Birthday Riddles with Answers (Fun for Parties!)

I’m celebrated once a year, often with cake and cheer. What am I?

I come in layers, sweet and round, with candles on top. What am I?

I’m blown out after a wish. What am I?

You don’t open me with a key, but I hide something you’ll love. What am I?

I’m full of helium, float up high, and get tied with a string. What am I?

I’m signed, sealed, and full of wishes—not money. What am I?

I go up every year on this day, and never come down. What am I?

People hide, then shout before you walk through the door. What am I?

The more of me you count on the cake, the older someone is. What am I?

I’m colorful paper covering the table before cake and crumbs. What am I?

I’m the game where you’re blindfolded and stick a tail on an animal. What am I?

I’m the song everyone sings right before the cake. What am I?

I’m hung up high, filled with candy, and kids take turns swinging at me. What am I?

I’m a paper cone on your head for the photos. What am I?

I pop with a bang and leave confetti everywhere. What am I?

I’m the game where a whispered message comes out wrong at the end of the line. What am I?

I’m shaped like digits and sit on the frosting to show how old you are. What am I?

What kind of candle burns longer—birthday or otherwise?

Why was the birthday cake so sad?

What did the birthday balloon say to the cake?

I’m tied in a bow on top of a wrapped box. What am I?

I’m licked and sealed before mailing the invite. What am I?

I tell everyone whose gift is whose. What am I?

Kids take me home filled with candy and small toys. What am I?

I’m strung across the wall and spell out a special name. What am I?

I shoot tiny sparks instead of a plain flame. What am I?

What has to be broken before you can use it?

What kind of coat do you put on a gift?