Riddles For Kids

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


Cat Riddles

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Here’s another set of animal riddles, with all of these ones having ‘cat’ as their answer.

The first few of them rhyme, while there’s also a one line and What Am I? riddle.

To use that last idea, read the first line to your kids and ask them to take a guess at what they think you’re describing.

If they’re wrong, read them the second clue and ask them to guess again. Keep doing this until they either guess that you’re describing a cat or they run out of clues.

7 Cat Riddles For Kids

Cat Riddles For Kids

I am a type of family pet
That is sometimes known as a feline
If I get into an accident
It’s OK because lives I have nine

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Be careful with this type of pet
As some may scratch you with their claws
Some of them always stay inside
While some like to roam outdoors

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It’s a very common pet
A baby is called a kitten
The number of lives it has
Is said to be one less than ten

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This is a furry animal
A tom is the name of the male
They’re pets that rub up against you
And they tend to have a long tail

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This is a kind of animal
You might see in someone’s house
Because they are a common pet
That might help to catch a mouse

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This is a feline whose lives can reach nine

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What Am I?

I have fur but I’m not a coat
I have claws but I’m not a bird
I like to climb trees but I’m not a child
I’m a common pet but I’m not a dog
I have nine lives but I’m not a character in a video game

Elephant Riddles

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We’re publishing another set of animal riddles today, with this batch all having elephant as their answer.

The first five of these rhyme, while the sixth is a What Am I? riddle for kids.

With that final idea, read your children the first line and have them take a guess at what’s being described.

If they’re incorrect, read them the second clue and have them take another guess. Keep doing this until they realize that you’re describing an elephant or until they run out of clues.

6 Elephant Riddles For Kids

Elephant Riddles For Kids

I am a type of animal
But I’m not one which is furry
I have gray skin and a long trunk
And two tusks made of ivory

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I’m an animal you might love
But I’m too big to be your pet
I have an extremely long trunk
And it’s said I never forget

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When there’s a group together
Be careful of a stampede
They’re a gray-skinned animal
Who use their long trunks to feed

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Some are found in Africa
And some are found in India
They have trunks and skin that’s gray
And big ears with which to hear

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I am a large animal
Some might say I’m jumbo
I was once in a movie
Which had the name Dumbo

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What Am I?

I’m gray but I’m not a cloud
I have a tail but I’m not a cat
I have big ears but I’m not a bunny
I’m tall but I don’t play basketball
I’m jumbo but I’m not a jet
I have a trunk but I’m not a car

Dragon Riddles

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We’re continuing our series of animal riddles today with many where the answer is in fact a mythical creature – a dragon.

These ideas therefore also go well with our riddles for kids about monsters and other types of scary things.

There are six riddles in total – the first five are rhyming ones and the sixth asks your kids What Am I?

To use the last idea, read your children the first line of it and ask them to take a guess at what they think you’re describing.

If they don’t guess correctly, read them the second clue and have them guess again. Keep doing this until they either guess that the answer is dragon or they run out of clues.

6 Dragon Riddles For Kids

Dragon Riddles For Kids

This looks a bit like a lizard
Its wings help it fly higher
It is a mythical creature
That’s able to breathe fire

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In The Hobbit there was one
Harry Potter had more than three
If you were to make one mad
From its mouth fire you would see

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It’s a scary reptile
A giant lizard with wings
Because it can breathe fire
Great fear is what it brings

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This is a legendary creature
Whose fiery breath can be quite ruthless
In movies about how to train them
The main one went by the name Toothless

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There’s one that is called Smaug
Who in The Hobbit guarded gold
The fire that he breathed
Means that you would never be cold

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What Am I?

I have a tail but I’m not a mouse
I have scales but I’m not a fish
I have wings but I’m not an airplane
I’m a mythical creature but I’m not a unicorn
I have fire coming out of my mouth but I’m not a flame thrower

Monkey Riddles

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Our series of riddles with an animal theme continues today with five that all have the answer of monkey.

The first four of these are rhyming riddles, while the fifth asks What Am I?

To use the last idea, read the first line of it to your kids and have them take a guess at what it is they think you’re describing.

If they guess correctly – great! If not, read them the second clue and have them guess again. Keep doing this until they either work out that you’re describing a monkey or they run out of clues.

5 Monkey Riddles For Kids

Monkey Riddles For Kids

Swinging through the jungle’s trees
Is something at which I’m great
I like to eat bananas
And I’m a type of primate

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I live in the jungle
Up in trees I swing
There’s one called Rafiki
In The Lion King

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What are all these animals?
Marmoset and capuchin
Macaque, spider and baboon
A mandrill and tamarin

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In the US I’m a type of wrench
Which the UK calls a spanner
I’m an animal that lives in trees
I like to eat a banana

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What Am I?

I like to swing but I’m not found in a playground
I’m part of a group called a troop but I’m not a soldier
I climb trees but I’m not a squirrel
I’m an animal in The Lion King but I’m not a hyena
I like to eat bananas but I’m not a human

Fish Riddles

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For the last few weeks we’ve been publishing a series of animal riddles for kids, a theme we’re continuing today with several that have ‘fish’ as the answer.

These can therefore also be matched with some of our other themes like nature and food.

There are six of them in total – the first five are rhyming ones, while the sixth is a What Am I? riddle.

To use that last one, read the first line of it to your kids and ask them to guess what they think it is that you’re describing.

If they’re not correct, read the second line to them and ask them to guess again. Continue with this until they either work out that the answer is fish or they run out of clues.

6 Fish Riddles For Kids

Fish Riddles For Kids

If you go out on a boat
And stay there until it’s late
What is it that you might catch
With a rod, hook and some bait?

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If you travel over to England
At dinner time this might pass your lips
It usually swims in the water
And is something that they serve with chips

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Cod, carp, herring and salmon
Flounder, trout and anchovies
Sole, red snapper and tuna
What types of creatures are these?

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There is a group of people on a boat
Who use nets to catch this creature en masse
One type is tuna, one type is haddock
One type is red snapper, one type is bass

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This is a certain type of food
That you might eat as your main course
It is not beef, chicken or pork
But can be served with tartar sauce

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What Am I?

I’m sometimes seen on a hook but I’m not a coat
I have a tail but I’m not a dog
I have scales but I don’t weigh things
I can be eaten with chips but I’m not salsa
I can be caught in a net but I’m not a butterfly
I live in water but I’m not a frog