Christmas Riddles

Advent Calendar
Can you solve the Christmas Riddles? There’s one for each day before Christmas!

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1
I am round.
I am decorated.
I am usually green.
People hang me on their doors.

Answer: Christmas wreath

2
I look after sheep.
I heard Angel Gabriel speak.
I went to Bethlehem.
I saw Baby Jesus.

Answer: Shepherd
 3
I am brown.
I have a tail.
I look like a horse.
I carried Mary on her way to Bethlehem.

Answer: Donkey
4
I rode on a camel.
I followed a star.
I visited King Herod.
I saw Baby Jesus.

Answer: Wise man

5
I am tall.
I am green.
People decorate me.
I can be real or artificial.

Answer: Christmas tree

 6
I am a present from one of the
Three Wise Men.
I am shiny.
I can be found in water on riverbeds or in the
ground.

Answer: Gold
7
I am very bright.
You see me at night.
I twinkle.
The wise men followed me.

Answer: Star
8
I am a present from one of the
Three Wise Men.
I have a sweet, warm smell.
I come from trees.
I am milky white.

Answer: Frankincense
9
I can be many colours.
I can be worn.
People hang me up at Christmas.
I get filled with gifts.

Answer: Christmas stocking

10
I am a present from one of the
Three Wise Men.
I come from trees.
I am yellowish in colour.
I have a spicy smell.

Answer: Myrrh
11
I am brown.
I have a tail.
My nose is red.
I help pull Santa’s sleigh.

Answer: Rudolph
12
I am a plant that grows on other trees.
I have white berries.
I have green leaves.
People hang me up at Christmas.

Answer: Mistletoe
13
I am noisy.
I am on a Christmas table.
Someone needs to help you with me.
I have a joke and a hat inside.

Answer: Christmas cracker

14
I am red and white.
I am sweet.
I can be eaten.
I am hard to bite.

Answer: Candy cane

15
I am pointy with a white pom-pom.
I can be worn.
I am red and white.
I match Santa’s suit.

Answer: Santa hat

16
I am a plant.
I have red berries and green leaves.
My leaves are spiky.
People decorate with me at Christmas.

Answer: Holly
17
I am small.
I can be many different colours.
I can be inside or outside a house.
I look pretty when it’s dark.

Answer: Christmas lights

18
I am a bird.
I can be seen in winter.
I am on many Christmas cards.
I have a red breast.

Answer: Robin
19
Everyone loves me!
I have a white beard.
I wear a red suit.
I say, “Ho! Ho! Ho!”

Answer: Santa Claus

20
You can’t open me until Christmas Day.
I am wrapped in bright paper.
I can be any shape and size.
I sit under the Christmas tree.

Answer: A present
21
I am a bird.
I sound like I say, “Gobble! Gobble!”
I am not a chicken.
I am usually eaten on Christmas Day.

Answer: Turkey
 22
I am white.
Everyone wishes I would come for Christmas.
I am cold.
I come in all different patterns.

Answer: Snowflake
23
I have wings.
In stories I wear white and gold or silver.
I spoke to the shepherds.
I sing beautifully.

Answer: Angel Gabriel

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I am very small.
Many people have heard about me.
My mother let me sleep in a manger.
I am the reason for the season.

Answer: Baby Jesus