Riddles for Kids

I have four legs but I cannot walk. What am I?

I have teeth but I cannot bite. What am I?

A house with no doors, no windows, and a golden treasure inside. What am I?

I fly but I am always tied down. I need the wind and a willing hand. Let go of me and I am lost. What am I?

I am full of nothing yet I bring joy to children everywhere. Pop me and I am gone in an instant. I rise when released. What am I?

I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I?

I am a bird that chose the sea over the sky. I wear a tuxedo every day. I live where it is coldest yet I huddle together for warmth. What am I?

I am eaten once a year with fire on top. You make a wish before extinguishing me. I taste the same but I mean more every year. What am I?

Children turn me and jump through me for hours. I am not a game that can be won. I am a rope that goes nowhere but takes you somewhere. What am I?

I am the smallest bank in the world. I have no interest rates. I must be broken to be emptied. I am shaped like a pig for reasons nobody agrees on. What am I?

I come in small plastic bricks that can become anything. I am painful to stand on barefoot. I am one of the most popular toys ever made. What am I?

The more it dries, the wetter it gets. What is it?

I appear after rain and disappear as you approach. I am made of light and water. I have seven colours but I have no end. What am I?

Children dread me, teachers love me, parents nag about me. I follow you home but I am not a pet. What am I?

I rule without power, measure without thinking, and am used in school but rarely at weekends. What am I?

I make my mark but can always be undone. I am sharp at first and blunt with use. I am older than the pen. What am I?

Two of us together and I am powerful. Separate us and I am useless. I am sharp but I am for creation not destruction. What am I?

I have hands but I cannot clap. I have a face but no eyes to see. I tell you something every moment of the day yet I never speak a word. What am I?

I have no legs yet I run across fields. I am round yet I never travel in a straight line when kicked. I bring people together in their millions. What am I?

Two wheels but no engine. I go where no car can follow. I am powered by the very person I carry. What am I?

I am a crown for those without a kingdom. I shelter you from sun and rain. Take me off to show respect. What am I?

I come in pairs but you never use both at the same time on the same foot. I protect you from the ground but the ground is all I touch. What am I?

I am useless when closed and useful only when open. I protect you from above but I do not cover your feet. What am I?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

I wear every colour but my own. I move each eye independently. My tongue is longer than my body. What am I?

I have eight arms, three hearts, and blue blood. I can change colour in an instant. I am considered the most intelligent invertebrate on Earth. What am I?

I am tiny but I can carry fifty times my own body weight. I have lived on Earth for over 100 million years. There are more of me on Earth than of any other insect. What am I?

I am the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth — larger than any dinosaur. I breathe air but I live in the sea. I sing songs that travel hundreds of miles. What am I?

I have cities but no houses, mountains but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?

The more of these you have, the older you are. Yet many people wish for more of them. They come once a year and are celebrated with candles. What are they?