Of course, parents do not always want to bother their precious child and come up with the most difficult riddles for him. Nevertheless, such thoughtful questions are useful and necessary for children and adults, regardless of age.
Why ask a child difficult riddles
Moms and dads may wonder if it's worth it to mislead a child and include difficult tasks in the program. However, having studied the information about how productive the most difficult riddles are for children of different ages, parents will immediately change their minds. Logic and trick puzzles are needed for the following reasons:
- The child in the process of thinking about the answer turns on fantasy and logical thinking in full swing. In search of the right answer in the head, boys and girls, and even adults, develop convolutions.
- Thinking about the solution to the most difficult riddle, boys and girls develop the ability to find ways out of difficult situations.
- Also actively developed perseverance in children.
- Complex riddles are interesting, because after finding the correct answer to such a task, the childfeel like a real hero. And this is very important for self-confidence.
- Through challenging riddles, parents will give their child the ability to easily and effortlessly find answers to easier questions.
These are just some of the factors that indicate that children definitely need difficult questions to find answers to. This will help to fully develop and be literate.
What riddles should be
It is clear that complex riddles are somewhat different from simple logic questions. It is necessary to think over the program of a developmental lesson with such tasks in advance so that the process goes smoothly and without a hitch. The hardest riddles should be:
- Tricky.
- Ambiguous.
- The kind that deserves a lot of thought.
- Difficult riddles should be matched to the age of the child. This will help boys and girls find answers according to their level of knowledge. It follows that kids should not make very complex riddles; for the smallest, it is better to choose questions with a trick. For older children, you can choose questions like for adults.
It is worth considering the above factors when choosing logical questions for your child.
Logic riddles for the little ones
For preschool children, you can take into account the following riddles:
There were three apples on the birch and five pears on the poplar, how many fruits are on these trees?
(None,birch and poplar do not grow fruit)
How can you find a black cat in a dark room?
(Turn on the light)
What will a red and white embroidered handkerchief look like if it is lowered into the Black Sea?
(Wet)
What can't you eat for lunch?
(Breakfast and dinner)
What will happen next year with a dog that is five years old?
(She will be six years old)
Whose hair won't get wet in the pouring rain?
(Bald Man)
Which is more correct to say: I don't see the white yolk or I don't see the white yolk?
(No way, the yolk is never white)
A duck standing on one leg weighs three kilograms, how much would the same duck weigh if it stood on two legs.
(3 kilos)
Two eggs take 4 minutes to boil, how long will ten eggs take?
(4 minutes)
A cat is resting near the bench. And the tail, and the eyes, and the mustache - everything is like a cat's, but it's not a cat. Who is resting near the bench?
(Cat)
Guess what goes missing when you eat a bagel?
(Hunger)
How can you light a match while underwater?
(You can if you are in a submarine)
30 candles were lit in the hall. Having entered the room, a man extinguished 15 of them. How many candles are left in the hall?
(30 candles left, extinguished candles are still in the room)
The house has an uneven roof. One side is lowered more, the other less. The rooster sat on top of the roof and laid an egg, which way will it roll?
(Won't roll, the rooster won't lay eggs)
What tree does a fox hide under when it rains?
(Under the wet)
Which fields don't grow any plants?
(In the brim of the hat)
Such complex logic puzzles for the little ones will cause a whirlpool of emotions and interest. Most importantly, give your child hints so that he can find the right answer.
Difficult riddles with a trick for schoolchildren
Children of school age can pick up questions even harder. Very difficult riddles for students can be as follows:
You are in a running race. When you overtook the one who ran last, what did you become?
(This can't be, because the last runner cannot be overtaken, because he is the last one and there can't be anyone else behind him)
Three car owners had a brother Alyosha. But Alyosha did not have a single brother, how is this possible?
(Perhaps if Alyosha had sisters)
What will you be in the score if you overtake the second runner in line?
(Many will answer first, but this is wrong, because having overtaken the second runner, a person will become second)
Such difficult riddles with a trick will certainly appeal to schoolchildren. After thinking about the answer, it will be easy to voice it.
Adult riddles with a trick
Sometimes adults are like children. Therefore, they will also like very complex riddles. For people older than school age, you can ask the following logical questions:
A tram with five passengers is coming. At the first stop, two passengers got off and four got on. No one got off at the next stop, ten passengers got on. At another station, five passengers entered, one got off. On the next - seven people left, eight people entered. When there was another stop, five people got off and no one came in. How many stops did the tram have in total?
(The answer to this riddle is not so important. The bottom line is that all participants are likely to count the number of passengers and hardly anyone decides to count the stops)
The doorbell rings. You know that your relatives are behind it. Champagne, cold water and juice are in your fridge. What will you open first?
(Door because guests need to be let in first)
A he althy person who does not get sick, does not have a disability and who has everything in order with his legs, is taken out of the hospital in his arms. Who is this?
(Newborn baby)
You entered the room. It contains five cats, four dogs, three parrots, two guinea pigs and a giraffe. How many feet are on the floor in the room?
(There are two legs on the floor. Animals have paws, only humans have legs)
ThreeThe prisoners, unaware of each other, planned to escape from the prison. The prison was surrounded by a river. As the first prisoner was escaping, a shark attacked him and ate him. So the first of those who escaped died. When the second prisoner was attempting a disaster, sentries noticed him and dragged him by the hair into the prison area, where he was shot. The third prisoner escaped normally and was never seen again. What is wrong with this story?
(There are no sharks in the river, the prisoner could not be dragged by the hair, because they shave their heads)
Such riddles will appeal to adult participants of the event.
How to motivate a child to participate in a developmental activity
It is clear that children definitely need motivation in order for participation in the game to be exciting and desirable. It is enough just to promise the baby some kind of present and, of course, give it at the end of the game.
