Riddles for Kids (With Answers)
These riddles are short, use everyday words and have answers a child can find with a little thinking. Read them out loud at dinner, in the car or in the classroom. Tap "Show answer" only after everyone has had a guess.
Tip: Let the child explain why they think an answer fits. The reasoning is where the learning happens, even when the guess is wrong.
357 riddles in this collection, page 1 of 9. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
I am a spooky word. Take away my first letter and I become someone who invites you to a party. What am I?
I rise at night, change shape each week, and glow without a flame. What am I?
I am a word you say before a meal, and it starts with giving. What am I?
I am a long vehicle with runners that glides over snow behind reindeer. What am I?
I have eight legs and spin a web in the corner of a spooky house. What am I?
I am golden brown and served whole at the feast, and everyone wants my drumstick. What am I?
What did the bee say when it came back to the hive in spring?
A row goes: snowman, snowman, mitten, snowman, snowman, mitten, snowman, snowman. What comes next?
A line goes: sand castle, wave, sand castle, wave, sand castle. What comes next?
Why was the snowman looking through the bag of carrots?
A line goes: countdown card, clock, countdown card, clock, countdown card. What comes next?
A row goes: flag, flag, firework, flag, flag, firework, flag, flag. What comes next?
A row goes: ruler, ruler, desk, ruler, ruler, desk, ruler, ruler. What comes next?
I am a thin white coat on the windows on freezing mornings. What am I?
I am white and I fall from the sky in the cold, and kids build a man with me. What am I?
I am soft and golden and I get in your shoes after a day at the beach. What am I?
I am a promise you make yourself on the first day of the year. What am I?
I cook burgers on a hot summer day and have a lid and legs. What am I?
Why did the student eat his homework?
I am a small paper note you pass to a friend that says "I like you." What am I?
I am a winged baby with a bow and arrows who makes people fall in love. Who am I?
A line goes: scarecrow, autumn leaf, scarecrow, autumn leaf, scarecrow. What comes next?
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Frequently asked questions
- What age are these riddles for?
- Most are suitable from about age 6. Younger children enjoy them as a read-aloud game, and older children can try to invent their own.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Every riddle has a "Show answer" button, and each riddle also has its own page with the full answer.