What is a good would you rather question for kids?

A good question gives two options a child can easily imagine and has no wrong answer, for example “Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?” Silly choices about food, animals and superpowers work best.

How do you use would you rather in the classroom?

Read a question aloud and have students move to one side of the room or raise a hand for their choice. Ask one or two students from each side to explain why. It works as a two-minute brain break or a warm-up for opinion writing.

Are these questions okay for teens?

Yes. Every question here is clean. The teen section has questions about phones, school and the future that older kids usually find more interesting than the silly ones.

85 Would You Rather Questions for Kids (Funny & Clean)

How to play Would You Rather with kids

The rules fit in one sentence: someone reads two choices, and everyone picks one and says why. There are no points and no wrong answers, which is what makes it such a good game for kids. The “why” is the best part, because it gets even quiet kids talking.

A few tips that help with younger players:

Go around the circle so everyone gets a turn to answer, not just the loudest voice.
Let kids ask the questions once they get the idea. Their made-up questions are often the funniest.
Ban “neither.” Picking one is the whole game, even if both options are ridiculous.

Funny would you rather questions for kids

Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or sweat maple syrup?
Would you rather walk like a crab or talk like a pirate for a whole day?
Would you rather have a nose that honks or ears that whistle?
Would you rather sneeze glitter or burp bubbles?
Would you rather have a tail or have wings that can’t fly?
Would you rather wear clown shoes or a giant hat every day?
Would you rather laugh every time someone says “banana” or hiccup every time you hear music?
Would you rather have a pet rock that talks or a pet fish that sings?
Would you rather be the size of an ant or the size of a giraffe for a day?
Would you rather have your shadow copy everything you do a second late or have your reflection wink at you?
Would you rather only be able to hop or only be able to skip?
Would you rather have a squeaky voice or a super deep voice forever?
Would you rather live in a bouncy castle or a treehouse?
Would you rather have fingers made of crayons or toes made of chalk?
Would you rather speak only in rhymes or only in questions?

Food would you rather questions

Would you rather eat pizza for breakfast or pancakes for dinner?
Would you rather never eat candy again or never eat ice cream again?
Would you rather have a chocolate river or a lemonade waterfall in your backyard?
Would you rather eat a giant cookie the size of a car or a hundred tiny cookies?
Would you rather only eat foods that are green or only eat foods that are orange?
Would you rather have pickle-flavored ice cream or ice-cream-flavored pickles?
Would you rather live in a gingerbread house or a house made of cheese?
Would you rather never have to eat vegetables or never have to go to bed early?
Would you rather cook dinner for your family or wash all the dishes after?
Would you rather have unlimited popcorn or unlimited fries?

Animal would you rather questions

Would you rather have a pet dragon or a pet unicorn?
Would you rather be able to talk to dogs or talk to cats?
Would you rather ride a dolphin or ride an elephant?
Would you rather be as fast as a cheetah or as strong as a gorilla?
Would you rather have the neck of a giraffe or the trunk of an elephant?
Would you rather live in the ocean with whales or in the jungle with monkeys?
Would you rather have a penguin as a best friend or a parrot as a best friend?
Would you rather be a bird for a day or a fish for a day?
Would you rather have a dinosaur that’s the size of a cat or a cat that’s the size of a dinosaur?
Would you rather hop like a kangaroo or swing like a monkey to school?

Superpower and fantasy questions

Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?
Would you rather have a robot that does your homework or a robot that cleans your room?
Would you rather breathe underwater or walk through walls?
Would you rather visit the moon or the bottom of the ocean?
Would you rather have a magic wand or a flying carpet?
Would you rather be a wizard or a superhero?
Would you rather time travel to see the dinosaurs or travel to the future?
Would you rather be able to freeze time or rewind time?
Would you rather have a door that goes anywhere or a backpack that holds anything?
Would you rather shrink to the size of a mouse or grow as tall as a building whenever you want?

Would you rather questions for the classroom

These work well as discussion starters because kids can give a real reason for their answer.

Would you rather have recess all day or have a class pet for every student?
Would you rather read a book or have someone read it to you?
Would you rather be the teacher for a day or the principal for a day?
Would you rather go on a field trip to a museum or to a farm?
Would you rather have homework every night or a big test every Friday?
Would you rather learn to play an instrument or learn a new language?
Would you rather write a story or draw a comic?
Would you rather work on a project alone or with a group?
Would you rather have school on a boat or school in a treehouse?
Would you rather know the answer to every math problem or be able to spell every word?
Would you rather do a science experiment or put on a class play?
Would you rather have a longer summer break or more days off during the year?

Quick brain break questions

Short, silly and fast. Have students stand up and move to one side of the room for option A and the other for option B, then sit back down.

Cats or dogs?
Beach or mountains?
Summer or winter?
Would you rather jump like a frog or waddle like a penguin to the other side of the room?
Would you rather sing your answer or dance your answer?
Would you rather have a snow day or a pajama day?
Would you rather play tag or hide-and-seek?
Would you rather be a sock or a shoe?
Would you rather clap or stomp for the rest of the lesson?
Would you rather be a superhero’s sidekick or the villain’s pet?

Would you rather questions for teens

Older kids usually prefer questions about phones, the future and real life. All of these are still clean.

Would you rather lose your phone for a week or lose Wi-Fi for a month?
Would you rather be famous on the internet or be famous for something you made?
Would you rather know what your friends really think of you or never find out?
Would you rather have a job you love that pays little or a boring job that pays a lot?
Would you rather live in a big city or a small town when you’re older?
Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team?
Would you rather be able to learn any skill instantly or never need to sleep?
Would you rather go to a concert with your favorite artist or meet them in person for five minutes?
Would you rather have unlimited free food or unlimited free travel?
Would you rather never get homework again or never have to wake up early again?
Would you rather be really good at sports or really good at music?
Would you rather only watch movies or only play video games for a year?
Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal driver?
Would you rather be able to read minds or see five minutes into the future?
Would you rather go back to being five years old or skip ahead to being 25?
Would you rather always know the right thing to say or always know when someone is lying?
Would you rather have a famous parent or be the first famous person in your family?
Would you rather design your own video game or write your own movie?

When to use these questions

Dinner table: One question per person keeps conversation going without screens.
Road trips: Take turns reading questions; the driver answers last.
Classroom: Use one as a morning warm-up, a brain break between lessons, or a prompt for an opinion paragraph (“I would rather… because…”).
Sleepovers and parties: Let the kids write their own questions on slips of paper and draw them from a hat.

A note on apps

If you’re looking for an app, it’s worth knowing that Duoo isn’t built for young children. It’s an iPhone and iPad party-game app aimed at teens and adults, friends and couples, and its Would You Rather game includes categories meant for grown-ups. With older kids, it can work for a family game night if a parent picks the games and categories. For younger kids, the printed list above is the better fit.

For adults, there’s a free version on the Would You Rather page, and our funny would you rather questions are aimed at grown-up groups. Looking for more screen-free ideas? Try these games to play with friends without anything, many of which work just as well with kids.