Riddles for Curious Kids

What has hands but cannot clap?

• A clock

• A dog

• A tree

• A book

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

• A chair

• A clock

• A cat

• A shoe

What is full of holes but still holds water?

• A bucket

• A sponge

• A cup

• A balloon

What has keys but can't open locks?

• A piano

• A door

• A car

• A box

What gets wetter as it dries?

• A towel

• A sponge

• A river

• A soap

What has a neck but no head?

• A bottle

• A giraffe

• A shirt

• A snake

What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive?

• A glove

• A hand

• A foot

• A sock

What can you catch but not throw?

• A ball

• A cold

• A fish

• A frisbee

What has one eye but cannot see?

• A needle

• A cat

• A storm

• A potato

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

• The future

• The past

• Your nose

• Your back