Riddles for Kids

I am two beds in one, stacked on top of each other. You need a little ladder to climb into the top one. What am I?

I am a big plastic ring. Put me around your waist, wiggle your hips, and I spin around and around you. What am I?

I hatch from an egg in a pond. I swim with a wiggly tail, but one day I grow legs, lose my tail and hop out as a frog. What am I?

I am a castle full of air. Take off your shoes, climb inside and bounce on my wobbly floor. What am I?

I look like a tiny green tree, but you can eat me. Grown-ups often say "eat your greens!" when I am on your plate. What am I?

I am a small, furry pet who stuffs food into my cheeks to carry it home. At night I love to run on my wheel. What am I?

We are little brown spots that can show up on your nose and cheeks. The more sunshine you get, the more of us may appear. What are we?

I am a hard candy on a stick. You lick me and lick me until I am all gone. What am I?

I have a big bushy tail and I scamper up trees. In the fall I bury nuts so I will have food in winter. What am I?

I have no bones, and I can't move on my own. Slip me over your hand, wiggle your fingers, and suddenly I can talk! What am I?

When you scrape your knee, I grow over the cut like a crusty little bandage. Don't pick me, and new skin will grow underneath. What am I?

I am a horse that never eats and never runs away. Climb onto my back and I rock you forward and back. What am I?

I am a little red beetle with black spots. Gardeners love me because I eat the tiny bugs that nibble their plants. What am I?

I am made of snow packed tight in your mittens. Roll me along the ground and I grow bigger. Throw me and I go splat! What am I?

I am a colorful bird with a curved beak. Some of us can learn to copy the words people say, like "hello!" What am I?

I am a small glass ball with swirls of color inside. Kids flick me across the floor to knock into other balls like me. What am I?

Everyone has one of me in the middle of their tummy. Some of us poke in and some of us poke out. What am I?

I am a green insect with long, strong back legs. I leap far through the grass, and I make music by rubbing my back legs on my wings. What am I?

I am a small lamp that stays on all night in your bedroom, so it is never too dark if you wake up. What am I?

We grow in bunches on a vine. We can be green or purple, and when we dry out in the sun we turn into raisins. What are we?

I am a pair of boots with four wheels each, two at the front and two at the back. Strap me on and roll down the sidewalk. What am I?

I am in the middle of your leg. I bend when you sit down, and I am often the part that gets scraped when you fall over. What am I?

Twist me fast and set me down. I twirl on my one pointy toe until I start to wobble and fall over. What am I?

I am a bird on the farm who wakes everyone up with a loud "cock-a-doodle-doo!" What am I?

I am a box at the playground filled with sand. You can dig in me, build in me and bury your toes in me. What am I?

I am small, round and smooth, and I am named after my color. You might find me baked inside a muffin. What am I?

I am small and white and I live in your mouth. One day I get wiggly and fall out, and a bigger one grows in my place. What am I?

I am made when rain falls on dirt. Pigs love to roll in me, and I make your boots squelch. What am I?

Peel me off my shiny paper and I will stick to your notebook. I can be a star, a smiley face or a dinosaur. What am I?

I slide fast down snowy hills with you sitting on top of me. Then you pull me back up the hill by my rope. What am I?

I look like a bear, but I never growl and I have no claws. I am soft and stuffed, and I sleep in your bed with you. What am I?

We are little hairs that grow along the edges of your eyelids. We help keep dust out of your eyes. What are we?

I have rooms, stairs and tiny furniture, but I am small enough to sit on a table. Little dolls live in me. What am I?

I am a hard hat you wear when you ride your bike. I keep your head safe if you fall off. What am I?

I am a slippery bar that makes lots of bubbles when you rub me with water. I wash the dirt off your hands, and I shrink a little every time you use me. What am I?

I am on your hand, but I am the short, thick one that sits apart from the others. I help you grip things, and when I point up it means "yes, great!" What am I?

I am the clothes you put on at bedtime and take off in the morning: a top and a pair of pants. What am I?

Bees build me inside their hive out of wax. I am full of little six-sided rooms where they store their honey. What am I?

I am big and dark and hang on the classroom wall. The teacher writes on me with chalk, and an eraser wipes me clean. What am I?

We are two fuzzy pads joined by a band over your head. We keep your ears warm on cold winter days. What are we?