Would you rather questions for kids

Would you rather questions are one of the easiest ways to get kids talking. Each question gives two clear choices, so even shy children can answer by pointing, and there is no wrong answer. Teachers use them for morning meeting, brain breaks, writing prompts and indoor recess. Parents use them on road trips and at bedtime.

Younger kids (kindergarten to 1st grade) do best with short, picture-able choices like cat or dog. By 2nd and 3rd grade they can handle imaginative choices, and by 4th and 5th grade they enjoy defending an opinion. Ask older kids to give one reason for their answer. It turns a silly game into speaking and reasoning practice.

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Pure giggles. These are perfect for car rides, lunchtime and the first five minutes of class.

• Would you rather have a pet dinosaur that is as small as a hamster or a hamster that is as big as a dinosaur?
• Would you rather be able to burp the alphabet or whistle any song perfectly?
• Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or have marshmallows for fingers?
• Would you rather walk like a penguin for a whole day or talk like a pirate for a whole day?
• Would you rather have a nose that honks like a horn or ears that play music?
• Would you rather wear clown shoes to school every day or wear a superhero cape to school every day?
• Would you rather live in a house made of pillows or live in a house made of Lego?
• Would you rather have a tail like a monkey or have whiskers like a cat?
• Would you rather sneeze bubbles or hiccup confetti?
• Would you rather have a pet cloud that follows you around or have a pet rainbow that lives in your room?
• Would you rather only be able to hop everywhere or only be able to skip everywhere?
• Would you rather be a giant in a tiny town or be tiny in a giant's house?
• Would you rather have hair that changes color with your mood or have eyes that glow in the dark?
• Would you rather have a talking backpack or have talking shoes?
• Would you rather laugh like a hyena or snort like a pig every time you laugh?
• Would you rather have a bed shaped like a race car or have a bed shaped like a pirate ship?
• Would you rather wear pajamas every day for a year or wear a fancy costume every day for a year?
• Would you rather have a robot that does your chores or have a robot that tells you jokes all day?
• Would you rather be able to bounce like a ball or be able to stretch like a rubber band?
• Would you rather live on a giant trampoline or live in a giant ball pit?
• Would you rather be covered in fur or be covered in feathers?
• Would you rather have a pet goldfish that can talk or have a pet dog that can fly?
• Would you rather have your voice sound like a chipmunk or have your voice sound like a giant?
• Would you rather be able to shrink to the size of an ant or grow as tall as a tree whenever you want?

Kids love imagining themselves as animals. Ask them to act out their answer for bonus fun.

• Would you rather be a lion who is scared of mice or an elephant who is scared of peanuts?
• Would you rather swim like a dolphin or run like a cheetah?
• Would you rather have a pet unicorn or have a pet dragon?
• Would you rather be a bird that can fly or be a fish that can breathe underwater?
• Would you rather have a pet penguin or have a pet koala?
• Would you rather be as strong as a gorilla or be as fast as a horse?
• Would you rather be able to talk to dogs or be able to talk to cats?
• Would you rather live in a jungle with monkeys or live on an iceberg with polar bears?
• Would you rather have an owl's night vision or have a dog's super sense of smell?
• Would you rather ride a giant turtle or ride a giant eagle?
• Would you rather be a busy bee or be a sleepy sloth?
• Would you rather have a pet octopus or have a pet parrot that repeats everything you say?
• Would you rather be a kangaroo with a pocket or be a giraffe with a super long neck?
• Would you rather hatch from an egg or be born in a burrow?
• Would you rather be a butterfly for a day or be a bumblebee for a day?
• Would you rather spend a day with baby puppies or spend a day with baby kittens?
• Would you rather have a zebra's stripes or have a leopard's spots?
• Would you rather be a shark in the ocean or be a bear in the forest?
• Would you rather have a pet that never grows up or have a pet that lives forever?
• Would you rather visit a farm full of baby animals or visit a zoo full of wild animals?

Snack-time debates. Great for lunch tables and family dinners.

• Would you rather eat pizza for breakfast every day or eat pancakes for dinner every day?
• Would you rather only eat sweet foods or only eat salty foods?
• Would you rather have ice cream that never melts or have a cookie jar that never runs out?
• Would you rather eat a worm-shaped gummy or eat a real carrot shaped like a worm?
• Would you rather drink chocolate milk from a fountain or drink lemonade from a waterfall?
• Would you rather never eat candy again or never eat pizza again?
• Would you rather have a chocolate river in your yard or have a candy tree in your yard?
• Would you rather eat broccoli-flavored ice cream or eat ice-cream-flavored broccoli?
• Would you rather cook your own dinner every night or never be allowed in the kitchen?
• Would you rather have a lunchbox that makes any food you want or a water bottle that makes any drink you want?
• Would you rather eat a sandwich as big as your head or eat 20 tiny sandwiches?
• Would you rather only use a fork for everything or only use a spoon for everything?
• Would you rather live in a gingerbread house or live in a cake castle?
• Would you rather eat spaghetti with your hands or eat soup with a fork?
• Would you rather try a new food every day or eat your favorite meal every day?
• Would you rather have your birthday cake made of pizza or have your pizza made of cake?
• Would you rather eat popcorn at every meal or eat fruit at every meal?
• Would you rather be a famous chef or be a famous baker?

Classroom-friendly questions teachers can use for morning meeting, brain breaks or writing prompts.

• Would you rather have recess all day or have lunch all day?
• Would you rather have a teacher who is a robot or have a teacher who is a wizard?
• Would you rather go to school on a flying bus or go to school on a submarine?
• Would you rather do homework in the morning or do homework at night?
• Would you rather have your class on the beach or have your class in a treehouse?
• Would you rather be the best reader in school or be the best at math in school?
• Would you rather have school on Saturday or have school at night?
• Would you rather have a class pet dog or have a class pet bunny?
• Would you rather go on a field trip to the moon or go on a field trip under the sea?
• Would you rather be the line leader every day or be the teacher's helper every day?
• Would you rather have a desk that is a trampoline or have a chair that spins?
• Would you rather learn from a talking book or learn from a video game?
• Would you rather have art class all day or have gym class all day?
• Would you rather have a snow day or have a pajama day at school?
• Would you rather write with a pencil that never breaks or a crayon that never runs out?
• Would you rather have your school be a castle or have your school be a spaceship?
• Would you rather sit next to your best friend or sit next to the window?
• Would you rather have no homework ever or have no tests ever?
• Would you rather play dodgeball with water balloons or play tag in a giant bouncy castle?
• Would you rather be in a school play or be in a school talent show?

Imagination questions that work well as creative writing starters.

• Would you rather have wings like a bird or have fins like a fish?
• Would you rather have a magic wand or have a flying carpet?
• Would you rather be a superhero whose power only works at school or a wizard whose spells only work at home?
• Would you rather be able to breathe underwater or be able to walk on walls?
• Would you rather live in a castle or live in a spaceship?
• Would you rather meet a real mermaid or meet a real dragon?
• Would you rather be able to freeze time or be able to jump back in time?
• Would you rather have a door that goes anywhere or a closet that makes any toy you want?
• Would you rather be friends with a friendly ghost or be friends with a friendly alien?
• Would you rather be strong enough to lift a car or fast enough to run around the world before lunch?
• Would you rather be able to talk to plants or be able to talk to the weather?
• Would you rather drive a moon buggy or drive a submarine?
• Would you rather have a treasure map or have a magic key that opens any door?
• Would you rather be a knight or be a princess or prince?
• Would you rather grow wings or grow a mermaid tail?
• Would you rather have a robot best friend or have a dinosaur best friend?
• Would you rather turn anything you touch into candy or turn anything you touch into toys?
• Would you rather be able to shrink your parents or be able to make your pets talk?
• Would you rather live in a video game for a day or live in a cartoon for a day?
• Would you rather have a pet that can turn invisible or have a pet that can teleport?

Short, simple choices with pictures in mind. Read them out loud and let little ones point or jump to a side of the room.

• Would you rather be a cat or be a dog?
• Would you rather play in the snow or play in the sand?
• Would you rather have a red balloon or have a blue balloon?
• Would you rather jump in puddles or build a snowman?
• Would you rather ride a bike or ride a scooter?
• Would you rather eat apples or eat bananas?
• Would you rather go to the park or go to the pool?
• Would you rather have a teddy bear or have a toy car?
• Would you rather be a bunny or be a frog?
• Would you rather play with blocks or play with play dough?
• Would you rather draw a picture or sing a song?
• Would you rather see a rainbow or see a shooting star?
• Would you rather take a bath or take a shower?
• Would you rather wear rain boots or wear sneakers?
• Would you rather go on a train or go on a boat?
• Would you rather color with crayons or paint with your fingers?
• Would you rather have a picnic or have a pizza party?
• Would you rather be a firefighter or be a doctor?
• Would you rather read a story or hear a song?
• Would you rather visit the farm or visit the zoo?

A little more thinking for older elementary kids. Ask them to give one reason for their answer.

• Would you rather be the smartest kid in the world or be the funniest kid in the world?
• Would you rather invent a new video game or invent a new sport?
• Would you rather have a phone that only calls your family or have no phone but a tablet with every game?
• Would you rather live 100 years in the past or live 100 years in the future?
• Would you rather be famous on TV or be famous for a science discovery?
• Would you rather visit every country in the world or visit every planet in the solar system?
• Would you rather be able to read minds or be able to see through walls?
• Would you rather win a spelling bee or win a science fair?
• Would you rather have your own YouTube channel or have your own comic book?
• Would you rather be on a sports team that always wins or be on a team with all your best friends?
• Would you rather spend a week at space camp or spend a week at soccer camp?
• Would you rather be able to talk to animals at the zoo or be able to understand babies?
• Would you rather be the oldest kid in your family or be the youngest kid in your family?
• Would you rather live on a houseboat or live in a treehouse?
• Would you rather build a robot or build a rocket?
• Would you rather have a photographic memory or be able to learn anything in one day?
• Would you rather design your own theme park or design your own school?
• Would you rather meet your favorite author or meet your favorite athlete?
• Would you rather have a secret clubhouse or have a secret tunnel under your house?
• Would you rather be the class president or be the captain of a sports team?

Get them thinking about weather, nature and adventures.

• Would you rather live where it snows every day or live where it is summer every day?
• Would you rather go camping in a tent or go camping in a cabin?
• Would you rather climb a mountain or explore a cave?
• Would you rather go on a hot air balloon ride or go on a helicopter ride?
• Would you rather swim in a lake or swim in the ocean?
• Would you rather find a dinosaur bone or find a pirate's treasure chest?
• Would you rather have a garden full of strawberries or have a garden full of flowers?
• Would you rather play in the leaves or play in the snow?
• Would you rather see a volcano or see a waterfall?
• Would you rather catch the biggest fish in the lake or find a secret waterfall on a hike?
• Would you rather have a treehouse in your yard or have a pool in your yard?
• Would you rather sled down a hill made of marshmallows or ice skate on a frozen chocolate lake?
• Would you rather catch a firefly that glows in any color or a butterfly as big as a kite?
• Would you rather spend a day at a water park or spend a day at an amusement park?
• Would you rather sleep under the stars or sleep in a snow fort?

Simple but thoughtful choices for 7 to 9 year olds. Ask them to share one reason.

• Would you rather have a pet dragon that breathes bubbles or a pet unicorn that poops glitter?
• Would you rather be able to jump as high as a house or run as fast as a car?
• Would you rather live next door to your best friend or live next door to a candy store?
• Would you rather have a magic backpack that does your homework or a magic pencil that spells every word right?
• Would you rather be a teacher for a day or be the principal for a day?
• Would you rather visit a chocolate factory or visit a toy factory?
• Would you rather be a famous cartoon character or be a famous movie star?
• Would you rather have a playground in your bedroom or a movie theater in your bedroom?
• Would you rather be able to talk to fish or be able to talk to birds?
• Would you rather wake up as a puppy or wake up as a kitten?
• Would you rather have a birthday party at the zoo or a birthday party at the beach?
• Would you rather learn to juggle or learn to do a cartwheel?
• Would you rather have a snow cone machine or a cotton candy machine?
• Would you rather wear a crown every day or wear a cape every day?
• Would you rather have a pet turtle or a pet bunny?
• Would you rather be a pirate captain or be a space captain?
• Would you rather find a real fairy in your garden or a tiny dragon in your closet?
• Would you rather build a fort made of blankets or a fort made of cardboard boxes?
• Would you rather have a slide from your bedroom to the kitchen or a zip line from your bedroom to the backyard?
• Would you rather be the best at hide and seek or the best at tag?

Great for dinner table conversations and family game night.

• Would you rather have a family movie night or a family game night?
• Would you rather go on vacation with your grandparents or go on vacation with your cousins?
• Would you rather help cook dinner or help set the table?
• Would you rather have a big family or a small family?
• Would you rather have your parents play video games with you or have them play outside with you?
• Would you rather visit Grandma's house or have Grandma visit your house?
• Would you rather eat dinner outside every night or eat dinner in a blanket fort every night?
• Would you rather have a family pet dog or a family pet cat?
• Would you rather go on a family bike ride or a family hike?
• Would you rather have your mom be a superhero or your dad be a superhero?
• Would you rather go camping as a family or stay in a hotel as a family?
• Would you rather make breakfast for your parents or have breakfast made for you in bed?
• Would you rather have a family talent show or a family dance party?
• Would you rather share a room with your sibling or have the tiny room all to yourself?
• Would you rather have a family secret handshake or a family secret password?

For the kid who could talk about toys all day.

• Would you rather have every Lego set ever made or every video game ever made?
• Would you rather play a board game where the pieces move by themselves or a video game where you're the main character?
• Would you rather have a toy that comes to life at night or a toy that can fly?
• Would you rather play with slime or play with kinetic sand?
• Would you rather have a giant stuffed animal or a tiny stuffed animal you can take anywhere?
• Would you rather build a castle out of blocks or a race track for toy cars?
• Would you rather have a remote-control car or a remote-control drone?
• Would you rather play hide and seek in a huge mansion or in a giant maze?
• Would you rather jump on a trampoline or swing on a tire swing?
• Would you rather be really good at video games or really good at soccer?
• Would you rather have a puzzle with a million pieces or a puzzle with just ten pieces?
• Would you rather get a new toy every week or one giant toy every year?

Curious questions that spark STEM conversations in class.

• Would you rather be the first kid astronaut or the scientist who discovers dinosaurs are still alive?
• Would you rather have a picnic on the moon or bounce on the rings of Saturn?
• Would you rather see a real dinosaur or see a real alien?
• Would you rather invent a robot or invent a time machine?
• Would you rather live on Mars or live on a space station?
• Would you rather look through a giant telescope or look through a super microscope?
• Would you rather discover a new planet or discover a new animal?
• Would you rather be a volcano expert or be a tornado chaser?
• Would you rather discover a glowing fish in the deep ocean or a talking frog in the rainforest?
• Would you rather have a pet from another planet or a pet from the Ice Age?
• Would you rather ride in a rocket or ride in a submarine?
• Would you rather be able to control the weather or be able to make it rain candy?

Get-up-and-move questions for PE class and backyard games.

• Would you rather score a goal from the other end of the field or make a basket from the parking lot?
• Would you rather score the winning goal or make the winning catch?
• Would you rather do a triple flip on a trampoline or swim as fast as a shark?
• Would you rather skateboard down the biggest hill in town or roller skate through a shopping mall?
• Would you rather race a horse or race a dolphin?
• Would you rather win a gold medal or win a giant trophy?
• Would you rather play on a team with your friends or play against your friends?
• Would you rather climb a rock wall or go down a giant water slide?
• Would you rather be a professional baseball player or a professional football player?
• Would you rather dance like a pop star or sing like a pop star?
• Would you rather be a karate black belt or dance in a real ballet show on a big stage?
• Would you rather have recess on a trampoline park or a real playground in the clouds?

Classroom-ready prompts teachers can use for morning meeting, writing warm-ups and brain breaks.

• Would you rather write a story about a dragon or draw a picture of a dragon?
• Would you rather read a book about animals or a book about space?
• Would you rather have music playing during class or have total quiet during class?
• Would you rather learn outside under a tree or learn inside on bean bags?
• Would you rather have a class party or have extra recess?
• Would you rather have a spelling test or a math test?
• Would you rather be the class artist or the class storyteller?
• Would you rather build a volcano or build a bridge out of spaghetti?
• Would you rather share your favorite snack with the whole class or let a friend borrow your favorite toy for a week?
• Would you rather be a character in your favorite book or be the author of your favorite book?
• Would you rather have show and tell every day or have story time every day?
• Would you rather dig up a real dinosaur egg or find a real pirate's treasure map?

Gentle questions for social-emotional learning (SEL), circle time and counselors.

• Would you rather have one best friend or have lots of good friends?
• Would you rather say sorry first or wait for the other person to say sorry?
• Would you rather help a friend with homework or help a friend clean their room?
• Would you rather be the new kid who makes friends fast or the kid who welcomes the new kid?
• Would you rather talk about your feelings or draw about your feelings?
• Would you rather get a hug when you're sad or get a joke when you're sad?
• Would you rather share your favorite toy or share your favorite snack?
• Would you rather be really brave or be really kind?
• Would you rather have a calm-down corner in your room or a calm-down corner at school?
• Would you rather cheer up a friend with a card or with a funny dance?
• Would you rather be good at listening or be good at telling stories?
• Would you rather play a game you love alone or a game you don't love with friends?
• Would you rather tell a friend a secret or keep a friend's secret forever?
• Would you rather be the helper in class or be the leader in class?
• Would you rather make a new friend at the park or play with your old friends at home?
• Would you rather feel proud of yourself or have someone else tell you they're proud of you?
• Would you rather try something new and scary or do something easy you already know?
• Would you rather be a good winner or be a good loser?
• Would you rather write a thank-you note or give a thank-you hug?
• Would you rather have a buddy for every field trip or explore on your own with the teacher?

How to use these questions

• For little kids, make it active: "If you'd rather be a cat, hop to the left side of the room. Dog, hop to the right."
• In class, use one question as a daily writing prompt: "I would rather ___ because ___."
• Let a child be the question reader. They love being in charge.
• For car rides, have each passenger invent their own question after every five.
• If a child says "both" or "neither", ask which one they'd pick if they had to. Choosing is the whole game.

Frequently asked questions

What are good would you rather questions for kids?

Good questions for kids are short, silly and easy to picture, like "Would you rather have a pet unicorn or a pet dragon?" or "Would you rather live in a treehouse or a castle?" This page has 260 sorted by age and theme.

How do you play would you rather with kids?

Read a question out loud and have each child choose one option. Then ask why. In a classroom, kids can move to one side of the room to show their answer.

What would you rather questions work for kindergarten?

Keep them to two simple words or pictures, like "cat or dog", "snow or sand" or "crayons or finger paint". See the kindergarten and early elementary section above.

Are would you rather questions good for the classroom?

Yes. They build speaking, listening and opinion-writing skills, and they make great morning meeting and brain break activities. Every question on this page is classroom safe.

How many would you rather questions should I ask?

Five to ten is perfect for a morning meeting or car ride. For a full game, play until everyone has read at least one question.