Easy Riddles for Kids
The perfect starting point for young riddle masters. These easy riddles use familiar objects and simple logic to give kids a satisfying confidence boost as they solve them one by one.
Riddle Time
What has teeth but cannot eat?
“You use it to make your hair tidy.”
Answer
A comb
Riddle Time
What has five fingers but no fingernails?
“You wear it on your hand.”
Answer
A glove.
Riddle Time
I am pink and live in mud. I say "oink oink".
“I am an animal on a farm.”
Answer
A pig
Riddle Time
I float on the water. You can ride in me.
“I am used to travel across lakes.”
Answer
A boat
Riddle Time
I grow in the garden and smell nice. I have beautiful petals.
“I can be red, blue, or yellow.”
Answer
A flower
Riddle Time
What has a neck but no head?
“You can drink soda or water from it.”
Answer
A bottle
Riddle Time
I can be red or green. You eat me. What am I?
“I am a fruit.”
Answer
An apple
Riddle Time
I have no legs. I crawl on the ground. Who am I?
“I slither.”
Answer
A Snake
Riddle Time
I am green and I hop. I like water.
“I live in a pond.”
Answer
A Frog
Riddle Time
I climb trees and love nuts. Who am I?
“I have a bushy tail.”
Answer
A Squirrel
Riddle Time
I hop around and have long ears. Who am I?
“I love to eat carrots.”
Answer
A rabbit
Riddle Time
I am yellow and good to eat. The monkey's favorite! What am I?
“You peel me before you eat me.”
Answer
A banana
Riddle Time
Which animal can jump higher than a house?
“Think logically, can a house really jump?”
Answer
All animals, because houses can't jump.
Riddle Time
What can you hold in your left hand, but not in your right?
“It's a part of your own body.”
Answer
Your right hand
Riddle Time
I have many teeth but never eat. You use me in your hair. What am I?
“I help your hair look neat and tidy.”
Answer
A comb
Riddle Time
Which month has 28 days?
“Think carefully, don't all months of the year have at least 28 days?”
Answer
All months
Riddle Time
What is full of holes but can still hold water?
“You often use it in the bath or when washing dishes.”
Answer
A sponge
Riddle Time
What can fill an entire room without taking up any space?
“You turn on a lamp to make this appear.”
Answer
Light
Riddle Time
What has rings but no fingers?
“You can count these to see how old it is.”
Answer
A tree
Riddle Time
What has leaves but is not a tree?
“It has many pages, and you can read it.”
Answer
A book.