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Overview

Forty riddles about the things kids love at Christmas, from stockings and snowmen to candy canes and the North Pole. Each card asks "What am I?" and hides the answer small and upside down at the bottom.

Read them out as a game with an answer sheet for each player, or cut the cards apart and tuck one into a lunchbox or stocking each day in December. They also fill a long car ride or a classroom party nicely.

  • Made for kids

    Short, clear riddles for ages 5 and up.

  • A game or a daily treat

    Play them together or hand out one a day in December.

  • Answer on every card

    Printed small and upside down, so no peeking by accident.

  • Easy to score

    An answer sheet for players and a key for the host.

What's inside

How it works

  1. 1

    Buy on Etsy, then download the PDF for your paper size from your Etsy Purchases page.

  2. 2

    Print at 100% (actual size) at home, at work or at a print shop.

  3. 3

    Read the riddles out loud, or cut the cards apart for a riddle a day.

Good to know

  • Digital download: nothing is shipped
  • Personal use license: please don't share or resell the files

Questions

What are good Christmas riddles for kids?

Riddles about familiar things work best: a Christmas tree, a snowman, a stocking, a candy cane. This set has forty of them with answers.

Can I use them in a classroom?

Yes. Print the answer sheet for each student and read the riddles to the class.

Are the answers included?

Yes, on each card and on a separate answer key.

How it's made: designed by Sorted Templates. We use AI tools to help draft text and lay out pages, and every page is reviewed and edited by us before it's listed. Lifestyle and mockup images may be AI-generated or AI-edited; the page previews show the actual files.

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