Holiday Riddles for Kids

I grin after dark, hold a candle inside, and greet trick-or-treaters at the door. What am I?

I sit beside the turkey, taste like bread and herbs, and fill the plate on a thankful Thursday. What am I?

I visit once a year, prefer chimneys to doors, and check a list twice. Who am I?

I stand indoors wearing lights, though I grew up outside. What am I?

You light one more of me each night until the holiday ends. What am I?

I hide colorful eggs and hop into spring celebrations. Who am I?

I boom red, white, and blue after dark on a summer holiday. What am I?

I am sweet, shaped like love, and show up in February boxes. What am I?

I bring green hats, shamrocks, and a March parade. What day am I?

On April 1st, people play me and shout my name. What am I?

I sandwich chocolate and marshmallow between graham crackers by a fire. What am I?

I spin on a table and land on Hebrew letters during a winter festival of lights. What am I?

I hang on a door in a circle of greens to welcome guests. What am I?

Costumes, candy, and porch lights all belong to me each October. What night am I?

I lose one paper link each school day until break arrives. What am I?

I swing at parties and spill candy when someone breaks me. What am I?

I float on water and glow at night during summer light festivals. What am I?

I'm a bird made by tracing your own palm, with fingers as feathers. What am I?

I ring without a phone and often hang on winter doors. What am I?

I fall but never get hurt, and kids pack me into balls. What am I?

Empty at dusk and heavier by morning, I hang by the fireplace. What am I?

I am a person baked from spicy dough with gumdrop buttons. What am I?

Shake me and a tiny winter world swirls inside glass. What am I?

I am paper you wear on your head at a birthday table. What am I?

I am a gold foil treat kids hope to find on Saint Patrick's Day. What am I?

What has ears but cannot hear at a holiday dinner?

What kind of ball never bounces in winter?

What do you call a snowman in July?

What do you put on a letter before it flies to the North Pole?

What do reindeer hang on their holiday trees?