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Riddles for Kindergarten

Build vocabulary and confidence with quick clues that kindergarten children can solve aloud.

59 riddles with answers Surprise me

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Kindergarten riddles

easyAges 4–9
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I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?

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easyAges 5–10
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What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

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easyAges 4–9
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What gets wetter the more it dries?

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easyAges 5–10
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I tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

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easyAges 5–10
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I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

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easyAges 6–11
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What has one eye but cannot see?

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easyAges 4–9
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What has lots of teeth but cannot bite?

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easyAges 4–9
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What has a neck but no head?

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easyAges 4–9
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I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

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easyAges 5–10
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What goes up but never comes down?

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easyAges 4–8
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What must be broken before you can use it?

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easyAges 5–9
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What is full of holes but still holds water?

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easyAges 4–8
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What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?

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easyAges 5–10
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What has a tongue but cannot talk?

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easyAges 5–10
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What kind of room has no doors or windows?

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easyAges 3–7
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I have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I look like a horse wearing black-and-white pajamas. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?

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easyAges 4–8
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I sleep by day, hunt at night and say, “Who?” What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I am a bird dressed like I am going to a fancy party, but I cannot fly. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I have eight arms but never wear sleeves. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I have a hard home, a slow walk and no front door. What am I?

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easyAges 3–7
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I wear a yellow jacket that you peel before eating. What am I?

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easyAges 4–8
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I am a fruit and a color, and my name is the same for both. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I start small and quiet, then burst into a fluffy snack. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I am a round treat with a piece missing from my middle. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I am cold, sweet and disappear if you leave me in the sun. What am I?

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easyAges 3–7
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I am orange with green hair, and rabbits think I am delicious. What am I?

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mediumAges 6–11
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I have many eyes but cannot see. I grow underground. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I am green outside, red inside and full of black seeds. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I have chips, but I am not a computer. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I float in the sky and sometimes cry, but I have no eyes. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I paint the sky with many colors but never use a brush. What am I?

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mediumAges 6–11
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I seem to change shape through the month, but I stay round. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I am a tiny winter star that melts in your hand. What am I?

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easyAges 5–10
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I look like a mountain, but sometimes I roar and spill glowing rock. What am I?

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easyAges 4–8
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I rise every morning but never climb a ladder. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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You cannot see me, but you can feel me push your kite. What am I?

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easyAges 4–8
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We appear when the sun goes away, but we are not light switches. What are we?

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mediumAges 6–11
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There are three apples. You take away two. How many apples do you have?

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easyAges 5–10
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Which number becomes bigger when you turn it upside down?

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easyAges 5–10
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I am known as the Red Planet. What am I?

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easyAges 5–10
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I can pull metal toward me, but I have no hands. What am I?

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easyAges 6–11
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I am in the air, invisible, and your body needs me every moment. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I am green in winter, covered in lights and gifts gather below me. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I hang by the fireplace and wait to be filled. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I have a carrot nose, coal buttons and no legs. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I have an orange face, a glowing smile and no teeth. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I float through stories, wear white and make people say “Boo!” What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I fly at night and sometimes sleep upside down. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I gobble, have feathers and often appear at a November feast. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I am round, sliced and filled with a favorite orange fall flavor. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I wear a colorful shell and hide in the grass for children to find. What am I?

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easyAges 3–8
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I have long ears and deliver springtime baskets. What am I?

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easyAges 4–9
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I hold many eggs but I am not a bird. What am I?

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easyAges 5–10
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What cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?

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