Riddles For Kids

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


Dog Riddles

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We’re continuing with our series of animal riddles today with five where ‘dog’ is the answer.

The first four are rhyming riddles for kids, while the fifth asks them What Am I?

To use the final riddle, read your children its first line and ask them to guess what’s being described.

If they’re not right, read them the next line and ask them to guess again. Keep doing this until they guess the answer correctly or they run out of clues.

5 Dog Riddles For Kids

Dog Riddles For Kids

I’m a pet that has four legs
And a tail at the end
You might hear me barking
And I’m known as man’s best friend

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One of my favorite things
Is to run around the park
If I am unhappy
Then you might hear me bark

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What is this type of animal?
In movies one was called Toto
One on TV was named Lassie
And in a cartoon there’s Pluto

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Labradors, yorkies and poodles
Pitbulls, dalmatians and corgis
Greyhounds, Rottweilers and beagles
What type of animals are these?

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What Am I?

I have four legs but I’m not a table
I have a tail but I’m not a cow
I like to run but I’m not a cheetah
I’m a common pet but I’m not a cat
I have a bark but I’m not a tree

Snake Riddles

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We’re continuing with our series of riddles with an animal theme today with seven that all have ‘snake’ as their answer.

The first six of them rhyme, while the seventh is a What Am I? riddle. To use the last idea, read the first line to your children and have them guess the answer.

If they’re not right, read them the clue on the second line and have them guess again.

Keep doing this until they’ve worked out that snake is the answer or they run out of clues.

7 Snake Riddles For Kids

Snake Riddles For Kids

Some types slither on the ground
And some can live up in the trees
Adders, vipers and cobras
What kind of animals are these?

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This is sometimes called a serpent
And its skin has a lot of scales
It can have a venomous bite
And some have rattles in their tails

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In Harry Potter this animal
Represents the house of Slytherin
In The Jungle Book there’s one called Kaa
They have a forked tongue and shed their skin

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This creature is without legs
And a tongue that has a fork
You might hear parseltongue
If you found one that could talk

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In the first book of the Bible
This creature tempted Adam and Eve
To eat fruit that they shouldn’t have
So Eden is where they had to leave

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This animal can be quite long
But it doesn’t have a great height
It can have deadly venom though
So beware because it can bite

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What am I?

I have no legs but I’m not a broken chair
I have scales but I don’t weigh things
I sometimes have a rattle but I’m not a baby
I’m sometimes an adder but I don’t have a calculator
I scare many people but I’m not a spider
I was in the Garden of Eden but I’m not Adam or Eve

Lion Riddles

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Today we’re publishing a set of seven riddles for kids where the answer to each one is a lion.

These are ideal for using with all of our other animal riddles, but it can also work well with those which have a Wizard Of Oz theme.

The first six of these rhyme, while the seventh asks your children “What Am I?” To use the last one, read the first line to your kids and ask them to guess what it is they think is being described.

If they’re not correct, read them the second line and ask them to guess again. Keep going until they either work out that the right answer is lion, or they run out of clues.

7 Lion Riddles For Kids

Lion Riddles For Kids

If you go on safari
This creature’s hard to ignore
Because he is the king there
And he has a mighty roar

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This is a brave animal
And we know this because
He has a courage medal
From the Wizard Of Oz

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I mostly live in Africa
I spend most of my day sleeping
I usually have a long mane
And I’m known as the jungle’s king

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There was one who was called Simba
And there’s Aslan in Narnia
The one in Born Free’s called Elsa
And in Oz this beast showed fear

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I am an animal that’s mighty
Scavenging is how I tend to dine
And if you look at your horoscope
I represent the Leo star sign

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I am known as a king
The jungle’s where I reign
It is hard to tame me
And I have a large mane

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What Am I?

I represent a star sign but I’m not a bull
I like to sleep during the day but I’m not a bat
I’m found in Africa and Asia but I’m not an elephant
I was a character in The Wizard Of Oz but I’m not a scarecrow
I’m the king of the jungle but I don’t have a crown

Popcorn Riddles

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We’re continuing with our series of riddles for kids that are related to food, with ‘popcorn’ being the answer of today’s set.

Three of these rhyme, with the fourth being a What Am I? riddle. To use that fourth idea, your children should read the first line of it and guess what they think is the answer.

If they’re incorrect, they should read the second line and guess again. Keep going until they get the right answer or they run out of clues.

4 Popcorn Riddles For Kids

Popcorn Riddles For Kids

If you go see a movie
You have to get some of this
And then add butter or salt
For a taste that’s simply bliss

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When you go to the movies
It’s a traditional snack
It also comes with peanuts
In a pack of Cracker Jack

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If you went to the cinema
And I wasn’t there, I’d be missed
I need to be heated up well
In order for me to exist

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What Am I?

I sometimes come in a bag but I’m not new clothes from a store
I sometimes come in a bucket but I’m not fried chicken
I get bigger when I’m heated but I’m not bread dough
I can be salted but I’m not a french fry
I can be buttered but I’m not a pancake
I’m found at a movie theater but I’m not a ticket

Mummy Riddles

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Here are several different mummy riddles for kids.

These are perfect for when you’re organizing scary games, monster activities, Halloween parties or asking riddles about movies.

One of these is a riddle that asks the question What Am I? If you want to use this one, read the first line to your kids and get them to guess what they think the answer is.

If they get it wrong, read out the second clue and have them guess again. Continue doing this until they guess that the answer is ‘mummy’, or they run out of clues.

Beneath these are all kinds of different mummy goodies – movies, toys, educational items, costumes and more.

Many of these would make good prizes, especially when playing games like the toilet paper mummy.

Mummy Riddles For Kids

Mummy Riddles For Kids

If you are an archaeologist
And you dig up an old tomb
Beware this monster wrapped in linen
Or else you might meet your doom

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The next answer that
Should escape your lips
Should be the creature
Wrapped up in cloth strips

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This body wrapped in cloth
Was a Pharaoh it’s said
Wait, is his arm moving?
Uh-oh – he’s now undead!

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What Am I?

I’m wrapped up but I’m not a gift
I’ve been preserved but I’m not something you’d eat
I was buried but I’m not a treasure chest
I’m often associated with Egypt but I’m not a pyramid
I come back to life in movies but I’m not a zombie

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Mummy Items

As mentioned above, here are many mummy-themed items: