Riddles For Kids

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


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

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