Riddles For Kids

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


Honey Riddles

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Here are six riddles for kids where the answer is honey, so these are perfect for using with our other food and nature riddles.

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

The sixth idea is a What Am I riddle. To use that final one, read the clue that’s on the first line to your kids and ask them to try guessing the answer. As the clue is that it’s something that’s a liquid but which isn’t water, they might guess that it’s dishwashing liquid, soda or orange juice.

If they don’t guess that honey is the answer, read them the second clue and have them guess again. Keep going until they either realize that the correct answer is honey or they run out of clues.

6 Honey Riddles For Kids

Honey Riddles For Kids

I’m something that is sticky
I’m something that is sweet
I’m made by more than one bee
I’m something that you eat

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This sometimes comes in a jar
It comes in a bottle too
And when it comes in a pot
You might see Winnie-the-Pooh

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This word comes before mustard
And also before barbecue
It’s the favorite type of food
Of a bear called Winnie-the-Pooh

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This is something that is sweet
And it is very runny
It is found in a beehive
Which means that it is _ _ _ _ _

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I’m made by a bee, I’m very sticky

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What Am I?

I’m a liquid but I’m not water
I’m sticky but I’m not glue
I’m sweet but I’m not melted chocolate
I’m found in a comb but I’m not hair
I’m created by an insect but I’m not a web

Water Riddles

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Here are seven riddles for kids where the answer is water. These brainteasers are therefore excellent for using with our other beverage and nature riddles.

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

The seventh idea is a What Am I riddle. To use that one, read the first line to your kids and have them take a guess at what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something that can be sparkling but which isn’t a star, they might guess that it’s glitter, a sequin or someone’s eyes.

If they don’t guess that water is the answer, read your children the second clue and ask them to try guessing again. Keep doing this until they either guess correctly that the answer is water or they run out of clues.

7 Water Riddles For Kids

Water Riddles For Kids

You might use a lot of this
For a fight in the summer
If this leaks inside your house
You need to call a plumber

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This is something you can find
In a lake and in a stream
When frozen it turns to ice
When boiled it turns to steam

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I go solid in freezers
In rivers I can flow
My chemical formula
Is known as H2O

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This is sometimes sparkling
And sometimes it is still
As it is a liquid
It’s something you can spill

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If you go to Niagara Falls
You’ll see lots of this in motion
You also see it in a bath
In a glass and in the ocean

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I’m liquid and I flow, I’m made of H2O

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What Am I?

I can be sparkling but I’m not a star
I can run but I don’t have any legs
I can fall but I don’t get hurt
I’m found in a bath but I’m not a rubber duck
I can help you clean but I’m not soap

Sand Riddles

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Here are eight riddles for kids where sand is the answer. These ideas are therefore perfect for using with our other beach and nature riddles.

The first six of these are rhyming riddles, with the word ‘sand’ completing the rhyme of the sixth. The seventh is a one line riddle, while the eighth and final riddle asks your children the question What Am I?

To use that idea, read the first line to your children and have them take a guess at the answer. As the clue is that it’s something that’s small but which isn’t a hamster, they might guess that it’s a coin, an eraser or a grape.

If they don’t guess that the answer is sand, read them the clue that’s on the second line and ask them to take another guess. Keep doing this until they either guess that sand is the answer or they run out of clues.

Sand Riddles For Kids

Sand Riddles For Kids

This can be found on a golf course
But it is not a blade of grass
Instead it’s something that’s grainy
And is found in an hourglass

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You might find this on the ground
But it isn’t dirty mud
It is sometimes put in bags
To protect against a flood

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I am something that’s so small
Lots of me fits on a teaspoon
You can see me on a beach
And I am what makes up a dune

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To answer this riddle
You don’t need to be brainy
Just name what’s on the beach
It’s the stuff that is grainy

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I’m made into a castle
Although I am not a brick
I might get into your food
If you have a beach picnic

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Thousands of pieces of this stuff
Can be held in the palm of your hand
It’s something you find on the beach
Which means that the answer is some _ _ _ _

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If you take a photo of this at the beach, it might look quite grainy.

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What Am I?

I’m small but I’m not a hamster
I’m found on a golf course but I’m not a golf ball
I’m a natural material but I’m not a blade of grass
I can be made into a castle but I’m not a brick
I’m grainy but I’m not an old photograph

Grass Riddles

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Here are eight riddles for kids where grass is the answer. These ideas are therefore perfect for using with our other nature riddles.

The first five of these riddles rhyme, while the next two are both one line riddles.

The eighth and final idea 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 the answer. As the clue is that it’s something that has blades but which isn’t a fan, they might guess that it’s a razor, knife or a helicopter.

If they don’t guess that the answer is grass, read them the clue that’s on the second line and ask them to take another guess. Keep going until they either work out that grass is the correct answer or they run out of clues.

Grass Riddles For Kids

Grass Riddles For Kids

Although it’s made of blades
It’s something that can grow
As it’s not a razor
It’s something that you mow

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This is something that is green
Many sports on it are played
Even though it’s what gets cut
A piece of it’s called a blade

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I am something on the ground
In your yard I can be seen
I am something that gets cut
And I am the color green

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This is a tennis surface
Although it isn’t clay
If you leave this to dry out
It might turn into hay

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Although this thing has many blades
It’s not used as a chopper
To make the name of an insect
Put this word before ‘hopper’

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Even though I have blades, I’m the one that gets cut

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I’m green and grow, I’m what you mow

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What Am I?

I have blades but I’m not a fan
I get cut but I’m not hair
I get walked on but I’m not carpet
I’m green but I’m not a frog
I’m in your yard but I’m not a flower

Shoes Riddles

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Here are seven riddles for kids where the answer is a pair of shoes. These are therefore perfect for using with all of our other clothes riddles.

The first five of these are rhyming riddles, with the sixth being a one line riddle that contains an internal rhyme.

The final one of these riddles asks your children What Am I? To use that idea, read the clue that’s on the first line to your kids and have them take a guess at what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something that gets sold in a box but which isn’t breakfast cereal, they might guess that it’s an engagement ring, a phone or a toy.

If they don’t guess that shoes are the answer, read them the clue that’s on the second line and have them try guessing again now that they have some extra information. Keep doing this until they either realize that the answer is shoes or they run out of clues.

Shoes Riddles For Kids

Shoes Riddles For Kids

These are things that have tongues
But don’t have any faces
You wear them on your feet
And they’re done up with laces

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Although I am not cereal
I get sold in a box
I’m something you wear on your feet
But not a pair of socks

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Although these aren’t glasses
They do come as a pair
They often have laces
They’re a type of footwear

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Espadrilles and heels
Moccasins and stilettos
Tennis, clogs and sneakers
Tell me – what are all of those?

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I’m something that you wear
I always come in twos
I get put on your feet
I’m not socks, I am _ _ _ _ _

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These are things with laces, you wear them to places

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What Am I?

I get sold in a box but I’m not breakfast cereal
I come as a pair but I’m not glasses
I can be shined but I’m not a flashlight
I have a tongue but I can’t speak
I’m worn on your feet but I’m not socks