Riddles For Kids

Find riddles about anything and everything, all specially designed for kids!


Hospital Riddles

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Here are six riddles for kids where a hospital is the answer. These are therefore great for using with our other medical and building riddles.

The first four of these are rhyming riddles, while the fifth is a one line riddle that also rhymes.

The final riddle asks your kids What Am I? To use that one, read the clue that’s on the first line to your children and ask them to try guessing what they think is being described. As the clue is that it’s a type of building but which isn’t a shed, they might guess that it’s a house, shopping mall or a skyscraper.

If they don’t guess that it’s a hospital, read them the second clue and have them take another guess. Keep going until they either guess correctly that the answer is a hospital or they run out of clues.

6 Hospital Riddles For Kids

Hospital Riddles For Kids

If you have been feeling sick
And then you feel even worse
You might go to this building
To see a doctor or a nurse

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If you’ve been badly injured
Or are feeling really sickly
You might call an ambulance
And then go to this place quickly

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A sign for this special building
Might only show its first letter
It is where you will get taken
When injured so you get better

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If you get badly injured
Then to this place you will zoom
As they can give you treatment
In the emergency room

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If you are feeling sick get to this building quick

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What Am I?

I’m a type of building but I’m not a shed
I have many rooms but I’m not a house
I have several departments but I’m not a grocery store
I have many beds but I’m not a hotel
I’m where you might go when you’re feeling sick but I’m not a drugstore

Microscope Riddles

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Here are six riddles for kids where the answer is a microscope. These are therefore great for using with all of our other medical, chemistry and science riddles.

The first four are rhyming riddles, with the word ‘microscope’ completing the rhyme of the fourth, while the fifth is a one line riddle that contains an internal rhyme.

The sixth and final idea is a What Am I riddle. To use that one, read the first line to your kids and ask them to try to guess what’s being described. As the clue is that it’s something that has a slide but which isn’t a playground, they might guess that it’s a water park or a Powerpoint presentation.

If they don’t guess that a microscope is the answer, read them the second clue and have them take another guess now that they have some extra information. Keep doing this until they either guess that the correct answer is a microscope or they run out of clues.

Microscope Riddles For Kids

Microscope Riddles For Kids

Although I’m not a playground
I am something with a slide
I can be found in a lab
I help things be magnified

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This item helps you see things
Too small for the naked eye
Just insert them on a slide
And then this will magnify

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Although your eye gets put on this
It is not a door peephole
It’s something used in a lab if
Viewing small things is your goal

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I am something that has a slide
Although I don’t have a slope
In a lab I magnify things
Which means I’m a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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When I’m used with a slide things can be magnified

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What Am I?

I have a slide but I’m not a playground
I have a lens but I’m not a camera
I can help you see cells but I’m not a prison guard
I can be found in a laboratory but I’m not a test tube
I have your eye pressed to me but I’m not a peephole

Telescope Riddles

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Here are seven riddles for kids where the answer is a telescope, so they’re great for using with our other science, space and astronomy riddles.

The first five of these are rhyming riddles, while the sixth is a one line riddle which also has an internal rhyme.

The last of these is a What Am I riddle. To use that one, read the clue that’s on the first line to your children and have them take a guess at what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something you can look through but which isn’t a window, they might guess that it’s a camera or a pair of sunglasses.

If they don’t guess that a telescope is the answer, read them the second clue and ask them to take another guess. Keep doing this until your kids either work out that the answer is a telescope or they run out of clues.

Telescope Riddles For Kids

Telescope Riddles For Kids

When looking at the night sky
You’re able to see the moon
But you might need to use this
If you want to see Neptune

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Although I’m not a window
I am something you look through
I’m often on a tripod
Things in space I help you view

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If you put your eye to this
It can help you to see far
It helps you to see planets
The moon or even a star

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This is something you can look through
Although it’s not a bubble
There is a large one out in space
Which has the name of Hubble

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I’m often on a tripod
As I need a steady base
You look through me at the sky
For a good look into space

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I can help you see far like the moon or a star

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What Am I?

I can be looked through but I’m not a window
I have your eye pressed to me but I’m not a door peephole
I’m often placed on a tripod but I’m not a camera
I help you see things that are far away but I’m not a pair of binoculars
I’m often pointed at the sky but I’m not a satellite dish

Bee Riddles

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Here are nine riddles for kids where the answer is a bee. These are therefore perfect for using with our other nature and insect riddles.

The first seven of these are rhyming riddles, with the word ‘bee’ completing the rhyme of the seventh.

The eighth is a one line riddle that has an internal rhyme, while the ninth and final riddle asks your kids What Am I?

To use that last idea, read the first line of it to your children and have them take a guess at what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something that can fly but which isn’t a helicopter, they might guess that it’s an airplane or a bird.

If they don’t guess that a bee is the answer, read them the clue that’s on the second line and ask them to take another guess now that they have some additional information. Keep going until they either guess correctly that the answer’s a bee or they run out of clues.

Bee Riddles For Kids

Bee Riddles For Kids

I am an insect
A hive is my home
I eat some pollen
To make honeycomb

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This is a flying insect
In a hive it might be seen
Its workers go get pollen
To take it back to their queen

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I’m a yellow and black insect
But to say I’m a wasp would be wrong
I am something that makes honey
And you might see me bumble along

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This is something that can be a queen
It is yellow and black and has wings
It can be sweet as it makes honey
But when defending itself it stings

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I am something that flies
And I am an insect
I make a buzzing noise
And can sting to protect

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This has a head and tail
But it is not money
It is a flying insect
That helps to make honey

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I’m an insect that can fly
And many say I’m busy
I often live in a hive
I make honey – I’m a _ _ _

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I buzz and have wings and my tail stings

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What Am I?

I can fly but I’m not a helicopter
I’m an insect but I’m not an ant
I’m yellow and black but I’m not a butterfly
I can sting but I’m not a wasp
I can often be found near honey but I’m not Winnie The Pooh

Butterfly Riddles

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Here are five riddles for kids where a butterfly is the answer, so they’re great for using with our other insect and nature riddles.

The first four of them are rhyming riddles, with the word ‘butterfly’ completing the rhyme of the fourth one.

The fifth of these is a What Am I riddle. To use that idea, read your children the clue that’s on the first line and ask them to take a guess at what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something that has scales but which doesn’t measure weight, they might guess that it’s a fish or a snake.

If your kids don’t guess that the answer is a butterfly, read them the second clue and have them take another guess. Keep doing this until they either work out that a butterfly is the answer or they run out of clues.

Butterfly Riddles For Kids

Butterfly Riddles For Kids

This part of nature gets transformed
But it’s not summer becoming fall
It starts as a caterpillar
But emerges with wings colorful

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I am a type of insect
But one that is beautiful
I look just like a large moth
But one that is colorful

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It starts off as a caterpillar
And then it becomes a chrysalis
Then later it has colorful wings
Once it’s gone through metamorphosis

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I am a type of insect
You might see flutter by
I have wings so colorful
I am a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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What Am I?

I have scales but I don’t measure weight
I’m an insect but I’m not a cockroach
I feed on nectar but I’m not a bee
I’m colorful but I’m not a rainbow
I flutter but I’m not a hummingbird