I'm usually dressed better than the person who gets me. Everyone shakes me, nobody's allowed to peek, and I'm torn apart within minutes on the morning everyone's been waiting for. What am I?
Hint: Wait until Christmas morning.
AnswerA presentWrapped presents are covered in fancy paper, shaken for clues and unwrapped quickly on Christmas morning.
I'm built without hammers or nails, and I'm finished in an afternoon. I have no nose until someone raids the fridge, my eyes came from the grill, and one warm week will finish me off. What am I?
Hint: Build me in the front yard.
AnswerA snowmanSnowmen are built by hand, get a carrot nose and charcoal eyes, and melt in warm weather.
I have twice as many legs as a dog and more eyes than you'd like. Almost every night I build a new trap out of thread I make myself, and every October people hang fake copies of my work on their porches. What am I?
Hint: I have eight legs.
AnswerA spiderSpiders have eight legs and usually eight eyes, spin new webs from their own silk, and fake cobwebs are a Halloween staple.
I leave the house empty and come home heavy. I visit every door on the block, everyone who carries me says the same three words at each one, and parents go through me after bedtime. What am I?
Hint: Trick or treat!
AnswerA trick-or-treat bagTrick-or-treat bags start empty, fill with candy door to door, and parents famously check them afterward.
Telling time is my least important job. I know your heartbeat better than your doctor does, I count your steps without having legs, and I spend every night on a charger next to your phone. What am I?
Hint: I buzz when you get a text.
AnswerA smartwatchA smartwatch tells time but mainly tracks heart rate and steps, and it needs nightly charging. (A fitness tracker that shows the time also works.)
I've got a head full of hair, but I'm not a person. I visit the same mouth twice a day, I work best with a minty partner, and after about three months I retire to scrub grout. What am I?
Hint: Brush, brush, brush.
AnswerA toothbrushA toothbrush has bristles on its head, is used twice daily with toothpaste and should be replaced about every three months.