Ice Breaker Questions for Kids

Looking for icebreaker questions for kids? Are you having trouble getting kids to express themselves? It’s hard to start a conversation with a stranger for kids too. But don’t worry because we have some of the best questions you can use to break the ice with them.

My experience with building friendships/relationships…

If you’re asking any type of questions to a person you want to build a friendship with, then my story is for you… I was awkward. An odd little kid who maybe didn’t connect with too many adults or other children…

I wanted friends pretty badly! I mean, very badly! Learning the right types of questions to ask to build relationships was the key for me… And I hope it is for you, too!

My best tip! It only takes 30 seconds of courage to ask someone a question and see where it goes. Remember that!

Best Ice Breaker Questions For Kids

• Who is your best friend in the whole world, and why?
• If you could turn a cartoon character real, which would you choose?
• What do you do if your parents leave you alone at home?
• What is your favorite talent?
• Who is your favorite musical group?
• What would you like to be known for?
• What is your favorite team sport to play?
• Which is your favorite sport to look at?
• Do you wish you could do magic?
• If a cartoon character was real, who would you like it to be?
• What would you want to have if you could own a magical pet creature?
• Do you want to play any instruments?
• If you had to eat some food for the rest of your life, what would you like to eat?
• Do you have a favorite YouTube star?
• Do you remember when you felt the bravest?
• Of all the books you have read, which would you read over and over?
• What is the most helpful thing you have ever learned?
• When you wake up, what is the first thing you do?
• Is there anything unusual you have brought to school today?
• Of all the gifts you have received, which makes you the happiest?
• What is your favorite gift you have ever given someone?
• If you were camping, who would you take with you?
• What is the funniest thing you can remember?
• What would be the coolest animal to transform into?
• If you could fly, where would you go?
• Do you have any pet(s)?
• If you could stay at Disney World all day long, which rides would you try?
• If you were an action hero, what would be your catchphrase?
• Would you like to have a robot do all your work?
• What sport do you like?
• Where do you want to go that you haven’t yet been to?
• What do you think is the best flavor of ice cream?
• Who is your favorite famous person?
• If you met your favorite famous person, what would you ask them?
• If someone handed you an Invisibility Cloak, what would you do with it?
• What is your favorite place to travel to?
• If you had to pick an emoji for the rest of your life, which would you pick?
• What do you do when it rains and you get to stay home?
• Who is the best superhero, in your opinion?
• If you could travel to the future, would you go?
• What is the best movie you have ever seen?
• If you could
• Which would you choose if you could be dropped into any TV series?
• What is your favorite genre of music you can’t stop listening to?
• If you were a superhero, which animal would you pick as your sidekick?
• Where would you go if you could travel to any historical place?
• Which famous person would you like to sit for a chat with?
• Where would you like to go camping?
• If you could trade names with anyone, who would you pick?
• If you had your own city, what would you name it?
• What superpower would you like to have?

Expert advice: Harvard researchers suggest that the “environment of relationships” is good for children’s brain architecture, which helps to lay the foundation for academic performance, mental health, and general well-being. Building connections with children through questions can help to spark these positive signals in the brain.

Ice Breaker Questions For Kids Who Are Boys

• How many members do you have in your family, and who are they?
• Do you have any brothers, and are they bigger or smaller than you?
• Which of your siblings is the most like you?
• Which of your siblings is different from you?
• If there was something that you had to do around the house, which chore would you like it to be?
• What makes your family different from everyone you know?
• Is there anything in particular that you have become better at doing recently?
• What would you imagine doing if you could sit around and daydream all day?
• What would you name it and why if you had to start a new holiday for everyone?
• Do you like any particular time of the year more than others?
• What makes you laugh no matter where it happens?
• Is there a joke you cannot stop laughing at, even in church?
• Who would you look to for advice if you had to design a hiding place?
• Is there anything you do every day before you hit the bed for the night?
• How do you go to school every day, and with whom?
• What would you want to do but can’t because your parents wouldn’t let you?
• What do you like to do the most when it is your birthday?
• Do you own a tech device you would like to hold on to, no matter what?
• Which song gets stuck in your head as soon as you hear it?
• Is there a particular video game that could play for hours?
• Do you have any hobbies that nobody knows about?
• Is there a class in school that you enjoy more than any other?
• If you had to cut class, which class would you rather miss?
• Is there something you used to do with your parents and no longer do?
• Is there a rule your parents make you follow that you absolutely hate?
• If you could go to the zoo and free any animal, which would you free?
• Is there a particular teacher who you like the most and why?
• Do you think anyone could do anything that would scare you?
• What have you cooked so far that was liked by everyone?
• What is the thing that you have done in the last month that you proudly tell everyone?

Ice Breaker Questions For Kids Who Are Girls

• Do you have any sisters at your house?
• What would you want people to say about you if you weren’t around anymore?
• Is there anything in particular that makes you happy to exist?
• What was the last thing that you had to buy?
• If you could have a word with your 8-year-old self, what would you tell them?
• What is the worst thing to have to do in your free time?
• Is there a simple thing that makes you unexpectedly happy?
• What plants would you fill it with if you could own a garden?
• What do you think of when someone says “the worst thing ever”?
• What is the most moving movie you have seen so far?
• Which part of the day do you look forward to and why?
• Is there a thing you can’t wait to grow up to try and do?
• What is the thing that you love but tell everyone that you hate?
• What do you think is the best decision that you have taken so far?
• Is there a teacher that you dislike for a particular reason?
• Are there some you regret among all the fashion trends you have followed?
• What is the most fun thing you look forward to doing next year?
• If you look back, what is the earliest thing you can remember?
• Is there any particular part of your day that sticks out to you as boring?
• What is the biggest adventure you’ve had?
• Is there a sound that makes you light up whenever you hear it?
• Is there a thing in particular that always makes you feel motivated?
• What would you most like to do if you could choose any profession?
• Is there anything that sticks out to you as a wrong decision you made but learned from?
• What memory of yours do your grandparents bring up in every family occasion?
• If you could make everyone in the world do something, what would it be?
• What is a favorite thing you have been doing since childhood and never intend to stop?
• What smell always makes your mood better if you aren’t feeling well?
• What landscapes would you like to capture in your photos if you were a photographer?
• What genre is it likely to be if you binge-watch a show?
• Is there a song that makes you want to dance no matter where you are when you hear it?
• What is the best thing you remember that you paid money to get?
• Is there a thing you remember having paid money for and wish that you didn’t?

Ice Breaker Questions For Kids On the First Day Of School

• If you could have a pet hippopotamus, would you like to keep it at home or in the wild?
• If you could be super strong, who would you help, and how?
• Which snack could you eat at any time of the day?
• What is the most exciting thing you are looking forward to learning?
• If you went on a safari, which animals would you like to see?
• If all animals listened to you, what would you ask them to do?
• Who in your family spends the most time with, and what do you do together?
• If you had to do math all day, which sums would you be happy to do?
• If you could pick the flavor of ice cream for everyone, which would you go with?
• What is your favorite outdoor activity that you could do at any time of the day?
• If you got to bake the largest pizza in the world, what topping would you use?
• If you could have anything you wished for, what would it be and why?
• What do you do with the free time you get?
• How long would it be if you had to write the longest word?
• When you are 20 years old, what do you think you will do?
• What do you think everyone should try once before passing out of school?
• If you had to give up all your toys, which would you fight to keep?
• What would be the most fun invention you can come up with?
• What is your favorite thing to have for Christmas dinner?
• Of all the subjects in school, which is your favorite and why?
• If you could give someone a lot of money, who would you give it to?
• Where would you like to live if you had to stay away from your family?
• Which movie character do you think has the coolest lines?
• What would you do if you had to share a hidden talent in front of everyone?
• What is the most memorable thing you have ever heard a famous person say?
• If you could snap your fingers to change the world into a better place, what would you like to change?
• Do you remember a scene from a movie that made you cry?
• If you could choose a dessert after every meal, which would you like?
• When you use the phone, which app do you use the most?
• Would you like to spend a month in the deepest part of the ocean?
• Which sport would you choose if you could be famous for being a sportsman?
• What would you like to grow up to be like in your family?
• When you sleep, what do you dream of?
• If you could own a sports team, which would you want?
• Which board game could you play all day long?
• If you had to give something up to be famous, what favorite thing of yours could you part with?
• What was your favorite toy when you were smaller?
• If you could see the world through a bird’s eye, which bird would you pick?
• What would be the most useful if you could take something with you to a deserted island?
• Of all the things you have eaten, which is the weirdest?
• If you owned a car, which car would you like it to be?
• If you could talk to children in any country, which country would you start with?

Ice Breaker Questions For Kids In Groups

• What is something your grandparents might say about you that always makes your ears red?
• What is something your siblings do that makes you want to go and hug them?
• What would you do throughout the day if you could go on a vacation without your parents?
• Do you remember when your parents got the angriest at you and why?
• Is there anything you have seen on the TV that sends chills up your spine?
• If all your clothes had to be shades of the same color, what color would you choose?
• What would you like to do if you could be as small as a mouse?
• When you get a break, what game do you like to play if your friends can join you?
• What does your best friend do that always makes you laugh?
• If you had to help others, what skills do you think would be the most useful?
• What food would you choose if you could make food rain from the clouds?
• Which of the clubs that you have heard of sounds the most interesting to join?
• Where would you land if you could tie balloons to your house and make it fly?
• What would you start with if the world turned to you to make laws?
• When you get to school, what is the thing you can’t wait for?
• Is there a topic you know so much about that you could write a book about?
• Do you remember when you were feeling down, and someone went out of their way to make you feel better?
• Has anyone given you a piece of advice that you will give to someone else?
• Which song can you sing along with without making a single mistake?
• Is there a word you know from any other language in the world?
• Is there anyone famous that you know who would visit you if you asked them to?
• Have you ever done a project that you always wanted to show off to your neighborhood?
• Who among all the people you know do you think is the smartest?
• Who would you pick if you could bring a historical figure to your class?

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