No. 1Ages 5 to 7
I have big flappy ears and a long trunk for a nose. I spray water with it to keep cool. What am I?
an elephant
Easy riddles
Ages 5 to 7, kindergarten to 2nd grade. Short riddles about things young children know, made for reading aloud. Most answers are one word.
Animal riddles
No. 2Ages 5 to 7
I hop and hop on my strong back legs. My baby rides in a pocket on my tummy. What am I?
a kangaroo
No. 3Ages 5 to 7
I live on a farm. I eat grass all day long and I say moo. What am I?
a cow
No. 4Ages 5 to 7
I carry my house on my back. I move very slowly and leave a shiny trail behind me. What am I?
a snail
No. 5Ages 5 to 7
I'm black and white with stripes from head to hoof. I look like a horse in pajamas. What am I?
a zebra
No. 6Ages 5 to 7
I have eight long legs. I spin a sticky web to catch bugs for lunch. What am I?
a spider
No. 7Ages 5 to 7
I start life as a tadpole in a pond. Then I grow legs, jump on lily pads and say ribbit. What am I?
a frog
No. 8Ages 5 to 7
I'm the tallest animal of all. I stretch my long neck to eat leaves from the treetops. What am I?
a giraffe
Funny riddles
No. 21Ages 5 to 7
What do you call a great big pile of kittens?
a meow-ntain
Meow-ntain sounds like mountain.
No. 22Ages 5 to 7
Why do elephants never need to pack a suitcase?
they always travel with a trunk
A trunk is an elephant's nose and also a big box for packing clothes.
No. 23Ages 5 to 7
Why did the moon say no to dessert?
it was already full
A full moon is a round moon, and full also means not hungry.
No. 24Ages 5 to 7
Why did the mouse take a bubble bath?
it wanted to be squeaky clean
Mice squeak, and squeaky clean means very, very clean.
No. 25Ages 5 to 7
Why did the bee go to the hairdresser?
it wanted a buzz cut
Bees buzz, and a buzz cut is a very short haircut.
No. 26Ages 5 to 7
What kind of music do bunnies like best?
hip-hop
Bunnies hop.
No. 27Ages 5 to 7
Why did the bread stay on the sofa all weekend?
it just wanted to loaf around
A loaf is a whole bread, and to loaf around means to be lazy.
No. 28Ages 5 to 7
Why did the orange stop halfway up the hill?
it ran out of juice
Oranges are full of juice, and running out of juice means getting too tired to go on.
Math riddles
No. 41Ages 5 to 7
Count the legs on a cat. Then add the legs on a duck. What number do you get?
6
A cat has 4 legs and a duck has 2, and 4 + 2 = 6.
No. 42Ages 5 to 7
A bicycle and a tricycle are parked side by side. How many wheels do they have together?
5 wheels
A bicycle has 2 wheels and a tricycle has 3, and 2 + 3 = 5.
No. 43Ages 5 to 7
I come right after nine when you count. I'm written with a one and a zero. What number am I?
10
No. 44Ages 5 to 7
You have 5 apples. A friend gives you 4 more. Then you eat 2. How many apples do you have now?
7 apples
5 + 4 = 9, and 9 - 2 = 7.
No. 45Ages 5 to 7
I'm a shape with three straight sides and three pointy corners. What am I?
a triangle
No. 46Ages 5 to 7
One spider has 8 legs. How many legs do 2 spiders have?
16 legs
8 + 8 = 16.
No. 47Ages 5 to 7
I'm bigger than 5 and smaller than 9. Turn me upside down and I look exactly the same. What number am I?
8
Of 6, 7 and 8, only 8 looks the same upside down (6 turns into 9).
No. 48Ages 5 to 7
A week has 7 days. How many days are there in two weeks?
14 days
7 + 7 = 14.
What am I? riddles
No. 61Ages 5 to 7
I have a face and two hands, but I can't wave hello. Tick, tock, I tell you when it's time for bed. What am I?
a clock
No. 62Ages 5 to 7
The more I dry you off after your bath, the wetter I get. What am I?
a towel
No. 63Ages 5 to 7
I have lots of bristles and a long handle. You use me with a little paste every morning and every night. What am I?
a toothbrush
No. 64Ages 5 to 7
I have four legs and a back, but I can't walk anywhere. You sit on me at the table. What am I?
a chair
No. 65Ages 5 to 7
You pull me onto your foot before your shoe. I come in pairs, but one of us always seems to go missing. What am I?
a sock
No. 66Ages 5 to 7
I keep your milk and juice nice and cold. Open my door and a little light comes on. What am I?
a refrigerator
No. 67Ages 5 to 7
I fill up with warm water and bubbles. You splash in me before bedtime. What am I?
a bathtub
No. 68Ages 5 to 7
I'm soft and fluffy. Every night you rest your sleepy head on me. What am I?
a pillow
Food riddles
No. 81Ages 5 to 7
I'm long and yellow. Monkeys love me, and you peel me before you eat me. What am I?
a banana
No. 82Ages 5 to 7
I'm orange and crunchy, and I grow under the ground. Rabbits love to munch on me. What am I?
a carrot
No. 83Ages 5 to 7
I'm round and red and crunchy too. I grow on a tree, and I'm good for you. What am I?
an apple
No. 84Ages 5 to 7
I'm white and I come in a carton. Dip a cookie in me and it tastes even better. What am I?
milk
No. 85Ages 5 to 7
I'm round and cheesy, with toppings on top. You cut me into triangle slices. What am I?
a pizza
No. 86Ages 5 to 7
I'm cold and sweet and I sit in a cone. If you eat me too slowly, I drip down your hand. What am I?
ice cream
No. 87Ages 5 to 7
I'm a red fruit with a green leafy hat, and I wear my seeds on the outside. What am I?
a strawberry
No. 88Ages 5 to 7
Bees make me in their hive. I'm golden, sticky and sweet. What am I?
honey
Nature riddles
No. 101Ages 5 to 7
I am round and yellow and very hot. I wake you up in the morning and keep you warm all day. What am I?
the sun
No. 102Ages 5 to 7
I fall from the clouds in tiny drops. I fill the puddles you love to splash in. What am I?
rain
No. 103Ages 5 to 7
I am cold and white and I fall in soft flakes. You can roll me into a ball. What am I?
snow
No. 104Ages 5 to 7
I glow in the night sky. Some nights I am a big round ball, and some nights I am just a thin smile. What am I?
the moon
No. 105Ages 5 to 7
I am a colorful arch in the sky. You may see me when the sun shines through the rain. What am I?
a rainbow
No. 106Ages 5 to 7
I have a trunk, but I am not an elephant. I have branches and leaves, and birds build nests in me. What am I?
a tree
No. 107Ages 5 to 7
You can't see me, but you can feel me. I make kites fly high and leaves dance around. What am I?
the wind
No. 108Ages 5 to 7
I am big, blue and salty. Waves roll across me and fish swim inside me. What am I?
the ocean
School riddles
No. 121Ages 5 to 7
I hold your sandwich and your snack until it's time to eat at school. What am I?
a lunchbox
No. 122Ages 5 to 7
You sharpen my point. I write in gray, and an eraser can wipe my words away. What am I?
a pencil
No. 123Ages 5 to 7
I am small and rubbery. I rub out your mistakes and get a little smaller every time. What am I?
an eraser
No. 124Ages 5 to 7
I have two straps and a zipper. I ride on your back and carry your books to school. What am I?
a backpack
No. 125Ages 5 to 7
I ring loud and clear at school to say it's time for recess or time to go home. What am I?
the school bell
No. 126Ages 5 to 7
I am big, flat and dark. I hang on the wall, and your teacher writes on me with chalk. What am I?
a chalkboard
No. 127Ages 5 to 7
I have two loops for your fingers. Open, close, snip, snip! I cut paper into shapes. What am I?
scissors
No. 128Ages 5 to 7
I am white and sticky. I come in a bottle or a stick, and I help paper hold on tight. What am I?
glue
Logic riddles and brain teasers
No. 141Ages 5 to 7
Who has more legs: one cat or two chickens?
they have the same, four each
A cat has 4 legs, and two chickens have 2 legs each.
No. 142Ages 5 to 7
Ben is taller than Ana. Ana is taller than Leo. Who is the shortest?
Leo
No. 143Ages 5 to 7
Which one does not belong: apple, banana, carrot, grape?
carrot
A carrot is a vegetable, and the others are fruits.
No. 144Ages 5 to 7
Red, blue, red, blue, red... What color comes next?
blue
No. 145Ages 5 to 7
You have 10 fingers. You put on your two mittens. How many fingers can you see now?
none
Mittens cover all your fingers, thumbs too.
No. 146Ages 5 to 7
Five birds sit on a fence. Two fly away, then one comes back. How many birds are on the fence now?
four
5 take away 2 is 3, and 1 more makes 4.
No. 147Ages 5 to 7
Two bikes and one tricycle are parked in the yard. How many wheels are there in all?
seven
Each bike has 2 wheels and a tricycle has 3, so 2 + 2 + 3 = 7.
No. 148Ages 5 to 7
Which is bigger: a big ant or a small elephant?
a small elephant
Even a small elephant is much bigger than the biggest ant.
Halloween riddles
No. 161Ages 5 to 7
I grow on a vine in a field. I am orange and round, and in fall you can carve me or bake me into a pie. What am I?
a pumpkin
No. 162Ages 5 to 7
I fly around at night, and in the day I sleep hanging upside down. What am I?
a bat
No. 163Ages 5 to 7
I float through the halls in a white sheet and say Boo! Don't worry, I am friendly. What am I?
a ghost
No. 164Ages 5 to 7
On Halloween night, kids knock on doors and say three little words to get candy. What are they?
trick or treat
No. 165Ages 5 to 7
I am sweet and come in crinkly wrappers. On Halloween you collect lots of me in a bag. What am I?
candy
No. 166Ages 5 to 7
All year I sweep the kitchen floor. On Halloween night, a witch takes me flying out the door. What am I?
a broom
No. 167Ages 5 to 7
You wear me from head to toe to turn into a pirate, a robot or a cat for one night. What am I?
a costume
No. 168Ages 5 to 7
I wear a tall pointy hat and fly across the sky on a broom. What am I?
a witch
Christmas riddles
No. 181Ages 5 to 7
I stay green all winter. In December you hang lights and shiny balls on my branches. What am I?
a Christmas tree
No. 182Ages 5 to 7
I am a green ring of branches. You hang me on the front door in December. What am I?
a wreath
No. 183Ages 5 to 7
I have antlers, and I help pull Santa's sleigh across the sky. What am I?
a reindeer
No. 184Ages 5 to 7
I am made of three big snowballs, with a carrot for a nose. What am I?
a snowman
No. 185Ages 5 to 7
I am a big sock that hangs by the fireplace, waiting for Santa to fill me with treats. What am I?
a stocking
No. 186Ages 5 to 7
I am a spicy brown cookie shaped like a little person, with icing for buttons. What am I?
a gingerbread cookie
No. 187Ages 5 to 7
I wear a red suit and a fluffy white beard, and I laugh, Ho ho ho! Who am I?
Santa
No. 188Ages 5 to 7
I have five points, and I shine at the very top of the tree. What am I?
a star
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