Here are 12 rhyming riddles for kids where the answers are all items that can be found in a kitchen.
There’s also a free printable riddle worksheet at the bottom of the page – just click on the blue button to get your copy that you can then print off for your children to complete.
The answers are on the second page of the worksheet, so be sure not to give that page to your kids!
If your kids enjoy this activity, we have lots more kitchen riddles and free printable worksheets to keep them entertained.
12 Kitchen Riddles For Kids
1) Spoon
I can sometimes be a verb
And I can sometimes be a noun
I’m a piece of silverware
That can reflect things upside down
2) Washing Machine
This is something in your house
Which is used because it cleans
It’s not a dishwasher though
As it cleans your socks and jeans
3) Sink
This gets filled with water
But it’s not a glass or jug
It’s in your kitchen though
At the bottom there’s a plug
4) Toaster
When you’re hungry in the morning
This will help ensure you’re fed
It’s a small kitchen appliance
Which can cook slices of bread
5) Freezer
If you want to store some food
This can help to keep it nice
It will often contain fries
Pizza, peas as well as ice
6) Knife
I’m something in your kitchen
Although I am not a cup
I’m a piece of silverware
Used to cut all your food up
7) Oven
When you need to cook some food
This appliance might be chosen
As it can bake some cookies
Or a pizza which is frozen
8) Table
I am a piece of furniture
Which is often made of wood
If you need to eat your dinner
Sitting at me would be good
9) Refrigerator
This is something in your kitchen
Meat, milk and yogurt it does hold
The reason you put them in this
Is because it helps keep them cold
10) Scissors
Some are used for fabric
And some are used for hair
Some are used for paper
And one is called a pair
11) Microwave
This is something in the kitchen
Which can cook food on demand
What it’s called sounds similar to
A small movement of a hand
12) Chair
I am a piece of furniture
At a table I’m often found
When I’m there then I have four legs
But at a desk I swivel round
