Riddles for 6 Year Olds
Six year olds love riddles they can actually solve, and every one of these easy riddles for kids comes with answers. The words are simple, the answers are things kids know, and a few picture and emoji puzzles keep it playful. Read them out loud and let your first grader shout the answer.
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1. I am yellow, I live in the sky, and I go to bed every night. What am I? Easy
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The sun.
Yellow and in the sky, then going to bed at night points to the sun.
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2. I have four legs but I never run. You sit on me every day at dinner. What am I? Easy
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A chair.
Four legs but you sit on it at dinner is a chair, not an animal.
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3. I have a tongue but I never say a word. You tie me up before you run outside to play. What am I? Medium
Need a hint?
Check your feet before you head out the door.
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A shoe.
A shoe has a tongue flap and laces you tie before going out to play.
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4. I am full of holes but I still hold water. What am I? Medium
Need a hint?
You use me to clean up spills.
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A sponge.
Full of holes yet holds water fits a squishy sponge you clean with.
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5. I have a tail and a head, but no arms or legs. I hide in your piggy bank. What am I? Medium
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A coin.
Heads and tails plus hiding in a piggy bank tells you it is a coin.
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6. What goes up but never comes back down? Hard
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Your age.
Your age only climbs and never drops, so it goes up and stays up.
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7. 🌞 + 🌻 Easy
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A tall yellow flower that loves the sun.
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Sunflower (sun + flower).
Sun plus flower sounds put together make the word sunflower.
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8. I am white and cold, and I fall from the sky in winter. Kids roll me into balls. What am I? Easy
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Snow.
White, cold, falling in winter, and rolled into balls all mean snow.
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9. I have bristles but I am not a hedgehog. Twice a day you use me on your smile. What am I? Medium
Need a hint?
You squeeze toothpaste onto it.
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A toothbrush.
Bristles used twice a day on your teeth means a toothbrush.
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10. I get bigger and bigger the more you blow into me, but one sharp poke and I am gone. What am I? Easy
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A balloon.
Grows when you blow and pops with a poke is a balloon.
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11. What animal says 'moo' and gives us milk? Easy
Cows say moo and give us the milk we drink.
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12. I have teeth but I never bite. I keep your hair looking nice. What am I? Medium
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A comb.
Teeth that never bite and keep hair neat point to a comb.
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13. What kind of cup can you never drink from? Medium
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It makes a funny sound and it is tricky to stop.
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A hiccup!
The cup you cannot drink from is a hiccup, a silly word trick.
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14. I follow you everywhere on a sunny day, but I hide when it is cloudy. What am I? Medium
Need a hint?
Look down at the sidewalk on a sunny walk.
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Your shadow.
Something that copies you in sun and hides when cloudy is your shadow.
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15. 🌈 + 🎀 Easy
Need a hint?
Look at the sky after it rains.
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Rainbow (rain + bow).
Rain plus bow sounds join to make the word rainbow.
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16. I have one eye but I cannot see. I help you sew a button. What am I? Medium
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A needle.
One eye you cannot see with, used to sew, is a needle's hole.
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17. What has legs but cannot walk? Easy
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A table.
Legs that cannot walk means furniture like a table, not an animal.
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18. I wear a cap but I have no head. Pop me open and write with me. What am I? Medium
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I live in your pencil case.
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A pen or a marker.
Wears a cap, has no head, and writes points to a pen or marker.
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19. A spider has six legs. Easy
Spiders have eight legs. Insects like ants have six.
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20. What gets wetter the more it dries you? Hard
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A towel.
A towel gets wetter as it soaks up the water drying you off.
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21. I am a fruit with a name that sounds like two words: a color and a sound a dog makes... just kidding! I am yellow and monkeys love me. What am I? Easy
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A banana.
Yellow fruit that monkeys love is clearly a banana.
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22. I have a neck but no head, and I hold your juice. What am I? Medium
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A bottle.
A neck with no head that holds juice is a bottle's narrow top.
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23. You count 3 ducks in the pond. 2 more ducks swim over. How many ducks now? Easy
3 plus 2 makes 5 ducks in the pond.
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24. I have a trunk but I am not an elephant, and I have leaves but I am not a book. What am I? Medium
Need a hint?
Birds build their nests in me at the park.
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A tree.
A trunk and leaves that is not book or elephant is a tree.
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25. I am small and green, and I hop from leaf to leaf saying ribbit. What am I? Easy
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A frog.
Small, green, hops, and says ribbit all point to a frog.
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26. What do you call a dinosaur that is fast asleep? Medium
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A dino-snore!
Dinosaur plus snore make the joke word dino-snore for sleeping.
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27. ❄️ + 🏀 Easy
Need a hint?
You pack this up to throw in a winter fight.
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Snowball (snow + ball).
Snow plus ball sounds combine into the word snowball.
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28. I have hands but no fingers, and a band but no drum. I live on your wrist. What am I? Medium
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A watch.
Hands and a band on your wrist that is not a clock is a watch.
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29. Why did the kid bring a ladder to school? Hard
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Because it was high school!
High school sounds like a tall school, so a ladder is the joke.
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30. I am red, I say cock-a-doodle-doo, and I wake up the whole farm. What am I? Easy
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A rooster
Red bird that crows cock-a-doodle-doo to wake the farm is a rooster.
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31. I am round, I bounce, and kids kick me at recess. What am I? Easy
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A ball.
Round, bouncy, and kicked at recess means a ball.
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32. What has a bed but never sleeps? Medium
Need a hint?
Fish swim in it all day long.
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A river.
A river has a riverbed but it never sleeps in it.
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33. The moon is bigger than the sun. Medium
The sun is way bigger. The moon only looks big because it is much closer to us.
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34. I am orange, crunchy, and bunnies love to munch me. What am I? Easy
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A carrot.
Orange, crunchy, and loved by bunnies is a carrot.
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35. What word starts with T, ends with T, and is full of T? Hard
Need a hint?
You pour a hot drink from it.
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A teapot.
Teapot starts with T, ends with T, and is full of tea inside.
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36. 👑 + 🐟 Easy
Need a hint?
A bright blue bird that dives to catch fish in a river.
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Kingfisher (king + fisher).
King plus fisher sounds make the bird name kingfisher.
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37. Which one of these can fly? Easy
Bees buzz and fly from flower to flower. Penguins and ostriches are birds that cannot fly.
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38. I am your best friend with four paws and a waggy tail. What am I? Easy
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A dog.
A four-pawed best friend with a waggy tail is a dog.
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39. How many stars can you count in this picture? Easy
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Four stars. Four pointy stars, plus one crescent moon that is not a star.
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40. I open when it rains and close when the sun comes out. What am I? Medium
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An umbrella.
Opens in rain and closes in sun is an umbrella you carry.
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41. I am white and smooth, I crack right open at breakfast, and a hen lays me in her nest. What am I? Easy
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An egg.
White, cracks at breakfast, and laid by a hen means an egg.
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42. I say meow, I purr when you pet me, and I love to chase a ball of yarn. What am I? Easy
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A cat.
Says meow, purrs, and chases yarn all point to a cat.
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43. I swim all day and never close my eyes, and I breathe under the water with my gills. What am I? Easy
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A fish.
Swims and breathes with gills under water is a fish.
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44. I am red and round, I grow on a tree, and eating one a day keeps the doctor away. What am I? Easy
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An apple.
Red, round, grows on a tree, keeps the doctor away is an apple.
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45. I start out as a wiggly caterpillar, then I grow colorful wings and flutter away. What am I? Easy
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A butterfly.
A caterpillar that grows wings and flutters becomes a butterfly.
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46. I stand on your birthday cake with a tiny flame, and you blow me out to make a wish. What am I? Easy
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A candle.
Tiny flame on a cake you blow out to wish is a candle.
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47. I am white and fluffy and I float in the sky, but when I turn gray I bring the rain. What am I? Easy
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A cloud.
White and fluffy in the sky that turns gray to rain is a cloud.
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48. I have a long tail and I fly up high, and you run to launch me on a windy day. What am I? Easy
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A kite.
Long tail, flies high, run to launch on wind is a kite.
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49. I sit in the middle of your face, and I help you smell cookies baking in the oven. What am I? Easy
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Your nose.
The part in the middle of your face that smells things is your nose.
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50. I am small and I fit inside a lock, and when you turn me the door swings open. What am I? Easy
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A key.
Small thing that fits a lock and opens doors is a key.
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51. I am pink with a curly little tail, and I roll in the mud saying oink. What am I? Easy
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A pig.
Pink, curly tail, and rolls in mud saying oink means a pig.
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52. I grow tall in a sunny field with yellow kernels, and I have ears but I cannot hear. What am I? Medium
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Corn.
Corn has ears of kernels but of course it cannot hear.
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53. I have big round eyes, I stay awake all night, and I say whoo from my tree. What am I? Easy
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An owl.
Big eyes, awake at night, says whoo from a tree is an owl.
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54. I am cold and sweet and I sit in a cone, and I will melt fast if you eat me too slow. What am I? Easy
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Ice cream.
Cold, sweet, in a cone, and melts when slow is ice cream.
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55. I am big and furry, I love a pot of honey, and I sleep all winter long in my cozy cave. What am I? Easy
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A bear.
Big, furry, loves honey, and sleeps all winter in a cave is a bear.
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56. I have a face and two hands, but I have no arms and I cannot clap. I hang on the wall and tell you when it is lunchtime. What am I? Medium
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A clock.
A clock has a face and two hands that point to the time, but no arms to clap with.
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57. I am round and shiny, I scoop up your soup, and I live in a drawer right next to the fork. What am I? Medium
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A spoon.
Round and shiny that scoops soup and lives by the fork is a spoon.
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58. I am soft and squishy, I hold your sleepy head all night, and I live at the top of your bed. What am I? Medium
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A pillow.
Soft and squishy that holds your head at the top of the bed is a pillow.
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59. I have a handle but I am not a cup, and you push or pull me to walk into a room. What am I? Medium
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A door.
Something with a handle that you push or pull to walk into a room is a door.
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60. I have a spine but not a single bone, and I am full of pages with a story you read at bedtime. What am I? Medium
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A book.
A spine with no bones and pages full of a story is a book.
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61. Look at me and you see yourself, but I am not a photo, and I hang on the bathroom wall. What am I? Medium
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A mirror.
You see yourself in it even though it is not a photo, so it is a mirror.
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62. I float on the water, I carry people across the lake, and I catch the wind with my big sail. What am I? Medium
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A boat.
Something that floats and carries people using a sail is a boat.
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63. I carry my little house on my back, I move very slowly, and I leave a shiny trail behind me. What am I? Medium
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A snail.
It carries its house, moves slowly, and leaves a shiny trail, so it is a snail.
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64. I come in a pair, I keep your foot warm inside your shoe, and sometimes I go missing in the laundry. What am I? Medium
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A sock.
A pair that warms your foot in your shoe and gets lost in the wash is a sock.
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65. What has a ring but you can never wear it on your finger? Hard
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A telephone.
A telephone rings when someone calls, but that ring is a sound, not jewelry.
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66. What do you call a duck that loves to tell jokes? Hard
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A wise-quacker.
Ducks say quack, so a joking duck is a wise-quacker, like a wise-cracker.
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67. What kind of shoes does a frog like to wear? Hard
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Open toad shoes.
Frogs are like toads, so open toed shoes turn into open toad shoes.
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68. Why did the teddy bear say no thanks to dessert? Hard
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Because she was already stuffed.
Teddy bears are full of stuffing, so she was too stuffed for dessert.
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69. What do you call a cow that plays music? Hard
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A moo-sician.
Cows say moo, so a musical cow is a moo-sician.
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70. What do you call a bear caught out in the rain? Hard
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A drizzly bear.
A grizzly bear stuck in the drizzle becomes a drizzly bear.
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71. Why do birds fly all the way south for the winter? Hard
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Because it is too far to walk.
Flying is much faster than walking such a long way, so birds fly instead.
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72. I have sharp teeth all in a row, but I never eat a single bite. What am I? Hard
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A saw.
A saw has a row of sharp teeth to cut wood, but it never eats anything.
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73. Why was the broom running late this morning? Hard
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Because it over-swept.
Brooms sweep, and over-swept sounds like overslept, so it woke up late.
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74. What do you call a kangaroo that is very lazy? Hard
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A pouch potato.
Kangaroos have a pouch, so a lazy one is a pouch potato, like couch potato.
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75. Why did the frog take the bus to work? Hard
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Because his car got toad away.
Towed sounds like toad, and frogs are like toads, so his car got toad away.
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76. What kind of dog can jump higher than a house? Hard
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Any dog, because houses cannot jump at all.
A house cannot jump even a tiny bit, so any dog can jump higher than one.
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77. Why did the cow cross the road? Hard
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To get to the udder side.
Cows have an udder, which sounds like other, so it is the udder side.
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78. What kind of music do bunnies love to dance to? Hard
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Hip hop.
Bunnies hop, so their favorite kind of music is hip hop.
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79. Why did the boy eat his homework? Hard
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Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake.
A piece of cake means easy, but the boy thought it was a real cake to eat.
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80. What do you call two little birds who are in love? Hard
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Tweethearts.
Birds go tweet, so two loving birds are tweethearts, like sweethearts.
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81. What do you call a train that has a bad cold? Hard
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An a-choo-choo train.
A sneeze sounds like achoo, and trains go choo choo, so it is an a-choo-choo train.
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82. What did one plate whisper to the other plate at dinner? Hard
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Tonight, dinner is on me.
Your food sits on top of a plate, so the plate says dinner is on me.
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83. What kind of fish twinkles up in the night sky? Hard
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A starfish
A star shines in the sky and a starfish has the word star right in its name.
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84. What kind of fish likes to say meow? Hard
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A catfish
A catfish has the word cat in its name, so it sounds like it could meow.
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85. What kind of little worm loves to curl up with a good story? Hard
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A bookworm
A bookworm is a funny name for someone who loves to read books.
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86. What kind of puppet can you make with something you wear on your foot? Hard
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A sock puppet
You slip a sock over your hand and it becomes a puppet that can talk.
Easy riddles for kids with answers
Chairs, shoelaces, piggy banks, and the sun going to bed. Every answer is something a six year old sees every day.
Funny riddles a first grader can solve
The sleeping dinosaur, the ladder at school, and other giggle-first riddles that work as jokes even when the answer slips out early.
Picture and emoji riddles for early readers
Emoji pairs like a moon plus a light bulb, a star counting picture, and a few multiple choice questions give pre-readers a way to play along.
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FAQ about Riddles for 6 Year Olds
Are these riddles really easy enough for a 6 year old?
Yes. The vocabulary is first grade level and the answers are everyday objects and animals, not abstract ideas. A few counting questions sneak in gentle math practice, like adding ducks in a pond.
How should I use these riddles with my child?
Read them out loud and give your child time to guess before tapping the answer. They work at bedtime, in the car, or as a morning warm-up in a first grade classroom. The emoji and picture puzzles are good for kids who are still learning to read.
What if my child cannot guess the answer?
Many cards include a hint, so offer that first. If they are still stuck, reveal the answer and let them retell the riddle to someone else. Kids this age love being the one who knows the trick.
If your little one is giggling for more, roll straight into our funny riddles for kids that are perfect for this age. And when they want to play instead of just read, try our picture rebus puzzles for kids to keep those young brains busy.