Christmas riddles are perfect for the dinner table, the car on the way to Grandma’s or a riddle a day through advent. Tap each one to see the answer.
Easy Christmas Riddles
What do you call a cat on the beach at Christmas?
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Sandy Claws.
What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
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Frosted flakes.
Why did the turkey join the band?
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Because it had the drumsticks.
What do you get if you cross a snowman with a dog?
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Frostbite.
What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt?
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Snow.
What has a lot of needles but cannot sew?
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A Christmas tree.
Where does Santa go to swim?
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The North Pool.
What do elves learn at school?
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The elf-abet.
Why is it so cold at Christmas?
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Because it is in Decembrrrr.
What goes “oh oh oh”?
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Santa walking backwards.
Medium Christmas Riddles
I am tall when I am young and short when I am old, and I glow on the windowsill at Christmas. What am I?
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A candle.
What has a bottom at the top?
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Your legs.
What can you catch in winter with your eyes closed?
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A cold.
I come down but never go up. I am white and I melt. What am I?
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Snow.
What do you put on a tree that has a hook but cannot fish?
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A bauble.
What wears a coat in winter and pants in summer?
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A dog.
I have a head and a tail, I am made of chocolate and I come in a gold wrapper. What am I?
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A chocolate coin.
What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
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A hole in the snow.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
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A sponge.
I go round and round your neck and keep you warm. What am I?
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A scarf.
Tricky Christmas Riddles
If there are three Christmas puddings and you take away two, how many do you have?
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Two, because you took them.
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are a week apart, but in the same year New Year’s Day comes first. How?
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New Year’s Day is at the start of the year and Christmas Day is at the end.
A reindeer is tied to a three metre rope, but it can reach a carrot six metres away. How?
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The rope is not tied to anything.
What comes once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day?
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The letter E.
What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?
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A stamp on a Christmas card.
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
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A bed.
The more you have of it, the less you see. Santa uses it to sneak about. What is it?
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Darkness.
I have branches but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
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A bank.
What do you call a snowman in July?
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A puddle.
How many presents can Santa fit in an empty sack?
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One. After that it is not empty.
Use Them For Advent
Write one riddle a day on a card and pop it in a numbered envelope. Or let the riddles come from an elf: The December Dilemma is a 25 door escape room where Grumble the elf has locked Santa’s workshop and every door is a new puzzle to solve.
