Ice breaker questions for kids are questions specifically designed to help children feel comfortable and start talking to each other in new or unfamiliar situations. They’re like tools to break the ice, which can feel awkward or shy-making at first.
Why are Ice Breaker Questions important for kids?
When working with groups of kids, whether it’s a classroom, summer camp, or youth organization, it’s important to help everyone feel comfortable and get to know each other a bit. Icebreaker questions are the perfect way to get kids talking, laughing, and bonding over shared interests and experiences.
Ice Breaker Questions for Kids
Here are 100 icebreaker questions for kids:
1. What is your favorite color?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. If you could have any pet, what would it be?
4. What is your favorite movie?
5. What is your favorite book?
6. What is your favorite game to play?
7. Do you prefer summer or winter? Why?
8. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
9. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
10. What is your favorite animal?
11. What is your favorite subject in school?
12. What is your favorite holiday?
13. What is your favorite cartoon character?
14. What is the best gift you ever received?
15. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
16. Do you like to draw or paint?
17. What is your favorite sport?
18. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
19. What is your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
20. Do you prefer playing inside or outside?
21. What is your favorite song?
22. What is your favorite TV show?
23. What is your favorite thing to do at the park?
24. Do you like to read? What’s your favorite book?
25. What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
26. What is your favorite snack?
27. Do you like to build with Legos or blocks?
28. What is your favorite fruit?
29. What is your favorite vegetable?
30. Do you have a favorite superhero?
31. What is your favorite season?
32. What do you want to be when you grow up?
33. What is your favorite thing to learn about?
34. What is your favorite breakfast food?
35. Do you have a favorite stuffed animal?
36. What is your favorite thing to do at the beach?
37. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
38. Do you have a favorite pair of pajamas?
39. What is your favorite thing to do in the snow?
40. What is your favorite thing about school?
41. Do you like to play video games? Which one is your favorite?
42. What is your favorite place to visit?
43. Do you have a favorite toy?
44. What is your favorite kind of cake?
45. Do you like to sing? What’s your favorite song to sing?
46. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
47. Do you like to ride a bike or a scooter?
48. What is your favorite thing to draw?
49. What is your favorite hobby?
50. Do you have a favorite hat?
51. What is your favorite thing to do with your friends?
52. What is your favorite bedtime story?
53. Do you like to cook or bake? What’s your favorite thing to make?
54. What is your favorite thing about your birthday?
55. Do you have a favorite pillow or blanket?
56. What is your favorite thing to do at recess?
57. Do you like to dance? What’s your favorite dance move?
58. What is your favorite thing to do on a sunny day?
59. Do you have a favorite word?
60. What is your favorite thing to do with your grandparents?
61. What is your favorite juice?
62. Do you like to play with dolls or action figures?
63. What is your favorite way to exercise?
64. Do you have a favorite planet?
65. What is your favorite bug?
66. Do you have a favorite joke?
67. What is your favorite thing to do at a sleepover?
68. What is your favorite thing to do in the pool?
69. Do you have a favorite museum?
70. What is your favorite kind of pizza?
71. Do you have a favorite board game?
72. What is your favorite way to relax?
73. Do you like to do puzzles? What’s your favorite one?
74. What is your favorite thing to do on a long car ride?
75. Do you have a favorite flower?
76. What is your favorite thing about your room?
77. Do you like to camp? What’s your favorite thing about camping?
78. What is your favorite instrument?
79. Do you have a favorite dinosaur?
80. What is your favorite thing to do in the morning?
81. Do you have a favorite superhero movie?
82. What is your favorite thing about the zoo?
83. Do you like to play dress-up? What’s your favorite costume?
84. What is your favorite science experiment?
85. Do you have a favorite tree?
86. What is your favorite thing to collect?
87. Do you like to play hide and seek?
88. What is your favorite thing to do at a carnival or fair?
89. Do you have a favorite author?
90. What is your favorite thing to do with your parents?
91. Do you like to play musical instruments? Which one?
92. What is your favorite type of weather?
93. Do you have a favorite candy?
94. What is your favorite thing to do in the fall?
95. Do you have a favorite bedtime routine?
96. What is your favorite thing about your neighborhood?
97. Do you have a favorite craft activity?
98. What is your favorite breakfast cereal?
99. What is your favorite thing to do with your cousins?
100. Do you have a favorite aquarium animal?
You can also read: 20 Open Ended Questions for Kids: Sparking Curiosity and Creativity
Tips for Successful Icebreaker Questions for Kids
- Let kids pass if they don’t want to answer a particular question. Don’t force participation.
- Model answering the questions yourself to help kids feel more comfortable opening up.
- Follow up kids’ responses by asking additional questions to keep them talking.
- Use age-appropriate questions for the group you are working with.
- Keep the tone light and fun. These aren’t meant to be too personal or controversial.
- Aim for a mix of imagination/creativity-based questions and questions about real experiences and interests.
The key with icebreaker questions is to get kids engaged, laughing, and feeling more at ease with their peers and leaders. When done well, they can set the stage for stronger group bonding and meaningful interactions
