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Riddles for 5 Year Olds

At this age, kids are just starting to play with language. The best riddles describe a single object using two or three concrete clues. Below you'll find hand-picked riddles for 5-year-olds, all with answers.

39 riddles for age 5

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A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky

easy Age 4+ animal what am i

A very pretty thing am I, fluttering in the pale-blue sky. Delicate, fragile on the wing, indeed I am a pretty thing. What am I?

Hint: A very pretty thing am I…

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✨ A Butterfly, delicate and unique

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Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks

easy Age 4+ object what am i

Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks. What am I?

Hint: Almost everyone sees me without noticing me…

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✨ A window

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At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen

easy Age 4+ nature what am i

At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen.

Hint: At night they come without being fetched…

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✨ The stars

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Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can't fill it up

easy Age 4+ object what am i

Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, even a river can’t fill it up. What is it?

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✨ A kitchen strainer

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I'm full of holes but still hold water

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I’m soft and squishy, full of tiny holes from top to bottom — yet somehow I can soak up a whole puddle of water without dripping a drop.

Hint: You probably use me to clean dishes after dinner.

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✨ A sponge

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I am a fruit

easy Age 4+ food what am i

I am a fruit. I taste very yummy. I came from trees, ofcourse. I am color orange. What am I?

Hint: I am a fruit…

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✨ I am a Orange!!

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I am a tree, but I am very small

easy Age 4+ nature what am i

I am a tree, but I am very small… Who am I?

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✨ grass

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I fly, yet I have no wings

easy Age 4+ nature what am i

I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me; lower light I never see.

Hint: I fly…

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✨ A cloud

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{ I GO UP AND DOWN

easy Age 4+ building what am i

{ I GO UP AND DOWN… BUT NEVER MOVE. WHO AM I?

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✨ STAIRS

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I have a little house in which I live all alone

easy Age 4+ animal what am i

I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall.

Hint: I have a little house in which I live all alone…

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✨ A chick in an egg

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I killed one fourth of mankind

easy Age 4+ brain-teaser what am i

I killed one fourth of mankind. Who am I?

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✨ Cain (who killed Abel)

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I live in the canopy

easy Age 4+ animal animal

I live in the canopy. I rarely touch the forest floor. I hang upside down all day. I move as slow as a tortoise. My hair is brown and green. I eat tree leaves. Who am i?

Hint: I live in the canopy…

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✨ Toedsloth

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If who I am is whom I love, but whom I love is lost

easy Age 4+ brain-teaser what am i

If who I am is whom I love, but whom I love is lost… then who am I?

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✨ there is no answer but its cool to think about

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If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?

easy Age 4+ food brain teaser

If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?

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✨ Two. The two you took

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im a container with the inside golden than cant be opened unless im broken!!!

easy Age 4+ food what am i

im a container with the inside golden than cant be opened unless im broken!!!

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✨ an egg

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I have long ears and love carrots

easy Age 4+ animal animal

I hop instead of walk, my fluffy tail is small and round, and crunchy orange carrots are my favorite snack of all.

Hint: I’m a small furry friend you might see in a garden.

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✨ A rabbit (or a bunny)

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{ People walk on me day and night

easy Age 4+ object what am i

{ People walk on me day and night. I never sleep… Who am I?

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✨ A sidewalk

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Round as a button, Deep as a well

easy Age 4+ object what am i

Round as a button, Deep as a well. If you want me to talk, You must first pull my tail. What am I?

Hint: Round as a button…

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✨ A bell

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I have teeth but never bite

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I have lots of tiny teeth, but I never chew or bite. Instead, I help you fix your hair so it looks neat and right.

Hint: You probably use me every morning before school.

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✨ A comb

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The strangest creature you'll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more behind

easy Age 4+ animal animal

The strangest creature you’ll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more behind.

Hint: The strangest creature you’ll ever find: Two eyes in front and many many more be…

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✨ A Peacock

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