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 3 of 9. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
I am sent home in a backpack and you must do me at night. What am I?
I march down the street with bands and floats and I am full of music. What am I?
I have lead but I am not heavy, and I write until I am worn down. What am I?
The bunny is smaller than the rabbit, and the rabbit is smaller than the carrot. Which one is the biggest?
Why did the teacher wear sunglasses to class?
I have no legs, but I beat all day, and I live inside your chest. What am I?
A line goes: pumpkin, squirrel, pumpkin, squirrel, pumpkin. What comes next?
I am a green country with harps and clover, and my people are called Irish. What am I?
I have three leaves, or four if you are lucky, and I grow in the grass. What am I?
A line goes: corn cob, turkey, corn cob, turkey, corn cob. What comes next?
A row goes: bird, bird, flower, bird, bird, flower, bird, bird. What comes next?
What word starts with S and ends with K and describes something scary?
I am a house where nobody lives, yet people say ghosts stay in me. What am I?
Take the first letter off a winter flake and you get a word for "at this moment." What is it?
I am sticky and sweet and wrapped in paper, and you collect me from neighbors' doors. What am I?
I fall from the trees in autumn and crunch under your feet. What am I?
I am a tiny house made of ginger and sugar, and you eat me instead of living in me. What am I?
I wear a red suit and a big white beard, and I come down the chimney. Who am I?
The snowball is smaller than the icicle, and the icicle is smaller than the mitten. Which one is the biggest?
A row goes: shell, shell, ice cream cone, shell, shell, ice cream cone, shell, shell. 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.