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Object Riddles for Kids

Looking for object riddles? You've found the right page. We've collected 20 kid-safe object riddles, ranging from quick "what am I" warm-ups to head-scratching brain-teasers. Each riddle includes the answer behind a tap, so kids get a chance to guess before peeking. Great as classroom starters, lunch-box surprises, or a family game.

140 object riddles

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Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does not bite, feet she has but they are cold, ey

easy Age 6+ object what am i

Hands she has but does not hold, teeth she has but does not bite, feet she has but they are cold, eyes she has but without sight. Who is she?

Hint: Hands she has but does not hold…

✨ A Doll
L2 · what am i

He has married many women, but has never been married

medium Age 8+ object brain teaser

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?

✨ A preacher
L3 · brain teaser

How can you clasp someone's hands together in such a manner that they cannot leave the room without

medium Age 8+ object brain teaser

How can you clasp someone’s hands together in such a manner that they cannot leave the room without unclasping them?

Hint: How can you clasp someone’s hands together in such a manner that they cannot lea…

✨ Put their hands around a stationary object in the room, which will keep them from leaving the room unless they open their hands
L2 · brain teaser

How is it possible to shave three times a day and still grow a beard?

medium Age 8+ body brain teaser

How is it possible to shave three times a day and still grow a beard?

✨ If you were a barber, you could shave other men three times a day and still grow your own beard
L2 · brain teaser

I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul

medium Age 8+ object what am i

I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?

Hint: I am a box that holds keys without locks…

✨ A Piano
L2 · what am i

I am like day, you can find me near the river any day, and you can make almost anything out of me

easy Age 6+ nature what am i

I am like day, you can find me near the river any day, and you can make almost anything out of me. who am I?

Hint: I am like day…

✨ clay
L1 · what am i

I am only useful When I am full, Yet I am always Full of holes

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I am only useful When I am full, Yet I am always Full of holes.

✨ I am a Sponge
L2 · what am i

I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round

medium Age 8+ object what am i

I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round. You’ll love some, And that’s part of the fun. What am I?

Hint: I am served at a table…

✨ Ping Pong Balls
L2 · what am i

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am u

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody.

Hint: I am taken from a mine…

✨ Pencil lead
L1 · what am i

I am weightless, but you can see me

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I’ll make it lighter. What am I?

Hint: I am weightless…

✨ A hole
L2 · what am i

I can be long, or I can be short

easy Age 6+ body what am i

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am I?

Hint: I can be long…

✨ Your fingernails
L1 · what am i

I can trap many different things and colors, Ever changing, not boring

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I can trap many different things and colors, Ever changing, not boring. Look closely and you may find yourself also caught in my trap. What am I?

Hint: I can trap many different things and colors…

✨ A mirror, or a pool of water
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 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