Would you rather questions for kids give two fun choices, like “be a puppy or be a kitten?” Your child picks one and says why. Below are 100 kid-friendly would you rather questions sorted by age and theme, from easy ones for 3-year-olds to think-harder questions for 8- to 12-year-olds, plus free printable question cards.
Quick answer by age: for ages 3 to 6, use the easy questions and the this or that list. For ages 5 to 8, the funny, animal, food and superpower questions get the most giggles. For ages 8 and up, try the think-harder questions and ask everyone to defend their answer. Print the free would you rather cards for a party, the classroom or the dinner table.
Free printable Would You Rather Cards for Kids Printable
SaveHow to play would you rather with kids
- Ask the question. Read a card or a question from the lists below: “Would you rather… or…?”
- Everyone picks one. No “both” and no “neither”. There are no wrong answers.
- Say why. The reason is the best part. A quick “Why?” turns a silly question into a real conversation.
That is all it needs: no board, no batteries, no cleanup. It works with one child in the car or 25 in a classroom.
100 would you rather questions for kids at a glance
| Group | Best for | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | ages 3–6 | 15 |
| Funny | all ages | 20 |
| Animal | all ages | 10 |
| Food | all ages | 10 |
| Superpower and magic | ages 5 and up | 10 |
| School and learning | ages 5 and up | 10 |
| Outdoor and sports | all ages | 10 |
| Family and friends | all ages | 5 |
| Think-harder | ages 8 and up | 10 |
| This or that | ages 3 and up | 20 pairs |
Easy would you rather questions for little kids
Best for ages 3–6. Two simple, concrete choices a 3-year-old can picture. Hold up two fingers, one for each answer, so pre-readers can point.
- Would you rather be a puppy or be a kitten?
- Would you rather eat pancakes or eat waffles?
- Would you rather play at the beach or play at the park?
- Would you rather ride a bike or ride a scooter?
- Would you rather have a red balloon or have a blue balloon?
- Would you rather swim like a fish or fly like a bird?
- Would you rather build a sand castle or build a snowman?
- Would you rather read a book about dinosaurs or read a book about trucks?
- Would you rather have a pet bunny or have a pet turtle?
- Would you rather jump in a puddle or jump on a trampoline?
- Would you rather eat a strawberry or eat a banana?
- Would you rather be as tall as a giraffe or be as small as a mouse?
- Would you rather wear pajamas all day or wear a costume all day?
- Would you rather splash in the bath or play with bubbles outside?
- Would you rather sing a song or do a dance?
Funny would you rather questions for kids
Best for all ages. These are the ones that get the loudest laughs. Silly is the point, and kids love inventing reasons.
- Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or have broccoli for fingers?
- Would you rather talk like a robot all day or talk like a duck all day?
- Would you rather have a nose that honks or have ears that whistle?
- Would you rather walk backward everywhere or hop on one foot everywhere?
- Would you rather wear socks on your hands or wear mittens on your feet?
- Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or have a pet dragon?
- Would you rather burp rainbows or laugh bubbles?
- Would you rather have a tail like a monkey or have wings like a butterfly?
- Would you rather live in a giant shoe or live in a giant teapot?
- Would you rather have hair that changes color with your mood or have shoes that light up when you're happy?
- Would you rather have a chicken follow you everywhere or have a goat follow you everywhere?
- Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
- Would you rather have a talking toothbrush or have a singing pillow?
- Would you rather ride a giant snail to school or ride a giant turtle to school?
- Would you rather have feet as big as surfboards or have hands as small as peas?
- Would you rather eat ice cream with a fork or eat soup with a fork?
- Would you rather bounce like a ball when you walk or slide like a penguin when you walk?
- Would you rather have a bed made of marshmallows or have a bed made of pillows and puppies?
- Would you rather wear a crown every day or wear a cape every day?
- Would you rather be able to talk to your toys or be able to talk to your food?
SaveAnimal would you rather questions
Best for all ages. Animal questions work for every age. Ask little ones to make the animal's sound or move like it while they answer.
- Would you rather be a lion or be an elephant?
- Would you rather have a pet octopus or have a pet parrot?
- Would you rather ride a horse or ride a camel?
- Would you rather swim with dolphins or swim with sea turtles?
- Would you rather be as fast as a cheetah or be as strong as a gorilla?
- Would you rather have a kangaroo pouch or have a giraffe neck?
- Would you rather see like an owl at night or smell like a dog?
- Would you rather be a penguin or be a polar bear?
- Would you rather visit a farm or visit a zoo?
- Would you rather have a pet that never grows up or have a pet that can talk?
Food would you rather questions
Best for all ages. Food questions are perfect at the table. Bonus: "try a new food every day" can open the door to tasting something new.
- Would you rather eat pizza for breakfast or eat pancakes for dinner?
- Would you rather only eat sweet foods for a day or only eat salty foods for a day?
- Would you rather have a chocolate river or have a lemonade lake?
- Would you rather eat a giant cookie or eat a giant cupcake?
- Would you rather never eat ice cream again or never eat pizza again?
- Would you rather have a house made of gingerbread or have a house made of cheese?
- Would you rather pick apples from a tree or pick strawberries from a garden?
- Would you rather cook dinner with a grown-up or bake cookies with a grown-up?
- Would you rather eat with chopsticks every meal or eat with your hands every meal?
- Would you rather try a new food every day or eat your favorite food every day?
SaveSuperpower and magic would you rather questions
Best for ages 5 and up. Magic and superpower questions give kids room to dream big. Ask what they would do first with their new power.
- Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible?
- Would you rather read minds or talk to animals?
- Would you rather have a magic wand or have a flying carpet?
- Would you rather breathe underwater or walk through walls?
- Would you rather be super strong or be super fast?
- Would you rather shrink to the size of an ant or grow as tall as a tree?
- Would you rather have a robot that does your chores or have a unicorn that takes you to school?
- Would you rather go back in time to see dinosaurs or go to the future to see flying cars?
- Would you rather control the weather or stop time for one minute?
- Would you rather make it snow any day you want or make it summer any day you want?
School and learning would you rather questions
Best for ages 5 and up. Great as a question of the day at school or on the walk there. Teachers can use them as a morning-meeting warm-up.
- Would you rather have recess all day or have art class all day?
- Would you rather learn to play the piano or learn to play the drums?
- Would you rather be a teacher for a day or be the principal for a day?
- Would you rather go on a field trip to a museum or go on a field trip to an aquarium?
- Would you rather read a book or write your own book?
- Would you rather learn a new language or learn a magic trick?
- Would you rather have a class pet hamster or have a class pet fish?
- Would you rather do math with candy or do spelling with stickers?
- Would you rather have a science day outside or have a reading day in a blanket fort?
- Would you rather be the line leader or be the class helper?
SaveOutdoor and sports would you rather questions
Best for all ages. For kids who would rather be moving. Point to one side of the room for the first answer and the other side for the second, and let them run to their pick.
- Would you rather go camping in a tent or sleep in a treehouse?
- Would you rather play soccer or play basketball?
- Would you rather go sledding or go swimming?
- Would you rather climb a mountain or explore a cave?
- Would you rather ride a roller coaster or ride a Ferris wheel?
- Would you rather fly a kite or blow giant bubbles?
- Would you rather find a dinosaur bone or find a pirate treasure?
- Would you rather go on a boat ride or go on a train ride?
- Would you rather have a picnic in the park or have a picnic on the living room floor?
- Would you rather win a race or score the winning goal?
Family and friends would you rather questions
Best for all ages. Kind, everyday choices that tell you a lot about what matters to your child.
- Would you rather have a family game night or have a family movie night?
- Would you rather make a card for a friend or make a card for a grandparent?
- Would you rather plan the family dinner or plan the family weekend?
- Would you rather have a sleepover at a cousin's house or have a cousin sleep over at yours?
- Would you rather help someone who is sad or make someone laugh?
SaveThink-harder would you rather questions
Best for ages 8 and up. Questions with no easy answer, for ages 8 and up. Give each player 30 seconds to make their case, then let others try to change their mind.
- Would you rather know every language in the world or be able to play every instrument?
- Would you rather live where it is always summer or live where it snows every day?
- Would you rather be famous or be the best friend of someone famous?
- Would you rather have one really good friend or have a lot of friends you see sometimes?
- Would you rather be able to fix anything or be able to build anything?
- Would you rather travel to space or travel to the bottom of the ocean?
- Would you rather never feel tired or never feel hungry?
- Would you rather have a photographic memory or be able to learn anything in one hour?
- Would you rather invent something that helps people or discover a new animal?
- Would you rather know what happens in the future or change one thing in the past?
This or that questions for kids
This or that is the quickest version: two words, one pick. It is ideal for children who are just learning to talk, and for car rides when you want rapid-fire answers.
- Cats or dogs?
- Summer or winter?
- Pizza or tacos?
- Beach or mountains?
- Drawing or painting?
- Morning or night?
- Books or movies?
- Bike or scooter?
- Apples or bananas?
- Rain or snow?
- Stars or moon?
- Cars or trains?
- Crayons or markers?
- Swings or slide?
- Pancakes or waffles?
- Sun or clouds?
- Singing or dancing?
- Puzzles or blocks?
- Ocean or lake?
- Dinosaurs or dragons?
Ask “why?”: follow-up questions that start a conversation
The answer takes one second. The follow-up is where kids practice explaining their thinking, and by age 3 most children can already have a back-and-forth conversation and ask “why” questions of their own, according to the CDC’s milestones for 3-year-olds. Try one of these after each pick:
- What would be the best part?
- What would be the hardest part?
- Would your answer change on a rainy day?
- What do you think Grandma (or your teacher, or the dog) would pick?
- Can you think of a third choice that beats both?
- Can you draw your answer?
7 ways to play would you rather
- Dinner table: one card before the meal, everyone answers before the first bite.
- Classroom question of the day: write it on the board; kids vote with sticky notes on two sides.
- Move to your answer: one side of the room for the first choice, the other side for the second.
- Car rides and waiting rooms: a grown-up reads, kids shout their answers.
- Party game: go around the circle; the silliest reason wins a sticker.
- Draw it: kids draw their pick, then guess each other’s answers.
- Make your own: kids write new questions on the blank cards and quiz the grown-ups.
SaveFree printable would you rather cards
The free would you rather cards are an 8-page PDF:
- Page 1: how to play and 5 ways to use the cards.
- Pages 2 to 6: 40 question cards, 8 per page, with dashed cut lines. They are a mix from every group above, easy ones first.
- Page 7: a this or that list with tick boxes.
- Page 8: 8 blank cards for kids to write their own questions.
Print on cardstock so the cards last, and keep them in a jar by the table. Free for personal and classroom use, no email required.
Playing in October? Try our Halloween would you rather questions. Looking for more screen-free ideas? See activities for a day stuck at home, preschool activities at home and activities for 4-year-olds.
Would you rather questions for kids FAQ
What are good would you rather questions for kids?
Good ones give two choices a child can picture and enjoy, like "have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon?" or "eat pizza for breakfast or pancakes for dinner?" Keep them kind, not scary or gross, and match them to your child's age.
What age is would you rather good for?
Children can start around age 3 with simple, concrete choices and this or that pairs. Ages 5 to 8 love silly and superpower questions, and kids 8 and up enjoy questions they can debate.
What are funny would you rather questions for kids?
Try "have spaghetti for hair or broccoli for fingers?", "talk like a robot or a duck all day?" or "wear socks on your hands or mittens on your feet?" The funny group above has 20 more.
What is a this or that question?
It is a quicker version of would you rather: two words, one pick, like "cats or dogs?" or "summer or winter?" It works well for toddlers and preschoolers and for rapid-fire car games.
How do you play would you rather in a classroom?
Post one question as the question of the day and let students vote by moving to a side of the room or placing a sticky note. Then ask a few kids to explain their choice.
Can kids make up their own would you rather questions?
Yes, and they love it. Give them the blank cards from the printable and let them quiz the grown-ups. Writing two choices that are equally tempting is harder than it looks.
Playing in December? Try our 80 Christmas would you rather questions, with winter questions and free Christmas question cards.
