250 Would You Rather Questions for Kids

Yummy and Yucky Food Choices

Kids have strong opinions about food, so these get everyone talking fast. Expect a few dramatic gagging noises.

1. Would you rather eat pizza for breakfast every day or pancakes for dinner every night?
2. Would you rather have a lifetime supply of ice cream or a lifetime supply of cookies?
3. Would you rather drink a milkshake made of broccoli or eat a salad covered in chocolate syrup?
4. Would you rather only eat foods that are green or only eat foods that are orange?
5. Would you rather have a fridge that makes any snack you want or an oven that bakes any cake you draw?
6. Would you rather eat spaghetti with your hands or soup with a fork?
7. Would you rather lick a lemon or bite a raw onion?
8. Would you rather have ketchup on your cereal or syrup on your hot dog?
9. Would you rather give up candy for a month or give up screens for a week?
10. Would you rather have a chocolate river in your backyard or a lemonade fountain in your kitchen?
11. Would you rather eat the same lunch every day forever or never know what's in your lunchbox?
12. Would you rather be a world-famous chef or a judge on a cooking show?
13. Would you rather eat a bug covered in chocolate or a worm covered in sprinkles?
14. Would you rather have popcorn that never runs out or a juice box that refills itself?
15. Would you rather cook dinner for your family or wash all the dishes afterward?
16. Would you rather eat a giant sandwich as tall as you or a hundred tiny ones the size of coins?
17. Would you rather only drink water or only drink milk for the rest of the year?
18. Would you rather have your birthday cake made of ice cream or made of doughnuts?
19. Would you rather grow your own vegetables or raise chickens for eggs?
20. Would you rather eat breakfast in a treehouse or dinner on a boat?
21. Would you rather taste everything as sweet or everything as salty?
22. Would you rather have a pet that eats your vegetables for you or a spoon that makes them taste like candy?
23. Would you rather eat a whole jar of pickles or a whole bag of marshmallows?
24. Would you rather open a lemonade stand or a cupcake shop?
25. Would you rather have tacos every Tuesday forever or pizza every Friday forever?
26. Would you rather eat food that is always too hot or always a little too cold?
27. Would you rather find a hidden candy stash in your room or a secret snack drawer at school?
28. Would you rather have a banana that talks or an apple that sings?
29. Would you rather share your fries with a seagull or your sandwich with a squirrel?
30. Would you rather invent a brand-new flavor of ice cream or a brand-new kind of cereal?
31. Would you rather eat dinner in total silence or while everyone sings?
32. Would you rather have a gum ball machine in your bedroom or a hot chocolate maker by your bed?
33. Would you rather eat green eggs or blue pancakes?
34. Would you rather only eat with chopsticks or only eat with a giant ladle?
35. Would you rather skip dessert tonight or eat your vegetables first every night this week?
36. Which sounds better: would you rather have a picnic in the rain or a barbecue in the snow?

Wild Animal Questions

Animal questions are a great warm-up for younger kids. They love picturing themselves with wings, fins, or a trunk.

1. Would you rather ride a dolphin or fly on the back of an eagle?
2. Would you rather have a pet dragon or a pet unicorn?
3. Would you rather be as strong as a gorilla or as fast as a cheetah?
4. Would you rather talk to cats or talk to dogs?
5. Would you rather have a kangaroo pouch or a monkey tail?
6. Would you rather live in a burrow with rabbits or in a nest with birds?
7. Would you rather have an elephant's trunk or a giraffe's neck?
8. Would you rather swim with sharks in a cage or pet a lion through a fence?
9. Would you rather be a penguin in Antarctica or a camel in the desert?
10. Would you rather have a pet octopus or a pet sloth?
11. Would you rather sleep all winter like a bear or change colors like a chameleon?
12. Would you rather have owl eyes that see in the dark or bat ears that hear everything?
13. Would you rather have a hamster the size of a horse or a horse the size of a hamster?
14. Would you rather be chased by a goose or a very grumpy turkey?
15. Would you rather spend a day as your own pet or have your pet spend a day as you?
16. Would you rather have gills to breathe underwater or wings to fly over mountains?
17. Would you rather keep a friendly spider in your room or a friendly snake in your closet?
18. Would you rather care for a baby panda or a baby polar bear?
19. Would you rather hop like a frog everywhere or waddle like a duck everywhere?
20. Would you rather be a firefly that glows or a butterfly with bright wings?
21. Would you rather have a zoo in your backyard or an aquarium in your living room?
22. Would you rather ride to school on an ostrich or a giant tortoise?
23. Would you rather have a parrot that repeats everything you say or a cat that ignores you?
24. Would you rather discover a new kind of dinosaur bone or a new kind of deep-sea fish?
25. Would you rather be a squirrel hiding nuts or a beaver building dams?
26. Would you rather have a skunk as a best friend or a porcupine as a best friend?
27. Would you rather roar like a tiger or howl like a wolf?
28. Would you rather have a horse that can fly or a dog that can drive?
29. Would you rather live on a farm full of goats or a ranch full of ponies?
30. Would you rather be the smartest animal in the jungle or the biggest animal in the ocean?
31. Would you rather have a whale sing you to sleep or a rooster wake you up?
32. Would you rather have spots like a leopard or stripes like a zebra?
33. Would you rather train a dolphin to do tricks or teach a parrot to tell jokes?
34. Would you rather carry your house on your back like a snail or build a web like a spider?
35. Would you rather be a lion who is scared of mice or a mouse who is brave around lions?
36. Picture this: would you rather spend a night camping with raccoons or a morning swimming with ducks?

Superpowers and Magic

Kids take superpower debates very seriously. Ask them to explain how they'd use the power, and the answers get even better.

1. Would you rather be invisible or be able to fly?
2. Would you rather read minds or see into the future?
3. Would you rather have a magic wand or a flying carpet?
4. Would you rather freeze time or rewind time?
5. Would you rather shrink to the size of an ant or grow as tall as a building?
6. Would you rather breathe underwater or walk through walls?
7. Would you rather have super speed or super strength?
8. Would you rather make it snow whenever you want or make the sun come out whenever you want?
9. Would you rather teleport anywhere or have a robot that does your chores?
10. Would you rather turn anything you touch into candy or into gold?
11. Would you rather talk to plants or control the weather?
12. Would you rather have a cape that makes you fly or boots that let you jump over houses?
13. Would you rather copy any animal's power or copy any superhero's power?
14. Would you rather have X-ray vision or a voice that can shatter glass?
15. Would you rather be a wizard at a magic school or a superhero in a big city?
16. Would you rather have a sidekick who is a talking dog or one who is a tiny robot?
17. Would you rather be able to heal scraped knees or fix broken toys with a touch?
18. Would you rather have a door that opens to any place or a clock that pauses the school day?
19. Would you rather make your drawings come to life or make your toys talk?
20. Would you rather have three wishes now or one wish every birthday?
21. Would you rather stretch like rubber or bounce like a ball?
22. Would you rather have a magic backpack that holds anything or shoes that never get tired?
23. Would you rather be a mermaid or a centaur?
24. Would you rather cast spells with a wand or with your voice?
25. Would you rather have a pet that can grant wishes or a pet that can turn invisible?
26. Would you rather always know the answer to a test or always win at board games?
27. Would you rather glow in the dark or change the color of your hair by thinking?
28. Would you rather speak every language in the world or play every instrument?
29. Would you rather fly as fast as a plane or run as fast as a race car?
30. Would you rather have a secret superhero hideout or a secret wizard tower?
31. Would you rather be able to talk to ghosts or be friends with a giant?
32. Would you rather clone yourself or trade places with anyone for a day?
33. Would you rather have magic sunglasses that see through walls or a hat that makes you invisible?
34. Would you rather have a dragon that guards your room or a genie that lives in your closet?
35. Would you rather stop bad dreams forever or visit anyone's dreams?
36. Just imagine: would you rather have a superpower that only works on Mondays or one that works every day but only for a minute?

School, Friends, and Everyday Life

These questions connect to real life, which makes them good for car rides and the drive home from school.

1. Would you rather have recess all day or a class about video games?
2. Would you rather have your teacher be a clown or a pirate?
3. Would you rather do homework in a treehouse or at the beach?
4. Would you rather have one best friend or a big group of good friends?
5. Would you rather sit next to a robot in class or a talking dog?
6. Would you rather have a longer summer break or a longer winter break?
7. Would you rather ride a bus shaped like a school or a school bus that can float?
8. Would you rather be the line leader every day or pick the class read-aloud book?
9. Would you rather write a book or star in a movie?
10. Would you rather take a spelling test or a math quiz?
11. Would you rather have a desk made of Legos or a chair that spins?
12. Would you rather learn how to juggle or learn how to do a cartwheel?
13. Would you rather go to school at night or on Saturdays?
14. Would you rather have a class pet hamster or a class pet fish?
15. Would you rather win the science fair or the school talent show?
16. Would you rather go on a field trip to a chocolate factory or a space center?
17. Would you rather have lunch with your favorite author or your favorite athlete?
18. Would you rather have a locker that talks or a pencil that writes by itself?
19. Would you rather be the teacher for a day or the principal for a day?
20. Would you rather have every day be pajama day or every day be crazy hair day?
21. Would you rather make a new friend today or hang out with your oldest friend?
22. Would you rather play tag or hide-and-seek?
23. Would you rather build a fort out of blankets or a snow fort outside?
24. Would you rather join a soccer team or a dance team?
25. Would you rather have a sleepover at your house or at a friend's house?
26. Would you rather learn to ride a unicycle or learn to skateboard?
27. Would you rather read a comic book or a mystery book?
28. Would you rather have a birthday party at a trampoline park or a swimming pool?
29. Would you rather sing in the school play or paint the stage set?
30. Would you rather have your own YouTube channel or your own library?
31. Would you rather write with a giant pencil or a tiny crayon for a whole day?
32. Would you rather have gym class every day or art class every day?
33. Would you rather share a room with your sibling or share your toys with them?
34. Would you rather stay up an hour later or get an extra hour of video games?
35. Would you rather have a snow day or a surprise field trip?
36. Honestly, would you rather be the funniest kid in class or the kindest kid in class?

Silly and Gross Would You Rather Questions

A little gross humor goes a long way with kids. These are silly, not scary, and usually end in giggles.

1. Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or marshmallows for fingers?
2. Would you rather sneeze confetti or burp soap bubbles?
3. Would you rather smell like old cheese or smell like wet dog?
4. Would you rather have a nose that honks or ears that whistle?
5. Would you rather step in gum every day or get your hair stuck in a zipper once?
6. Would you rather have feet that squeak or hands that are always sticky?
7. Would you rather wear socks on your hands or mittens on your feet?
8. Would you rather have a mustache made of frosting or eyebrows made of caterpillars?
9. Would you rather laugh like a hyena or snort like a pig?
10. Would you rather walk backward everywhere or talk backward all day?
11. Would you rather wear your clothes inside out or your shoes on the wrong feet?
12. Would you rather sit in a bathtub of pudding or a pool of jelly?
13. Would you rather have a pet rock that talks or a pet sock that sings?
14. Would you rather have a face that turns purple when you lie or hair that stands up when you're nervous?
15. Would you rather sound like a chipmunk or a robot for a week?
16. Would you rather have a tail that wags when you're happy or ears that wiggle when you're hungry?
17. Would you rather clean a hamster cage or clean the bathroom?
18. Would you rather have your toes tickled for a minute or eat a spoonful of mustard?
19. Would you rather dance like a chicken at school or sing like an opera star at the mall?
20. Would you rather have hiccups for a whole day or the giggles for a whole day?
21. Would you rather wear a banana costume to school or a hot dog costume to the park?
22. Would you rather have a talking toilet or a singing toothbrush?
23. Would you rather be covered in slime or covered in feathers?
24. Would you rather have boogers that taste like candy or earwax that smells like roses?
25. Would you rather have a giant zit on your nose or a tiny one on your forehead that never goes away?
26. Would you rather jump into a pile of leaves full of worms or a pile of snow full of rocks?
27. Would you rather have your shoes full of sand or your bed full of cracker crumbs?
28. Would you rather speak only in rhymes or only in questions?
29. Would you rather have an alarm clock that yells or a pillow that farts?
30. Would you rather wear a clown nose for a week or clown shoes for a month?
31. Would you rather be tickled by a feather or licked by a cow?
32. Would you rather have wiggly jelly legs or bendy noodle arms?
33. Would you rather have to say "banana" after every sentence or hop on one foot whenever you talk?
34. Would you rather find a spider in your cereal or a slug in your shoe?
35. Would you rather quack whenever you laugh or moo whenever you sneeze?
36. Be honest: would you rather have stinky breath all day or stinky feet all week?

Big Adventures and Faraway Places

Great for dreamers and future explorers. These make kids think about places they'd love to see.

1. Would you rather explore outer space or the bottom of the ocean?
2. Would you rather live in a castle or a spaceship?
3. Would you rather visit the North Pole or a tropical island?
4. Would you rather go on a safari or go on a pirate ship?
5. Would you rather climb a mountain or explore a cave?
6. Would you rather camp in a tent or sleep in a cabin?
7. Would you rather travel back to see dinosaurs or forward to see flying cars?
8. Would you rather live in a lighthouse or a windmill?
9. Would you rather ride a hot air balloon or a submarine?
10. Would you rather find buried treasure or discover a secret tunnel?
11. Would you rather visit every theme park or every zoo in the country?
12. Would you rather sail around the world or take a train across it?
13. Would you rather live in a snow globe town or a candy land town?
14. Would you rather meet an alien or a real knight?
15. Would you rather spend a week in the jungle or a week in the desert?
16. Would you rather have a house on the moon or a house under the sea?
17. Would you rather be a famous explorer or a famous inventor?
18. Would you rather go ice skating on a frozen lake or surfing on huge waves?
19. Would you rather visit the pyramids or the Great Wall?
20. Would you rather sleep in a hammock in the rainforest or an igloo in the Arctic?
21. Would you rather ride the tallest roller coaster or the fastest waterslide?
22. Would you rather get lost in a maze or lost in a museum?
23. Would you rather drive a monster truck or fly a helicopter?
24. Would you rather live in a giant treehouse village or a houseboat?
25. Would you rather find a map to a hidden island or a key to a locked garden?
26. Would you rather go on a road trip with your family or a boat trip with your friends?
27. Would you rather spend the night in a museum or in a toy store?
28. Would you rather visit a volcano or a glacier?
29. Would you rather join the circus or join a space crew?
30. Would you rather be a deep-sea diver or a mountain rescue pilot?
31. Would you rather ride a camel through sand dunes or a sled pulled by huskies?
32. Would you rather live in the city with tall buildings or the country with big fields?
33. Would you rather sleep under the stars or watch the sunrise from a mountaintop?
34. Would you rather discover a lost city or a new planet?
35. Picking just one, would you rather go on a time machine trip or a shrinking-ray adventure?

Home, Family, and Fun Choices

These are gentle, easy questions that work well at dinner or bedtime. They also tell you a lot about what your kid enjoys.

1. Would you rather have a slide instead of stairs or a trampoline instead of a floor?
2. Would you rather have a movie night every Friday or a game night every Saturday?
3. Would you rather have a bedroom with a secret door or one with a skylight to see stars?
4. Would you rather get a new puppy or a new bike?
5. Would you rather help plan the family vacation or pick every dinner for a week?
6. Would you rather have a pool in your backyard or a playground?
7. Would you rather bake cookies with Grandma or build a birdhouse with Grandpa?
8. Would you rather have a bunk bed or a race car bed?
9. Would you rather clean your room or fold the laundry?
10. Would you rather have breakfast in bed or a picnic in the living room?
11. Would you rather get one big present or lots of small ones?
12. Would you rather have a family band or a family sports team?
13. Would you rather go to bed early and wake up early or stay up late and sleep in?
14. Would you rather decorate for Halloween or decorate for the winter holidays?
15. Would you rather have a rainy day inside with board games or a sunny day at the park?
16. Would you rather have your parents be kids for a day or you be a grown-up for a day?
17. Would you rather have a ball pit in your room or a climbing wall?
18. Would you rather plant a garden or paint a mural on your wall?
19. Would you rather have a bath full of bubbles or a shower that plays music?
20. Would you rather play video games with your parents or teach them a dance?
21. Would you rather get a letter from your future self or send one to your past self?
22. Would you rather have a backyard zip line or a backyard tree fort?
23. Would you rather watch cartoons or build with blocks?
24. Would you rather have a pillow fight with your family or a squirt gun battle in the yard?
25. Would you rather have a talking teddy bear or a nightlight that tells stories?
26. Would you rather do a puzzle with your family or put on a play for them?
27. Would you rather have a lemonade stand with your sibling or a car wash with your friends?
28. Would you rather make pancakes shaped like animals or cookies shaped like letters?
29. Would you rather have your house painted rainbow colors or covered in polka dots?
30. Would you rather have a tiny house for just you or a giant house for everyone you know?
31. Would you rather wake up to cartoons or to your favorite song?
32. Would you rather have a sleepover in the backyard or in the basement?
33. Would you rather go to the library every week or the pool every week?
34. Would you rather have a family dog that plays fetch or a family cat that cuddles?
35. Tough one: would you rather give up your favorite toy or your favorite show for a month?

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