How it works
These lunchbox riddles are short enough to write on a napkin: a clue of twelve words or fewer and an answer of one to three words, for children of 5 to 10.
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Print a week of lunch notes
Press Pick 5 new riddles until you like the five on screen, one for each school day. Leave the covers closed and each strip prints with a line for your child's guess, the answers on a page of their own. Tap Show all answers first to print each answer on its strip. Then press Print and cut the rows apart.
Sets and ages
The menu under the button keeps one set: food, animals, the school day, silly wordplay, or One for Friday, which is a little harder. Choose More filters in that menu for Ages: 5 to 7 or 8 to 10.
Tips
- Write the answer upside down at the bottom of the note, or keep it for after school.
- No printer? Every riddle is short enough to copy onto a sticky note by hand.
Questions and answers
What are some good lunchbox riddles?
Short ones a child can read alone. I get shorter every time you sharpen me: a pencil. What kind of key opens a banana? A monkey. I am a cucumber that took a long bath in vinegar: a pickle.
How do you use riddles as lunch box notes?
Print five, cut them into strips and put one in the lunch box each morning. Write the answer on the back, or leave the line blank and ask for the guess at home.
What ages are these lunch box riddles for?
Ages 5 to 10, in two bands. Ages 5 to 7 has plain what-am-I clues and the simplest puns. Ages 8 to 10 adds harder puns and letter tricks. The bands are the editors' judgment.
Are there lunchbox jokes for kids too?
Yes. The Silly wordplay set holds riddles that work like jokes: a short question with a pun for an answer. What kind of bean never grows in a garden? A jelly bean.