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Questions to Ask Kids

Fun questions that get kids talking at dinner, in the car or at bedtime. Tap Next for a fresh card.

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Silly and imaginative questions for kids to answer at dinner, in the car or before bed. Every answer is a good answer.

  1. If you could have any animal as a best friend, which would you pick?
  2. What's the coolest thing you learned at school this week?
  3. Would a cat or a dog be a better teacher?
  4. What would you build if you had a million building bricks?
  5. If you could fly, where would you go first?
  6. Which food would you serve at a party for aliens?
  7. What's the funniest dream you've ever had?
  8. How many scoops of ice cream is the perfect amount?
  9. If you could talk to one animal, what would you ask it?
  10. What would you do if you found a dinosaur egg in the backyard?
  11. Which superpower would help you most with homework?
  12. What color would your hair be if you could pick any color?
  13. If your shoes could take you anywhere, where would you go?
  14. What game could you play all day long?
  15. Who's the kindest person you know?
  16. Which part of being your age is the most fun?
  17. If you had a magic wand, what's the first thing you'd change?
  18. Which animal sound can you do best?
  19. What would you name your own planet?
  20. If you could make up a new sport, how would you play it?
  21. What's the yummiest thing you've ever eaten?
  22. Do you think fish ever get thirsty?
  23. What would you pack for a trip to the moon?
  24. Which do you like better, sunny days or snowy days?
  25. If you were in charge of lunch at school, what would be on the menu?
  26. If you could touch a cloud, what would it feel like?
  27. Who would win a race, a turtle on a skateboard or a snail on a scooter?
  28. What would you do if you were invisible for one day?
  29. If your stuffed animal came to life, what would you do together?
  30. Which job would be the most fun to try for one day?
  31. What's a joke that always makes you laugh?
  32. If you could live inside any kind of candy house, what would it be made of?
  33. When dogs twitch in their sleep, what are they dreaming about?
  34. Which would be cooler, a pet dragon or a pet unicorn?
  35. On a snow day, what's the first thing you want to do?
  36. If you could invent a new ice cream flavor, what would it be?
  37. How would you spend a day as a grown-up?
  38. What would your robot helper look like?
  39. Where is the best hiding spot for hide-and-seek?
  40. If you could shrink to the size of a mouse, what would you explore?
  41. What's something that makes you feel brave?
  42. Which planet would you like to visit?
  43. What would happen if it rained jelly beans?
  44. If you could speak any language, which would you learn?
  45. What's your favorite thing to draw?
  46. Who in your family is the silliest?
  47. If you had a treehouse, what would you put inside it?
  48. What's the best name for a pet goldfish?
  49. Which animal do you think is the smartest?
  50. What would you put in a time capsule?
  51. If you could be any size for a day, would you be giant or tiny?
  52. What's something kind you did for someone this week?
  53. Which holiday has the best food?
  54. What would a day at your dream school look like?
  55. If you could have any dessert for breakfast, what would you choose?
  56. What do you think is at the bottom of the ocean?
  57. How would you make your bedroom more fun?
  58. Which would you rather have, a slide in your house or a pool in your backyard?
  59. What's the coolest bug you've ever seen?
  60. If you could design your own playground, what would it have?

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