Kids Logic Puzzle Quiz: 10 Easy Thinking Games for Kids

This kids logic puzzle quiz has ten easy thinking games, with colored balls, imaginary bloops, birds on a fence, lines of children, shape patterns, chickens and cows, days of the week, a secret number and a cat hiding in a box, plus a look at Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, who loved logic puzzles too. Think step by step.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 90 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 90s

Colors
Tom, Ann and Leo each have one ball: red, blue or green. Tom's ball is not red and not blue. What color is Tom's ball?
Rules
All bloops are blue. Max is a bloop. What color is Max?
Birds
Five birds sit on a fence. Two fly away, and then one comes back. How many birds are on the fence now?
Lines
Mia is in front of Sam. Sam is in front of Ella. Who is at the back of the line?
Patterns
What comes next: circle, square, circle, square, circle, ...?
Stickers
Jack has more stickers than Kim. Kim has more stickers than Lou. Who has the fewest stickers?
Farm
A farmer has 3 animals, some chickens and some cows. Together they have 10 legs. How many cows are there?
Days
If yesterday was Saturday, what day will it be tomorrow?
Numbers
I am a number between 5 and 10. I am odd, and I am not 7. What number am I?
Boxes
Red, blue and yellow boxes stand in a row, with blue in the middle. The cat is not in the red box or in any box next to it. Where is the cat?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Tom, Ann and Leo each have one ball: red, blue or green. Tom's ball is not red and not blue. What color is Tom's ball?
Answer: Green
If Tom's ball cannot be red or blue, it must be green. Crossing out the colors that do not fit is a great logic trick.
Q2: All bloops are blue. Max is a bloop. What color is Max?
Answer: Blue
If every bloop is blue and Max is a bloop, Max must be blue too. It does not matter that bloops are made up.
Q3: Five birds sit on a fence. Two fly away, and then one comes back. How many birds are on the fence now?
Answer: 4
Five take away two leaves three, and one more makes four. Taking the story one step at a time helps you count correctly.
Q4: Mia is in front of Sam. Sam is in front of Ella. Who is at the back of the line?
Answer: Ella
The order from front to back is Mia, Sam and Ella. Ella has nobody behind her, so she is at the back.
Q5: What comes next: circle, square, circle, square, circle, ...?
Answer: Square
The shapes take turns: circle, square, circle, square. After a circle always comes a square.
Q6: Jack has more stickers than Kim. Kim has more stickers than Lou. Who has the fewest stickers?
Answer: Lou
Jack has the most, then Kim and then Lou. If Kim has more than Lou, Lou must have the fewest.
Q7: A farmer has 3 animals, some chickens and some cows. Together they have 10 legs. How many cows are there?
Answer: 2
Two cows have 8 legs and one chicken has 2 legs, which makes 10. Three cows would have 12 legs, which is too many.
Q8: If yesterday was Saturday, what day will it be tomorrow?
Answer: Monday
If yesterday was Saturday, today is Sunday. That makes tomorrow Monday, the start of a new school week.
Q9: I am a number between 5 and 10. I am odd, and I am not 7. What number am I?
Answer: 9
The odd numbers between 5 and 10 are 7 and 9. If the number is not 7, it must be 9.
Q10: Red, blue and yellow boxes stand in a row, with blue in the middle. The cat is not in the red box or in any box next to it. Where is the cat?
Answer: In the yellow box
The blue box is next to the red box, so the cat cannot be there either. Only the yellow box is left.

Kids Logic Puzzle Quiz – Thinking Step by Step

Logic puzzles are games where children use clues to find a single right answer. They are great for building thinking skills, because they teach kids to read carefully, keep several facts in mind and rule out answers that do not fit. Best of all, they feel like solving a mystery.

The puzzles in this quiz use simple clues. When Tom's ball is not red and not blue, the only choice left is green. When Jack has more stickers than Kim and Kim has more than Lou, the order becomes clear. These are the same steps grown-ups use in much harder puzzles, such as Sudoku and logic grids.

Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was also a mathematician who loved logic. He wrote books of logic puzzles and even invented a board game to teach reasoning to children. His stories are full of playful, puzzling conversations, like the Mad Hatter's tea party.

Parents and teachers can help by asking children to explain their answers out loud. Drawing pictures, using toys or lining up objects can also make puzzles easier. If a child makes a mistake, checking each clue again is a great way to learn.

Logic games can be played anywhere: on car trips, at the dinner table or in class. Children can also make up their own puzzles for friends and family.

Logic puzzles also help with everyday life. Planning a day, sharing toys fairly or packing a school bag all use the same steps: knowing the facts, thinking about the rules and choosing the answer that fits everything. Children who enjoy puzzles often grow into confident problem solvers at school and at home.

If your young thinkers enjoyed these puzzles, try our Kids IQ Test and Kids Riddle Quiz next.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is perfect for children, parents and teachers.

How to cross out answers that do not fit
Simple rules and made-up words
Putting people in order
Shape patterns and counting legs
Days of the week and secret numbers
Lewis Carroll and logic for kids

Quick Facts About Logic Puzzles for Kids

Lewis Carroll's real name was Charles Dodgson.
Many board games, such as chess and checkers, use logic.
Drawing a picture can make word puzzles easier.
Logic puzzles can help children with reading and math.
Sudoku puzzles for kids often use a 4 by 4 grid.
Explaining an answer helps children remember it.