Riddles For Kids

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


Rhinoceros Riddles

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Our series of animal riddles for kids continues today with five where the answer is rhinoceros.

The first three of these are rhyming riddles, the fourth is a one-liner and the fifth asks your children What Am I?

To use that What Am I? riddle, read the clue on the first line to your kids and have them take a guess at what they think the answer is.

If they’re incorrect, read them the second line and have them take another guess. Continue doing this until they either guess that the answer is rhinoceros or they run out of clues.

5 Rhinoceros Riddles For Kids

Rhinoceros Riddles For Kids

In the middle of its head
There is a large pointy horn
Its skin is gray and scaly
So it’s not a unicorn

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I like to play in mud
Although I’m not a pig
I have very thick skin
And a horn which is big

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This is a big animal
Africa is where it is born
It has thick gray scaly skin
And on its head there is a horn

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Africa’s where I was born, on my head I have a horn

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What Am I?

I’m gray but that doesn’t mean I’m old
I have thick skin but I’m not a butternut squash
I like to play in mud but I’m not a pig
I live in Africa but I’m not a giraffe
I have a horn but I’m not a unicorn

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

Football Riddles

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Today’s collection of riddles for kids can all be answered with ‘football.’

These ideas can therefore be matched well with our other riddles with a sports, game or Thanksgiving theme.

All of these rhyme, with the final idea also being a one line riddle.

Football Riddles For Kids

Football Riddles For Kids

In this game
You will not frown
If you score
A great touchdown

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Denver, Pittsburgh and Seattle
New England, Dallas and Green Bay
Chicago, Oakland and New York
What is the sport these cities play?

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An annual tradition
On every Thanksgiving Day
Is watching the great team sport
The Lions and Cowboys play

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What’s played by a Detroit Lion on the gridiron?

Towel Riddles

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For the last few weeks we’ve been publishing many different riddles where the answers are all household items and more specifically things that you would find in a bathroom.

We’re bringing that series to an end for now with today’s set of riddles for children which all have ‘towel’ as their answer.

The first three of these are rhyming riddles, the fourth is a one-liner and the fifth asks What Am I?

To use that fifth idea, have your kids read the first line and attempt to guess what’s being described. If they’re incorrect, have them move on to the second clue and take another guess.

They should keep going until they either work out that the answer is towel or they run out of clues.

Towel Riddles For Kids

Towel Riddles For Kids

You always make me get wet
But not because you make me cry
It is because my purpose
Is to ensure that you get dry

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You always bring me to the beach
So you don’t have to lay on the sand
Then once you’ve been in the water
With drying you, I help lend a hand

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You use this every day
Many times I would bet
The more that you get dry
The more that it gets wet

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I can be used to dry any tears that you cry

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What Am I?

I’m rectangular but I’m not a kitchen table
I’m usually made of cotton but I’m not a T-shirt
I absorb water but I’m not a sponge
I’m sometimes used at a beach but I’m not a bucket
I’m found in a bathroom but I’m not a toothbrush

Mirror Riddles

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We’re continuing our series of riddles for kids where the answers are items you’d find in your household, with today’s set all having the answer of a mirror.

The first five of these are rhyming riddles, then there are a couple of one liners. Finally, we’ve also created a What Am I? riddle.

To use that final idea, have your children read the first line and guess what they think is the answer. If they’re incorrect, they should read the second line and guess again.

Your kids should keep going until they either guess correctly that mirror is the answer, or until they run out of clues.

8 Mirror Riddles For Kids

Mirror Riddles For Kids

This item can be used
To see what is right there
An evil queen used hers
To find out who’s most fair

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There’s two of these on the sides of cars
And two on the side of a truck
If you accidentally break one
You’ll have seven years bad luck

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It’s sometimes round and it’s sometimes tall
It reflects the fairest of them all

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They’re sometimes on a wall
And sometimes on a shelf
And when you look at one
You always see yourself

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When you look at this
You see perfection
Because what you see
Is your reflection

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It would be correct to say this does reflect

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When you see me, you also see you

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What Am I?

I’m found on a wall but I’m not paint
I’m found on the inside and outside of a car but I’m not a light
I’m found in a hairdresser’s but I’m not a pair of scissors
I appear in Sleeping Beauty but I’m not an apple
I reflect things but I’m not a puddle