What Am I Riddles for Kids
- 15 riddles
- Ages 5-10
- Answers included
Every one of these describes an ordinary object from the inside, in its own voice. That is what makes them work: the answer is always something a child sees every day.
Read them aloud and let the child guess after each line rather than at the end. The clues get easier as they go.
I have a face but no eyes, hands but no fingers. What am I?
I am white when I am dirty and black when I am clean. What am I?
I have keys but open no locks, space but no room. What am I?
I go up and never come down, and everyone has one. What am I?
The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
I am tall when young and short when old. What am I?
I have cities but no houses, roads but no cars. What am I?
I follow you everywhere in the day but vanish at night. What am I?
I am full of holes but I hold water. What am I?
I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
I fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I?
I have branches but no leaves and no fruit. What am I?
You throw away my outside, eat my inside, then throw away my inside. What am I?
I am always hungry and must be fed. Whatever I touch turns red. What am I?
I have one eye but cannot see. What am I?
Questions about What Am I Riddles for Kids
What are 'what am I' riddles?
They are riddles written in the first person, where an object describes itself using clues. The child guesses what is speaking.
What age do these suit?
Ages five to ten. Younger children do best when an adult reads the clues one line at a time.
Why are they good for language learning?
They build vocabulary around everyday objects and teach children that words like 'face', 'hands' and 'keys' carry more than one meaning.
How can I make these harder?
Read only the first clue and let the child guess, adding the next clue only when they are stuck. Fewer clues makes any riddle much harder.