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What Am I? Riddles for Kids

"What am I?" riddles are the classic guessing game: a list of clues describes a person, animal, or object — and the kid has to figure out what's being described. These 20 kid-safe what-am-I riddles are sorted from easy to tricky and all include answers.

151 what am i riddles

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A blue house is made of blue bricks

easy Age 6+ building what am i

A blue house is made of blue bricks. A yellow house is made of yellow bricks. A red house is made of red bricks. An orange house is made of orange bricks. What would a green house be made of?

Hint: A blue house is made of blue bricks…

✨ Glass
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A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the frui

medium Age 8+ nature what am i

A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place, and I’m the torment of man.

Hint: A cloud was my mother…

✨ Rain
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A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son

easy Age 6+ body what am i

A father’s child, a mother’s child, yet no one’s son. Who am I.

✨ I'm their daughter
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A hundred feet in the air, but it's back is on the ground

easy Age 6+ animal what am i

A hundred feet in the air, but it’s back is on the ground. What is it?

✨ A centipede flipped over
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A little pool with two layers of wall around it

medium Age 8+ nature what am i

A little pool with two layers of wall around it. One white and soft and the other dark and hard, amidst a light brown grassy lawn with an outline of a green grass. What am I?

Hint: A little pool with two layers of wall around it…

✨ You find these on tropical islands.A Coconut
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A man but an animal, a horn with two hands

medium Age 8+ animal what am i

A man but an animal, a horn with two hands. What am I?

✨ A Minotaur
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a person was building a house, and then it fell down, he did not get hurt nor get mad,on the count o

medium Age 6+ building what am i

a person was building a house, and then it fell down, he did not get hurt nor get mad,on the count on, he knew it was going to fall and he did not expect any one to live in it.what happened?

Hint: a person was building a house…

✨ the person was a little boy who was building a house of cards!
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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…

✨ A Butterfly, delicate and unique
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All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard

medium Age 6+ nature what am i

All about, but cannot be seen, Can be captured, cannot be held, No throat, but can be heard. What is it?

Hint: All about…

✨ It blows The wind
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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…

✨ A window
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At dusk I come without being fetched

medium Age 6+ nature what am i

At dusk I come without being fetched. At dawn I disappear without being stolen. I’m a poet’s tears and a sailor’s guide. What am I ?

Hint: At dusk I come without being fetched…

✨ They're in the night sky Stars
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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…

✨ The stars
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At the sound of me, men may dream, Or stamp their feet

easy Age 6+ music what am i

At the sound of me, men may dream, Or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh, Or sometimes weep.

Hint: At the sound of me…

✨ I am Music!
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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?

✨ A kitchen strainer
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Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock

easy Age 6+ object what am i

Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?

Hint: Dark with white markings…

✨ It's in classrooms Blackboard or chalkboard
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Different lights do make me strange, thus into different sizes I will change

medium Age 8+ body what am i

Different lights do make me strange, thus into different sizes I will change. What am I?

Hint: Different lights do make me strange…

✨ I am the pupil of an eye
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ees llahs uoy dna sdrawkcab siht daer eeht ot flesti laever lliw elddir eht erbmun a si eulc eht ton

medium Age 6+ math what am i

ees llahs uoy dna sdrawkcab siht daer eeht ot flesti laever lliw elddir eht erbmun a si eulc eht ton si rewsna eht redroni hguorht desuac redro fo tuo yltnerruc nihtiw seil rewsna eht

Hint: ees llahs uoy dna sdrawkcab siht daer eeht ot flesti laever lliw elddir eht erbm…

✨ the answer is “turds“
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For some I go fast for others I'm slow

medium Age 8+ time what am i

For some I go fast for others I’m slow. To most people, I’m an obsession relying on me is a well practiced lesson. What am I?

Hint: For some I go fast for others I’m slow…

✨ Time
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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.

✨ A sponge
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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
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