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Riddles for 8 Year Olds — Page 6

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I come at the end of time and at the start of eternitiy

tricky Age 8+ wordplay brain teaser

I come at the end of time and at the start of eternitiy. I come four times in every week, but only once in a thousand years. What am I?

Hint: I come at the end of time and at the start of eternitiy…

✨ The letter E.
L3 · brain teaser

I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them

medium Age 6+ body what am i

I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help, yet many people are afraid to let me help them. Who am I?

Hint: I dig out tiny caves…

✨ I am a Dentist
L2 · what am i

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…

✨ A cloud
L1 · what am i

I give milk and have a horn but I'm not a cow?

medium Age 6+ object what am i

I give milk and have a horn but I’m not a cow? What am I?

✨ I carry milk A milk truck
L2 · what am i

I give you a group of three

hard Age 8+ object brain teaser

I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry. The third goes away and never returns.

Hint: I give you a group of three…

✨ Stove, fire, and smoke
L3 · brain teaser

I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone's

medium Age 6+ object what am i

I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone’s dirty business. Can you name me?

Hint: I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud…

✨ Vacuum Cleaner
L2 · what am i

I have a heart that never beats, I have a home but I never sleep

hard Age 8+ object brain teaser

I have a heart that never beats, I have a home but I never sleep. I can take a mans house and build anothers, And I love to play games with my many brothers. I am a king among fools. Who am I?

Hint: I have a heart that never beats…

✨ The King of Hearts in a deck of cards
L3 · brain teaser

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…

✨ A chick in an egg
L1 · what am i

I have an eye but cannot see

medium Age 8+ nature what am i

I have an eye but cannot see. I am stronger and faster then any man alive but have no limbs. What am I?

Hint: I have an eye but cannot see…

✨ I'm a hurricane
L2 · what am i

I have four wings, but cannot fly, I never laugh and never cry; On the same spot I'm always found, t

hard Age 8+ building brain teaser

I have four wings, but cannot fly, I never laugh and never cry; On the same spot I’m always found, toiling away with little sound. What am I?

Hint: I have four wings…

✨ Holland. A Windmill
L3 · brain teaser

I have holes on the top and bottom

medium Age 6+ object what am i

I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?

Hint: I have holes on the top and bottom…

✨ Clean your sink I'm a Sponge
L2 · what am i

I have keys but no locks

easy Age 6+ music what am i

You can play me with all ten fingers, and though I’m full of keys, none of them will open a single door.

Hint: Think about something musical you press to make sound.

✨ A piano (or a keyboard)
L2 · what am i

I have many feathers to help me fly

medium Age 8+ object what am i

I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I’m not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown. What am I?

Hint: I have many feathers to help me fly…

✨ Indians An Arrow
L2 · what am i

I have no legs or arms but I still eat with a fork everyday, What am I?

easy Age 6+ animal joke

I have no legs or arms but I still eat with a fork everyday, What am I?

✨ a snake
L1 · joke

I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride or royalty. I have a spine and hinges, but I am not a man or a door, I have told you all, I cannot tell you more. What am I?

Hint: I have no voice and yet I speak to you…

✨ A Book
L1 · what am i

I have two arms, but fingers none

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I have two arms, but fingers none. I have two feet, but cannot run. I carry well, but I have found I carry best with my feet OFF the ground. What am I?

Hint: I have two arms…

✨ A Wheelbarrow
L1 · what am i

I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach by moans and wracke

hard Age 8+ body brain teaser

I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach by moans and wracked features. I visit the hippo, hyena, and horse, But never go near snails and spiders, of course. I would circle the glove, leaping one to the other, Should all the world’s people ever clasp hands together. What am I?

Hint: I herald the darkness which descends on all creatures; You will know my approach…

✨ I am a Yawn
L3 · brain teaser

I know a word of letters three

tricky Age 8+ wordplay brain teaser

I know a word of letters three. Add two, and fewer there will be.

✨ The word “Few“
L3 · brain teaser

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…

✨ Toedsloth
L1 · animal