Chirsmas Riddles

Level 1

100

I sparkle with lights but I’m not the sky.
I hold gifts below me—who am I?

Christmas tree

200

I travel the world but never walk.
I enter homes without knocking. Who am I?

Santa Claus

300

I arrive at midnight, once a year.
I bring hope, not gifts. What am I?

Christmas Day

400

I hang by the fireplace, empty at first.
By morning I’m full—what am I?

Stocking

500

I’m not alive, yet I bring life’s message.
I speak of peace without a voice. What am I?

Nativity scene / Crib

Level 2

100

I ring to spread joy, not to make a call.
I’m small, shiny, and heard in the hall.

Bell

200

I shine high but I’m not the moon.
I showed the way on a holy night.

Star of Bethlehem

300

I’m wrapped but not a gift,
I carry a message of peace. What am I?

Bible / Christmas message (acceptable)

400

I’m green all year, not just in spring.
I’m brought indoors for one special thing. What am I?

Evergreen tree / Christmas tree

500

I’m shared by all but owned by none.
I come once a year, then I’m gone. What am I?

Christmas Day

Level 3

100

I’m worn once a year, red with white trim.
Without me, Santa looks quite slim.

Santa’s coat

200

I’m sung in groups, often in the cold.
I tell old stories that never get old.

 Christmas carols

300

I’m wrapped in paper but I’m not a book.
I’m opened with smiles—what am I?

Gift / Present

400

I guide, I glow, I’m high above.
I mark a birth celebrated with love. What am I?

 Star of Bethlehem

500

I was not rich, yet my birth is celebrated by kings.
Who am I?

 Jesus Christ 

Level 4

100

I’m sweet, curved like a hook, and loved by kids.
I hang on trees—what am I?

Candy cane

200

I’m not a king, yet kings followed me.
I didn’t speak, yet I gave direction. What am I?

Star of Bethlehem

300

I’m cold, white, and soft to touch.
I fall from the sky without sound. What am I?

Snow

400

I’m a song but not on the radio.
I’m sung door to door—what am I?

Christmas carol

500

I’m given with love, not bought in a store.
I costs nothing, yet means much more. What am I?

Kindness / Love

Level 5

100

I appear on doors, made of leaves tied round.
I welcome good cheer—what am I?

Wreath

200

I’m given freely but never kept.
The more you share me, the more I grow. 

Love

300

I sit on the table and smell so sweet.
Families share me as a special treat. What am I?

Christmas cake

400

I’m small but bright, I cover the night.
I turn a plain tree into a sight. What am I?

Fairy lights / Christmas lights

500

Who invented the first electric Christmas lights?

Edward H. Johnson