Kids can be shy or quiet when meeting new people. We often struggle to find the right questions to help them open up. Getting children to talk about themselves isn’t always easy.
We have a solution that will make conversations with kids fun and engaging.
Our 167 get-to-know-you questions for children of all ages will help break the ice and spark interesting chats.
This article will share many questions perfect for different age groups. These questions will help you learn more about kids’ likes, dislikes, dreams, and thoughts.
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or caregiver, you’ll find plenty of ideas to connect with the children in your life.
Get to Know You Questions for Toddlers (1-4 years)
1. What is your favorite toy?
2. What color do you like the most?
3. Do you like to sing? What song is your favorite?
4. Who is your favorite animal?
5. Do you like the park or the playground better?
6. What is your favorite fruit?
7. Do you like dinosaurs or unicorns?
8. What is your favorite game to play?
9. Who is your best friend?
10. What makes you happy?
11. What is your favorite food to eat?
12. Do you like jumping or running more?
13. What sound does a dog make?
14. What is your favorite book to read?
15. Do you like ice cream or cake better?
16. What do you like to do with your mommy or daddy?
17. What is your favorite thing to watch on TV?
18. Do you like the rain or the sun?
19. Do you like coloring or painting more?
20. What is your favorite animal at the zoo?
21. What do you want to be when you grow up?
22. Do you like to dance? What’s your favorite dance move?
23. What is your favorite snack?
24. What is your favorite day of the week?
25. What is your favorite thing to wear?
26. Do you like bubbles or balloons more?
27. What’s your favorite way to move? (Crawl, jump, or run?)
28. What’s your favorite type of weather? (Sunny, rainy, or snowy?)
29. What’s your favorite drink?
30. Do you like bugs? Which one is your favorite?
Get to Know You Questions for Preschoolers (4-6 years)
31. What’s your favorite storybook?
32. What’s your favorite song to sing at school?
33. What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever seen?
34. What is your favorite thing to draw?
35. Do you have a favorite superhero?
36. What’s the best thing about your family?
37. What makes you laugh the most?
38. What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever done?
39. What’s your favorite type of animal? Why?
40. Do you like swimming or riding a bike more?
41. What do you love to learn about at school?
42. What’s your favorite holiday?
43. Do you like playing inside or outside more?
44. What’s your favorite kind of weather?
45. If you could be any animal, which would you be?
46. What’s your favorite vegetable?
47. Who do you like to play with the most?
48. Do you like chocolate or vanilla better?
49. What’s the funniest sound you can make?
50. Do you like climbing trees?
51. What’s your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
52. Who is your hero?
53. What’s your favorite place to visit?
54. Do you like puzzles or building blocks more?
55. What’s your favorite bedtime story?
56. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
57. If you could have any pet, what would it be?
58. What’s the funniest word you know?
59. Do you like pirates or astronauts more?
60. What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?
Get to Know You Questions for Early Elementary (6-9 years)
61. What’s your favorite subject in school?
62. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
63. Who is your favorite cartoon character?
64. What’s your favorite hobby or activity?
65. What’s your favorite season of the year?
66. What is the best vacation you’ve ever been on?
67. Do you prefer pizza or burgers?
68. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go?
69. Who is your favorite teacher?
70. What do you like most about yourself?
71. Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?
72. What’s your favorite game to play with friends?
73. Do you like reading books or playing video games more?
74. What’s the funniest joke you’ve ever heard?
75. If you could be any character in a movie, who would you be?
76. What’s your dream job?
77. What is something you’re really good at?
78. What do you like to do after school?
79. What’s your favorite thing about summer?
80. Do you like to bake or cook? What’s your favorite dish?
81. What’s your favorite kind of music?
82. Who’s your favorite athlete or sports player?
83. What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
84. Do you like roller coasters or ferris wheels?
85. If you could be invisible for a day, what would you do?
86. What’s the most exciting thing that’s happened to you?
87. What’s your favorite dinosaur?
88. What’s your favorite candy?
89. What’s something new you want to learn?
Get to Know You Questions for Tweens (9-12 years)
90. What’s your favorite thing to do with your friends?
91. If you could invent something, what would it be?
92. What’s the coolest project you’ve ever worked on?
93. What’s the most challenging thing you’ve ever done?
94. If you could have a pet dinosaur, which one would it be?
95. What’s your dream vacation?
96. If you could meet anyone, who would it be?
97. What’s your favorite movie of all time?
98. What’s your favorite video game?
99. What’s something you want to get better at?
100. Do you like art or sports better?
101. What’s your biggest fear?
102. If you could switch places with anyone for a day, who would it be?
103. What’s your favorite type of technology?
104. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned recently?
105. What do you think is the most important quality in a friend?
106. What’s your favorite way to relax?
107. If you could fly, where would you go?
108. What’s the best gift you’ve ever given someone?
109. If you could time travel, where would you go?
110. Do you like solving puzzles or doing experiments more?
111. What’s your favorite animal in the wild?
112. What’s something that always makes you laugh?
113. Do you like scary movies or funny movies?
114. What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
115. If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?
116. Do you prefer reading books or watching movies?
117. What’s the best thing about being your age?
118. What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
Get to Know You Questions for Teens (13+ years)
119. What’s the best thing about being a teenager?
120. What’s your favorite social media platform?
121. What’s your favorite way to spend time with friends?
122. What’s your favorite app?
123. What’s your dream car?
124. What’s something you want to accomplish this year?
125. If you could learn any skill, what would it be?
126. What’s your favorite quote?
127. What’s the best book you’ve ever read?
128. What’s your biggest goal in life?
129. If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?
130. What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
131. What’s your favorite place to shop for clothes?
132. What’s the coolest technology you’ve seen?
133. What do you think is the most important quality in a leader?
134. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
135. What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend?
136. What’s your favorite song right now?
137. What’s something you’re passionate about?
138. What’s your favorite trend right now?
139. What do you like to do in your free time?
140. What’s something you’ve done that you’re really proud of?
141. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
142. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
143. What’s your favorite subject to talk about with friends?
144. Do you like watching movies or TV shows more?
145. If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
146. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned so far?
147. What’s your favorite sports team?
148. If you could be famous, what would you want to be famous for?
Fun and Silly Get to Know You Questions for All Ages
149. If you could be any animal, what would you be?
150. What’s your favorite joke?
151. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
152. If you could live in any fictional world, where would you live?
153. If you were a superhero, what would your powers be?
154. What’s the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
155. If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be?
156. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
157. If you could be any age for a week, what age would you be?
158. What’s the craziest dream you’ve ever had?
159. If you could trade places with your pet for a day, what would you do?
160. What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever said?
161. If you could speak any language, what would it be?
162. If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
163. What’s your favorite weird food combination?
164. If you could make up a new holiday, what would it be?
165. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever seen?
166. If you could have an extra body part, what would it be?
167. What’s the most unusual talent you have?
Wrapping It Up
Getting to know children better is a fun and rewarding process. Our list of 167 questions gives you many ways to start great talks with kids of all ages.
These questions help children share their thoughts, dreams, and feelings.
Why does this matter? When we ask kids good questions, we show we care about their ideas. This helps build trust and stronger bonds, and it also helps kids learn to express themselves better.
What’s next? Try using these questions with the children in your life. You might be surprised by what you learn!
And don’t forget – listening is just as important as asking. Give kids time to think and answer.
You’ll soon find yourself having amazing conversations with the young people around you.
