Kindergarten Riddles
These riddles for kindergarten are as easy and giggly as riddles get. Each one comes with a friendly hint, and the emoji puzzles let little kids play along before they can read every word. They double as preschool riddles for circle time or the dinner table.
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1. I say 'woof' and wag my tail when I'm happy. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I love to play fetch.
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A dog.
Woof, a wagging tail, and fetch all point right to a dog.
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2. I'm orange and crunchy, and bunnies love to munch me. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I grow in the ground.
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A carrot.
Orange, crunchy, and a favorite of bunnies means a carrot from the ground.
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3. I am a little slowpoke with a shell, and I leave a shiny trail behind me. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Look for my sparkly path on the sidewalk after it rains.
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A snail.
A slow animal with a shell that leaves a shiny trail is a snail.
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4. I'm yellow, you peel me, and monkeys think I'm yummy. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I'm a fruit shaped like a smile.
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A banana.
Yellow fruit you peel that monkeys love is a banana.
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5. I'm big and red, I have a ladder, and I go 'wee-oo wee-oo'. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I rush to help when there's smoke.
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A fire truck.
Big and red with a ladder and a siren means a fire truck.
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6. I'm green, I hop, and I say 'ribbit'. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I sit on lily pads.
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A frog.
A green hopper that says ribbit on lily pads is a frog.
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7. I'm cold and sweet, I melt in the sun, and you lick me. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I come in a cone.
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Ice cream.
Cold, sweet, melts in the sun, and you lick it: ice cream.
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8. I'm round and red, and I grow on a tree. Some say I keep the doctor away. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
One a day is what they say.
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An apple.
Round and red, grows on a tree, keeps the doctor away: apple.
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9. You sleep on me every single night. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Your pillow lives here too.
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A bed.
The soft place where you sleep every night is your bed.
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10. I have bristles, and you use me on your teeth every morning and night. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Don't forget the toothpaste.
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A toothbrush.
Bristles you use on your teeth each day mean a toothbrush.
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11. I'm white and fluffy and I float in the sky. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Sometimes I look like a bunny or a dragon.
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A cloud.
White, fluffy, and floating up in the sky is a cloud.
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12. I say 'meow' and love chasing balls of yarn. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I purr when you pet me.
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A cat.
Meow, chasing yarn, and purring all point to a cat.
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13. I come out after the rain, and I have many pretty colors. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Look up when the sun comes back.
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A rainbow.
Many pretty colors in the sky after rain make a rainbow.
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14. I'm big and gray, and I have a long, long trunk. What am I? Easy
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I spray water with my nose.
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An elephant.
A big gray animal with a long trunk is an elephant.
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15. You wear us on your feet, inside your shoes. What are we? Easy
Need a hint?
We come in pairs.
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Socks.
Worn on your feet inside shoes and come in pairs: socks.
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16. I shine in the daytime and keep you nice and warm. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I wake up in the morning sky.
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The sun.
Shines in the daytime and keeps you warm is the sun.
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17. Birds build me high in a tree using little twigs. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Baby birds hatch inside me.
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A nest.
Built by birds in a tree with little twigs is a nest.
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18. I buzz from flower to flower and make sweet honey. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Buzz, buzz!
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A bee.
Buzzing flower to flower and making honey means a bee.
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19. I have two wheels and a bell, and you pedal me to make me go. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Wear your helmet when you ride me.
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A bicycle.
Two wheels, a bell, and pedals to push mean a bicycle.
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20. You pour milk on me at breakfast time. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I come in a big colorful box.
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Cereal.
You pour milk on it at breakfast from a box: cereal.
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21. I keep you dry when the rain comes down. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
You hold me over your head.
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An umbrella.
Held over your head to keep dry in rain is an umbrella.
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22. I say 'quack' and swim in the pond. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I love bread crumbs. Waddle, waddle.
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A duck.
Quacks and swims in the pond, so it is a duck.
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23. I fall from the clouds in winter, and I'm white and cold. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
You can build a snowman with me.
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Snow.
White and cold, falls in winter, builds a snowman: snow.
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24. You blow me up for birthday parties, and sometimes I go POP! What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
Hold my string tight or I'll fly away.
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A balloon.
You blow it up for parties and it can pop: a balloon.
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25. I go 'choo choo' along my tracks. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
All aboard!
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A train.
Goes choo choo along the tracks, so it is a train.
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26. I'm big and round, and I glow in the night sky. What am I? Easy
Need a hint?
I come out when the sun goes to sleep.
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The moon.
Big, round, and glowing in the night sky is the moon.
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27. ☀️ + 🌼 Easy
Need a hint?
It's a tall yellow flower.
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A sunflower! Sun plus flower.
Sun plus flower join into one word to make sunflower.
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28. 🌊 + 🐚 Easy
Need a hint?
You can find one on the beach and hold it to your ear.
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A seashell! Sea plus shell.
Sea plus shell join into one word, a seashell.
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29. 🛏️ + ⏰ Medium
Need a hint?
It comes after your bath and a story.
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Bedtime! Bed plus time.
Bed plus time makes bedtime, joining two words a child sounds out.
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30. 🐛 + 📚 Medium
Need a hint?
It is a fun name for someone who loves to read.
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A bookworm! Book plus worm.
Book plus worm makes bookworm, a name many kids do not know yet.
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31. 🔵 + 🐦 Easy
Need a hint?
It is a happy little bird the color of the sky.
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A bluebird! Blue plus bird.
Blue plus bird simply joins to make bluebird.
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32. 🐮 + 🔔 Medium
Need a hint?
It rings on a farm so the farmer knows where the herd is.
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A cowbell! Cow plus bell.
Cow plus bell makes cowbell, a farm word many kids have not heard.
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33. What color do you get when you mix yellow and blue? Medium
Yellow and blue paint mix together to make green.
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34. Which animal says 'moo'? Easy
Cows say moo. Ducks quack, cats meow, and frogs ribbit.
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35. How many legs does a spider have? Medium
Spiders have eight legs. That's two more than insects.
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36. Which shape has three sides? Medium
Tri means three. A triangle has three sides and three corners.
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37. Count the circles! How many do you see? Easy
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Four! There are four circles: big, medium, and two smaller ones.
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38. Which shape is different from the others? Easy
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The circle! Three shapes are squares with corners. The circle is round with no corners.
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39. A frog says 'moo'. Easy
Frogs say ribbit! Cows are the ones who say moo.
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40. The sun comes out at night. Easy
The sun shines in the daytime. At night we see the moon and stars.
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41. I say 'oink' and love to roll in the mud on the farm. What am I? Easy
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A pig.
Oink and rolling in farm mud both point to a pig.
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42. I twinkle way up high, and you see me at night. What am I? Easy
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A star.
Something that twinkles way up high at night is a star.
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43. You color pictures with me, and I come in lots of colors in a box. What am I? Easy
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A crayon.
You color with it and it comes in a box of colors: a crayon.
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44. I float in a bowl, I have fins, and I blow tiny bubbles. What am I? Easy
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A fish.
Fins, tiny bubbles, and floating in a bowl mean a fish.
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45. I have four legs but I cannot walk, and you sit on me to eat. What am I? Medium
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A chair.
Four legs but cannot walk, and you sit on it to eat: a chair.
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46. I flutter on colorful wings, and I used to be a caterpillar. What am I? Easy
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A butterfly.
Colorful wings and once a caterpillar means a butterfly.
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47. You hold my string and I fly high in the windy sky. What am I? Easy
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A kite.
Held by a string and flying high in the wind is a kite.
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48. I'm soft and cuddly, and you hug me when you go to sleep. What am I? Easy
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A teddy bear.
Soft, cuddly, and hugged at bedtime is a teddy bear.
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49. I hop through the garden with my long ears and fluffy tail. What am I? Easy
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A rabbit.
Long ears, a fluffy tail, and hopping in the garden mean a rabbit.
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50. I have hands and a face, and I tell you what time it is. What am I? Medium
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A clock.
Hands and a face that tell you the time describe a clock.
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51. I say 'hoot' and I stay awake all night in the tree. What am I? Easy
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An owl.
Hoots and stays awake at night in a tree: an owl.
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52. I am tall and green with leaves, and birds build nests in me. What am I? Easy
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A tree.
Tall and green with leaves and bird nests is a tree.
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53. You use me to scoop your soup and cereal. What am I? Easy
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A spoon.
You scoop up soup and cereal with a spoon.
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54. I have pages full of pictures and words, and you read me at story time. What am I? Easy
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A book.
Pages of pictures and words read at story time make a book.
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55. I have a long neck and yellow spots, and I nibble leaves from the tallest trees. What am I? Easy
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A giraffe.
A long neck and spots, nibbling tall tree leaves, mean a giraffe.
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56. I am small and round, and you bounce me and throw me when you play. What am I? Easy
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A ball.
Small, round, and bounced or thrown in play is a ball.
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57. When it gets cold outside, I keep your fingers cozy and warm. What am I? Medium
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Mittens.
Warm covers that keep your fingers snug in the cold are mittens.
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58. I wake up the whole farm at sunrise with a loud 'cock-a-doodle-doo'. What am I? Medium
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A rooster.
The farm bird that crows cock-a-doodle-doo at sunrise is a rooster.
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59. I have a long tail and a mane, I say 'neigh', and you can ride on my back. What am I? Medium
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A horse.
A mane, a neigh, and a back you ride on all point to a horse.
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60. I carry my little house on my back, and I walk very, very slow. What am I? Medium
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A turtle.
A slow animal carrying its house on its back is a turtle.
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61. We are little and round, we grow in a bunch, and we can be purple or green. What are we? Medium
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Grapes.
Little round fruits growing in a purple or green bunch are grapes.
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62. I am round and sweet with little chocolate chips, and you dunk me in milk. What am I? Medium
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A cookie.
A round sweet treat with chocolate chips that you dunk in milk is a cookie.
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63. You pull us on when it rains so you can splash in the puddles. What are we? Medium
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Rain boots.
Foot covers for splashing in rainy puddles are rain boots.
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64. You blow me through a little wand, I float up round and shiny, then I pop. What am I? Medium
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A bubble.
A shiny round thing you blow from a wand that pops is a bubble.
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65. You sit on me at the park and I swing you back and forth, up high. What am I? Medium
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A swing.
The park seat that pushes you back and forth up high is a swing.
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66. Climb up my ladder, then whoosh, you zoom right down. What am I? Medium
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A slide.
The playground toy you climb up then whoosh down is a slide.
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67. You cannot see me, but I push your kite and make the trees dance. What am I? Medium
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The wind.
The invisible push that lifts kites and shakes the trees is the wind.
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68. I am a bird in a black and white coat, but I waddle and swim instead of fly. What am I? Medium
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A penguin.
A black and white bird that waddles and swims but does not fly is a penguin.
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69. I have a big furry mane and a mighty roar, and I am king of the jungle. What am I? Medium
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A lion.
The jungle king with a furry mane and a big roar is a lion.
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70. I am yellow, mice think I am yummy, and I come from milk. What am I? Medium
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Cheese.
A yellow snack made from milk that mice love is cheese.
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71. I am white, I come from a cow, and you drink me to grow big and strong. What am I? Medium
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Milk.
The white drink that comes from a cow and helps you grow is milk.
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72. I am made of glass in the wall, and you look through me to see outside. What am I? Medium
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A window.
The glass in the wall you look through to see outside is a window.
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73. You knock on me, then turn my handle to come inside. What am I? Medium
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A door.
The thing you knock on and open by the handle to come in is a door.
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74. I am a tiny red bug with little black dots on my back. What am I? Medium
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A ladybug.
A small red bug covered in little black dots is a ladybug.
Very easy riddles about animals and everyday things
The first two dozen riddles stick to what little kids know best: dogs that say woof, bananas that monkeys love, and the bed you sleep on every night.
Emoji riddles for preschoolers who cannot read yet
Six emoji picture riddles let pre-readers join in. Two pictures combine into one word, like a sun plus a flower, and kids shout the answer out loud.
Counting, shapes, and silly true or false
The page closes with shape-counting pictures, easy quiz questions, and two true or false giggles. Does a frog really say moo? Your kindergartner will set you straight.
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FAQ about Kindergarten Riddles
What age are these kindergarten riddles for?
They are pitched at ages 4 to 6. The animal and food riddles suit preschoolers when read aloud, and the emoji and shape puzzles work even before a child can read, since the pictures carry the clue.
How do I play these with a child who cannot read?
Read the riddle aloud and let the child guess, using the hint if needed. For the emoji riddles, just point at the two pictures and ask what word they make together. The reveal tap is a satisfying job for little fingers.
Are these riddles good for circle time?
Very. Each riddle takes under a minute, answers are one tap away, and the counting and shape puzzles project nicely on a classroom screen. Two or three per session keeps the group engaged without losing anyone.
When your little one is ready for more, keep the giggles going with our easy riddles for 5 year olds, then swap words for pictures and try the colorful rebus picture puzzles for kids that turn learning into a game.