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What Am I Riddles for Kids Who Love to Guess

Challenge curious kids with playful What Am I riddles that turn observation and imagination into big aha moments.

🤔 Who am I? What am I? Let the guessing games begin!

These What Am I riddles for kids build critical thinking skills with clue-by-clue reveals. Read them aloud and let imaginations run wild before sharing the answers.


🕵️ What Am I Riddles for Kids with Answers

I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I?

I have a face but no eyes, hands but no arms. What am I?

I can fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I?

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

I go up and down without moving. What am I?

I am always in front of you but can never be seen. What am I?

I have a head and a tail but no body. What am I?

I am not alive, but I can grow. I do not have lungs, but I need air. I do not have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

I get bigger the more you take away. What am I?

I have keys but no locks, space but no room. What am I?

I make two people out of one. What am I?

I start tall but end short, shining bright until I disappear. What am I?

You can find me in seconds, minutes, and centuries, but not in days, weeks, or years. What am I?

I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

I can take you all around the world without leaving your chair. What am I?


🎤 Use these riddles for:

  • Morning meeting mystery reveals
  • Family guessing games
  • Library storytimes
  • Classroom energizers
  • Birthday party riddle stations

Let kids make their own clue cards after solving these to keep the game going!

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