15 Riddles for Children:

1. Riddle: When I am empty I can fit in your pocket, but when I am full I cannot. I am
often seen at parties and from the store I must be bought. What am I?
Answer: A balloon

2. Riddle: Many people say I am their favorite flavor, but most don’t know that I’m a
bean. I grow from one of the most beautiful flowers ever seen. I am often eaten cold and
usually described as white, but originally I am found where it is quite warm and my color
is dark as night. What am I?
Answer: Vanilla

3. Riddle: I am a color, but you can also eat me. What am I?

Answer: Orange

4. Riddle: When you drop me I come back to you, as long as you take good care- to
always, always keep me full of lots and lots of air. What am I?
Answer: A ball

5. Riddle: When I am whole I am circle, but when I am shared I turn into triangles. What
am I?
Answer: A pizza

6. Riddle: I am always home, no matter where I go. I can live on land or in the water and
people say I’m slow. What am I?
Answer: A turtle

7. Riddle: If I wasn’t here you might have to sit on the floor. I can come in many sizes,
but usually I fit through a door. What am I?
Answer: A chair

8. Riddle: Sometimes you can see me in the day, but I am best seen at night. That is
because in the evening I like to provide a special kind of light. Of course, sometimes I
am way too small. To shine on anyone at all. What am I?
Answer: The Moon

9. Riddle: If you don’t cut me I grow tall and people think me ugly. When the weather is
nice people roll on me and even get quite snugly. What am I?
Answer: Grass

10. Riddle: I cry when I need something, I cry when I am mad, but no one ever says that
all my crying makes me bad. What am I?
Answer: A baby

11. Riddle: I make a special sound when I am happy, and because I sleep so much one
could say I am nappy. What am I?
Answer: A cat

12. Riddle: Planet Earth would not have life if I was not around. When you drop things in
me sometimes they break or can’t be found. What am I?
Answer: Water

13. Riddle: I am orange and black and you would be happy to see me…as long as I am
far away or behind bars. What am I?
Answer: A tiger

14. Riddle: I like to eat honey and berries and catch fish with my paws. When I get
frightened I show off my jaws. What am I?
Answer: A bear

15. Riddle: The more you eat me the worse you’ll feel, and if your dentist knew you had
me she would surly squeal. What am I?
Answer: Candy