Situation Puzzles for Kids

Sonia was very tired and fell asleep. When she woke up, she found herself in a completely different place. What happened?

A person got into the car and drove off, but five minutes later the car was just in the same place that it started from. What happened?

Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it?

A man drives down the motorway at 70 miles per hour. He passes three cars going 80 miles per hour, then gets pulled over by a police officer and is given a ticket.

Tim is sailing his boat when his watch falls overboard. He is a great diver. However, he does not manage to retrieve the watch.

A woman went on vacation and asked a friend to look after her cat. A week later, 8 cats were running around the apartment!

A woman walks into a pet store to buy a parrot. The seller offers her one, telling her that it can repeat everything it hears. Some days later the woman - feeling cheated - goes back into the store to get her money back. However, she comes back home with the parrot and not her money.

Jimmy hid a treasure but when he wanted to recover it, he was not able to.

Four college students were late for a lecture and explained it to the lecturer by having a flat tire. The smart lecturer quickly proved to the rest of the audience that the latecomers had lied. How?

Ludo was about to eat a piece of cheese when he was suddenly killed by a piece of metal. What happened?

A man comes breathless out of a house, closes the door and goes quickly down stairs. Then he walks two blocks to get to another house, enters and breathes relieved.

When Martin woke up that morning, he was surprised to see the door open. As soon as he crossed the threshold he got beheaded.