Riddles About Mom With Answers
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Quick answer: This page offers 42 riddles about mom with answers, ideal for Mother's Day cards, bedtime and family car journeys. The easy riddles describe the things mums use and do every day, the middle sets play with words such as mother tongue and mothership, and the hard set mixes family logic with age, money and cooking puzzles. Every riddle is clean and warm.
Easy Riddles About Mom
Mum ties me around her waist when she cooks, so she doesn't spill on her clothes. What am I?
An apron
Mum fills me with a sandwich, a fruit and a drink, and you carry me to school. What am I?
A lunchbox
Mum reads me to you at night with the lamp on, and I have a happy ending. What am I?
A bedtime story
Mum sings me softly to rock the baby to sleep. What am I?
A lullaby
Mum gives me when you are sad, with her arms wrapped all the way round you. What am I?
A hug
Mum carries me on her shoulder, and inside are tissues, keys, snacks and a purse. What am I?
A handbag
Mum follows me in the kitchen, and I list the ingredients and the steps. What am I?
A recipe
Mum sorts me into whites and colours before she puts me in the machine. What am I?
The laundry
Mum sticks me on your scraped knee and gives it a kiss to make it better. What am I?
A plaster (bandage)
I come once a year in spring, and children give mothers cards and flowers on me. What am I?
Mother's Day
Mum drives me to school, football and ballet every week, but I have no meter. What am I?
The school run (Mum's taxi)
Mum keeps me on the shelf, and I am full of pictures of you as a baby. What am I?
A photo album
Trickier Riddles About Mom
I am the name for the natural world, with the seasons, the rain and the growing things. What am I?
Mother Nature
I am the first language you learn to speak at home. What am I?
Your mother tongue
I am the shiny rainbow lining inside an oyster shell. What am I?
Mother of pearl
I am the main circuit board inside a computer, and everything else plugs into me. What am I?
A motherboard
I am a huge spaceship in the stories, and smaller ships fly out from me. What am I?
A mothership
I am an old storyteller who gave the world the nursery rhymes about a shoe and an old woman. Who am I?
Mother Goose
Mum clicks two of us together to turn a ball of wool into a jumper. What are we?
Knitting needles
Mum presses me over her shirts and trousers to get rid of the creases. What am I?
An iron
Mum rolls me over the dough to flatten it for a pie. What am I?
A rolling pin
I am a mum who has been wrapped in bandages for three thousand years. What am I?
A mummy (an Egyptian mummy)
Mum rocks me with her foot, and the baby sleeps inside me. What am I?
A cradle
Mum listens to me from the kitchen, and I let her hear the baby's cry in the bedroom. What am I?
A baby monitor
Hard Riddles About Mom
A boy is in a car accident and is rushed to hospital. The surgeon says: 'I cannot operate on him. He is my son.' How can this be?
The surgeon is his mother
Mum is 28 years older than her daughter. In 6 years she will be three times as old as her daughter. How old are they now?
Mum is 36 and her daughter is 8. In 6 years they will be 42 and 14, and 3 x 14 = 42
Mum bakes 48 cookies. The children eat a quarter at once, and she gives away a third of the rest. How many are left?
24. A quarter is 12, leaving 36; a third of 36 is 12, and 36 - 12 = 24
Who is your mother's mother's only daughter's husband?
Your father (her only daughter is your mother, and he is her husband)
Mum buys 3 loaves at 1.20 each and 2 cartons of milk at 0.90 each, and pays with a 10 note. How much change does she get?
4.60, because 3.60 + 1.80 = 5.40 and 10 - 5.40 = 4.60
Mum starts cooking at 5:20. She spends 45 minutes on preparing, 70 minutes on baking and 15 minutes on resting. At what time can dinner be served?
7:30, because 45 + 70 + 15 = 130 minutes, which is 2 hours 10 minutes after 5:20
I am a name for Mum that reads the same forwards and backwards. What am I?
Mum (or Mom)
A mother hen sits on 12 eggs. Nine hatch, and then 3 of the chicks wander off. How many chicks are left with her?
6, because 9 - 3 = 6
A mother cat has four kittens. How many legs are there in the family altogether?
20, because 5 cats x 4 legs = 20
Who is your mother's brother's son's father?
Your uncle, who is your mother's brother
Quick-Fire Riddles About Mom
Mum pushes the baby in me. What am I?
A pram
Mum pulls me from a packet to clean sticky fingers. What am I?
Wet wipes
Mum wears me when the evening turns chilly, with buttons down the front. What am I?
A cardigan
Mum pours tea from me. What am I?
A teapot
Mum bakes a hot dinner in me, with a lid. What am I?
A casserole
Mum wears me at breakfast time over her pyjamas. What am I?
A dressing gown
Mum mends your trousers with me. What am I?
A sewing machine
Mum hoovers the carpet with me. What am I?
A vacuum cleaner
How to Use These Riddles About Mom
Write a riddle inside a Mother's Day card and let Mum guess while she opens her gift. The easy set describes her daily jobs, so you can choose the ones that match your own mum, and add a small drawing next to each riddle.
At home, read the word riddles aloud at the table and see who spots the mother tongue or mothership first. The family puzzles are good for older children who like to explain their thinking.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good riddle about mom for kids?
Try 'Mum ties me around her waist when she cooks, so she doesn't spill on her clothes.' The answer is an apron. Riddles about things Mum uses every day are easy for children.
What is the answer to the surgeon riddle?
The surgeon is the boy's mother. The riddle works because many people assume surgeons are men. It is a classic puzzle that shows how quickly we jump to conclusions, and it suits Mother's Day well.
Can I put a riddle in a Mother's Day card?
Yes. Write the riddle on the front and the answer inside the card, or choose one that describes something your mum loves, such as baking or reading. It makes a thoughtful, personal message.
Are the word riddles about mother accurate?
Yes. Mother of pearl, mother tongue, motherboard and mothership are all real terms. Mother Goose is the traditional name for the imagined author of nursery rhymes, so the answers are accurate and safe to use in class.
