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Riddles for Kids with Answers
Clean, simple riddles about everyday things that children can solve on their own. Click “Show the answer” under any riddle, or open it for a hint and to type your guess.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
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An egg. You have to crack an egg before you can cook it.
What has many teeth but can’t bite?
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A comb. A comb has many teeth, but they are for hair, not food.
What has legs but cannot walk?
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A table. A table stands on legs but never goes anywhere.
What has many eyes but cannot see?
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A potato. The little buds on a potato are called eyes.
What goes up when the rain comes down?
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An umbrella. People open umbrellas when it starts to rain.
What comes down but never goes up?
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Rain. Rain falls from the sky and never falls back up.
What has many needles but never sews?
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A pine tree. Pine trees have needle-shaped leaves.
What has ears but cannot hear?
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Corn. Corn grows in ears.
What has bark but no bite?
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A tree. Trees are covered in bark.
What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat and a tail like a cat, but is not a cat?
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A kitten. A kitten looks just like a cat because it is a young one.
I am found in socks, scarves and mittens, and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
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Yarn. Socks and scarves are knitted from yarn, and kittens love to bat a ball of it.