Would You Rather Questions for Kids, Sorted by Age

Good would you rather questions for kids give two fun choices with no wrong answer, and the right ones depend on age. Four to six-year-olds want simple, picture-able choices (a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon). Seven to nine love silly and gross. Ten to twelve want choices that make them think. Below are more than 100 questions we wrote for parties, car rides and dinner tables: sorted by age first, then by topic (food, animals, superpowers, silly, school and birthdays), plus five ways to turn them into a party game. Read them straight from your phone. No printing needed!

Five ways to play at a party

Would you rather is the most flexible party game we know. It needs no supplies, fills any gap, and the shy kids can play without talking.

• Run to a side. Point to one wall for each answer. Everyone runs to their pick. Great for burning off energy before cake.
• Thumbs up, thumbs down. For a seated group or a classroom: thumbs up for the first answer, thumbs down for the second.
• Explain it. Each child answers one question and gives a reason. The funniest reason gets a cheer. Best for seven and up.
• Same-answer bingo. Pairs try to guess what their partner will pick. Every match is a point.
• The birthday kid’s choice. The birthday child reads the questions and everyone guesses what they’ll choose.

When you want a quieter round, our riddles for kids work the same way: read one out, and the room goes silent while everyone thinks.

Little-kid questions (ages 4 to 6)

Keep these short and about things they can picture. Read both choices slowly, and let them change their mind.

Would you rather…

1. have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon?
2. eat ice cream for breakfast or pancakes for dinner?
3. be a fish or a bird?
4. live in a treehouse or a castle?
5. have a rainbow bedroom or a glow-in-the-dark bedroom?
6. ride an elephant or a giraffe?
7. jump in puddles or roll in leaves?
8. have a bath full of bubbles or a bath full of toys?
9. be as small as a mouse or as big as a bus?
10. play in the snow or play at the beach?
11. have a talking teddy bear or a talking toy car?
12. be a firefighter or a doctor for a day?
13. eat a giant cookie or a giant cupcake?
14. hop like a bunny or waddle like a penguin all day?
15. go down a slide into a pool or a slide into a ball pit?

Middle-grade picks (ages 7 to 9)

This age loves big imaginations and a little bit of gross. They’ll also argue about every answer, which is the fun of it.

Would you rather…

1. have a robot that does your chores or a robot that does your homework?
2. be the fastest runner in the world or the best swimmer?
3. live on the moon or under the sea?
4. never have to brush your teeth or never have to take a bath (but nobody can smell you)?
5. have a secret tunnel to your best friend’s house or a zipline to the park?
6. be in a video game or in a cartoon for a day?
7. have a pet that can talk or a pet that can fly?
8. only be able to whisper or only be able to shout?
9. explore a jungle or explore a volcano?
10. have a trampoline floor or a slide instead of stairs?
11. be the teacher for a day or the principal for a day?
12. know every animal’s language or every human language?
13. have a dog the size of a horse or a horse the size of a dog?
14. win a lifetime supply of pizza or a lifetime supply of tacos?
15. travel by hot-air balloon or by submarine?

Tween-level choices (ages 10 to 12)

Tweens want questions that feel grown-up, with a real trade-off. These work well with the “explain it” version.

Would you rather…

1. be able to pause time or rewind time?
2. know the end of every movie before you watch it or never know how any book ends?
3. live 100 years in the past or 100 years in the future?
4. be famous for something silly or unknown for something amazing?
5. have a photographic memory or be able to learn any skill in a day?
6. spend a year traveling with your family or a year at the best school in the world?
7. always be five minutes early or always be five minutes late?
8. never use a phone again or never watch a show again?
9. be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team?
10. have a job you love that pays a little or a job you don’t like that pays a lot?
11. be able to read minds or be invisible whenever you want?
12. design your own video game or write your own movie?
13. lose the ability to lie or the ability to keep a secret?
14. be the funniest person in your class or the smartest?
15. have a free trip anywhere in the world or a free house anywhere in your town?

Food questions

Food questions get the biggest reactions from every age, especially at a party with snacks on the table.

Would you rather…

• eat only sweet food or only salty food for a week?
• have pizza with sprinkles or ice cream with ketchup?
• give up chocolate or give up chips forever?
• eat a lemon whole or eat a raw onion like an apple?
• have a chocolate fountain at home or a pizza oven in your bedroom?
• eat spaghetti with your hands or soup with a fork?
• only drink milk or only drink juice for a month?
• have dessert first every night or a second dessert once a week?
• eat a sandwich the size of a car or a hundred tiny sandwiches?
• be a chef at a pancake shop or a taste-tester at a candy factory?

Animal questions

Would you rather…

• have a pet penguin or a pet koala?
• be able to breathe underwater like a fish or fly like an eagle?
• have a tail like a monkey or ears like a rabbit?
• ride a dolphin or ride a horse?
• be as strong as a gorilla or as fast as a cheetah?
• sleep all winter like a bear or hang upside down like a bat?
• have a zoo in your backyard or an aquarium in your living room?
• talk to cats or talk to dogs?
• be a lion for a day or an owl for a night?
• have a pet unicorn that sneezes glitter or a pet dragon that hiccups bubbles?

Superpower questions

Would you rather…

• be able to fly or be able to teleport?
• have super strength or super speed?
• be able to turn into any animal or shrink to the size of an ant?
• control the weather or talk to plants?
• have x-ray vision or super hearing?
• breathe underwater or walk through walls?
• make food appear or make toys appear?
• freeze things with your hands or make things float?
• have a cape that lets you fly or shoes that let you run up walls?
• stop yourself from ever feeling cold or ever feeling tired?

Silly and gross questions (kept kind)

Gross is fine. Mean is not. Keep these about slime, smells and silly bodies, never about a real person.

Would you rather…

• have spaghetti for hair or marshmallows for fingers?
• sneeze glitter or burp bubbles?
• walk like a crab all day or talk like a robot all day?
• have a nose that honks when you laugh or ears that wiggle when you talk?
• jump in a pool of jello or a pool of pudding?
• have feet that smell like cheese or hands that smell like onions?
• wear clown shoes to school or a superhero cape to the dentist?
• only be able to sing instead of talk or only be able to dance instead of walk?
• have a pet worm in your pocket or a pet frog on your head?
• laugh every time someone says your name or sneeze every time you see the color red?

School and friend questions

These work well for a classroom party, a new-school-year sleepover or the first dinner after a long week.

Would you rather…

• have recess all day or a field trip every Friday?
• sit next to your best friend or by the window?
• do homework in a fort or at the kitchen table?
• have a class pet hamster or a class pet fish?
• learn on a beach or learn in a forest?
• be in the school play or the school band?
• have a teacher who is a robot or a teacher who is a wizard?
• go to school at night or go to school on Saturdays (with Mondays off)?
• have a locker that makes snacks or a desk that cleans itself?
• be the line leader every day or the class helper every day?

Birthday party questions

Use these while the cake is being cut, or let the birthday child read them aloud.

Would you rather…

• have a birthday party at a water park or at a farm?
• get one big present or ten small ones?
• have a cake shaped like an animal or a cake taller than you?
• have your birthday in summer or in winter?
• blow out candles that relight or candles that sparkle?
• have a party at the zoo or at the museum?
• wear a crown all day or a cape all day?
• have a piñata full of candy or a piñata full of toys?
• celebrate with your whole class or with just your best friends?
• have a bounce house or a slip-and-slide?

Tips for running it with mixed ages

• Little kids first. Start with the easiest set, so the youngest feel included from the beginning.
• Let anyone pass. “Both!” and “neither!” are always allowed.
• Keep the pace quick. About ten to fifteen questions is plenty, and stop while they still want more.
• Avoid questions that rank people. Nothing like “Would you rather be friends with X or Y?” It sounds harmless and it hurts someone every time.
• Switch games when energy drops. If the room is getting antsy, our Minute to Win It games for kids or scavenger hunt clues get everyone moving.

In October, swap in our Halloween would you rather questions, sorted by age with a spooky-not-scary set for little ones.

How to write your own

1. Two good things, or two silly things. The best questions have no obvious winner.
2. Keep it picture-able. Kids answer faster when they can see the choice in their head.
3. Use what they love. Their favorite animal, food or show makes an instant question.
4. Let kids write a few. Their questions are often the funniest of the day.

FAQ

What are good would you rather questions for kids?

Good ones offer two fun choices with no wrong answer, like “Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon?” Match them to age: simple and picture-able for four to six, silly for seven to nine, and thought-provoking for ten to twelve.

What age is would you rather for?

Kids as young as four can play with simple questions. It works all the way up to tweens and teens with harder trade-offs.

How do you play would you rather at a party?

Read a question and point to one side of the room for each answer. Kids run to their pick. For older kids, ask them to explain their choice.

How many questions do you need?

Ten to fifteen fills a ten-minute gap. Have a few extra in case they’re having fun.

Two choices, zero wrong answers, and a party full of giggles. Have fun, you guys!