Riddle 1:

In the sky, I twirl and play,

My colors dance, a display.

• What am I, a bow in the day?
  Answer: Rainbow

Riddle 2:

With pages turning, a world unfolds,

In stories, I'm often told.

• What am I, a treasure to behold?
  Answer: Book

Riddle 3:

I'm a number sequence, a mathematical feat,

Adding, subtracting, a numerical treat.

• What am I, where numbers meet?
  Answer: Equation

Riddle 4:

In the night, I'm a cosmic sight,

A group of stars shining bright.

• What am I, lighting up the night?
  Answer: Constellation

Riddle 5:

I'm a reptile with a prehistoric past,

Fierce and mighty, a creature so vast.

• What am I, where history is cast?
  Answer: Dinosaur

Riddle 6:

With strings and frets, I make a tune,

Strummed or plucked, under the moon.

• What am I, a melody in the monsoon?
  Answer: Guitar

Riddle 7:

I'm a season with falling leaves,

Autumn's touch, the air it weaves.

• What am I, where nature grieves?
  Answer: Fall

Riddle 8:

I have a beak and colorful wings,

In gardens, I hum and sing.

• What am I, a creature that brings?
  Answer: Hummingbird

Riddle 9:

I'm a board with squares in a strategic play,

Moving pieces in a skillful array.

• What am I, where kings hold sway?
  Answer: Chess

Riddle 10:

I'm a planet with rings so grand,

In the solar system, where I stand.

• What am I, with a beauty that's planned?
  Answer: Saturn

Enjoy these riddles and have fun puzzling them out with your 8-year-old! Remember, there's no one right answer, so encourage creative thinking and out-of-the-box ideas. 

Riddle1: I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?

• • Answer: A keyboard.

Riddle2: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

• • Answer: Footsteps.

Riddle3: What has a heart that doesn't beat?

• • Answer: An artichoke.

Riddle4: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?

• • Answer: An echo.

Riddle5: I am full of keys but can't open a single lock. What am I?

• • Answer: A piano.

Riddle6: I have cities but no houses. I have mountains but no trees. I have water but no fish. What am I?

• • Answer: A map.

Riddle7: I fly without wings. I cry without eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

• • Answer: A cloud.

Riddle8: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

• • Answer: Footsteps.

Riddle9: I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?

• • Answer: A candle.

Riddle10: What has keys but can't open locks?

• • Answer: A piano.

Riddle11: I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

• • Answer: A joke.

Riddle12: I have a face but no eyes, hands but no fingers. What am I?

• • Answer: A clock.

Riddle13: I'm black and white and loved all over the world. What am I?

• • Answer: A panda.

Riddle14: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

• • Answer: Footsteps.

Riddle15: I'm always in front of you, but you will never see me. What am I?

• • Answer: The future.

Riddle16: I'm not alive, but I can grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?

• • Answer: Fire.

Riddle17: I'm a fruit that's yellow and wears a peel. What am I?

• • Answer: A banana.

Riddle18: I'm full of holes but still hold water. What am I?

• • Answer: A sponge.

Riddle19: I'm a tool with teeth but not for eating. I cut through wood with  a sound that's fleeting. What am I?

• Answer: A saw.

Riddle20: I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I?

• • Answer: A coin.