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Riddles for Kindergarten
Build vocabulary and confidence with quick clues that kindergarten children can solve aloud.
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Kindergarten riddles
I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I?
Hints and detailsWhat has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
Hints and detailsWhat gets wetter the more it dries?
Hints and detailsI tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?
Hints and detailsWhat has one eye but cannot see?
Hints and detailsWhat has lots of teeth but cannot bite?
Hints and detailsWhat has a neck but no head?
Hints and detailsI follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?
Hints and detailsWhat goes up but never comes down?
Hints and detailsWhat must be broken before you can use it?
Hints and detailsWhat is full of holes but still holds water?
Hints and detailsWhat has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?
Hints and detailsWhat has a tongue but cannot talk?
Hints and detailsWhat kind of room has no doors or windows?
Hints and detailsI have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?
Hints and detailsI look like a horse wearing black-and-white pajamas. What am I?
Hints and detailsI move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?
Hints and detailsI hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?
Hints and detailsI sleep by day, hunt at night and say, “Who?” What am I?
Hints and detailsI am a bird dressed like I am going to a fancy party, but I cannot fly. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have eight arms but never wear sleeves. What am I?
Hints and detailsI buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?
Hints and detailsI begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have a hard home, a slow walk and no front door. What am I?
Hints and detailsI wear a yellow jacket that you peel before eating. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am a fruit and a color, and my name is the same for both. What am I?
Hints and detailsI start small and quiet, then burst into a fluffy snack. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am a round treat with a piece missing from my middle. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am cold, sweet and disappear if you leave me in the sun. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am orange with green hair, and rabbits think I am delicious. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have many eyes but cannot see. I grow underground. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am green outside, red inside and full of black seeds. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have chips, but I am not a computer. What am I?
Hints and detailsI float in the sky and sometimes cry, but I have no eyes. What am I?
Hints and detailsI paint the sky with many colors but never use a brush. What am I?
Hints and detailsI seem to change shape through the month, but I stay round. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am a tiny winter star that melts in your hand. What am I?
Hints and detailsI look like a mountain, but sometimes I roar and spill glowing rock. What am I?
Hints and detailsI rise every morning but never climb a ladder. What am I?
Hints and detailsYou cannot see me, but you can feel me push your kite. What am I?
Hints and detailsWe appear when the sun goes away, but we are not light switches. What are we?
Hints and detailsThere are three apples. You take away two. How many apples do you have?
Hints and detailsWhich number becomes bigger when you turn it upside down?
Hints and detailsI am known as the Red Planet. What am I?
Hints and detailsI can pull metal toward me, but I have no hands. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am in the air, invisible, and your body needs me every moment. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am green in winter, covered in lights and gifts gather below me. What am I?
Hints and detailsI hang by the fireplace and wait to be filled. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have a carrot nose, coal buttons and no legs. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have an orange face, a glowing smile and no teeth. What am I?
Hints and detailsI float through stories, wear white and make people say “Boo!” What am I?
Hints and detailsI fly at night and sometimes sleep upside down. What am I?
Hints and detailsI gobble, have feathers and often appear at a November feast. What am I?
Hints and detailsI am round, sliced and filled with a favorite orange fall flavor. What am I?
Hints and detailsI wear a colorful shell and hide in the grass for children to find. What am I?
Hints and detailsI have long ears and deliver springtime baskets. What am I?
Hints and detailsI hold many eggs but I am not a bird. What am I?
Hints and detailsWhat cannot talk but will always reply when spoken to?
Hints and detailsTurn these riddles into a game
Earn points, build a streak and see how many clues you can solve without using a hint.