see?”

How did the tools get from the house to the tool store?

The compass gave directions, while the screwdriver drove.