Truth or Dare for Kids
Gentle truths and goofy dares for kids. Add everyone's name and let the game decide who goes next.
This truth or dare for kids set is all about giggles. The 101 prompts include easy truths like your favorite cartoon or the weirdest food you've tried, and dares like hopping on one foot while singing the alphabet or talking like a robot for a whole turn. Nothing is embarrassing in a hurtful way, and nothing asks kids to share secrets they shouldn't have to share.
It's a great pick for birthday parties, sleepovers, rainy afternoons, and family game night. Let the game choose whose turn it is so younger kids don't argue about fairness. Grown-ups can read the prompts aloud for early readers. Every dare can be done indoors with no special supplies, so you can start playing right away with whatever room you're in.
How to play
- A grown-up or older kid types in everyone's name.
- The game picks a player, and that player chooses Truth, Dare, or Random.
- Read the prompt out loud together.
- Answer or do the dare, then cheer and pass to the next turn.
47 kids truth questions
- What is the messiest thing you have ever done in the kitchen?
- Have you ever made a wish on a birthday candle that actually came true?
- What is one thing you are scared of that most people are not?
- If your pet could talk, what do you think it would complain about?
- If you were a flavor of candy, which one would you be?
- What is the funniest thing a teacher has ever said in your class?
- Who in this room would you want on your team during a zombie tag game?
- What is your favorite joke that always makes you laugh?
- Have you ever laughed so hard that milk came out of your nose?
- If you could be any cartoon animal for a day, which one would you pick?
- Have you ever eaten a snack that fell on the floor?
- Have you ever blamed a pet or a sibling for something you did?
- If you could live inside any video game, which one would it be?
- What is the funniest nickname anyone has ever called you?
- What is the most boring thing grown-ups make you do?
- What is the longest you have ever gone without taking a bath?
- Which person here do you think would make the best superhero sidekick?
- What is the strangest thing you have ever found under your bed?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse or a castle, and why?
- If you had a pet dragon, what would you name it?
- What is one rule at home you would change if you were in charge?
- What superpower would you want, and what is the first thing you would do with it?
- Have you ever snuck a snack into bed?
- What song do you secretly sing in the shower?
- Have you ever talked to your stuffed animals when nobody was around?
- If you could shrink down to the size of an ant, where would you explore first?
- Have you ever pretended to be asleep so you would not have to do a chore?
- What is the most embarrassing thing that happened to you at school?
- What is the weirdest dream you can remember?
- What would you do if you found a magic lamp with one wish?
- What is the best present you have ever gotten?
- What is something you still cannot do that you really want to learn?
- What is the most fun thing you did last summer?
- If you could have any animal as a class pet, what would you choose?
- If you could invent a new ice cream flavor, what would it be called?
- What is the best sleepover snack of all time?
- Have you ever gotten lost in a store?
- Would you rather have a nose that glows or ears that whistle?
- If you could trade places with a grown-up for a day, who would it be and why?
- Who here do you think tells the best stories?
- Have you ever tripped in front of a lot of people?
- Which vegetable do you think tastes the worst?
- What food would you eat every single day if grown-ups let you?
- What is the grossest food you have ever tried?
- Have you ever pretended to be sick to stay home from school?
- Have you ever had an imaginary friend? What was their name?
- What is the silliest thing you have ever cried about?
54 kids dares
- Send a drawing of a made-up animal and give it a name.
- Pretend you are an alien seeing a banana for the first time.
- Make an animal noise every time someone says your name for the next round.
- Draw a funny picture of yourself as a superhero and send a photo of it.
- Pretend to be a T. rex trying to make a sandwich with tiny arms.
- Build a tiny fort out of pillows in under one minute.
- Try to lick your elbow for ten seconds.
- Make the silliest face you can and hold it for ten seconds.
- Do a silly runway walk like a fashion model.
- Make up a short poem about the person to your left.
- Hop on one foot while saying the alphabet.
- Sing a song about your favorite breakfast food.
- Do your best impression of a chicken laying an egg.
- Spin around three times and then try to walk in a straight line.
- Do your best evil villain laugh.
- Wear your socks on your hands until your next turn.
- Say the alphabet backward as fast as you can.
- Talk in a squeaky mouse voice until your next turn.
- Pretend to be a waiter and take everyone's pretend order.
- Say "red leather, yellow leather" five times fast.
- Send a voice note of you counting to ten in a robot voice.
- Tell a knock-knock joke using a funny accent.
- Let the group give you a silly new name to use for the rest of the game.
- Send a picture of your favorite stuffed animal or toy.
- Make up a secret handshake with the person on your right.
- Play a round of freeze dance with everyone and try not to laugh.
- Send a selfie doing your best silly monster face.
- Do an impression of a baby learning to walk.
- Act out your favorite animal and let everyone guess what it is.
- Pretend to be a statue and do not move until someone makes you laugh.
- Talk like a robot until your next turn.
- Type a silly story about a pizza that can talk, using only three sentences.
- Act like a superhero landing from the sky, then do a hero pose.
- Give a pretend weather report for a planet made of candy.
- Do your best monkey impression for fifteen seconds.
- Do a dramatic slow-motion run across the room.
- Pretend to be the teacher and give the group a funny pop quiz.
- Pretend you are a tour guide showing everyone around this room.
- Sing everything you say until your next turn.
- Do five jumping jacks while making duck noises.
- Pretend to be a news reporter describing what everyone is wearing.
- Balance a pillow on your head and walk around the room.
- Pretend you are a cat and ask for a snack using only meows.
- Send a voice note of you making your best dinosaur roar.
- Say "She sells seashells by the seashore" three times fast.
- Pretend to be a snowman melting on a sunny day.
- Do the robot dance for twenty seconds.
- Invent a brand-new dance move and teach it to everyone.
- Walk like a crab from one side of the room to the other.
- Pretend to be a dog who just heard someone say it is time for a walk.
- Pretend the floor is lava until your next turn.
- Speak only in rhymes for the next two rounds.
- Sing "Happy Birthday" as if you were an opera singer.
- Walk like a penguin all the way across the room and back.
Questions people ask
What ages is this for?
The kids set is written for roughly ages 5 to 12. The truths are simple and friendly, and the dares are silly movements, voices, and faces. Younger players might need help reading, but they can easily join in with a grown-up nearby.
Are the dares safe for indoors?
Yes. The dares are designed for a living room or bedroom. Kids might spin in a circle, act like an animal, or tell a joke. No dares involve climbing, eating strange things, going outside alone, or touching anyone else.
Can I use this at a birthday party?
It's a perfect party game. Put everyone's name in, sit in a circle, and let the game choose turns. It keeps things fair and fast-moving. For big groups, split into two teams and let each team take turns choosing.
