Icebreaker Questions for Kids

Short, friendly icebreaker questions for kids that a five-year-old can answer and a ten-year-old still enjoys. Use them at morning circle time, on the first day of school, at a birthday party or in the car.

How to play Icebreaker Questions for Kids

• Choose the decks you want with the chips above the card: Kid Favorites, Imagine That and All About Me.
• Show the card on a shared screen or hold up a phone and read the question out loud, at circle time, in a classroom or at a party.
• Add names with Players and the card shows whose turn it is to answer first. Everyone else can answer too, or move straight on.
• Set the timer (10 to 60 seconds) to keep answers short in a big group.
• Press Next question, swipe the card or press Space. Nothing repeats until every question has been shown.

Controls

• Space, Enter or →: next question
• ←: previous question
• Swipe the card on a phone

Tips

• With young children, read the question and give your own answer first so they hear an example.
• Let kids answer by drawing a picture instead of speaking.
• Use a 30-second timer in a big class so everyone gets a turn.

Icebreaker questions for kids

A sample of the 66 questions on this page.

Kid Favorites:

• What is your favorite fruit?
• Which animal at the zoo would you visit first?
• Which crayon color do you use the most?
• What is the best thing to put on a pizza?
• What is your favorite game to play at recess?
• Which book would you like someone to read to you again?
• What is your favorite thing to draw?
• Which sea animal do you like best?
• What is the yummiest vegetable?
• What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
• Which bug do you think is the coolest?
• What is your favorite thing to build with blocks?

Imagine That:

• If your shoes could talk, what would they say?
• If you could fly, where would you go first?
• If you were as small as an ant, what would you explore?
• If a squirrel could talk, what would it ask you?
• If you had a pet dragon, what would you name it?
• If it could rain any food, what would fall from the sky?
• If you made up a new animal, what would it look like?
• If you could turn invisible, what would you do first?
• If you were a superhero, what would your hero name be?
• If you could swim like a fish, what would you look for under the sea?
• If your bed could fly, where would it take you?
• If you built a robot friend, what game would you teach it?

All About Me:

• What is something you are really good at?
• What makes you laugh the most?
• What is something new you learned this week?
• What do you like to do when you get to choose?
• What is one thing that makes you feel happy?
• Do you like to be loud and silly or calm and quiet?
• What would you like to learn how to do?
• What is a sound that makes you smile?
• Do you like to draw, build, or run around?
• What is one word that tells us about you?
• What is something kind you did for someone?
• What job would you like to try when you grow up?

FAQ

What are good icebreaker questions for kids?

Easy questions about favorites (food, animals, colors), silly what-ifs and simple all-about-me questions. Avoid anything about family, home or money, since children’s situations differ.

Are these good for kindergarten?

Yes. The Kid Favorites deck uses short words and simple ideas. Read each question out loud and let children answer in turn or with a thumbs up.

How do I use these in an elementary classroom?

Put the page on the board, add student names with Players and ask one question each morning, or go around the circle on the first day of school.