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

Snail Riddles

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For the last few weeks we’ve been publishing a series of animal riddles for kids. We’re continuing that theme today with four where the answer to each one is snail.

The first three of them rhyme, while the fourth asks your children What Am I?

To use the final riddle, read the first line to your kids and have them guess what it is that’s being described.

If they’re not right, read them the clue on the second line and have them guess again. Keep doing this until they either guess that you’re describing a snail or they run out of clues.

4 Snail Riddles For Kids

Snail Riddles For Kids

I travel very slowly
When gliding along the ground
Maybe my shell weighs me down
In your garden I am found

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Because I can’t move fast
Getting places takes some time
You can tell where I’ve been
As I leave a trail of slime

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These things all have some shells
But they’re not a box of eggs
They slide along the ground
As they don’t have any legs

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What Am I?

I’m found in your yard but I’m not grass
I move slowly but I’m not a sloth
I have a shell but I’m not an egg
I’m slimy but I’m not a slug
I’m eaten by French people but I’m not frog’s legs

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

Frog Riddles

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Our series of animal riddles continues today with a collection where the answer to each one is frog.

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

To use the final riddle, read the first line of it to your children and ask them to guess what it is they think you’re describing.

If their guess is incorrect, read them the second line and ask them to guess again. Keep doing this until they either guess the right answer or until they run out of clues.

5 Frog Riddles For Kids

Frog Riddles For Kids

I like to hop around
I’m a tadpole when I’m young
I am green and I croak
And catch flies with my long tongue

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If you were to kiss one of these
Then your lips you might want to rinse
Although it might be worth trying
In case it turns into a prince

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What type of animal is this?
He’s a very famous muppet
He is much loved by Miss Piggy
He’s green and his name is Kermit

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I like to hop around
By using my four feet
But sadly it’s my legs
Which the French like to eat

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What Am I?

I catch flies but I’m not a spider
I’m green but I’m not a leaf
I have a long tongue but I’m not a giraffe
I’m an amphibian but I’m not a salamander
I have part of me eaten by the French but I’m not a snail

Giraffe Riddles

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We’ve been publishing a series of animal-themed riddles recently and we have another set today, with all of these having giraffe as their answer.

The first three of these rhyme while the fourth is a What Am I? riddle.

To use that last one, read the first line to your kids and get them to guess the answer. If they’re incorrect, read them the second line and get them to guess again.

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

4 Giraffe Riddles For Kids

Giraffe Riddles For Kids

I like to use my long tongue
To eat leaves from tops of trees
I don’t have to climb up though
With my long neck it’s a breeze

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It lives in Africa
From tall trees it does peck
This creature’s most well known
For having a long neck

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If you go to a Toys “R” Us
You might get to see some Geoffreys
Which are a type of animal
That can eat from the tops of trees

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What Am I?

I have four legs but I’m not a chair
I have a long tongue but I’m not a frog
I eat trees but I’m not a koala
I live in Africa but I’m not a lion
I have a long neck but I’m not a bottle