Tree Riddles

November 17, 2016 By Stephen Pepper

Here are eight riddles for kids where the answer is a tree. These are therefore great for using with our other riddles relating to trees as well as nature.

The first six of these are rhyming riddles, with the word ‘tree’ completing the rhyme of the sixth, while the seventh is a one line riddle that also contains a rhyme.

The eighth of these riddles asks your children What Am I? 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 chopped but which isn’t a carrot, they might guess that it’s a potato, an apple or an onion.

If they don’t guess that a tree is the answer, read them the clue that’s on the second line and have them take another guess now that they have some extra information. Keep doing this until your kids either guess that the answer is a tree or they run out of clues.

Tree Riddles For Kids

When this thing is very young
It’s known as a sapling
Every year as it grows
It gains an extra ring

This is something with a bark
But it doesn’t have a bite
With a lot of sun and rain
It can grow to a great height

I am something that’s cut down
To make paper and card
I’m where you might build a house
Up high in your backyard

Some of these are deciduous
And some of these are evergreen
It has a trunk, branches and leaves
In a forest this can be seen

I am something that has bark
Although I am not a dog
When somebody cuts me down
I might end up as a log

This is a simple riddle
I think you will agree
This thing has leaves and a trunk
Which means that it’s a _ _ _ _

Deciduous or evergreen, in a forest is where I’m seen

What Am I?

I can be chopped but I’m not a carrot
I have rings but I’m not an onion
I can be climbed but I’m not a mountain
I’m made of wood but I’m not a table
I have a trunk but I’m not a car

Leaf Riddles

November 15, 2016 By Stephen Pepper

Here are eight riddles for kids where a leaf is the answer. These are therefore perfect for using with our other tree, fall and nature riddles.

The first six of these are rhyming riddles, while the seventh is a one line riddle that also contains a rhyme.

The eighth and final one of these ideas is a What Am I riddle. To use that one, read the clue that’s on the first line to your kids and ask them to try guessing what they think the answer might be. As the clue is that it’s something that can be blown but which isn’t a bubble (think leaf blower), your children might guess that the answer is a whistle, a candle or a kiss.

If they don’t guess that the answer is a leaf, read them the second clue and have them take another guess. Keep doing this until they either work out that a leaf is the answer or they run out of clues.

Leaf Riddles For Kids

This thing is usually green
But it’s not a plate of peas
On the flag of Canada
There’s a maple one of these

This thing’s not a human body
But it often has some veins
It falls from a deciduous
On evergreens it remains

I’m sometimes big
And sometimes small
In the autumn
You see me fall

I am something that’s thin and flat
On a branch I can be found
When I’m from a deciduous
In the fall I’m on the ground

This is something that’s often green
Because of photosynthesis
You might turn over a new one
And it is part of a lettuce

Trees have many in the summer
But in winter they might have none
And there’s a certain phrase that says
You can turn over a new one

Out in nature I can be seen, I don’t fall from an evergreen

What Am I?

I can be blown but I’m not a bubble
I drop but I’m not a tear
I come in different shapes but I’m not a snowflake
I come in different colors but I’m not a cellphone
I come from a tree but I’m not an apple

Paper Riddles

August 20, 2015 By Stephen Pepper

Our series of school riddles for kids is continuing today with a set that have paper as their answer.

These could therefore also be used with many of our other themes such as art, office and trees.

The first four of these are rhyming riddles, with the fifth asking your children What Am I?

To use that last one, read the first line to your kids and have them take a guess at the answer. As the clue mentions something that can cut, they might suggest scissors or a saw.

If they didn’t guess that the answer is paper, read them the clue on the second line and ask them to guess again. Keep doing this until they either answer correctly or they run out of clues.

Paper Riddles For Kids

I do not get put on a bed
Even though I am a sheet
Instead put me in a binder
To keep your desk nice and neat

I sometimes have lines on me
And other times I am blank
I’m made from a cut down tree
Although I am not a plank

Plenty of sheets
But no bed in sight
It can cut you
But it doesn’t bite

What is this thing that you use at school?
In English it has horizontal lines
In Art it will usually be plain
And for graphs in Math it will have gridlines

What Am I?

I can cut but I’m not a knife
I sometimes have paint put on me but I’m not a wall
I come from trees but I’m not a fruit
I’m a sheet but I don’t get put on a bed
I get put in a printer but I’m not ink

Orange Riddles

March 12, 2015 By Stephen Pepper

We’re starting a new series of riddles this week where the answers will be different types of food.

Today’s set has several where the answer is ‘orange.’ In addition to these being good to use with our other food riddles, they could also be used with our other ideas that are based on different fruits and colors.

The first four of these rhyme, while the final one is a What Am I? riddle. To use that, read the first line of it to your kids and get them to guess what they think the answer is.

If they’re not correct, read them the second line and have them guess again. Keep going until they either work out that you’re describing the word orange or they run out of clues.

Orange Riddles For Kids

This is a fruit that
You might be fed
You just need to mix
Yellow and red

You might sometimes see this color
On the feathers of a parrot
It is the name of a fruit and
The same color as a carrot

Violet, red, blue and green
Yellow and indigo
What’s the other color
You’d find in a rainbow?

This is a type of fruit
But it is not a lime
There are no other words
With which this word can rhyme

What Am I?

I grow on trees but I’m not a leaf
I’m spherical but I’m not a soccer ball
I provide juice but I’m not an apple
I’m sometimes naval but I’m not a sailor
I’m a color but I’m not red

Christmas Tree Riddles

December 13, 2013 By Stephen Pepper

Here are many different Christmas tree riddles for kids – riddles where the answer is ‘Christmas tree.’

These are therefore great for using with many of our other riddle themes – ideas like:

Most of these are rhyming riddles, while the final one asks What Am I?

To use the What Am I riddle, read the first line to your kids and have them try to guess the correct answer.

If they guess incorrectly, read them the clue on the second line and have them guess again. Continue doing this until they either guess the correct answer or run out of clues.

Christmas Tree Riddles For Kids

You put a skirt around my bottom
Once I have been chopped
The other end, a star or angel
Is how I get topped

People go round and round me
Adding some lights on a string
And later underneath me
They place the gifts that they bring

Garland, lights and balls
They can all be seen
Once they are hung up
On this evergreen

All over this item
Some ornaments get hung
While in the background
Some carols might be sung

During the festive season
We always buy this festive plant
Can the wrapped up gifts beneath
Be opened early? No they can’t!

I have branches
And I’m green
In December
I am seen

What Am I?

I’m green but I’m not a leprechaun
I have lights but I’m not a car
I have a skirt but I’m not a girl
I have things hanging on me but I’m not a clothes hanger
I have branches but I’m not a bank
I have needles but no thread