Short simple riddles for kids

I have a face like a tree and skin like the sea. A great beast I am, yet small vermin frighten me. What am I?

I'm a soft and furry pet. I have four legs and a long tail. I have sharp teeth and claws. I like to chase mice. I am a...

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Give me food, and I will live. Give me water, and I will die. What am I?

What goes up when the rain comes down?

I live in the ocean. I have eight legs, two big claws and a tail. My body has a hard shell. I eat anything I can find. I am a...

What do you call a cat crossed with a fish?

What time of day, when written in a capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down?

Each morning I appear to lie at your feet. All day I will follow no matter how fast you run, yet I nearly perish in the midday sun.

If you were swimming in the ocean and a big alligator attacked you, what should you do?