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 4 of 9. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
A line goes: clock, calendar, clock, calendar, clock. What comes next?
A row goes: firework, firework, sparkler, firework, firework, sparkler, firework, firework. What comes next?
I have a spiral home, and if you hold me to your ear you hear the ocean. What am I?
I am a pink or red piece of candy shaped like a heart. What am I?
I am yellow and I roll with wheels to take students to school. What am I?
I fly high, I have stars and stripes, and I wave in the wind. What am I?
What word starts with "val" and names the holiday of hearts on February 14?
The rabbit is bigger than the bunny, and the chick is bigger than the rabbit. Which one is the middle size?
The squirrel is smaller than the acorn, and the acorn is smaller than the scarecrow. Which one is the biggest?
A row goes: bunny, bunny, egg, bunny, bunny, egg, bunny, bunny. What comes next?
What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine's Day?
Why can you never borrow money from a leprechaun?
A line goes: pumpkin, dinner roll, pumpkin, dinner roll, pumpkin. What comes next?
A row goes: butterfly, butterfly, tulip, butterfly, butterfly, tulip, butterfly, butterfly. What comes next?
I am sung door to door at Christmas, and I have many verses. What am I?
Add one letter to the sound a ghost makes and you get something you wear on your foot. What is it?
I jingle when I move, I hang on a sleigh, and I make a ringing sound. What am I?
I fly at night, sleep upside down, and use echoes to find my way. What am I?
I am round with a flaky crust, and I am full of pumpkin at dinner. What am I?
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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.