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New Year Would You Rather Questions for Kids

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24 New Year would you rather questions for children from about five to twelve, on New Year's Eve or in the first week back at school. Would you rather stay up until midnight or have an early countdown at bedtime? Would you rather watch the fireworks or make your own band with pots and pans? The PDF has 6 pages: 3 pick-one sheets, where children fill in the choice they would make, and 3 pages of cards to cut out and read aloud. Every question is listed below as well, so you can play straight from a phone or tablet.

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The New Year would you rather questions

  1. Would you rather stay up until midnight or have an early countdown at bedtime?
  2. Would you rather watch the fireworks or make your own band with pots and pans?
  3. Would you rather have a party with confetti or have a party with balloons?
  4. Would you rather write your New Year goals or draw your New Year wishes?
  5. Would you rather learn to ride a bike this year or learn to swim this year?
  6. Would you rather read 50 books this year or try 50 new foods this year?
  7. Would you rather wear a sparkly party hat or wear giant party glasses?
  8. Would you rather count down from 10 or count down from 100?
  9. Would you rather have a big breakfast on New Year's Day or have a big dinner on New Year's Eve?
  10. Would you rather see one year into the future or go back one year in time?
  11. Would you rather make a time capsule or open a time capsule from 10 years ago?
  12. Would you rather be the first in the world to see the new year or be the last in the world to see it?
  13. Would you rather bang pots and pans at midnight or blow party whistles at midnight?
  14. Would you rather learn a new language this year or learn to play an instrument this year?
  15. Would you rather make a new friend every month or try a new hobby every month?
  16. Would you rather have a dance party or have a games night?
  17. Would you rather throw confetti or throw paper streamers?
  18. Would you rather spend New Year's Eve at the beach or spend New Year's Eve in the snow?
  19. Would you rather keep a diary all year or take one photo every day all year?
  20. Would you rather tidy your room on New Year's Day or write thank you notes on New Year's Day?
  21. Would you rather get up to see the first sunrise of the year or sleep in until lunchtime?
  22. Would you rather start the countdown or pop the party popper?
  23. Would you rather have a year with no homework or have a year with no vegetables?
  24. Would you rather plant a tree for the new year or paint a picture for the new year?

How to play

  1. Print the PDF at 100%. Cut the card pages along the dashed lines and shuffle the cards.
  2. Take turns to read a card out loud. Everyone picks one of the two choices.
  3. Each player says why they picked it. There are no wrong answers.
  4. On the pick-one sheets, fill in the box you would choose, then compare sheets with a friend.

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Questions about would you rather

How do you play would you rather?

One person reads a question with two choices. Everyone picks one, by pointing, standing on one side of the room or filling in a box on the sheet, and then says why. Take turns reading the cards, and there are no wrong answers.

How do I use would you rather in the classroom?

Read one card as a brain break, a morning-meeting question or an exit ticket. For a moving version, point to two sides of the room and have children walk to their choice, then ask one child from each side to explain. Older children can write two sentences about their choice on the back of the sheet.

Are the questions OK for young children?

Yes. Every question is ours, kind and safe: no dares, nothing gross or scary, and no brands, films or characters. Younger children can play with a grown-up reading the cards aloud.

Use on your class or library site

Paste this into your school, class or library web page. It shows the picture and a link back here, so families can print it themselves. You can change the wording.

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Printing tips

  • Print the card pages on card stock and keep them in an envelope.
  • Ask "why?" after every answer: the reasons are the best part.
  • For a big group, walk to one side of the room for each choice.

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