40 Christmas Riddles for Kids

1. I have a carrot nose and two coal eyes. When the sun comes out, I slowly melt away. What am I?

2. I come out of the oven with arms and legs. I smell like spice, and I might run away from you. What am I?

3. I am red and white with stripes. I am shaped like a hook, and I taste minty. What am I?

4. My walls are cookies and my roof is dripping with white icing. You can eat my front door. What am I?

5. I am wrapped in paper with a bow on top. People shake me to guess what is inside. What am I?

6. I am round and green with a hole in my middle. I hang on the front door to say hello. What am I?

7. I twist the cold air inside a reindeer's nose, helping save heat and water with every breath. What am I?

8. I sit at the very top of the tree. I have five points and I like to shine. What am I?

9. I am made of wool. I keep your hand warm. Your thumb gets its own little room, but your four fingers have to share. What am I?

10. Grandma knits me long and stripy. I go around your neck and keep your chin cozy. What am I?

11. I have a sharp blade under each shoe. I help you glide and spin on the ice. What am I?

12. I have no wheels and no motor, but I zoom down snowy hills with kids on top. What am I?

13. I am a hot, sweet, brown drink. Little marshmallows love to float in me. What am I?

14. I hang from the roof like a pointy ice finger. When the sun shines on me, I drip. What am I?

15. I am tiny and white with six sides. I fall from the sky, and no two of me look exactly the same. What am I?

16. I am a shiny round ball. I hang on a branch, and I might break if you drop me. What am I?

17. I am a plant with big red leaves that look like petals. People put me on tables in December. What am I?

18. I have a white beard and a big red coat. I laugh with a loud ho, ho, ho. Who am I?

19. I am small and I wear pointy shoes. In stories, I help make toys at the North Pole. Who am I?

20. I have runners instead of wheels. In stories, I fly across the sky full of presents. What am I?

21. I am the night right before Christmas Day. Kids try hard to fall asleep on me. What am I?

22. I have lots of little doors. You open one every day in December to count down. What am I?

23. Kids leave me on a plate for Santa. I am round, sweet and crunchy. What am I?

24. I am orange and crunchy. Kids leave me out for the reindeer on Christmas Eve. What am I?

25. I am a paper tube. Two people pull me, I go pop, and a paper crown falls out. What am I?

26. I am white and round. You pack me in your hands and toss me at your friends. What am I?

27. I am shiny and colorful and I come on a big roll. You fold me around a gift. What am I?

28. I am hard and slippery. You can skate on me when a pond freezes. What am I?

29. What do you call a snowman on a hot summer day?

30. I am a small bird with a bright red chest. You often see me on winter cards. What am I?

31. My leaves are green and spiky. My berries are bright red. People use me to decorate in December. What am I?

32. I am brown and bumpy. I fall from pine trees, and people paint me silver for the table. What am I?

33. I am small and gold. Shake me and I go ding, ding, ding. What am I?

34. I have a little flame on top. The longer I burn, the shorter I get. What am I?

35. I am a warm spot in the living room with a fire inside. Stockings often hang on me. What am I?

36. Walk across fresh snow and you leave me behind you, one by one. What am I?

37. I am cozy and knitted. I might have a reindeer or a snowflake on my front. What am I?

38. Kids write me, fold me and mail me to the North Pole. What am I?

39. I am the last month of the year, and Christmas is in me. What am I?

40. I am the color of Santa's coat, holly berries and a fire truck. What color am I?