Riddles For Kids

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


Gingerbread House Riddles

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Here are several different rhyming riddles for kids where the answer is ‘Gingerbread House’.

These are perfect for using with many of our other riddle themes like:

3 Gingerbread House Riddles For Kids

Gingerbread House Riddles For Kids

With four walls and a roof
Icing and candy all around
It looks just like the place
Hansel and Gretel could be found

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You might make this at Christmas
So that you can stuff your face
A cake, icing and candy
An edible dwelling place

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If you put it together
And then you decorate
Then you end up with a home
You can eat off a plate

Candy Cane Riddles

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Here are several riddles for kids where the answer is candy cane.

These are therefore great for using with many of our other riddle themes:

Most of these are rhyming riddles, although the final one is a What Am I? riddle.

For that one, read the first line to your children and have them guess what they think the item is. If they’re incorrect, read the second line and get them to guess again. Keep going until they work out the answer or run out of clues.

5 Candy Cane Riddles For Kids

Candy Cane Riddles For Kids

I’m made of two colors
And I look just like a hook
You’ll give me a lick
But I’m not something you cook

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You might look just like a shepherd
If you hold a big one of me
The stripy colors make it look
As though Canada’s my country

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I’m usually seen at Christmas
But I’m not a stocking or a bell
I am red and white in color
And shaped a bit like the letter L

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With red and white stripes
It’s something you lick
Despite it looking
Like a hockey stick

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What Am I?

I have stripes but I’m not a zebra
I look like a hook but have nothing to do with Peter Pan
I’m normally red and white but I’m not the Canadian flag
I can be eaten but I’m not a strawberry jelly sandwich
I’m minty but I’m the opposite of toothpaste

Turkey Riddles

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Here are a number of different turkey riddles for kids.

Most of these are riddles that rhyme, although the final one is a What Am I? riddle.

To use the What Am I one, read out the first line to your kids and get them to guess what they think the answer is.

If they’re not correct, read the second clue to them and have them guess again. Keep going until they either get the correct answer or they run out of clues.

These riddles about turkeys would work well with riddles from many of our other themes:

And if you’re planning Thanksgiving activities for your kids, be sure to check out our sister site for loads of Thanksgiving scavenger hunt ideas.

Beneath this list is a slideshow of turkey-themed items – costumes, toys, books and more that might make great prizes for Thanksgiving games.

Turkey Riddles For Kids

Turkey Riddles For Kids

It is time for Thanksgiving
I don’t know if you’d heard
Which means it’s time to gobble
This very tasty bird

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It sounds just like a country
But we eat it at dinner
If you can work this one out
Then you’re a riddle winner

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There’s lots of me at Thanksgiving
But you don’t want me to be wasted
Because my meat’s really juicy
Just so long as I have been basted

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What Am I?

I’m sometimes seen when bowling but I’m not a ball
I’m something that gets roasted but I’m not coffee
I’m a food that sounds like I’m named after a country but I’m not Chile
I can be made into bacon but I’m not a pig
I’m eaten at Thanksgiving but I’m not candied yams

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Turkey Prizes

As mentioned above, here are all kinds of items that make great prizes for Thanksgiving games:

Cornucopia Riddles

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Here are several riddles for kids where the answer is a cornucopia.

These therefore go well with many different riddle themes:

The first three cornucopia riddles rhyme, with the word ‘cornucopia’ completing the rhyme of the third one.

There’s also a riddle that asks What Am I? If using this one, read the first line to your kids to see if they can guess the answer correctly. If not, read the second line’s clue and let them guess again. Keep going until they get the correct answer or they run out of clues.

Cornucopia Riddles For Kids

Cornucopia Riddles For Kids

You will need plenty of produce
To fill up this big food horn
Sweet potatoes, pumpkins and gourds
Apples, squashes and some corn

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If you want to picture fall
Then this image would be best
It is a horn that is filled
With all the season’s harvest

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If you are hungry then a room
Filled with this item is utopia
Because there will be lots of food
Stuffed in this harvest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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What Am I?

I contain vegetables but I’m not a salad
I contain fruit but I’m not a fruit salad
I contain nuts but I’m not peanut butter
I have a horn but I’m not a car
I’m often associated with Thanksgiving but I’m not a turkey

Candied Yams Riddles

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Here are some riddles for kids where the answer is candied yams.

If you’re wanting to put together a group of riddles for a game or activity, these therefore work well with many of our other themes, such as:

There are a couple of riddles that rhyme, as well as a What Am I riddle.

With the latter, read the first line to your kids to see if they can work out the answer. If they don’t, read them the second clue and have them guess again – keep going until they guess that the answer is ‘candied yams’ or they run out of clues.

Candied Yams Riddles For Kids

Candied Yams Riddles For Kids

This is a tasty side dish
Everyone will want to chow down
It’s made of sweet potatoes
Marshmallows and sugar that’s brown

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If you like sweet side dishes
This will make you a happy fellow
As it has sweet potatoes
As well as sugar and marshmallow

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What Am I?

I’m soft but I’m not a pillow
I’m sweet but I’m not a muffin
I contain a vegetable but I’m not carrot cake
I contain marshmallows but I’m not a Rice Krispie treat
I’m a Thanksgiving food but I’m not pumpkin pie