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 2 of 9. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
I am a little man in green who hides a pot of gold. What am I?
The butterfly is smaller than the bird, and the bird is smaller than the seed. Which one is the biggest?
I am white or brown with no door, yet golden treasure hides inside me. What am I?
I am red and round and crisp, and I hang in the orchard. What am I?
Why do apples never get lonely in the orchard?
What word sounds like a question you ask, but names a spooky woman with a pointed hat?
I have nine lives, I am often black, and I sit beside a witch. What am I?
Add the letter H to a tree and you can count with it. What number do you get?
I heat the feast while the family waits, and I have a door but no knob on the front of the house. What am I?
I am hot and sweet and topped with marshmallows, and I warm you on a cold day. What am I?
I am brown and soft, and I stick to your boots in the garden. What am I?
Why should you never tell a secret at the Thanksgiving table?
A line goes: shell, ice cream cone, shell, ice cream cone, shell. What comes next?
A line goes: firework, party hat, firework, party hat, firework. What comes next?
The ruler is bigger than the book, and the eraser is bigger than the ruler. Which one is the middle size?
A row goes: book, book, eraser, book, book, eraser, book, book. What comes next?
We sleep in a tent and sit by the fire on a summer trip. What are we doing?
I have two hands and a face, and I strike twelve at midnight. What am I?
Two people share me on a plate with two forks and candlelight. What am I?
Why did the calendar get so many friends at the party?
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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.