50 Riddles for Kids

1. I have a head full of bristles and I help you clean your teeth in the morning and at night. What am I?

2. I come in lots of colors, and I get a little shorter every time you draw a picture. What am I?

3. I ride on your back to school and carry your books, snack and pencils. What am I?

4. I have two wheels and two pedals, but I won't go anywhere until you push with your feet. What am I?

5. Drop me and I jump right back up to you. Kick me and I roll across the grass. What am I?

6. I sit on your nose and hook over your ears, and I help you see clearly. What am I?

7. I'm soft and warm, and I cover you up at bedtime. What am I?

8. You sit on me and go forward and back, higher and higher, at the playground. What am I?

9. You climb up my ladder just so you can zoom right back down. What am I?

10. I help you eat soup and cereal, but I can't eat anything myself. What am I?

11. I sit on top of your head and keep the sun out of your eyes, but I'm not your hair. What am I?

12. I fill up with warm water and bubbles, and you climb in me to get clean. What am I?

13. I come in lots of small pieces, and you're happy when you put me back together. What am I?

14. I carry my house on my back, I move very slowly, and I leave a shiny trail. What am I?

15. I munch on leaves, take a long nap in a case I make, and wake up with wings. What am I?

16. I buzz from flower to flower, wear yellow and black stripes, and help make honey. What am I?

17. I'm a tiny red beetle with black spots, and gardeners are happy to see me. What am I?

18. I start life with a tail in a pond, then grow legs and hop away. What am I?

19. I have a hard shell on my back and four legs, and I can pull my head inside my shell. What am I?

20. I have the longest neck of any animal, so I can eat leaves from the tops of trees. What am I?

21. I look like a horse in black and white pajamas. What am I?

22. I have big floppy ears and a long trunk that I use like a hand. What am I?

23. I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket on my tummy. What am I?

24. I live in the sea and I'm shaped like a star, but I don't shine at night. What am I?

25. I eat grass all day, I say moo, and I give milk. What am I?

26. I quack, I swim, and my feet work like flippers. What am I?

27. What chewy candy bear has no teeth?

28. What kind of key can open a banana?

29. Which flowers are always on your face?

30. Which letter of the alphabet is full of water?

31. What is an astronaut's favorite key on a computer keyboard?

32. What kind of dog has no tail, no bark and comes in a bun?

33. What kind of cup can't hold any water?

34. What kind of nut has no shell and a hole in the middle?

35. Why was six afraid of seven?

36. What do you call a dinosaur that is sound asleep?

37. What is a cat's favorite color?

38. What do you call a pig that knows karate?

39. I'm a number. If you add 4 to me, you get 11. What number am I?

40. Tom is taller than Sam. Sam is taller than Lily. Who is the shortest?

41. If yesterday was Monday, what day will tomorrow be?

42. A girl has 2 cats and 1 bird. How many legs do her pets have in all?

43. A rooster sits on top of a pointy barn roof and lays an egg. Which way does the egg roll?

44. There are 6 cookies on a plate. You take 2. How many cookies do you have?

45. What do you always find at the end of a rainbow?

46. Which one does not belong: dog, truck, cat, cow?

47. What gets whiter the dirtier it gets?

48. Where does Thursday come before Wednesday?

49. Lucy has 3 brothers. Each brother has only 1 sister. How many kids are in the family?

50. If you drop a yellow hat into the blue ocean, what does it become?