Here are 40 rhyming riddles for kids where the answers are all different types of household items.
We’ve also produced a free printable worksheet containing all these household item riddles – simply click on the blue button at the bottom of the page to get a copy for your children to complete.
The fifth page of the worksheet has all the answers, so be sure not to give your kids that page too!
If they enjoy trying to answer all these riddles, we have many more household item riddles and printable worksheets to keep them entertained.
40 Household Item Riddles For Kids
1) Book
Although this thing has a spine
It doesn’t have a face
Although it is not clothing
It gets stored in a case
2) Key
Sometimes to get inside a door
All you need to do is knock
Other times you will need this thing
So the door you can unlock
3) Toilet
If you’re sitting on me
Then paper you will need
I’m always getting flushed
When you have pooped or peed
4) Toaster
This small kitchen appliance
Gets pushed down and then it starts
It’s used for slices of bread
Or for heating up Pop-Tarts
5) Vase
I get filled with water
But I’m not a shower
It’s in me you would put
A beautiful flower
6) Paint
It might be worth wearing an apron
To keep your clothes nice and smart
So your brush doesn’t splash this on you
When making a piece of art
7) Iron
If you dropped this on your foot
You would find it really hurts
It’s usually heated up
And is used to flatten shirts
8) Spoon
I’m a piece of silverware
Although I am not a fork
But if I’m combined with one
Then you end up with a spork
9) Clock
I’m something that is often round
But I’m not a pizza base
I have hands but don’t have fingers
And have numbers on my face
10) Television
If you walk in a living room
You might see a coffee table
You will also see this item
You can turn on and watch cable
11) Shampoo
When you need to wash your hair
Just using water’s not enough
Instead you would use this thing
That might help to prevent dandruff
12) 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
13) Soap
If your hands get really messy
And dirt is all that can be seen
Then use some of this with water
To help make sure your hands get clean
14) Pillow
I’m something in your bedroom
You can find inside a case
I’m used by you every night
As it’s where you rest your face
15) Vacuum Cleaner
This is a household appliance
But it doesn’t clean your shirt
You push it all over the floor
And it sucks up all the dirt
16) Toothpaste
In the morning and at night
A tube of this should be squeezed
So that your teeth can be cleaned
And help keep your parents pleased
17) Mirror
This item can be used
To see what is right there
An evil queen used hers
To find out who’s most fair
18) Ladder
If there’s something high you need to get
But you can’t reach it as you’re not tall
Then you might climb up the rungs on this
After leaning it against a wall
19) Sticky Tape
I am something which is used
When you’re wrapping up someone’s gift
Because I am adhesive
It means the paper doesn’t shift
20) 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
21) Knife
Because this item is sharp
You shouldn’t give it a lickin’
You use it to cut up food
And sometimes to carve a chicken
22) Bed
This is a piece of furniture
There’s a room named after this
It’s something that’s used every night
Because it has a mattress
23) Umbrella
If you have one of these
Then dry you will remain
Hold it above your head
It will keep off the rain
24) Toothbrush
These things don’t get sticky
Even though they’re used with paste
They get used twice a day
And gives mouths a minty taste
25) 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
26) Toilet Paper
This is something on a roll
But it’s not a plane about to fly
It is found in a bathroom
And comes in single or double-ply
27) Sink
I am something that has a plug
But there’s no electricity
I’m in your bathroom and kitchen
And there’s a faucet above me
28) Paper
I do not get put on a bed
Even though I am a sheet
Instead put me in a binder
To keep your desk nice and neat
29) Door
This is something with a frame
Part of which is called a jamb
When people get frustrated
This is something they might slam
30) Sofa
This is in your living room
It’s sometimes made of leather
If there’s two or three of you
It helps you sit together
31) Candle
I am often long and thin
And get held inside a stick
My outside is made of wax
And inside there is a wick
32) Bathtub
Sometimes when you get in this
You might choose to sing a song
You can get wrinkly fingers
If you stay in this too long
33) 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
34) Curtains
These are found in many houses
But it is not a set of keys
They are used to cover windows
And some showers have one of these
35) 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
36) Window
This is something found throughout the house
Of that you can be very certain
Made of glass so you can see through it
But sometimes covered by a curtain
37) Oven
This item in your kitchen
Cooks things but it’s not for toast
It is gas or electric
And can bake, broil and roast
38) Fan
When held I go from side to side
When freestanding I oscillate
And when I am on a ceiling
That’s when you will see me rotate
39) Light Bulb
I can be found inside a lamp
Or on a chandelier
In cartoons I’m seen over heads
When there’s a great idea
40) Scissors
Some are used for fabric
And some are used for hair
Some are used for paper
And one is called a pair
