400+ Get-To-Know-You Questions For Kids To Ask Each Other

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A regular conversation with your children could help you know what is going on in their lives. But, if you like to dig deeper, you may attempt a playful way and ask them some get-to-know-you questions for kids. These questions may help you engage in some profound conversations with your child, encouraging them to converse with you.

Questions are an excellent way to provoke interest in children and explain important things to them in a meaningful matter. In addition, the way they respond reveals their personalities, attributes, and thought processes. Whether it’s dinner time, free time at home, in a car, or anywhere else, these entertaining, thought-provoking get-to-know-you questions for kids will prompt a conversation and provide you an insight into your child’s minds and behaviors.

400+ Get-To-Know-You Questions For Kids

Silly And Fun Get-To-Know-You Questions For Kids

Start the conversation with a light tone by asking funny and random questions to your children to familiarize them with the game and introduce each other.

1. Imagine you can have a pet dragon. What will you name it? 

2. What’s your superhero name, and what powers do you have?

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3. What is the one thing you’d like to invent that you think will make life easier for you?

4. If a genie grants you any three wishes, what would they be?

5. If you can plan the “perfect day,” what are the things you will do?

6. If you had a time machine, which era in history would you like to visit?

7. If you can have any animal in the world as a pet, which would you choose?

8. You have a secret hideout. Where would you want it to be located, and what will you keep in it?

9. Imagine you had a pet parrot. What will you teach it?

10. If you had the chance to trade lives with anyone, even a famous movie star for a day, who would you pick and why?

11. Which cartoon character do you wish you had for a teacher?

12. What’s the weirdest/funniest dream you’ve ever had?

13. You’re invisible for a day. What would you like to do?

14. What would happen if a vampire bites a zombie?

15. Is there any vegetable you’d like to ban forever?

16. Using only what you have around right now, how many bad guys/zombies would you be able to kill before they take you down? 

17. What item would you grab first if your house was on fire?

18. Imagine you can eat only one ethnic cuisine forever. What’s your pick, and why?

19. Do you pick your nose when no one is looking? Do you wipe it off on your clothes or rub it on the wall/table?

20. If you can make up a dance move, what will the move be? Show it! 

21. Imagine you traded places with our pet. What would be the best and worst part of your day?

22. If you’re allowed to make the biggest mess you could ever, what will you do, and how would you make it?

23. If only one of your toys could come alive and play with you, which one will you pick?

24. If you had to pick three animals to put together to create a new animal, which animals would you pick?

25. If you’re a pirate, what treasure would you seek?

26. Of the five senses, which one is your favorite? Why?

27. What was your most embarrassing moment, as you recall?

28. If your pets could talk, what would they say?

29. If you can swim in a pool filled with food, which food would you pick?

30. Who do you dislike more, the doctor or the dentist?

31. If you can add one thing to your backyard, what will you add?

32. If you had to give yourself a new name, what will you name yourself?

33. If you have the chance to redo your room, how would you do it?

34. If you can make up any holiday, what will you call it, and how will you celebrate it?

35. Imagine you are the owner of a zoo. What animals would you keep, and which ones wouldn’t you want?

36. What made you dislike a particular food?

37. What’s one of the quickest ways to make someone smile or laugh?

38. If you get the chance to create your playground, what would it include?

39. Create a new and favorite cereal flavor.

40. If you can trade places with anyone for one day, who would you pick?

41. How would you feel, and what will you do if you could switch places with your parents for a day?

42. What will you do if you’re given a chance to celebrate your birthday any way you like?

43. If you have to plan a children’s menu for a restaurant, name a few dishes you’d serve?

44. Do you like collectibles? If yes, what’s one of the best and biggest collections you’d like to own?

45. Imagine you were allowed to create a new ride for Disneyland. What will you design?

46. If you can give new names to every person in your family, what would they be?

47. If you’re a part of the circus, which act would you choose to participate?

48. If you’re allowed to win any award, which one would you like, and why?

49. What is the first thing you would buy if I give you my credit card?

50. If stuffed animals could talk, what would they say?

51. How long do you want to live, and why?

52. If there’s an emergency and you have to leave home, what are the three things you will take?

53. What is the grossest thing you’ve ever done?

54. What’s one of the most unpleasant foods you’ve tasted?

55. If you’re a hot dog and you were starving, would you eat yourself?

56. What does your fart smell like?

57. What is the secretive thing you would like to do with me?

58. Where does the sun go at night?

59. What will you do if there was no television/laptop/iPad?

60. Where does the money come from?

61. If you go to the supermarket on your own, what are the few things you’d buy?

62. If you’re given a chance to fill your school bag with anything other than books, what will you fill?

63. If you were to swap one person in the family, who would that be?

64. Who would you haunt if you’re a ghost?

65. If you’re a girl/boy for one day, what will you do?

66. Which cartoon world you wish to live in?

67. Who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman, and why?

68. What celebrity would you like to switch lives with?

69. What is the most boring sport?

70. What’s one of the funniest things you have ever seen a stranger do?

71. If you can be any emoji, which would you pick?

72. For the rest of your life, would you rather go without junk food or television? 

Get-To-Know-You Questions About Life

To know what goes inside your children’s minds, you can ask them these questions. These also help them socialize with friends.

73. When you grow up, what do you want to be? 

74. What do you think you are good at?

75. What is something that makes you laugh?

76. If you can give $1000 to a charity, which would you choose?

77. What’s the most challenging part about growing up for you?

78. What is your dream job?

79. If you can change anything about your life, what will you?

80. Who are your three role models, and why?

81. What are you most thankful for?

82. If you love someone, how will you show it?

83. Name a few things that scare you the most.

84. Have you given a thought to what your life would be like in the future?

85. Which goal would you like to accomplish in the future?

86. Would you rather be a boss or an employee?

87. What business would you like to start and why?

88. Who are you afraid of?

89. According to you, what’s the hardest job in the world, and why?

90. What makes you feel better when you feel sad?

91. What do you want your parents to understand about you?

92. What are the biggest things you’ve learned so far?

93. If every day had an extra hour, how would you spend it?

94. Are you more of a follower or a leader?

95. ‘X’ years from now, where do you want to be?

96. What did you learn from one of the best things that happened to you?

97. What did you learn from one of the worst things you’ve experienced?

98. When did you feel lucky?

99. If you can be famous as an adult, what you want to be known for?

100. What is your biggest dream?

101. What is the major decision you would want to make?

102. How would you describe a special day?

103. Which memory makes you happy?

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104. What is the best part about getting older?

105. What privileges are you looking forward to about growing up?

106. What are you least looking forward to when you get older?

107. If you had your motto, what would it be?

108. How can you ensure you are getting out of your comfort zone?

109. Do you have a career vision? If so, what is it?

110. What is something new you’d like to learn in life? 

Open-Ended Questions To Know Your Children

After some serious questions, you can lighten the atmosphere with these simple questions. 

111. Can you tell me what you’re doing?

112. What are you looking forward to this week/month?

113. What does this remind you of, and why? (show a picture or an art)

114. What sports do you enjoy and why?

115. How can you make the world a better place?

116. Imagine you are a photographer. What pictures will you click?

117. If your story becomes a movie, how would you like the movie to end?

118. What are you excited to do when you’re an adult?

119. What are the five words that best describe you?

120. Which hobby do you enjoy the most?

Point to consider

Asking questions about hobbies will help your child discover common interests and make them bond with their friends.

121. Name five things that you cannot live without.

122. What is your hidden talent?

123. What is your favorite book genre?

124. What’s your preferred food chain?

125. What is your favorite movie genre if you can watch movies for an entire day?

126. Name three things you are proud of about yourself.

127. What is something that makes you laugh?

128. If I give $500 to you, how would you spend it?

129. What are you most thankful for?

130. Who is that one person you do not like? And why?

131. What chore do you dislike? Would you prefer it didn’t exist, or does it help you learn something for your future?

132. What is your favorite place in the world?

133. What is the best gift you ever received? Why was it so special?

134. What is your favorite family tradition?

135. What is your favorite activity to do as a family?

136. What do you like to do when you are alone?

137. What makes you feel happy?

138. What should we do more of as a family?

139. If you can come up with three family rules, what would they be?

140. What are a few things you don’t need, but you’re delighted you have?

141. If you had the chance to live in one of these options, which one would you pick? ‘An RV that’s always on the road, in a mansion, on a farm, in an apartment in the city, a house in the country, or somewhere else?

142. What is something you’re good at, and you can teach others?

143. According to you, when does a child/teen become an adult?

144. If you can change anything in the world, what are the three things you’d change?

145. Name one thing that you failed at once, but you tried again and won.

146. What are a few things that will make you happy and why?

147. What is a fear you have gotten over? How did you get over it?

148. Which age group do you like to be in, and why?

149. What’s one rule you wish your parents didn’t make?

150. What goes into your mind before you fall asleep?

151. What is one thing you don’t like sharing with others?

152. When was the last time you felt angry at your parents but did not share?

153. What’s something your parents taught you that you’ll always remember?

154. What’s a skill you have that others don’t?

155. According to you, is there something children understand and adults don’t?

156. What will you do with a blank piece of paper?

157. Why is it important to share?

158. At the end of a difficult day, would you like to have ice cream or a cake?

159. It’s often said don’t judge people by how they look. What do you think?

160. What will you change about yourself?

161. What is the first thing you think of when you walk into our home?

162. Do you ever have a dream that comes back over and over? If so, what is it like?

163. What is your very earliest memory as a little kid?

164. Name two things you would like to do as a family on the weekend.

165. Tell me about something I never knew you did when you were little.

166. What would be the ideal allowance, and how you spend it?

167. What advice would you give to a younger sibling?

168. What’s something you can do at someone else’s house that you wish you can do at yours?

169. Do you feel the world will be different when you’re an adult?

170. If you can change three things about yourself, what would they be?

171. If you can learn any language, which one would you like to learn?

172. What is something that you want but don’t want to ask for?

173. If you’re me for a day, what will you do?

174. What do you understand by the word ‘family’?

175. What would you choose—play your favorite board game, play outside, or play video games? Why?

176. What is the one trend that you hate and everyone else loves?

177. In what ways do you feel that you’ve matured over the past year?

178. Would you rather be like Shakespeare, who is good with words, or Einstein, who is good with numbers? Why?

179. If you can make one chore go away, what will you choose?

180. Who is your favorite person?

181. Do you like gifts? Why do you feel they’re so special?

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182. When you have something important to do, how would you start?

183. What will your reaction be if your friends say mean things about you behind your back?

184. Tell me about an important life lesson.

185. How do you like to spend your spare time?

186. How do you spend your family vacation?

187. What is your favorite family meal?

Get-To-Know-You Questions About School

Children go through a lot at school. You should know how do they feel about their day at school by asking these questions. 

188. Did you learn any new words today?

189. One book you’ve enjoyed reading the most?

190. Name five things you love about your school.

191. What’s something you wish you achieve before the end of the school year?

192. What’s your favorite and least favorite subject in school?

193. What was your favorite part of your school day?

194. What subject would you love to learn that isn’t taught in school?

195. How did you help another student or teacher today?

196. If you had to become a teacher in the school for a day, what will you change about your school/class?

197. Can you describe the colors red, blue, and green without using the words red, blue, and green?

198. What do you not like about school?

199. If you can add or include anything you please to your school day, what will you pick?

200. What rule do you find it difficult to follow?

201. Do you feel like someone at school is a bully to you or anyone else?

202. From your perspective, of all the things you are learning, what’s the most useful thing?

203. How would you spend a day off from school?

204. Is it okay to cheat in school or sports?

205. Do you think it’s better to have many skills that you’re C+ at or one skill you’re A+ at, why?

206. Imagine you’re a teacher at school for a day/week. What are a few things you’d teach that you think would help the school for the future?

207. If you’re a teacher, which rule would you do away with?

208. What are a few things you look forward to when you prepare for school?

209. What do you feel when other children are bullied or teased? What do you do about it?

210. What is your favorite school trip so far?

211. Name a few traits that are useful when you make new friends?

212. What would you want an article about you in the school newspaper to say?

213. Is it important to pay attention every second at school, or is it alright if your attention wanders?

214. Name a few things you usually do during recess?

215. What is the interesting thing you learned today?

216. What is your teacher’s most important rule?

217. How is your best friend in school?

218. What are the most common barriers you see to progress in your classroom?

219. Of all the school assignments you’ve completed so far this year, which one are you most proud of?

220. Are there any different or unpopular children at school? If yes, what will you do to help them and make them feel accepted?

221. What’s your favorite thing about back-to-school time?

222. How was your day? Is there anything that you’d like to change?

223. What matters to you the most when you’re in class?

224. At school, do children ask for your help?

225. What is your least favorite and most favorite part of the school building? And why?

226. If you can swap seats with anyone in the class, who would you choose? And why?

227. If you can add anything to your school day, what will you add?

228. What would make tomorrow more fun than today?

229. Do you know what makes your teacher happy?

230. Where’s the best place to hang out at playtime?

231. If you can swap your packed lunch with someone, who would you choose?

232. What do you hope to do before school is out for the year?

233. Is there a time you’ve felt unsafe at school?

234. Is there anytime you feel left out in school?

235. What subject do you feel you are doing the best in, and which subject are you struggling in the most?

236. Do you have any questions about anything that happened at school today?

237. What was something new you tried at school today?

238. What mistake did you make today that you’d like to redo?

239. Who is your enemy, and why?

240. What’s the most unusual thing in your school bag right now?

241. If a robot can help you with school, what is the one task you’d want it to do?

242. Does your teacher remind you of anyone else you know? How?

243. Would you rather be the best in academics or sports? Why?

244. According to you, what is one of the best ways to make friends in school?

245. Who is your favorite classmate, and why do you like them?

246. What is one thing you want to achieve before you finish school?

247. Do you feel you’re a good friend? What makes you think so?

248. Tell me something that makes you feel smart.

249. What’s your favorite after-school snack?

250. What do you look forward to doing after school?

251. How long do you do your homework?

252. When you have a test, do you study a lot?

253. Did you ever get embarrassed in front of your class? How did that make you feel?

254. Would you rather take charge of a school project or follow?

255. Do you ever study with your friends after school?

256. Do you like to hang out with friends after school?

257. How do you make sure you’re ready for school on time?

258. Tell me about your favorite after-school activity.

259. Who do you talk to when you have a problem? How do they help? 

Get-To-Know-You Questions About Religion

If you have older children and you want to know what they think about religion, here are a few questions you may ask. 

260. What is something you want to thank God for?

261. What is one Bible story you’ve read or heard that you relate to, and why?

262. What are some of your favorite things that God created in nature?

263. If you can meet one person from the Bible, who would you meet and why?

264. How do you know that God is near, or when/where do you feel his presence the most?

265. What gift do you have that you could use to bless others?

266. What is the most important thing you’ve learned from the Bible?

267. Have you ever imagined how heaven looks like?

268. Why do bad people go to hell?

269. When you pray, how do you picture God?

270. Where does God live according to you?

Point to consider

Your child might know what a hurtful question is. Instead of disregarding their question, you can give a clear answer. This way, they will not have wrong assumptions.

271. Who were the first two people that God created?

272. What’s one thing that made sense to you today about God/bible/church?

273. What are you most grateful for?

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274. If there’s any question you can ask God, what will you ask?

275. Do you feel like God is with you always, or just some of the time?

276. Who’s your favorite character in the Bible?

277. How did God show up in your day today?

278. When you’re scared, what do you remember about God?

279. Is there anything happening in your life today that you need help from God?

280. What comes to mind when you think of heaven?

281. What gifts do other people in your family have that are a blessing to you?

282. How do you know that God is near, or when/where do you feel his presence the most?

283. What’s one way you like to spend time with God and learn about him?

284. What is your biggest prayer request right now?

285. Do you know what God thinks of you?

286. What miracle would you like to see God do?

287. What is your favorite Christian song and why?

288. When you get to heaven and see God, how will you greet him?

289. If someone asked you how to get to heaven, what would your answer be?

290. Who are you most looking forward to meeting or seeing again in heaven?

291. What is your favorite way to worship God?

292. If God came to spend the day with you, what will you do with him?

293. What is something you did differently after you went to church?

294. When do you feel most connected to God? It is when you hear a worship song or when you are out in nature?

295. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.” What’s your favorite metaphor for Jesus in the Bible?

296. When you pray, how do you picture God in your mind?

297. If a friend asked you, “Why do you believe in God?” what will you tell them?

298. If you were Adam or Eve, would you have been convinced to eat the forbidden fruit?

299. Should you feel bad that you live in comfort when others don’t?

300. What’s your latest, greatest, and favorite worship song?

301. As a family, how can we improve praying for each other?

302. What is it you think an angel does?

303. Is there a reason God created families?

304. Has God been teaching you anything new lately?

305. When Jesus was a little boy, what do you think he was like?

306. Do you ever think of others (neighbors, our pastor, or teachers) in your prayers?

307. What is that one question you are looking forward to asking God?

308. According to you, what’s the most important thing people need to know about God?

309. Why is it important you remember God every day?

310. What, according to you, is a special “love offering” to God?

311. Does faith grow all on its own, or is it something you have to work at?

312. If you had the chance, would you spend 40 days on Noah’s Ark? What would you do during that time?

313. Did you get an answer to your prayer lately? Tell me what happened.

314. Do you know why God created Earth and people?

315. If God was next to you right now, what will you tell him?

316. Which religions do you find interesting? Why?

317. If you can ask God one question, what will you ask?

318. If God asks you something you want to give others, what would it be?

319. Why does God always want you to tell the truth?

320. Do you know how many religions are present worldwide?

321. Do you pray before your meals?

General Get-To-Know-You Questions For Kids

As children grow, there is so much to know about them. To know about their thought process, you can ask these generic questions.

322. How are rainbows made?

323. How many stars are there in the galaxy?

324. What is Earth’s primary source of energy?

325. What causes thunder and lightning?

326. Why can’t you breathe underwater?

327. What are the three states of matter?

328. What force stops humans from floating into space?

329. How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

330. How are some animals affected by climate change?

331. What is pollution?

332. Why does the wind blow?

333. What is the rarest blood type?

334. What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?

335. How many elements does the periodic table contain?

336. Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?

337. How many hearts does an octopus have?

338. Do male or female seahorses give birth to their young?

339. What is the hardest known natural material available on Earth?

340. True or false: your nails and your hair are made from the same material.

341. What is the largest organ in the human body?

342. What is a group of stars called?

343. What animal alive today is even bigger than a dinosaur?

344. Name the tallest mountain worldwide?

345. True or false – ice sinks in the water?

346. Are magnets attracted to all metals? Why?

347. How do cats know whether or not they can fit in small spaces?

348. What is photosynthesis?

349. Which is the longest river in the world?

350. Which is the biggest desert worldwide?

351. Which is the hottest continent on Earth?

352. Which is the slowest animal that exist?

353. The world feline relates to what type of animal?

354. What is a figure with six sides known as?

355. What do AM and PM stand for?

356. Name the five layers of Earth’s atmosphere.

357. Which American war occurred between the north and the south?

358. What was the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

359. What is the name of the green pigment that absorbs light for photosynthesis?

360. What is the biggest internal organ in the human body?

361. What are the imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole called?

362. The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?

363. How many Great Lakes does the United States have?

364. To travel from New York to London, one must fly over which ocean?

365. The words “the,” “an,” and “a,” are known as what in English grammar?

366. What do you call a group of crows?

367. What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?

368. In the story about the boy who cried wolf, what is the lesson?

369. Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?

370. What are the three branches of the United States government?

371. How much of the Earth is covered in drinkable water?

372. Name three root vegetables?

373. What direction does the sun rise and set?

374. What two body parts continue to grow lifelong?

375. Name five shapes in ascending order.

376. What makes up the largest percentage of the brain’s volume?

377. Which is the largest island in the world?

378. How many states does the United States have?

379. Which is the only continent where spiders don’t exist?

380. What are the branches of a river called?

381. Scorpions are known to survive in the harshest of climates. But what’s one of the things they cannot live without?

382. How many rings make up the Olympic rings, and what are their colors?

383. Which is the largest international border between the two countries?

384. Which is the strongest and biggest bone in the human body?

385. How many players are there on a baseball team?

386. What are the five-question words?

387. How do you abbreviate the unit pound?

388. Which two lines never touch each other?

389. What is another name for heat energy?

390. From where does most energy on Earth come?

391. What kind of organism comes last in every food chain?

392. What is the color of zebras’ stripes when they are born?

393. How many bones are in the human body?

394. What sweet food do bees make using nectar from flowers?

395. Why will the sky not fall?

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396. Can you name three things that are only sold in pairs?

397. Which two numbers come out the same whether you multiply or add them together?

398. Name two mammals that cannot jump?

399. What is the hardest substance in the human body?

400. Which planet is known to have the largest number of moons?

401. What team sport is the fastest on Earth?

402. Which planet is known to have the largest number of moons?

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Infographic: Simple Questions For Children To Know Each Other Better

Children can make friends very quickly and easily; however, if you think a child needs a little boost when around other children, some simple strategies can help. The infographic below gives simple questions the children can ask each other the first time. Save and share it with your children.

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