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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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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

L1 · what am i

Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws

medium Age 8+ object what am i

Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws. Linen cloth, quills, or paper, my greedy lust devours them all.

Hint: Poke your fingers in my eyes and I will open wide my jaws…

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✨ Shears, or scissors

L2 · what am i

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

L1 · what am i

Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart

tricky Age 8+ nature brain teaser

Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?…

Hint: Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot ap…

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✨ It will never cover the ladder because as the water rises, so will the floating ship

L3 · brain teaser

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red

medium Age 8+ object what am i

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red.What am I ?

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✨ You strike it A Match

L2 · what am i

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

L1 · what am i

The faster you work, the longer it is before you're done, and the slower you work, the sooner you're

hard Age 10+ food brain teaser

The faster you work, the longer it is before you’re done, and the slower you work, the sooner you’re finished?

Hint: The faster you work…

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✨ Roasting meat on a spit

L3 · brain teaser

The higher I climb, the hotter I engage, I can not escape my crystal cage

medium Age 8+ science what am i

The higher I climb, the hotter I engage, I can not escape my crystal cage. What am I?

Hint: The higher I climb…

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✨ Mercury in a thermometer

L2 · what am i

The more you take, the more you leave behind

easy Age 6+ object what am i

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

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✨ Footprints

L2 · what am i

The two dice in each pair are identical

medium Age 8+ math math

The two dice in each pair are identical. As usual, the numbers on opposite sides add up to seven. On each pair, what is the total of the two hidden sides that face each other? CLUE:Dice A has a 5 and 3

Hint: The two dice in each pair are identical…

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✨ Dice A.) 5 + 3 = 8 Dice B.) 4 + 4 = 8

L2 · math

There are 20 people in an empty, square room

tricky Age 8+ object brain teaser

There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it. If you are not allowed to move in any way (other than your eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

Hint: There are 20 people in an empty…

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✨ Place the apple on one person's head

L3 · brain teaser

There are four girls, and four apples in a basket

easy Age 6+ food logic

There are four girls, and four apples in a basket. Every girl takes an apple, Yet one apple remains in the basket. How is this possible?

Hint: There are four girls…

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✨ One girl took the basket. She took the last apple while it was in the basket

L2 · logic

There are two bodies on the floor

medium Age 6+ animal logic

There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die?

Hint: There are two bodies on the floor…

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✨ The water came from a bowl and something was in it The fish bowl got knocked over. The bodies were goldfish

L2 · logic

There is a clothing store in Bartlesville

medium Age 8+ wordplay brain teaser

There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?

Hint: There is a clothing store in Bartlesville…

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✨ $45. The pricing method consists of charging $5 for each letter required to spell the item

L3 · brain teaser

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see

easy Age 4+ object what am i

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?

Hint: There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that a…

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✨ A window

L1 · what am i

They can trickle down, They can tickle too

easy Age 6+ animal what am i

They can trickle down, They can tickle too. Or make you sneeze, Or comfort you. Their rustling sound, you’ve rarely heard, Unless you’re a pillow or a bird! What are they?

Hint: They can trickle down…

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✨ They are feathers

L1 · what am i

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone

easy Age 6+ object what am i

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?

Hint: They have not flesh…

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✨ Gloves

L1 · what am i

Three playing cards in a row

medium Age 8+ object logic

Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues? There is a two to the right of a king. A diamond will be found to the left of a spade. An ace is to the left of a heart. A heart is to the left of a spade. Now, identify all three cards.

Hint: Three playing cards in a row…

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✨ Ace of Diamonds, King of Hearts, Two of Spades

L2 · logic

Three robbers robbed a store

medium Age 8+ object joke

Three robbers robbed a store. Once they came out they were totally changed, but they still continued robbing. Why?

Hint: Three robbers robbed a store…

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✨ They robbed a clothing store; they changed clothes, not their ways

L3 · joke

Tom and his younger sister were fighting

easy Age 6+ object brain teaser

Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn’t touch each other. How did she accomplish this?

Hint: Tom and his younger sister were fighting…

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✨ Tom's mother slid a newspaper under a door, each sibling standing on each side

L2 · brain teaser