60 Rhyming Riddles for Kids (Free Printable List)

I bark but don’t bite,

with me, you’ll play fetch at first light. 

• Answer: Dog

I’m the color of grass you see, 

and the leaves,

no matter how high they be.

• Answer: Green

With long ears I hop around, 

on Easter, I’m often found.

• Answer: Bunny

Bright in the sky, I warm your day, 

rise in the east, in the west I’ll lay.

• Answer: Sun

Orange and crunchy, I help you see, 

I’m a healthy snack, what could I be?

• Answer: Carrot

Rhyming Riddles for Preschoolers (Ages 4-5)

I’m not a bird, but I can fly

 through the sky, I soar so high.

• Answer: Plane

Turn me on when it’s dark at night

I’ll glow so bright and give you light.

• Answer: Lamp 

Here’s a rhyme about

A tool to tell time

It can tell you if

You’re late but

Won’t give you the date.

• Answer: Clock

I’m filled with flowers

And sometimes weeds.

You get me started

With simple seeds.

• Answer: Garden

You walk on me

To get around. 

Sometimes I creek

That’s my only sound.

• Answer: Floor

I have an eye but cannot see. 

You’ll also find a hole in me.

• Answer: Needle

I’m fully feathered and like to crow, 

waking you up at the morning glow. 

• Answer: Rooster

They appear without a call at night, 

and vanish by day, out of sight.

• Answer: Stars

I grow in gardens, green or red,

Some grow above, some in the bed.

I’m healthy, crunchy, good for you,

What am I? Do you have a clue? 

• Answer: Vegetable

I have a screen, both big and small,

Watch shows and movies—

I’ve got them all.

With just a click, you’ll see with glee,

What am I? I’m a…?

• Answer: TV

I shine bright after rain is done,

With colors glowing in the sun.

I arc across the sky so high,

What am I that paints the sky? 

• Answer: Rainbow

I whirr and roar as I clean the floor,

I suck up dust and so much more.

Push me around, I’ll do the trick,

What am I? Guess me quick! 

• Answer: Vacuum

I swim in water, not on land,

With fins and gills—not feet or hands.

In oceans, lakes, or in a tank,

What am I?

• Answer: A fish

At the table for the night

With forks and plates set just right

To fill your tummy

And hope you say ‘yummy.’

What am I?

• Answer: Dinner

You look at me,

But it’s you that you see

I shine everything back

And always hope I don’t crack.

What am I? 

• Answer: A mirror

I have a heart that doesn’t beat, 

yet still I keep my form; 

I’m green when fresh, 

delicious when warm. 

What am I?

• Answer: Artichoke

Rhyming Riddles About Animals

I have a trunk,

but I’m not a tree,

With big, strong legs,

I walk so free.

What am I?

• Answer: Elephant

I purr and stretch,

I like to nap,

I chase a mouse

and curl in your lap.

What am I?

• Answer: Cat

I hop and leap,

I’m small and green,

In ponds and lakes,

I’m often seen.

What am I?

• Answer: Frog

I fly at night with wings so wide,

Through the dark,

I swoop and glide.

What am I?

• Answer: Bat

I have eight legs

and spin a thread,

In corners,

I weave my web.

What am I?

• Answer: Spider

My shell is home,

I move so slow,

Through grass and dirt,

I like to go.

What am I?

• Answer: Turtle

I’m big and wide,

But not the sea,

Fish and boats

Can visit me.

What am I?

• Answer: Lake

I’m full of plants

And creatures too,

With towering trees

And skies so blue.

What am I?

• Answer: Forest