School Jokes, Smart Wordplay & Tween-Friendly Puns
These 54 jokes for 10-, 11-, and 12-year-olds use puns and wordplay that tweens can
understand, remember, and retell without relying on adult humor.
Browse school, science, and technology jokes; animal, food, and character jokes; or
the final group of mixed wordplay for lunch, class, or a get-together with friends.
School, Science, and Technology Jokes
Q: Why did the smartphone need glasses? A: It lost all its contacts!
Q: What do you call a story about a broken pencil? A: Pointless!
Q: What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? A: "Supplies!"
Q: Why was the robot tired when it got home? A: It had a hard drive!
Q: Where do pencils go for vacation? A: Pencil-vania!
Q: Why can’t you trust atoms? A: They make up everything!
Q: Why do they call it the Dark Ages? A: Because there were so many knights!
Q: Why was the music teacher so good at baseball? A: She had perfect pitch!
Q: Why did the scientist bring a ladder? A: She wanted to reach new heights!
Q: Why was the geometry book so adorable? A: It had acute angles!
Q: Why was the computer cold? A: Someone left its Windows open!
Q: Why was the math teacher late to work? A: She took the rhombus!
Q: What did the calculator say to the student? A: "You can count on me!"
Q: Why was the student’s report card wet? A: It was below C level!
Q: What do you call a robot that always takes the longest route? A: R2 Detour!
Q: Why is 2 + 2 = 5 like your left foot? A: Because it’s not right!
Animal, Food, and Character Jokes
Q: How do you make an egg laugh? A: Tell it a yolk!
Q: What’s brown and sticky? A: A stick!
Q: What’s orange and can’t swim? A: A parking cone!
Q: What do you call a line of rabbits hopping backward? A: A receding hare line!
Q: What do you call an ant who fights crime? A: A vigil-ANT-ee!
Q: Why do ghosts make good cheerleaders? A: They have lots of spirit!
Q: What do you call two monkeys who share an Amazon account? A: Prime mates!
Q: What do you call an underwater spy? A: James Pond!
Q: What happens to a frog’s car when it breaks down? A: It gets toad away!
Q: What do you call a vampire’s car? A: A blood vessel!
Q: Why do you never see elephants hiding in trees? A: Because they’re so good at it!
Q: What do you call a group of disorganized cats? A: A cat-astrophe!
Q: Why did the mushroom go to the party? A: Because he was a fungi!
Q: What do you call an alligator detective? A: An investi-gator!
Q: Why did the newspaper talk to the ice cream? A: It wanted the scoop!
Q: How do you know if there’s an elephant under your bed? A: Your head hits the ceiling!
Q: What’s the difference between a guitar and a fish? A: You can’t tuna fish!
Q: What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? A: Finding half a worm!
Q: What do you call a bear who gets caught in the rain? A: A drizzly bear!
Q: Why was the zombie tired? A: He was dead on his feet!
Q: Why are pirates great singers? A: They can hit the high Cs!
Q: What did the magician say to the fisherman? A: "Pick a cod, any cod!"
Q: Why was the tomato red? A: It saw the salad dressing!
More Tween Wordplay
Q: Why did the gym close down? A: It just didn’t work out!
Q: Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer? A: He couldn’t see himself doing it!
Q: What did the left eye say to the right eye? A: "Between us, something smells!"
Q: Why can’t you trust stairs? A: They’re always up to something!
Q: Why did the stadium get hot after the game? A: Because all the fans left!
Q: Why did the thief wear blue gloves? A: He didn’t want to get caught red-handed!
Q: Why couldn’t the pirate learn the alphabet? A: He was stuck at C!
Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? A: In case he got a hole in one!
Q: What lights up a soccer stadium? A: A soccer match!
Q: Why did the man run around his bed? A: He wanted to catch up on his sleep!
Q: Why did the barber win the race? A: He knew a shortcut!
Q: How do you cut the ocean in half? A: With a sea-saw!
Q: Why is Peter Pan always flying? A: Because he Neverlands!
Q: What kind of shoes do ninjas wear? A: Sneakers!
Q: What did the traffic light say to the car? A: "Don’t look! I’m about to change!"