Halloween What Am I Riddles

Let kids and teens guess the ghoul with Halloween What Am I riddles that feature costumes, creatures, and magical props.

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Creature Clues

I hang upside down by day and zig through the dark by night. What am I?

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A bat.

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I have no body, yet I can fill a hallway with dread. What am I?

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A ghost.

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I have bones for days and never need a snack. What am I?

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A skeleton.

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I drink what others fear to lose, but only in stories. What am I?

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A vampire.

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When the moon is full, stories say I change. What am I?

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A werewolf.

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I ride without wheels and laugh without kindness. Who am I?

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A witch.

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I am wrapped for centuries and still take a stroll. What am I?

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A mummy.

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I wait with eight legs and a sticky plan. What am I?

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A spider.

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I am stitched together and bolt-necked in old movies. Who am I?

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Frankenstein's monster.

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I cross your path and some people turn around. What am I?

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A black cat.

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Props and Night Objects

I begin as a pumpkin and finish as a candlelit grin. What am I?

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A jack-o'-lantern.

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I hide your face so you can borrow another. What am I?

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A mask.

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I make you someone else from head to toe for one night. What am I?

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A costume.

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Knock after knock, I grow heavier with sweets. What am I?

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A treat bag.

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I open locked mysteries and share a name with bones. What am I?

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A skeleton key.

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I mark resting places with carved names. What am I?

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A gravestone.

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I howl through cracks and slam shutters on windy nights. What am I?

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The wind.

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I glow without electricity inside a carved face. What am I?

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A candle.

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I have a stick but never walk, and witches love to ride me. What am I?

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A broom.

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I bubble in stories and smell like trouble in a cauldron. What am I?

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A potion.

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Trickier What Am I

The more of me you have at midnight, the less you see. What am I?

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Darkness.

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I answer when you call into an empty house. What am I?

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An echo.

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Say my name and I vanish. What am I?

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Silence.

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I travel the world while stuck in a corner. What am I?

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A stamp.

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I have cities but no houses. What am I?

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A map.

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I have hands but never clap. What am I?

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A clock.

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I get wetter the more I dry. What am I?

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A towel.

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I go up but never come down. What am I?

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Your age.

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I belong to you, yet others say me more. What am I?

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Your name.

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I am always coming but never arrive. What am I?

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Tomorrow.

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