As per the Cambridge Dictionary, brain teasers can be a question, a riddle, or a problem that is hard to find the solution to but is fun to solve.
The brain has two sides. The left side governs the analytical thinking, and the right side has a hold over the creative part. When kids indulge in such activities, it stimulates their brain cells and results in better cognitive function.
How do Brain Teaser Riddles for Kids Help?
#1. They encourage out of the box thinking.
#2. They can help gauge a person’s problem solving and critical thinking skills.
#3. They can help understand what approach or perspective a kid uses to solve a problem.
#4. They can also help break the traditional approach to solve a problem and find new creative ways.
#5. They not only strengthen memory power but are also entertaining.
Six Fun Brain Teaser for Kids with Answers
Here are brain teaser puzzles for kids that will pique their curious minds and are sure to bring in a lot of fun family time.
#1. 8,549,176,320
What is so unique and interesting about the number 8,549,176,320?
Answer: The number 8,549,176,320 has all the numbers starting from zero to nine and is written in alphabetical order.
#2. Find the Heavier One
What is heavy to hold – A kilogram of stone or a kilogram of cotton?
Answer: Both of them are equally heavy since they both weigh a kilogram.
#3. Word Association
Here kids need to brainstorm a word that relates to the word you provide to them. Answers need to be spontaneous, without thinking too hard and long. Don’t allow them to think for long; otherwise, it can get boring.
For example – Swiss – Watch, Bread – Butter
Here are some you can ask your kids,
#1. Drink
#2. Cake
#3. Home
#4. Sky
#5. Red
Answer: Keep in mind that the answers can be anything depending on the child’s knowledge of the world.
#1. Water
#2. Chocolate, Walk
#3. Work, Family
#4. Blue
#5. Apple
Protip: This brain teaser for kids can be played in a group as well. You can also select a category like Bollywood, Sports, Cartoons, etc. to play this.
#4. Cross the River 1
There are four kings and four queens. They need to cross a river to reach Point B from Point A. There is only one boat which can accommodate two people in one go. Here is the condition, one king should be present at all times wherever there is a queen(s). One can not leave the queen alone. How will they cross the river?
Answer: Two kings will sit on a boat and cross the river first to reach Point B. One king will stay at Point B, and the other one will ride the boat back to Point A. He will then pick up one queen and go back to Point B. Meanwhile, two kings stayed back with three queens at Point A, thus not breaking the condition.
The same king will keep going back to pick up the queens one by one and drop them at Point B. Since there is one king present at Point B, you are still not breaking the condition of leaving the queen alone. At last, two kings will come to Point B together.
#5. Cross the River 2
There is a farmer who is travelling with a fox, a chicken and a bag full of corn. They come to a point where they need to cross a river. There is only one boat, and the farmer can carry only one thing with him, either a fox or chicken or a bag of corn.
Now, here is the thing, he can not leave the chicken with corn; otherwise, the chicken will eat it up. He also can not leave the fox with chicken as the fox can eat the chicken. How will he get them all on the other side of the river?
Answer
Here is a step-by-step solution to this,
# The farmer will take the chicken first and cross the river. (In this case, the fox will be left with corn, and the fox does not eat corn. So, all three will be safe)
# The farmer will come back and take the fox with him.
# He will leave the fox on the other side and bring the chicken back.
# He will then pick up the bag of corn and leave the chicken back at the place where he started.
# He will drop off the bag of corn with the fox and again come back.
# He will pick up the chicken and cross the river on his boat.
# All of them have now crossed the river and all are safe.
#6. Hourglass
You have a seven-minute hourglass and an eleven-minute hourglass. An egg takes exactly 15 minutes to boil. How will you use the two hourglasses to determine you have boiled the egg in the exact time required?
Answer: Here is how you can figure this out,
# Start both the hourglass at the same time you keep the egg for boiling.
# After the first seven-minute hourglass runs out of sand, turn it again to start over.
# Exactly four minutes later, the 11-minute hourglass will run out of sand. At this time, turn the seven-minute hourglass again.
# Now wait for the seven-minute hourglass to run out (of the four minutes worth of sand).
# You have boiled the egg in exactly 15 minutes.
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Brain teasers and brain puzzles for kids are a great way to not only boost brain power and improve IQ levels but also reduce boredom and indulge your kids in a fun and frolic time with family.
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