124 questions
Silly
Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or bubble wrap for skin?
Ages 3+
Would you rather sneeze glitter or hiccup bubbles?
Ages 3+
Would you rather walk like a crab all day or talk like a pirate all day?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a nose that honks when you laugh or feet that squeak when you walk?
Ages 3+
Would you rather wear your shoes on your hands or your mittens on your feet for a whole day?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a tail that wags when you're happy or ears that wiggle when you're hungry?
Ages 3+
Would you rather burp the whole alphabet or whistle any song perfectly?
Ages 3+
Would you rather live in a house made of pillows or a house made of building blocks?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have eyebrows that change color with your mood or hair that grows an inch every time you laugh?
Ages 3+
Would you rather only be able to whisper or only be able to sing?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a pet rock that talks or a pet goldfish that dances?
Ages 3+
Would you rather bounce everywhere instead of walking or roll everywhere instead of walking?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a sneeze as loud as a giant's or a voice as tiny as a mouse's?
Ages 3+
Would you rather wear a superhero cape to school every day or a tutu to school every day?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have every sock you own be damp or every shirt you own be itchy?
Ages 3+
Food
Would you rather eat pizza for breakfast every day or pancakes for dinner every day?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a chocolate river in your backyard or a lemonade fountain in your kitchen?
Ages 3+
Would you rather never eat ice cream again or never eat french fries again?
Ages 3+
Would you rather eat a gummy that tastes like broccoli or broccoli that tastes like a gummy?
Ages 3+
Would you rather only eat green foods or only eat orange foods?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a lunchbox that makes any sandwich you want or a cup that fills with any drink you want?
Ages 3+
Would you rather put sprinkles on every meal or ketchup on every meal?
Ages 3+
Would you rather eat soup with a fork or spaghetti with a spoon?
Ages 3+
Would you rather be a professional cake taster or a professional pizza taster?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a birthday cake ten feet tall or a birthday cake shaped exactly like you?
Ages 3+
Would you rather drink a smoothie made of every fruit or a milkshake made of every candy?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have popcorn that never runs out or cookies that never run out?
Ages 3+
Would you rather bite a sour lemon or eat a spoonful of hot sauce?
Ages 3+
Would you rather pick dinner for a whole week or pick dessert for a whole month?
Ages 3+
Would you rather only eat with chopsticks or only eat with your hands?
Ages 3+
Animals
Would you rather ride a dolphin or ride a giraffe?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a pet dragon the size of a cat or a pet cat the size of a horse?
Ages 3+
Would you rather be able to talk to dogs or talk to birds?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have the speed of a cheetah or the strength of a gorilla?
Ages 3+
Would you rather sleep in a bear's cave or a bird's nest?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have an elephant's trunk or a kangaroo's pouch?
Ages 3+
Would you rather swim with penguins or run with horses?
Ages 3+
Would you rather be a fish that can climb trees or a monkey that can swim underwater?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a pet octopus or a pet owl?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a zebra's stripes or a leopard's spots?
Ages 3+
Would you rather hatch from an egg or grow from a seed?
Ages 3+
Would you rather spend a day as tiny as an ant or as big as a whale?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a pet that glows in the dark or a pet that does your chores?
Ages 3+
Would you rather spend a day as a sloth or a day as a hummingbird?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a dog that plays soccer or a cat that plays piano?
Ages 3+
Superpowers & magic
Would you rather fly or breathe underwater?
Ages 5+
Would you rather turn invisible whenever you want or hear what people are thinking whenever you want?
Ages 5+
Would you rather freeze time for ten minutes every day or rewind time once a week?
Ages 5+
Would you rather shrink to the size of a mouse or grow to the size of a house?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a magic backpack that holds anything or magic shoes that take you anywhere?
Ages 5+
Would you rather control the weather or talk to plants?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a wand that only makes bubbles or a cape that only lets you float one inch off the ground?
Ages 5+
Would you rather teleport to school or have school teleport to you?
Ages 5+
Would you rather speak every language or know the words to every song?
Ages 5+
Would you rather be the strongest kid in the world or the fastest kid in the world?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a robot best friend or a friendly ghost best friend?
Ages 5+
Would you rather jump as high as a house or run as fast as a car?
Ages 5+
Would you rather turn anything you touch into chocolate or anything you touch into a toy?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have X-ray vision or super hearing?
Ages 5+
Would you rather make one wish today or three wishes when you turn 18?
Ages 5+
School
Would you rather have recess all day or art class all day?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a teacher who is a magician or a teacher who is a famous athlete?
Ages 5+
Would you rather take a spelling test underwater or on a roller coaster?
Ages 5+
Would you rather know every math answer or be able to spell any word?
Ages 5+
Would you rather go to school at night or go to school on Saturdays?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a talking backpack or a pencil that writes by itself?
Ages 5+
Would you rather take a field trip to space or to the bottom of the ocean?
Ages 5+
Would you rather do ten minutes of homework every day or one hour once a week?
Ages 5+
Would you rather read a book that comes to life or play a video game that comes to life?
Ages 5+
Would you rather take care of the class pet for a year or be the principal for a day?
Ages 5+
Would you rather eat lunch with a dinosaur scientist or an astronaut?
Ages 5+
Would you rather ride a school bus that can fly or a bike that can float?
Ages 5+
Birthday & party
Would you rather have your birthday party at the beach or in a bounce house?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a magician at your party or a face painter at your party?
Ages 3+
Would you rather get one giant present or twenty tiny presents?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have your birthday in the summer or in the winter?
Ages 3+
Would you rather blow out candles on a cake or on a giant cookie?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a dinosaur party or a space party?
Ages 3+
Would you rather get a balloon animal or a turn at the piñata?
Ages 3+
Would you rather your guests all dress as superheroes or all dress as animals?
Ages 3+
Would you rather open presents first or eat cake first?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a party with fifty friends or a sleepover with your two best friends?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a party where everything is upside down or a party where everything is backward?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a pony ride or a petting zoo at your party?
Ages 3+
Would you rather sing "Happy Birthday" by yourself or have everyone sing it twice as loud?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a birthday that lasts a whole week or two birthdays every year?
Ages 3+
Would you rather have a cake made of ice cream or ice cream shaped like a cake?
Ages 3+
Outdoors & seasons
Would you rather build a snow fort or a sandcastle?
Ages 5+
Would you rather camp in a tent in the backyard or in a treehouse?
Ages 5+
Would you rather jump in a pile of leaves or a puddle of mud?
Ages 5+
Would you rather live where it's always summer or where it's always snowing?
Ages 5+
Would you rather explore a jungle or a desert?
Ages 5+
Would you rather ride in a hot-air balloon or a submarine?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a slide from your bedroom to the backyard or a trampoline for a floor?
Ages 5+
Would you rather find a treasure map or a message in a bottle?
Ages 5+
Would you rather visit the moon or visit the time of the dinosaurs?
Ages 5+
Would you rather swing on the highest swing ever or slide down the longest slide ever?
Ages 5+
Would you rather have a pool in your living room or a playground on your roof?
Ages 5+
Would you rather go trick-or-treating in July or have a snow day in June?
Ages 5+
Tough choices for big kids
Would you rather be famous for something embarrassing or never be famous at all?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather always know when someone is joking or always know when someone is telling the truth?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather live without music or without TV and movies?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather get to redo one day or skip one day?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather know one thing about your future or change one thing about your past?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather have unlimited screen time but play alone, or no screens but your friends anytime?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather be really good at one thing or pretty good at everything?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather invent a new sport or invent a new food?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather give up your tablet for a month or give up dessert for a year?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather live in a big city or on a farm?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather be ten years older or five years younger for one week?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather have to say everything you think out loud or never speak again?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather be the funniest person in the room or the smartest?
Ages 8–12
Would you rather have a clone that does your homework or a clone that does your chores?
Ages 8–12
Quick picks for little kids
Read them aloud; kids point or jump to choose.
Would you rather be a puppy or a kitten?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather jump or spin?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather eat a banana or an apple?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather be a firefighter or a doctor?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather play in the sand or play in the water?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather hold a red balloon or a blue balloon?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather roar like a lion or hop like a bunny?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather ride a train or a boat?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather draw a sun or a rainbow?
Ages 3–5
Would you rather wear pajamas all day or a costume all day?
Ages 3–5
Play it at a party
Pick a Side
4–10
Ages
6–30
Players
10–15 min
How long
- Clear a strip of floor and name one wall "first answer" and the opposite wall "second answer".
- Read a question out loud and count down from three.
- Everyone runs to the wall that matches their pick. Nobody is ever "out".
- Ask one child on each side to say why, then read the next question.
Borrowed from four corners, where the full rules live.
Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
3–7
Ages
Any size
Players
5–10 min
How long
- Sit everyone in a circle while you wait for the pizza or the cake.
- Read the question and give the two choices a gesture each: thumbs up for the first, thumbs down for the second.
- On "go", everyone shows their thumb at once.
- Use the "Quick picks for little kids" group for under-fives.
Borrowed from the telephone game, where the full rules live.
Defend Your Pick
8–12
Ages
6–16, two teams
Players
15–20 min
How long
- Split into two teams.
- Read a "Tough choices" question. Each team picks an answer, then gets 30 seconds to argue for it.
- The birthday child, or a grown-up, awards the point to the funnier or more convincing argument.
- Play to 5 points. Teams must switch sides at least once.
Borrowed from charades, where the full rules live.
When to run it
- As guests arrive: an ice-breaker that needs no setup.
- As the calm-down game after high-energy rounds like freeze dance.
- During cake cutting.
More games for the same party: Indoor Party Games for Kids and Party Games for 8-Year-Olds.
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Frequently asked questions
- What age are would you rather questions good for?
- From about age 3, if the choices are simple and concrete (puppy or kitten). The "Quick picks" group is written for that age. Questions that ask kids to imagine consequences ("know your future or change your past") land best from about age 8. Use the age filter to show only the questions for the youngest child in the room.
- How do you play would you rather at a birthday party?
- The easiest version is Pick a Side: read a question, and kids run to the wall that matches their answer. Nobody is eliminated, so it works with mixed ages. For a seated version, use thumbs up and thumbs down. For older kids, have teams argue for their pick and award points.
- How many questions do I need for a party?
- About 10 questions fill a 10-minute round, because each one gets a quick "why?" from a couple of kids. Pick 15 to be safe, from the topic that fits your party theme.
- What makes a good would you rather question for kids?
- Both choices should be tempting, or both silly, so there is no obvious right answer, and both should be things a child can picture. Avoid choices about appearance, other kids or anything scary, which can make a game feel like teasing.
