A home with children is a home with laughter, and I'm not talking only about their infectious giggles. Their pure yet unpredictable sense of humor can turn even the most ordinary moments into precious family lore that will be cherished for years and years to come.
So to show you the power of their jokes, we at Bored Panda put together a collection of the best kids' jokes we could find on the internet. From clever wordplay to impeccable timing, continue scrolling to check out how they do it!
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Kids Are Getting Too Smart
Wow. I just found "broken screen" and plan to prank my husband this afternoon.
My Daughter Roasted Me For Father's Day. I Couldn't Be More Proud
According o developmental psychologist Paige Davis, who specializes in socio-cognitive development and imagination, the main element needed for humor to evolve in children is socialisation.
"Children must understand that they are sharing an experience with another person before they can begin to establish a sense of humor," Davis wrote.
"We typically do this by laughing and sharing reactions together – a process that effectively starts as soon as a newborn can engage in eye contact and smiling."
First Time Seeing A Leak This Serious
Couldn’t Figure Out Why I Couldn’t Put My Shoes On. My 6-Year-Old Pulled A Great Prank
Passed This Sign And My 10-Year-Old Daughter Said "Looks Like Someone Drove Over The Speed Limit"
However, a child needs to possess a few basic cognitive skills to communicate the jokes we see in the pictures (beyond just pulling a funny face).
The most important ones are imagination, the ability to take a different perspective, and language.
Because these abilities tend to develop at different rates in different kids – and continue to grow and change throughout adolescence and adulthood – there is no firm theory that can pinpoint specific, age-related stages of humor development.
I Had Forgotten Netflix Used To Mail DVDs
I Broke My Arm Playing Hockey Yesterday, And My 6-Year-Old Brother Gave Me This Button. He's Too Funny, I Love Him
Not at all funny if you're a T-rex or Jordan Pickford.
My Little Sister Bought Accessories For Her Cat. This Is The Result
Last Year My 3-Year-Old Daughter Convinced Her Camp Counselors That It Was Her Birthday. She Got Cake And They Treated Her Like A Princess All Day. Her Birthday Was 4 Months Away
We only found out about it when we found this photo in her backpack weeks later.
"Infants without language and younger children with limited language typically enjoy physical humor, such as a game of peek-a-boo," Davis explained. "But such simple jokes, involving less cognitive skills than language-based jokes, are also about incongruity realization. Peek-a-boo has an element of surprise – someone suddenly appearing out of nowhere."
"Indeed, many researchers argue that it is communication that is key – and that humor actually facilitates the process of learning a language."
My Little Sister Knocked On My Door. I Came Out To This
My Brother Cleaned And Organized Our Bathroom While I Was Away Last Week. Last Night I Accidentally Left Some Things Out, So He Set This Little Scene Up With His Legos
My 10-Year-Old Made This And Sent It To Me
My Daughter: "Dad, It Looks Like A Giant Piece Of Pizza. I’ll Be The Round Pepperoni"
My Wife Let Our 8-Year-Old Choose His Own Shower Curtain Today
This Is How My Kid Asks To Watch Cartoons In The Morning
please, O lord, would you let me spectate this colourful box called the television?
My 12-Year-Old’s Sense Of Humor
My Kids Came In And Told Me There Was Water Coming From The Laundry Room And It Looked Like It Started At The Washer. I Rushed In To Find This. Bunch Of Comedians In My House
The Joys Of Photocopying
Dad Showed Me This Card He Got From My Very Modest Little Brother For Father's Day
The card says:
"Daddy
No matter what life throws at you.
At least you don't have ugly children"
Captain Ravioli Reporting For Duty
This Is Too Funny
My Brother Loves To Add Things To My Mom’s Shopping List
Completely Unprompted, My Son Cut A Paper Spider Out And Taped It Inside My Wife's Lampshade. I've Never Been More Proud
Now, That The Streets Are Safer To Drive On, My Son Is Trying To Cause Accidents In Front Of My House
He Wanted To Be A Mannequin
Chaotic Evil
"Quack Quack" Courtesy Of My 7-Year-Old Daughter, Who Thought This Was Hilarious
My Daughter Told Me We Only Had A Little Milk Left In The Fridge
Innocent April Fools' Prank
My Husband Hates It When There Are Small Quantities Of Leftovers In The Fridge, So My Son Pranked Him For April Fools' Day By Filling 22 Containers With One Strand Of Spaghetti Each
I Texted My 8-Year-Old Asking How Homework Was Going, Got This Reply
Translation: "I'm tired and I'm about to bap this homework onto the floor"
Local Farm Let The Kids Vote On The Name Of A Goat. 10/10
My Girlfriend's Nephew Playing Hide And Seek. He’s A Tree
Funny Guy
Kids Are The Best
Mr. Fart In The House
My Little Brother (Adopted) And I Thought We'd Prank Our Parents By Wearing Each Other's Clothes So They Would Mix Us Up. We Were Shocked They Could Still Tell Us Apart
My 5-Year-Old Son's Dad Joke: "It's An Earth Worm"
My Son Doing What The Sign Says
My Kid Made An Earthquake Detection Kit
My 10-Year-Old Son Likes To Tell Siri To Change My Nickname, This Is His Latest
What Happens When You Leave Your Child Unattended
Went To Bed Last Night And Almost Had A Heart Attack. My Daughter Insisted She Had To Print Something For School. Liar
Playing The Family Version Of Cards Against Humanity When My 11-Year-Old Played This
Looks like it's still possible to make even the family edition obscene 😂
We Were Playing Hide And Seek
Bonus points if you can find her older sister's slightly better hiding spot.
My Son Taking His Mouse For A Walk Around The Garden
My Daughter Made Me This Bracelet Today
My Son Said His Dinner Smelled Terrible
My 9-Year-Old Daughter Offered To Use Her Newly Acquired Photo Editing Skills, And Smooth Out Her Brother's Acne On The Picture He Was Sending In For His New High School
Note: this post originally had 90 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
Cute. My daughter was traveling with my parents in Germany/Switzerland and I got a text that she has broken her arm. I almost lost my s**t! Then..."April fools!". Kids huh 🤷🏿
Cute. My daughter was traveling with my parents in Germany/Switzerland and I got a text that she has broken her arm. I almost lost my s**t! Then..."April fools!". Kids huh 🤷🏿
