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Would You Rather Questions for Kids
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Funny would you rather questions for kids
Pure silliness. The goal is giggles, not the "right" answer.
- Would you rather have a nose that honks like a horn or have feet that squeak like a toy with every step?
- Would you rather sneeze glitter or burp bubbles?
- Would you rather wear your pajamas to school or wear a costume to school?
- Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or have a pancake for a hat?
- Would you rather talk like a robot all day or walk like a penguin all day?
- Would you rather have a tail that wags when you are happy or ears that wiggle when you are surprised?
- Would you rather sing everything you say or dance every time you hear a song?
- Would you rather have a pet dragon the size of a mouse or a pet mouse the size of a dragon?
- Would you rather always have to hop instead of walk or always have to skip instead of walk?
- Would you rather have a talking sandwich for a friend or a dancing banana for a friend?
- Would you rather laugh like a goose or giggle like a squeaky door?
- Would you rather have a bouncy castle in your bedroom or a slide from your bedroom to the kitchen?
- Would you rather wear socks on your hands or mittens on your feet?
- Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the best joke teller in the world?
- Would you rather have hiccups that make you float or a yawn that makes everyone else yawn?
- Would you rather have a hat that tells jokes or a scarf that tells riddles?
- Would you rather have everything you draw come to life for one minute or have everything you say rhyme for one hour?
- Would you rather be a clown for a day or a magician for a day?
- Would you rather have wheels instead of shoes or springs instead of shoes?
- Would you rather only eat with chopsticks for a week or only eat with a tiny spoon for a week?
- Would you rather wake up with your bed on the ceiling or wake up with your bed in the garden?
- Would you rather have a trumpet for a voice when you shout or a mouse squeak when you whisper?
Would you rather questions about animals
A good starting point for animal lovers and anyone who has ever asked for a pet.
- Would you rather have a pet elephant or a pet giraffe?
- Would you rather be able to talk to animals or be able to fly like a bird?
- Would you rather cuddle a baby panda or play with a baby penguin?
- Would you rather live with a friendly bear or live with a friendly kangaroo?
- Would you rather have a puppy that never grows or a kitten that never grows?
- Would you rather ride a horse to school or ride a dolphin to school?
- Would you rather be a cat for a day or be a dog for a day?
- Would you rather have a parrot that repeats everything you say or a cat that purrs your favorite song?
- Would you rather swim with dolphins or walk with elephants?
- Would you rather have the speed of a cheetah or the jump of a frog?
- Would you rather have a pet octopus with eight arms to help with chores or a pet owl that reads you stories?
- Would you rather be as tiny as an ant for a day or as tall as a giraffe for a day?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse with monkeys or in a lighthouse with seagulls?
- Would you rather have a zoo in your backyard or an aquarium in your living room?
- Would you rather be the best animal trainer in the world or the best animal photographer in the world?
- Would you rather discover a brand new animal species or find a dinosaur bone?
- Would you rather help baby turtles reach the sea or help a baby bird learn to fly?
- Would you rather have the eyesight of an eagle or the hearing of a bat?
- Would you rather be a zookeeper for a day or a wildlife park ranger for a day?
- Would you rather have a pet that can do math homework or a pet that can cook dinner?
- Would you rather sleep in a nest like a bird or in a burrow like a rabbit?
- Would you rather be able to breathe underwater like a fish or climb walls like a gecko?
Would you rather questions about food
Dinner table favorites. Great when someone is waiting for the pasta to cook.
- Would you rather eat pizza every day or eat ice cream every day?
- Would you rather have a chocolate fountain at home or a pancake machine at home?
- Would you rather live in a house made of cookies or a house made of candy?
- Would you rather drink a rainbow smoothie or eat a rainbow cake?
- Would you rather have hot dogs for fingers or pretzels for fingers?
- Would you rather eat a giant strawberry or a giant blueberry?
- Would you rather only eat soft foods or only eat crunchy foods?
- Would you rather have a sandwich with all your favorite things in it or a pizza with all your favorite toppings?
- Would you rather never eat french fries again or never eat pasta again?
- Would you rather bake a cake with your family or make pizza with your family?
- Would you rather have breakfast for dinner or dinner for breakfast?
- Would you rather eat a banana with ketchup or a pickle with chocolate?
- Would you rather have a popcorn machine in your room or a hot chocolate tap in your kitchen?
- Would you rather drink soup through a straw or eat cereal with a fork?
- Would you rather try a food from a far-away country every week or invent a new food every week?
- Would you rather be a chef at a pizza restaurant or an ice cream shop owner?
- Would you rather have a picnic on a mountain or a picnic on a beach?
- Would you rather eat only sweet things for a day or only salty things for a day?
- Would you rather have a snack that never runs out or a drink that changes flavor every sip?
- Would you rather win a baking contest or win a pancake-flipping contest?
- Would you rather eat lunch in a treehouse or lunch on a boat?
- Would you rather have fruit that grows in your bedroom or vegetables that grow on your roof?
Superpower would you rather questions
For the kids who always want to know what power wins. Ask "why" after each choice.
- Would you rather be able to fly or be able to become invisible?
- Would you rather be super strong or super fast?
- Would you rather be able to talk to animals or speak every language in the world?
- Would you rather have a cape that makes you fly or boots that make you jump to the clouds?
- Would you rather be able to stretch like rubber or shrink to the size of a button?
- Would you rather make flowers grow wherever you walk or make rainbows appear when you clap?
- Would you rather read minds or see the future?
- Would you rather control the weather or control gravity?
- Would you rather breathe underwater or survive in outer space?
- Would you rather teleport anywhere or pause time whenever you like?
- Would you rather have a robot sidekick or an animal sidekick with powers?
- Would you rather make anything float or make anything glow?
- Would you rather be able to heal any scraped knee or grow any plant in seconds?
- Would you rather be able to fix anything that is broken or build anything you imagine?
- Would you rather be able to learn any skill in a minute or be able to remember everything you read?
- Would you rather have a power you can use only once, but it is the biggest ever or a small power you can use every day?
- Would you rather be a superhero everyone knows or a secret superhero nobody knows?
- Would you rather have x-ray vision for toys or super hearing for secrets of the forest?
- Would you rather turn into any animal or turn into any vehicle?
- Would you rather bring drawings to life or bring toys to life?
- Would you rather travel back in time to meet dinosaurs or travel forward in time to see flying cars?
- Would you rather have a power that makes everyone laugh or a power that makes everyone feel calm?
Would you rather questions about school
Light and fun, with nothing about grades or tests. Good for the walk home.
- Would you rather have recess all day or art class all day?
- Would you rather have a slide in the school hallway or a trampoline in the gym?
- Would you rather sit next to a robot or sit next to a friendly dinosaur?
- Would you rather have a pet in the classroom or a garden in the classroom?
- Would you rather have lunch at a picnic table or lunch in a cozy tent?
- Would you rather learn how to fly a kite or learn how to build a rocket?
- Would you rather have your teacher read a story every morning or sing a song every morning?
- Would you rather have a swimming pool at school or a rock climbing wall at school?
- Would you rather go to school on a bus that floats or a bus that flies?
- Would you rather have no homework on weekends or no homework on Mondays?
- Would you rather be the line leader for a week or the class helper for a week?
- Would you rather learn to code your own game or learn to make your own movie?
- Would you rather have school outside every day or school in a museum every day?
- Would you rather have a field trip to a zoo or a field trip to a science center?
- Would you rather be the best reader in class or the best artist in class?
- Would you rather have a school day with only music or a school day with only sports?
- Would you rather have a day where students teach the lesson or a day where you pick all the subjects?
- Would you rather start a school newspaper or start a school band?
- Would you rather have a locker that is also a tiny library or a desk that is also a tiny workshop?
- Would you rather learn a new language every month or learn a new instrument every month?
- Would you rather design your own classroom or design your own playground?
- Would you rather make a new friend every week or keep the same best friends all year?
Would you rather questions for the whole family
Easy to answer around the table. Parents, play too: your answers are half the fun.
- Would you rather have a family movie night or a family game night?
- Would you rather cook dinner with Mom or cook dinner with Dad?
- Would you rather have a sleepover at Grandma's or a sleepover at Grandpa's?
- Would you rather go on a trip to the zoo or a trip to the playground?
- Would you rather build a blanket fort together or build a sandcastle together?
- Would you rather take a family walk in the snow or a family walk on the beach?
- Would you rather have a pillow fight with the whole family or a water balloon game with the whole family?
- Would you rather live in a house with a secret room or a house with a slide?
- Would you rather camp in the backyard or camp in the mountains?
- Would you rather have a family pet that is a surprise or a family pet you choose together?
- Would you rather plan the next family vacation or plan the next family dinner?
- Would you rather be in charge of the family music playlist or of the family movie choice?
- Would you rather have a family handshake or a family song?
- Would you rather have a family game that you invented or a family recipe that you invented?
- Would you rather spend a rainy day reading together or spend it building something together?
- Would you rather go on a family road trip across a country or a family boat trip on a river?
- Would you rather cook a surprise breakfast for the family or plan a surprise treasure hunt for the family?
- Would you rather have a day where parents do what kids say or a day where kids do what parents say?
- Would you rather live in a big house with lots of rooms or a tiny cozy house?
- Would you rather have a family tradition every Friday or a family adventure every month?
- Would you rather learn a family dance or learn a family magic trick?
- Would you rather write a family story together or draw a family comic together?
Adventure would you rather questions
Imagination only. Everything here is safe, because it all happens in your head.
- Would you rather explore a jungle or explore a snowy mountain?
- Would you rather sail on a pirate ship or fly on a magic carpet?
- Would you rather find a hidden treasure or find a secret door?
- Would you rather live on a farm or live in a treehouse?
- Would you rather visit the moon or visit the bottom of the ocean?
- Would you rather have a boat that talks or a bike that flies?
- Would you rather ride a hot air balloon or ride in a submarine?
- Would you rather explore a cave full of crystals or a forest full of fireflies?
- Would you rather be an astronaut or be a deep-sea explorer?
- Would you rather build a rocket in your backyard or a submarine in your bathtub?
- Would you rather live on a tropical island or in a castle on a hill?
- Would you rather meet a friendly alien or meet a friendly dragon?
- Would you rather have a map to a hidden treasure or a key to a secret garden?
- Would you rather be the captain of a ship or the pilot of a plane?
- Would you rather be the first person to walk on a new planet or the first to discover a new island?
- Would you rather explore the rainforest for a year or explore the desert for a year?
- Would you rather live in a world where it is always summer or a world where it is always autumn?
- Would you rather travel to every country or travel to every planet?
- Would you rather solve a mystery with your friends or invent a new game with your friends?
- Would you rather build a boat and sail across a lake or build a raft and float down a river?
- Would you rather go to a school for wizards or a school for inventors?
- Would you rather discover a lost city or discover a hidden waterfall?
A tip for parents
Answer one yourself, and mention that there is no wrong choice. Then ask "what makes you pick that one?" and wait a few seconds. Younger children often need a moment, and the reason they give is usually the best part.
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Frequently asked questions
What are good would you rather questions for kids?
The best ones are playful, concrete and safe: two silly or imaginative options, such as having a pet dragon or a pet unicorn. Avoid questions that involve fear, loss or embarrassment. This page has more than 150 sorted by theme and age.
What age are would you rather questions good for?
From about age 4 up to 12 and beyond. Young children enjoy short, picture-friendly choices. Older kids like questions that need a reason, bigger ideas and a bit of humor. Use the age buttons to see only the questions that fit.
How do you play would you rather with kids?
Read one question, let everyone choose, then take turns saying why. There are no points and no wrong answers. You can play at the dinner table, in the car or while waiting. Adults should answer too, so the game feels shared.
Are these questions appropriate for school and classrooms?
Yes, they are written to be kid-safe and light. Teachers can use them as a warm-up, a quick brain break or a "stand on this side or that side" movement game. The school and family groups are especially handy.
Can I make up my own would you rather questions?
Yes, and kids love it. Pick two things your child is already into, like a favorite animal and a favorite food, and combine them into a silly choice. Let them write the next question for you.
Is there an app with questions like these?
Cards Junior is a family app with hand-written question cards in eight themed packs for ages 4 to 12. It has no ads and needs no account. The free pack gives you a taste, and everything is on the App Store.