Halloween Scavenger Hunt Riddles: 25 Spooky Clues for Kids

I have a big orange face and a candle smile. I grin on the porch all night, but I can’t say a word. Look by me for your next clue!

I’m full of sweet treats, and everyone who knocks gets a handful. Look underneath me, not inside, for the next clue!

Knock, knock! Trick-or-treaters bang on me all night long. I open and close but never leave the house. Where’s your clue?

A witch could ride me, but at your house I just sweep the floor. Open the little closet where I hide!

Look at me and you’ll see a monster, a pirate or a princess staring back. A vampire can’t see himself in me!

A monster might hide under me at night, but really, I’m where you sleep. Lift my pillow to find your clue.

I’m a cold, tall box that keeps the milk fresh and the leftover pumpkin pie cool. Your clue is stuck to my door with a magnet!

I’m made of glass, and on Halloween night, spooky faces peek through me from outside. Check my windowsill!

I’m soft and squishy, and the whole family sits on me for a scary movie. Dig between my cushions!

I hold scary stories, ghost tales and a book about bats, all standing in a row. Look on my lowest level.

A witch would fill me with bubbling potion, but you fill me with water and bubbles. Your clue is on my edge, nice and dry.

Up you go and down you go, one step at a time. A ghost would float, but you have to climb. Look on my bottom step!

Capes, hats and coats all hang on me when trick-or-treaters come inside. I have hooks but no fishing line.

Teddy bears, blocks and dress-up wings all sleep inside me. Open my lid, if you dare!

At a Halloween party, I’m the witch’s cauldron full of red or green drink, and there’s a ladle in me. Your clue is under my edge.

I’m a light that shines outside the front door. On Halloween night, when I’m switched on, trick-or-treaters know they’re welcome.

I tick and I tock, and when I strike midnight, the ghosts come out to play. Look behind me or under me.

I’m a basket for clothes that need a wash: muddy socks and a costume with a pumpkin-pie stain. Look under the top shirt!

I’m full of pairs, but nobody here is married. Witches’ boots and monster slippers line up on me by the door.

I’m green and I’m alive, but I’m not a zombie. I drink water, sit in a pot, and never leave my spot. Look in my saucer!

I have keys but no locks, and when you play me, I can make the spookiest music in the house.

I’m a cupboard full of food, but nothing on my shelves needs to stay cold. Cans, cereal and the extra bags of Halloween candy hide inside me.

I have a face that never changes, but I keep my family’s smiles still forever. I hang on the wall or sit on a shelf.

I catch every drop that falls from your hands, and I’m where witches might rinse their potion jars. Look on the counter next to me.

I have a mouth that’s always open. Letters and cards go into me, and they come out the next day in someone else’s hands. Look beside me, not in me.