Riddles for Kids

What fruit can you use to sip water?

What fruit never ever wants to be alone?

I am a bird, I am a fruit and I am a person. What am I?

How does a dog cross a river without getting wet?

What is in the middle of the sky?

A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?

You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

What stays where it is when it goes off?

What lives when it eats and dies when it drinks?

You are a bus driver, 8 people get on, 2 people get off, 2 more people get on and another 1 get off. Finally, 3 more people get on and 2 get off again. How old is the bus driver?

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am i?

If you say my name i no longer exist. What am i?

How many seconds are in a year?

Give me food, and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?

What day, within a week of today, does not end in "Y"?

What is far behind us, and can be seen without looking at it?

If you're stealing honey, be prepared to receive vengeance in this form.

What type of drink is usually added to cereal in the morning?

What is it that has a power socket on one end and a corkscrew on the other?

A king wears one on his head.

I have a head, tail, but no arms and legs. What am I?

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?

I have many letters, And though it's strange to say, I stay the same no matter how many I give away.

I am always in front of you, but you will never see me.
What am I?

I go from house to house, a messenger small and tight.
Weather it rains or snows. I sleep outside at night.
What am I?

White fat and fluffy,
May even look like a puppy.
Seems heavy but is light,
Floats about without a worry,
But if it turns dark you have to hurry!

Add me to myself and multiply by 4.
Divide me by 8 and you will have me once more.
What number am I?

A weighty currency.

I have a hundred legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but no head. I cannot see, and I help keep your house neat and tidy. What am I?

I invade your home once a year... but only if you've been good. What am I?

I usually wear a yellow coat. I usually have a dark head. I make marks wherever I go.

I go around and in the house, but never touches the house. What am I?

Tickle with your fingers and a song it will sing. Be careful, though, you may break a string. What is it?

When filled I can point the way. But when empty unmoving I stay. What am I?

What has four legs, but can't walk?

Be sure to shout for its answers are weak, but there is no language it cannot speak.

Bumpy form of transportation in desert cultures.

By Moon or by Sun, I shall be found.
Yet I am undone, if there's no light around.

What's an insect's favourite sport?

It is the transportation of choice for princesses to attend balls.

I am known for my natural tuxedo and marching. What am I?

Born in the ocean and white as snow. When I fall back to water I disappear without a trace. What am I?

I can be red, blue, purple, and green.
No one can reach me, not even the queen.
What am I?

This orange vegetable is a favorite of Bugs Bunny.

You can drop me from the tallest building and I'll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die.
What am I?

I am at your hand when it is dark and hidden away in the light. What am I?

I am a portal to another world which you cannot enter. Only you can see me but I can't see you. What am I?

I am like thunder in your cranium. What am I?

I have a neck but no head. I have a body but no arm. I have a bottom but no leg. What am I?

I have wheels and flies, yet I am not an aircraft. What am I?

What goes up when rain comes down?

It's only good if people laugh at it.

What has thirteen hearts But no body or soul?

Often cooked as fillet, this meat comes from an animal that swims underwater.

The faster you run, the harder it is to catch me. What am I?

What has a neck and no head, two arms but no hands?

What hangs in the sky by day but at night goes away?

I am your mother's brother's only brother in law. Who am I?

When it comes in,
From sea to shore,
Twenty paces you'll see,
No less, no more.

What instrument can make any sound and be heard but not touched or seen?

What comes once a day but leaves every morning?

Agile on my feet, I drive dogs mad.
I flick my tail when I'm angry and hum when I'm glad.
What am I?

A close relative of ketchup that people often spread on their dog.

I am full of holes but still holds water.
What am I?

I go in hard, come out soft. Blow me hard and I'll make a pop. What am I?

Proof you've done your time in school.

What breaks in the water but never on land?

I can be found in seconds, minutes and centuries, but not in days, years or decades.

U always follow me but I am rarely seen. What am I?

What is an astronaut's favorite snack?

What word has three syllables and twenty six letters?

I come without being fetched at night, hides away as soon as daylight strikes. Although I may look small, I am much mightier than what you can imagine. What am I?

Looks like a hippo crossed with a unicorn.

They make no sense at all,
In them you either fly or fall.
They make you do it all.
Their need is biologic,
but they are most illogic.
They are not real but still can be achieved,
If they are just believed.

What is a witch's favorite school subject?

This is a plant named after a light source. What is it?

What must be looked through in order to see?

What can be played with no rules and no winners or losers?

I only exist when you are here. Where you never were, I can never be. What am I?

When a doctor hits you with a hammer he is testing this.

I am a nut with a hole. What am I?

What goes up and down the stairs without moving?

I am pronounced as one letter, written with three. I come in blue, black, brown, or grey. Reverse me and I read the same either way. What am I?

A celebrity under the sea.

Hide me from your parents if you have done bad academically this year. What am I?

What do you get when you cross an automobile with a household animal?

What is made of wood and metal and must be buried before it works?

I spin and hum,
I'm your summer tool.
Just flip the switch,
and I serve to cool.
What am I?

Your mother's brother's only brother-in-law is asleep on your couch. Who is asleep on your couch?

Often found in doctor's offices and pirate flags.

The cloud is my mother, my father the wind. The lake is my son and the rainbow my bed. What am I?

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother.
How many people are in the family?

I am quick when I'm thin. I am slow when I'm fat. Wind is my worst nightmare. What am I?

What has fingers and a thumb but no hand?

A locked sphere without hinges or key. Break me open and golden treasures you'll see

Taking this from a baby is said to be quite easy.

What's at the head of an elephant and at the tail of a squirrel?

I am often sold by children entrepreneurs in summer time. What am I?

It is something you will never see again.