Halloween would you rather questions are the easiest Halloween game there is: no supplies, no setup, and every child can play, from a three-year-old picking “pumpkin or ghost” to a ten-year-old defending why they’d rather live in a haunted castle. Below are 100 kid-friendly questions sorted by age and theme, plus free printable question cards and a picture version for kids who can’t read yet.
Quick answer: ask “Would you rather…” and give two fun choices, like have bat wings or cat ears? Everyone picks one and explains why. Use the easy questions for ages 3–6, the silly and candy questions for all ages, and the spooky-but-not-scary ones for ages 6 and up. Print the free Halloween would you rather cards to play at a party, in class, or at the dinner table.
How to play Halloween would you rather
- Ask the question. One person reads a card or a question from the list below.
- Everyone picks. Each player chooses one of the two answers. There are no wrong answers.
- Say why. The best part is the reasons, especially the silly ones.
- Pass it on. The next player asks a question.
Make it move: point to one side of the room for the first answer and the other side for the second, and everyone runs to their side. It’s a great wiggle-break at a party or in the classroom.
Easy Halloween would you rather questions for little kids (ages 3–6)
- 1. Would you rather be a pumpkin or be a ghost?
- 2. Would you rather have a pet black cat or have a pet owl?
- 3. Would you rather wear a witch hat or wear a superhero cape?
- 4. Would you rather eat a candy apple or eat a cupcake with orange frosting?
- 5. Would you rather ride a broomstick or ride a flying pumpkin?
- 6. Would you rather have bat wings or have cat ears?
- 7. Would you rather go trick-or-treating in the rain or go trick-or-treating in the snow?
- 8. Would you rather carve a pumpkin or paint a pumpkin?
- 9. Would you rather meet a friendly ghost or meet a friendly monster?
- 10. Would you rather have a glow-in-the-dark costume or have a costume that sparkles?
- 11. Would you rather live in a pumpkin house or live in a candy house?
- 12. Would you rather collect 10 lollipops or collect 10 chocolate bars?
- 13. Would you rather say 'boo!' to a ghost or say 'hello!' to a skeleton?
- 14. Would you rather jump in a pile of leaves or jump in a pile of hay?
- 15. Would you rather have orange hair for a day or have purple hair for a day?
Silly Halloween would you rather questions (all ages)
- 16. Would you rather have a pumpkin for a head or have a broom for a tail?
- 17. Would you rather sneeze candy corn or hiccup bubbles?
- 18. Would you rather dance with a skeleton or sing with a vampire?
- 19. Would you rather only be able to say 'boo' or only be able to say 'trick or treat'?
- 20. Would you rather have a ghost that tells jokes or have a monster that sings lullabies?
- 21. Would you rather wear your costume to school all year or never wear a costume again?
- 22. Would you rather have a witch's cat that talks or have a broom that flies by itself?
- 23. Would you rather bob for apples in chocolate or bob for apples in lemonade?
- 24. Would you rather be a mummy with loose bandages or be a vampire who is scared of the dark?
- 25. Would you rather turn into a pumpkin at midnight or turn into a bat at sunrise?
- 26. Would you rather have spaghetti hair or have meatball eyes?
- 27. Would you rather laugh like a witch or howl like a werewolf?
- 28. Would you rather have a pet spider that knits or have a pet bat that paints?
- 29. Would you rather eat a worm-shaped gummy or eat an eyeball-shaped grape?
- 30. Would you rather walk like a zombie all day or talk like a pirate all day?
- 31. Would you rather have a talking jack-o'-lantern or have a dancing scarecrow?
- 32. Would you rather be invisible like a ghost or fly like a bat?
- 33. Would you rather live in a haunted castle or live in a treehouse with friendly bats?
- 34. Would you rather have a monster as a babysitter or have a witch as a teacher?
- 35. Would you rather trade all your candy for one giant chocolate bar or keep all your small candies?
Halloween candy would you rather questions (all ages)
- 36. Would you rather eat only chocolate or eat only gummy candy?
- 37. Would you rather get a full-size candy bar at one house or get five small candies at five houses?
- 38. Would you rather eat candy corn or never eat candy corn again?
- 39. Would you rather share your candy with your family or trade it with your friends?
- 40. Would you rather have a candy bucket that never empties or have a costume that changes every hour?
- 41. Would you rather eat a caramel apple or eat a bag of popcorn balls?
- 42. Would you rather find a secret candy stash or find a secret toy stash?
- 43. Would you rather only eat sour candy or only eat sweet candy?
- 44. Would you rather have candy for breakfast or have candy for dinner?
- 45. Would you rather give out candy or go trick-or-treating?
- 46. Would you rather eat a pumpkin pie or eat a pumpkin cookie?
- 47. Would you rather have a chocolate fountain or have a cotton candy machine?
- 48. Would you rather get a toothbrush at one house or get raisins at one house?
- 49. Would you rather eat one giant lollipop or eat ten tiny lollipops?
- 50. Would you rather save your candy until Thanksgiving or eat it all in one week?
Costume and trick-or-treat would you rather questions (all ages)
- 51. Would you rather dress up as an animal or dress up as a superhero?
- 52. Would you rather have a scary costume or have a funny costume?
- 53. Would you rather match costumes with your family or match costumes with your best friend?
- 54. Would you rather trick-or-treat with a flashlight or trick-or-treat with a glow stick?
- 55. Would you rather visit 10 houses or go to one big Halloween party?
- 56. Would you rather make your own costume or buy a costume from a store?
- 57. Would you rather be a dinosaur or be a dragon?
- 58. Would you rather wear a costume with a tail or wear a costume with wings?
- 59. Would you rather have the best decorated house on the street or have the most candy on the street?
- 60. Would you rather trick-or-treat in the daytime or trick-or-treat at night?
- 61. Would you rather wear a mask or wear face paint?
- 62. Would you rather be a princess or prince or be a pirate?
- 63. Would you rather dress up as your pet or dress up as your favorite food?
- 64. Would you rather carry a pumpkin bucket or carry a pillowcase?
- 65. Would you rather hand out candy dressed as a witch or hand out candy dressed as a ghost?
Spooky (but not scary) would you rather questions (ages 6+)
- 66. Would you rather spend the night in a haunted house or spend the night in a pumpkin patch?
- 67. Would you rather hear a strange noise in the attic or hear a strange noise in the basement?
- 68. Would you rather explore a dark cave with a flashlight or explore a corn maze at night?
- 69. Would you rather meet a friendly vampire or meet a friendly werewolf?
- 70. Would you rather have a ghost as a best friend or have a witch as a best friend?
- 71. Would you rather see a black cat cross your path or see a bat fly overhead?
- 72. Would you rather tell a ghost story or listen to a ghost story?
- 73. Would you rather walk through a spider web or step in a puddle of slime?
- 74. Would you rather have a creaky door in your room or have a squeaky floor in your room?
- 75. Would you rather visit a spooky castle or visit a spooky ship?
- 76. Would you rather find a secret door or find a secret map?
- 77. Would you rather have night vision or have super hearing?
- 78. Would you rather be a ghost for a day or be a mummy for a day?
- 79. Would you rather go on a ghost hunt or go on a treasure hunt?
- 80. Would you rather hear a wolf howl or hear an owl hoot?
Halloween would you rather questions for the classroom (ages 7–12)
- 81. Would you rather learn how to read spells or learn how to make potions?
- 82. Would you rather write a spooky story or draw a spooky picture?
- 83. Would you rather know every Halloween fact or know every Halloween joke?
- 84. Would you rather have a Halloween party at school or have a Halloween day off?
- 85. Would you rather design a haunted house or design a corn maze?
- 86. Would you rather solve a mystery in a haunted mansion or solve a riddle from a sphinx?
- 87. Would you rather be the class pumpkin-carving champion or be the class costume champion?
- 88. Would you rather study bats or study spiders?
- 89. Would you rather invent a new Halloween candy or invent a new Halloween game?
- 90. Would you rather have a pet tarantula for the class or have a pet snake for the class?
Halloween would you rather questions for the family dinner table (all ages)
- 91. Would you rather carve pumpkins together or bake Halloween cookies together?
- 92. Would you rather watch a Halloween movie or read a Halloween book?
- 93. Would you rather decorate the house with bats or decorate the house with pumpkins?
- 94. Would you rather have a family costume theme or let everyone pick their own?
- 95. Would you rather visit a pumpkin patch or visit an apple orchard?
- 96. Would you rather have a Halloween picnic or have a Halloween pajama party?
- 97. Would you rather tell jokes by candlelight or tell stories by flashlight?
- 98. Would you rather make caramel apples or make popcorn balls?
- 99. Would you rather have Halloween every month or have Halloween only once a year?
- 100. Would you rather go on a hayride or go through a corn maze?
Halloween this or that for toddlers and preschoolers
For kids who are too young to answer full questions, play “this or that” instead: name two things and let them point to their favorite. The printable includes a picture version so non-readers can play on their own.
- pumpkin or apple?
- ghost or bat?
- black cat or owl?
- candy or lollipop?
- witch hat or broom?
- moon or star?
- spider or spider web?
- candy corn or treat bag?
- spooky house or cauldron?
- leaf or acorn?
Free printable Halloween would you rather cards
The free printable Halloween would you rather cards are an 8-page PDF: a how-to-play page, 40 question cards (8 per page with dashed cut lines), a picture “This or That” page for ages 2 to 5, and a page of blank cards for kids to write their own questions. Every card is drawn from the lists above.
- Print on cardstock so the cards survive a party.
- Keep them in a treat bucket and draw one at a time.
- Use one a day as a Halloween question of the day at school or breakfast.
Ways to use these questions
- Halloween party game: go around the circle, and the silliest reason wins a sticker. Our Halloween games for kids have more party games sorted by age.
- Classroom question of the day: read one card at morning meeting or as a quick writing prompt for older kids.
- Dinner table: one question before the meal gets everyone talking.
- Trick-or-treat wait or car ride: a grown-up reads and kids shout their answers.
- Pair it with a quiet activity: follow a lively round with our Halloween picture bingo or the Halloween scavenger hunt.
For more low-key ideas for little ones, see our Halloween activities for toddlers. If your kids love pumpkins, the pumpkin painting ideas skip the carving knife.
Halloween would you rather FAQ
What are good Halloween would you rather questions for kids?
Good ones give two fun, harmless choices kids can picture, like "have bat wings or cat ears?", "eat only chocolate or only gummy candy?", or "meet a friendly ghost or a friendly monster?" Keep them silly rather than scary for younger children.
How do you play would you rather with young kids?
Use simple choices with things they know, and let them point instead of explaining. For toddlers and preschoolers, a picture "this or that" (pumpkin or apple? ghost or bat?) works better than full questions.
Are these questions scary?
No. Every question is meant to be fun, not frightening. The "spooky" section has mild, story-style choices like a haunted house or a corn maze at night, suitable for ages 6 and up. Skip it for younger or easily scared kids.
Can teachers use the printable cards in class?
Yes. The cards are free for personal and classroom use. Many teachers use one a day as a Halloween question of the day or as a quick writing prompt.
How many would you rather questions should I plan for a party?
Plan about one question per child per round, and two or three rounds. The 40 printable cards cover a class-sized group, and the list of 100 gives you plenty more.
