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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.

172 object riddles

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I carry your books and lunch on your back to school. What am I?

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I carry your books and lunch on your back to school. What am I?

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✨ A backpack

L1 · what am i

I come once a year in a big red suit and deliver gifts down chimneys. Who am I?

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I come once a year in a big red suit and deliver gifts down chimneys. Who am I?

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✨ Santa Claus

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?

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✨ 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…

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✨ Stove, fire, and smoke

L3 · brain teaser

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

L1 · what am i

I hang by the fireplace and Santa fills me with goodies on Christmas Eve. What am I?

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I hang by the fireplace and Santa fills me with goodies on Christmas Eve. What am I?

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✨ A Christmas stocking

L1 · 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

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…

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✨ 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…

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✨ 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…

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✨ 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.

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✨ 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…

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✨ Indians An Arrow

L2 · what am i

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…

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✨ 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…

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✨ A Wheelbarrow

L1 · what am i

I'm as big as an elephant, but lighter than a feather

medium Age 6+ nature brain teaser

I’m as big as an elephant, but lighter than a feather. What am I?

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✨ The Wind

L2 · brain teaser

I'm not really more than holes tied to more holes; I'm strong as good steel, though not as stiff as

hard Age 8+ object what am i

I’m not really more than holes tied to more holes; I’m strong as good steel, though not as stiff as a pole. What am I?

Hint: I’m not really more than holes tied to more holes; I’m strong as good steel…

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✨ A steel chain

L3 · what am i

I ring at the start and end of every school day. What am I?

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I ring at the start and end of every school day. What am I?

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✨ The school bell

L1 · what am i

I say everything I hear to others around

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I say everything I hear to others around. I’m not an animal, nor part of the human race. I will, immediately, repeat after you; But only if my tail is in place. What am I?

Hint: I say everything I hear to others around…

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✨ A microphone

L2 · what am i

I stand at the front of the class and teach you every day. Who am I?

easy Age 4+ object what am i

I stand at the front of the class and teach you every day. Who am I?

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✨ A teacher

L1 · what am i

I start out white but kids dip me in dye to make me colorful on Easter. What am I?

easy Age 4+ food what am i

I start out white but kids dip me in dye to make me colorful on Easter. What am I?

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✨ An Easter egg

L1 · what am i

I turn around once

easy Age 6+ object what am i

I turn around once. What is out will not get in. I turn around again. What is in will not get out. What am I?

Hint: I turn around once…

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✨ A Key

L2 · what am i