150+ Would You Rather Questions for Kids (Free Printable)

Would you rather questions are one of the easiest ways to get a real laugh — and a real conversation — out of kids of almost any age. No prep, no props, just pick a question and go: at dinner, in the car, waiting in line, or right before bed. Below are 150+ of them, sorted by theme, plus a free printable version to keep in the car or on the fridge.

How to play (in case you've never done this before)

There's no wrong way. One person asks a "would you rather," everyone answers out loud, and — this is the important part — someone always asks "why?" The answer is never as interesting as the reasoning behind it. For younger kids (4–6), stick to the silly and animal questions below; for older kids (7–12), the family, school and tricky-choice sections tend to land best.

Silly & gross would you rather questions

The classics. These are the ones that get the biggest reaction — start here if you want an instant "yes."

1. Would you rather have spaghetti for hair or mashed potatoes for hands?
2. Would you rather sneeze glitter or cry lemonade?
3. Would you rather have a tail like a monkey or ears like an elephant?
4. Would you rather burp the alphabet or hiccup for a whole day?
5. Would you rather smell like a wet dog or a rotten egg all week?
6. Would you rather have hair that never stops growing or fingernails that never stop growing?
7. Would you rather sweat maple syrup or cry chocolate milk?
8. Would you rather have a nose that lights up or ears that flap when you're excited?
9. Would you rather eat a spoonful of mustard or a spoonful of mayonnaise?
10. Would you rather have toes on your fingers or fingers on your toes?
11. Would you rather wear a swimsuit made of spaghetti or shoes made of jelly?
12. Would you rather have a pet dragon that's the size of a mouse or a pet mouse that's the size of a dragon?
13. Would you rather always have to skip everywhere instead of walk, or always talk backwards?
14. Would you rather have green teeth or blue hair for a year?
15. Would you rather step in a puddle of mud in new shoes or spill juice on a clean shirt right before a photo?
16. Would you rather have to sing everything you say for a day or whisper everything you say for a day?
17. Would you rather have a permanently squeaky voice or a permanently croaky voice?
18. Would you rather eat a bug (for real, on purpose) or lick a sidewalk?
19. Would you rather have snot that's the color of the rainbow or sweat that smells like flowers?
20. Would you rather never be able to whisper or never be able to shout?

Food would you rather questions

21. Would you rather only eat pizza for a year or never eat pizza again?
22. Would you rather give up ketchup or give up cheese forever?
23. Would you rather eat a whole raw onion or a whole lemon?
24. Would you rather only drink orange juice or only drink milk for the rest of your life?
25. Would you rather have unlimited ice cream but it's always broccoli-flavored, or unlimited broccoli that always tastes like ice cream?
26. Would you rather eat your favorite meal cold every time or a meal you dislike but always hot?
27. Would you rather never eat dessert again or never eat candy again?
28. Would you rather eat a bowl of cereal with orange juice instead of milk, or a peanut butter sandwich with mustard instead of jelly?
29. Would you rather only be allowed to eat with your hands forever, or only be allowed to eat with chopsticks forever?
30. Would you rather have a lifetime supply of your favorite snack or one wish that isn't about food?
31. Would you rather cook every family dinner for a month or wash the dishes every night for a year?
32. Would you rather eat the crust first or the middle first — always, no choice?
33. Would you rather try a food you've never heard of every week, or eat the same five meals on rotation forever?
34. Would you rather your birthday cake be made of your favorite candy or your favorite fruit?
35. Would you rather have super spicy food taste mild to you, or have mild food taste super spicy?

Superpowers & magic would you rather questions

36. Would you rather be invisible or be able to fly?
37. Would you rather read minds or predict the future?
38. Would you rather freeze time for everyone but you, or slow down time whenever you want?
39. Would you rather talk to animals or speak every human language in the world?
40. Would you rather have super strength or super speed?
41. Would you rather shrink to the size of an ant whenever you wanted, or grow as tall as a building?
42. Would you rather be able to breathe underwater or breathe in space?
43. Would you rather have the power to heal any injury instantly, or the power to never get hurt at all?
44. Would you rather teleport anywhere instantly or have a flying car?
45. Would you rather control fire or control water?
46. Would you rather be a wizard who's just okay at magic, or a regular person who's amazing at everything else?
47. Would you rather have a magic backpack that has anything you need inside it, or a magic map that always shows you the way?
48. Would you rather be able to copy any superpower you see for one day, or have one superpower forever?
49. Would you rather turn invisible only when you sneeze, or turn a different color every time you're embarrassed?
50. Would you rather have a dragon as a pet or be able to turn into a dragon yourself?

Animal would you rather questions

51. Would you rather have the strength of a gorilla or the speed of a cheetah?
52. Would you rather be as small as a mouse or as big as an elephant for a day?
53. Would you rather live underwater like a fish or fly through the sky like a bird?
54. Would you rather have a pet lion or a pet whale (and somehow have room for it)?
55. Would you rather be able to camouflage like an octopus or regrow limbs like a starfish?
56. Would you rather sleep 20 hours a day like a koala or barely sleep at all like a giraffe?
57. Would you rather have wings like an eagle or a shell like a turtle?
58. Would you rather be the fastest animal on land or the smartest animal in the ocean?
59. Would you rather ride a horse to school every day or ride an elephant?
60. Would you rather have whiskers like a cat or a trunk like an elephant?
61. Would you rather be able to jump like a kangaroo or climb like a monkey?
62. Would you rather live in a zoo where everyone visits you, or live wild where no one ever finds you?
63. Would you rather have the eyesight of an eagle or the hearing of a dog?
64. Would you rather be a bee that everyone's a little scared of, or a butterfly that everyone loves?
65. Would you rather train dolphins for a living or train big cats for a living?

School & learning would you rather questions

66. Would you rather have no homework ever, or an extra hour of recess every day?
67. Would you rather be the best at math or the best at art in your whole school?
68. Would you rather go to school on Saturdays and have Wednesdays off, or keep the schedule the way it is?
69. Would you rather have a class pet that's a snake or a class pet that's a tarantula?
70. Would you rather give a presentation in front of the whole school, or take five pop quizzes in one week?
71. Would you rather be able to skip one subject forever, or be automatically good at one subject forever?
72. Would you rather have school start at 6am or end at 6pm?
73. Would you rather sit next to your best friend but get in trouble for talking, or sit alone and never get in trouble?
74. Would you rather have year-round school with more breaks, or the normal school year with one long summer?
75. Would you rather be really good at remembering facts or really good at solving problems?
76. Would you rather your teacher assigned seats by height or let everyone pick their own?
77. Would you rather have gym class every single day or art class every single day?
78. Would you rather learn everything from books or learn everything from doing?
79. Would you rather be known as the funniest kid in class or the smartest kid in class?
80. Would you rather have unlimited chances to redo a bad grade, or never get a bad grade in the first place?

Family & home would you rather questions

81. Would you rather have three siblings or be an only child?
82. Would you rather live in a treehouse or an underground house?
83. Would you rather have a bunk bed with a slide, or your own room but no slide?
84. Would you rather get to pick dinner every night or get to stay up an hour later every night?
85. Would you rather have a family game night every week or a family movie night every week?
86. Would you rather share a room with your sibling forever, or never be allowed to have a sleepover?
87. Would you rather your family moved to a new house every year, or lived in the same house forever?
88. Would you rather do chores for extra allowance, or have no chores and no allowance?
89. Would you rather have grandparents who live right next door, or grandparents who live somewhere exciting you get to visit?
90. Would you rather your parents always said yes to sleepovers, or always said yes to dessert?
91. Would you rather have a family tradition that only your family does, or celebrate every holiday exactly like everyone else?
92. Would you rather be the oldest kid or the youngest kid in your family?
93. Would you rather have a big loud family gathering every weekend, or a quiet weekend with just your own family?
94. Would you rather your family got a dog or a cat (if you don't already have one)?
95. Would you rather help plan a family trip, or be surprised with wherever your family decides to go?

Adventure & travel would you rather questions

96. Would you rather explore outer space or explore the deepest part of the ocean?
97. Would you rather go camping in the woods or camping on a beach?
98. Would you rather visit a real castle or a real pyramid?
99. Would you rather ride in a hot air balloon or a submarine?
100. Would you rather hike to the top of a mountain or zipline through a jungle?
101. Would you rather travel back in time 100 years, or forward in time 100 years?
102. Would you rather explore a jungle full of animals, or a cave full of crystals?
103. Would you rather visit every country in the world but never stay longer than a day, or visit just three countries but stay a whole month each?
104. Would you rather sail across the ocean on a big ship, or fly across it in a small plane?
105. Would you rather sleep in a treehouse, a tent, or an igloo?
106. Would you rather go on an adventure with no plan at all, or an adventure with every minute planned?
107. Would you rather discover a hidden waterfall or a hidden cave?
108. Would you rather travel by train across a whole country, or road-trip it in a car?
109. Would you rather get to bring one friend on an adventure, or go on an adventure and make a new friend there?
110. Would you rather explore somewhere really hot (like a desert) or really cold (like the Arctic)?

Tricky would you rather questions (make them think)

These ones don't have an easy answer — good for slightly older kids, or when you want the conversation to run longer than the question does.

111. Would you rather always know when someone is lying to you, or always be able to convince anyone to believe you?
112. Would you rather be really good at one thing, or pretty good at a lot of things?
113. Would you rather have one wish granted right now, or three wishes granted in ten years?
114. Would you rather never make a mistake again, or always learn something from every mistake you make?
115. Would you rather be famous but have no privacy, or unknown but completely free to do what you want?
116. Would you rather have all the answers to a test but not understand them, or understand everything but not remember the answers?
117. Would you rather win a competition by being the best, or win by being the only one who showed up?
118. Would you rather have an extra hour every day or an extra friend?
119. Would you rather always have to tell the truth, even when it's hard, or be allowed one lie a day?
120. Would you rather be really brave but not very careful, or really careful but not very brave?
121. Would you rather get to choose your own name, or keep the one your parents gave you?
122. Would you rather have unlimited money but no free time, or unlimited free time but no money?
123. Would you rather everyone forgot one bad thing you did, or everyone remembered one good thing you did — forever?
124. Would you rather be the one who always says sorry first, or the one who's always right?
125. Would you rather have a friend who's honest even when it stings, or a friend who's always nice but not always honest?

Would you rather questions for little kids (ages 4–6)

Simpler picks, no tricky reasoning required — just point and giggle.

126. Would you rather be a dog or a cat?
127. Would you rather eat ice cream or cake?
128. Would you rather jump like a frog or waddle like a duck?
129. Would you rather have a pet unicorn or a pet dinosaur?
130. Would you rather wear pajamas all day or a superhero costume all day?
131. Would you rather splash in puddles or build a sandcastle?
132. Would you rather be really tall or really small?
133. Would you rather ride a bike or ride a scooter?
134. Would you rather have a rainbow bedroom or a starry-night bedroom?
135. Would you rather sing a song or tell a joke right now?
136. Would you rather go to the zoo or go to the beach?
137. Would you rather have a hundred stuffed animals or one real puppy?
138. Would you rather fly like a superhero or swim like a mermaid?
139. Would you rather have a picnic outside or a movie night inside?
140. Would you rather be a pirate or a princess/prince for a day?

Deep would you rather questions (for the drive home)

These wander a little closer to the kind of thing we build whole scenarios around — worth slowing down for.

141. Would you rather be really good at making people laugh, or really good at making people feel better when they're sad?
142. Would you rather have one best friend for your whole life, or a lot of good friends who come and go?
143. Would you rather never feel scared again, or never feel bored again?
144. Would you rather be able to fix any one thing about the world, or any one thing about yourself?
145. Would you rather everyone always agreed with you, or you always knew when you were wrong?
146. Would you rather have a really exciting life with more ups and downs, or a calm, steady life?
147. Would you rather be remembered for something big you did once, or for being kind every single day?
148. Would you rather always get to go first, or always get to choose what happens next?
149. Would you rather know exactly what you want to be when you grow up right now, or keep figuring it out for years?
150. Would you rather have people notice when you're having a hard day, or figure out how to tell them yourself?

Want questions that go a little deeper?

"Would you rather" is a great warm-up — but some nights call for something with more to it than a silly hypothetical. That's exactly what our scenario library is built for: real-life situations kids actually run into, with guided questions to talk them through together. Start with a free scenario in every topic, no card required.