Riddles

Maia’s been talking in riddles lately. We all have.

It grew out of a homeschooling activity – ‘research an animal that interests you and make up a riddle based on facts you’ve learned.’

Maia’s first riddles were these:

My large eyes help me see in the dark

I am very cute

My long tail and long arms help me swing from trees

I live in the Amazon Rain forest

What am I?

Green skin around my eyes,

An optical illusion,

I mostly hop,

I’m a poor flyer.

What am I?

(if you leave your answer in the comments and Maia will tell you if you’ve got it:)

Her riddles have grown so cryptic that we need to let go of our adult thoughts and imagine the world through her eyes:

Mountains High

Valleys broad

Sun shining on my peak

I was once a volcano

Who am I?

Long sandy beaches

A hideaway

And friends

 At first we thought Maia was approaching riddle making the way she used to approach Eye Spy. Rather than giving us clues about something she could see – she gave us clues about something she imagined and wished she could see (made for a tricky game…)

But they all have solutions, we just need to close our eyes and listen.