Truth or Dare Questions For Kids

A while back I wrote an article about dares for kids – something to keep them entertained for a while when the weather is bad or if you need to fill some time. It was an idea I got from a friend.

This was something my little boy really took to, and it has now developed into something else: truth or dare.

I already have the dares sorted – you can check them out on the other article – and after many games of truth or dare, I have now come up with a pretty good list of kid friendly truth or dare questions, too.

So if you are struggling for inspiration when your child chooses ‘truth’, just pick a few of these, safe in the knowledge that they are tried and tested and designed to keep things light hearted.

I have tried to include enough variety so you can pick questions with simple answers for shy kids or those that are still quite young, or questions that can lead to longer stories for kids who are older or the more expressive children who like having an audience 🎭

You can use your own judgement to decide what to ask each child.

List of Child Friendly Truth Questions

Here you go, 100 truth or dare questions that are child friendly but also fun.

There are a good mix of silly, funny, serious, and embarrassing questions on the list, and please feel free to adapt any that you think could be improved!

1. What is the silliest thing you have ever laughed at?
2. Have you ever talked to yourself when nobody was around?
3. What is the funniest noise you can make?
4. What food do you pretend to like but secretly don’t?
5. What is the weirdest dream you can remember?
6. Have you ever blamed someone else for something you did?
7. What is the most embarrassing thing you have done at school?
8. If your toys could talk, which one would tell the most secrets about you?
9. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
10. Have you ever tried to sneak an extra snack?
11. What is something that always makes you giggle?
12. What would your superhero name be?
13. What is the funniest face you have ever pulled?
14. Have you ever worn something inside out without noticing?
15. What is the weirdest thing you have ever said by accident?
16. What animal do you think acts most like you?
17. What is the most ridiculous thing you have ever been scared of?
18. Have you ever hidden from someone as a joke?
19. What is the funniest thing a grown-up has ever said?
20. If you had to eat one food for a whole week, what would it be?
21. What is one thing you are really proud of?
22. What job would you love to do when you grow up?
23. If you could invent anything, what would it be?
24. What is one thing you want to get better at?
25. Who do you look up to and why?
26. If you could be famous for something, what would it be?
27. What would your dream bedroom look like?
28. If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?
29. What is something brave you have done?
30. What would you do if you became headteacher for a day?
31. What is the best present you have ever received?
32. What is the best present you have ever given someone?
33. What makes you feel really happy?
34. What is your favourite thing about yourself?
35. If you could learn one magic spell, what would it do?
36. What is the funniest joke you know?
37. Have you ever laughed so hard that you couldn’t stop?
38. What is the weirdest thing you have ever found?
39. Have you ever made up a song?
40. What is the most embarrassing nickname someone could give you?
41. If you had to rename yourself, what name would you choose?
42. What is the funniest thing that has happened at bedtime?
43. Have you ever pulled a silly prank on someone?
44. What is the strangest thing you have believed was true?
45. If you could swap lives with a cartoon character, who would it be?
46. What would you do if you found a dragon in the garden?
47. What is the creepiest sound you have ever heard?
48. Have you ever been scared in the dark?
49. What monster would you not want to meet?
50. What is the scariest story you have ever heard?
51. If you saw a ghost, what would you do first?
52. What place do you think would be spooky at night?
53. Have you ever jumped because something surprised you?
54. What is scarier: a creepy doll or a giant spider?
55. What would you do if your shadow started moving on its own?
56. What is something you used to be scared of but aren’t anymore?
57. Have you ever pretended not to be scared when you really were?
58. What is the bravest thing you would try?
59. If you had a haunted house, what would be inside it?
60. What sound would make a scary film even scarier?
61. What is the messiest thing you have ever done?
62. Have you ever spilled something and hoped nobody noticed?
63. What is the silliest thing you have cried about?
64. What is the most embarrassing thing your family does?
65. Have you ever forgotten what you were about to say?
66. What is the funniest mistake you have ever made?
67. Have you ever waved at someone who wasn’t waving at you?
68. What is the most awkward thing you have done in public?
69. Have you ever sung the wrong words to a song?
70. What is something funny you believed when you were younger?
71. If you could have any pet, real or imaginary, what would it be?
72. What would you name a pet dinosaur?
73. If you could only speak in animal noises for a day, which animal would you choose?
74. What is the weirdest sandwich you can imagine?
75. If your socks had names, what would they be called?
76. What would you do if your shoes started talking?
77. If you had to live in a sweet shop, what would you eat first?
78. What would be the worst flavour for ice cream?
79. If you could turn one school subject into a game, which would it be?
80. What would you put in a potion to make someone laugh?
81. What is one rule you would make for the whole world?
82. What is something kind you have done for someone?
83. What would you do if you won a trophy?
84. What skill would you love to learn instantly?
85. What kind of person do you want to be when you are older?
86. What would you do if you had a whole day with no rules?
87. What is one thing you would like to teach someone else?
88. What would your perfect day look like?
89. If you could help one person with anything, who would you help?
90. What would you build if you had unlimited Lego?
91. What is the funniest thing your pet, or an animal you know, has done?
92. Have you ever tried to dance when nobody was watching?
93. What is the most ridiculous outfit you can imagine wearing?
94. If you had a secret hideout, where would it be?
95. What would your catchphrase be?
96. What is the funniest thing you could say to an alien?
97. If you could be tiny for a day, where would you explore?
98. What would you do if your lunchbox was full of treasure?
99. What is something you have never told anyone before, but are happy to share?
100. What is one thing you hope happens in the future?

How To Play

I know you know how to play truth or dare, but for kids, it helps to explain the structure and encourage them with their story telling skills. It also helps them understand that there’s no ‘wrong’ answer when they choose truth.

So, first you should explain that everyone will take a turn being the one who asks “Truth or Dare?”, and the one who has to choose, and either do the dare or give an answer.

I usually start as the person who asks “Truth or Dare”, and then the person who went last becomes the person who asks the question on the next turn. It works well like this because the kids get to see an adult do it first, and they can take it from there.

The only other rule is that no one has to choose anything they don’t want to. This is about fun, not forcing someone to do something they don’t feel comfortable with. So if someone keeps choosing truth, the other children aren’t allowed to pressure them into choosing dare next time.

That’s it. Once the game gets going they can usually manage on their own.

That said, if you want to encourage their story telling skills you can ask them follow up questions after they have answered:

• How did that feel?
• What did it look like?
• What happened next?

Just simple stuff.

And obviously, the more enthusiastic you are the more it will encourage them to expand on their answer. They may even get a little creative with the truth, but that’s half the fun in a game like this. I would go along with it.

A little embellishment during a funny story never hurt anybody 😇😂