Jokes for Kids

574 clean jokes for ages 4-12, every punchline included. Knock knock jokes, riddles, animal jokes and more - ready to read out loud.

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How to pick a joke a child will actually retell

Children do not want a joke to read. They want a joke to perform, which is a different thing. The test of a good one is not whether an adult finds it funny - it is whether a seven-year-old can remember the whole thing on the walk from the kitchen to the living room.

That means short setups, familiar subjects, and a punchline that lands in one breath. Under about six, absurd pictures work best and wordplay mostly falls flat. From seven, puns start landing and quickly become the funniest thing in the world. By ten, misdirection and riddles do better than anything with an obvious punchline.

Every joke here shows its answer on the page, hidden behind a button so nobody reads ahead by accident. There is no slideshow, no sign-up, and nothing between a child and the punchline.

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Featured Jokes

knock-knock

Knock knock! Who's there? Boo.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Boo

  4. Listener: Boo who?

  5. Joke teller: Don't cry, it's just a joke!

Ages 4-12
Knock Knock!
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knock-knock

Knock knock! Who's there? Orange.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Banana

  4. Listener: Banana who?

  5. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  6. Listener: Who's there?

  7. Joke teller: Banana

  8. Listener: Banana who?

  9. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  10. Listener: Who's there?

  11. Joke teller: Orange

  12. Listener: Orange who?

  13. Joke teller: Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

Ages 4-12
Knock Knock!
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knock-knockanimal

Knock knock! Who's there? Interrupting cow.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Interrupting cow

  4. Listener: Interrupting cow wh—

  5. Joke teller: MOOOOO!

Ages 4-10
Knock Knock!
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knock-knockfood

Knock knock! Who's there? Candy.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Candy

  4. Listener: Candy who?

  5. Joke teller: Candy door open any faster?

Ages 5-10
Knock Knock!
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animal

Why do fish live in salt water?

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Answer: Because pepper makes them sneeze!

Ages 4-10
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animal

Why don't elephants use computers?

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Answer: Because they're afraid of the mouse!

Ages 5-12
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The best jokes for kids, by category

A handful of the best from each collection. Every category page holds the full set with the answers included.

Best knock knock jokes for kids

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knock-knock

Knock knock! Who's there? Boo.

Reveal the punchline!
  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Boo

  4. Listener: Boo who?

  5. Joke teller: Don't cry, it's just a joke!

Ages 4-12
Knock Knock!
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knock-knock

Knock knock! Who's there? Orange.

Reveal the punchline!
  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Banana

  4. Listener: Banana who?

  5. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  6. Listener: Who's there?

  7. Joke teller: Banana

  8. Listener: Banana who?

  9. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  10. Listener: Who's there?

  11. Joke teller: Orange

  12. Listener: Orange who?

  13. Joke teller: Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

Ages 4-12
Knock Knock!
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knock-knockanimal

Knock knock! Who's there? Interrupting cow.

Reveal the punchline!
  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Interrupting cow

  4. Listener: Interrupting cow wh—

  5. Joke teller: MOOOOO!

Ages 4-10
Knock Knock!
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knock-knockfood

Knock knock! Who's there? Candy.

Reveal the punchline!
  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Candy

  4. Listener: Candy who?

  5. Joke teller: Candy door open any faster?

Ages 5-10
Knock Knock!
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holidayknock-knock

Knock knock! Who's there? Knock knock! Who's there? Mary. Mary who?.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Mary.

  4. Listener: Mary who?

  5. Joke teller: Mary Christmas!

Ages 4-10
Knock Knock!
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holidayknock-knock

Knock knock! Who's there? Pumpkin.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Pumpkin

  4. Listener: Pumpkin who?

  5. Joke teller: Pumpkin up the volume, it is a Halloween party!

Ages 4-10
Knock Knock!
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Best animal jokes for kids

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knock-knockanimal

Knock knock! Who's there? Interrupting cow.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Interrupting cow

  4. Listener: Interrupting cow wh—

  5. Joke teller: MOOOOO!

Ages 4-10
Knock Knock!
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animal

Why do fish live in salt water?

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Answer: Because pepper makes them sneeze!

Ages 4-10
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animal

Why don't elephants use computers?

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Answer: Because they're afraid of the mouse!

Ages 5-12
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animalsilly

What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?

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Answer: A dino-snore!

Ages 4-10
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animalsilly

Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?

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Answer: Because she'll let it go!

Ages 4-10
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animalsilly

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

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Answer: A gummy bear!

Ages 4-10
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Best riddles for kids

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sillyriddles

What building has the most stories?

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Answer: A library!

Ages 5-12
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riddles

What has hands but can't clap?

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Answer: A clock!

Ages 5-12
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riddles

What has a head and a tail but no body?

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Answer: A coin!

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riddles

What can you catch but not throw?

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Answer: A cold!

Ages 6-12
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riddles

What goes up but never comes down?

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Answer: Your age!

Ages 5-12
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riddles

What has words but never speaks?

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Answer: A book!

Ages 4-10
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Best food jokes for kids

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knock-knockfood

Knock knock! Who's there? Candy.

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  1. Joke teller: Knock knock!

  2. Listener: Who's there?

  3. Joke teller: Candy

  4. Listener: Candy who?

  5. Joke teller: Candy door open any faster?

Ages 5-10
Knock Knock!
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foodsillypuns

Why did the banana go to the doctor?

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Answer: Because it wasn't peeling well!

Ages 4-10
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food

What did the pizza say to the photographer?

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Answer: Cheese!

Ages 4-10
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foodsillypuns

Why did the tomato turn red?

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Answer: Because it saw the salad dressing!

Ages 5-12
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food

What do you call a fake noodle?

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Answer: An impasta!

Ages 6-12
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foodanimal

What kind of key opens a banana?

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Answer: A mon-key!

Ages 4-10
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Best school jokes for kids

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animalschool

Why are fish so smart?

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Answer: Because they live in schools!

Ages 5-12
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schoolsilly

Why did the student eat his homework?

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Answer: Because his teacher told him it was a piece of cake!

Ages 5-12
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school

Why did the teacher wear sunglasses?

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Answer: Because her class was so bright!

Ages 5-12
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schoolpuns

Why was the math book sad?

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Answer: Because it had too many problems!

Ages 5-12
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schoolsillypuns

Why can't a bicycle stand on its own?

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Answer: Because it's two-tired!

Ages 5-12
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school

What did the calculator say to the student?

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Answer: You can count on me!

Ages 5-12
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Best silly jokes for kids

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animalsilly

What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?

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Answer: A dino-snore!

Ages 4-10
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animalsilly

Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?

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Answer: Because she'll let it go!

Ages 4-10
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animalsilly

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

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Answer: A gummy bear!

Ages 4-10
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animalsilly

What do you call a dog that does magic tricks?

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Answer: A Labracadabrador!

Ages 6-12
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animalsilly

What do you call a dinosaur that crashes their car?

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Answer: Tyrannosaurus Wrecks!

Ages 5-12
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animalsilly

What do you call an alligator in a vest?

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Answer: An investigator!

Ages 7-12
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Questions parents and teachers ask

What is a good joke for kids?

A good joke for a child has a short setup about something they already recognise and a punchline that arrives immediately. "What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? A dino-snore!" works because a five-year-old knows what a dinosaur is and what snoring is, so nothing has to be explained first.

Are all the jokes on this site clean?

Yes. Every joke is reviewed against a published content policy: no rude or adult material, no put-downs, no bathroom humour, and nothing frightening. They are all safe to tell at school, at a family meal, or in front of grandparents.

How do I pick jokes for my child's age?

Use the age pages. Each joke on the site sits in exactly one age band, so the pages for 5, 7, and 10 year olds hold genuinely different jokes rather than the same list filtered three ways.

Can I print these jokes?

Yes. The print page turns any selection into joke cards, bookmarks, or lunchbox notes on standard paper, with the answers on the reverse if you want them hidden.

Do the answers show without clicking?

Every punchline is on the page already - the reveal button just keeps it covered so nobody spoils the joke by reading ahead. Nothing is hidden behind a sign-up or a slideshow.

Love knock knock jokes?

We have 79 knock knock jokes, each one written out in full from the first knock to the punchline.

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