Conversation Starters for Kids
The best way to encourage your family to talk is through simple conversations. These prompts will get them talking and reveal so much about you and your family.
conversation starters
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1. What was your favorite part of the day?
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2. Who did you play with at school? / Who did you talk to today from school?
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3. How were you kind to someone today?
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4. What are you proud of?
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5. What are you thankful for?
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6. What’s one good thing you’re really good at?
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7. Who’s the nicest person you know?
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8. Which family member do you love seeing the most?
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9. What are you looking forward to this [season/month/week]?
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10. How would you change the world when you grow up?
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11. What could our family do that would make the world better?
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12. What superpower would you like to have?
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13. If you could only keep one toy, which toy would it be?
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14. Pretend you could be the teacher: what rules would you have in the classroom?
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15. If you could be an animal, which one would you be?
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16. Would you rather [blank] or [blank]?
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17. If we spent time alone just you and me, what would you want to do (or where would you want to go)?
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18. Let’s say you could be any age, what age would you be?
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19. If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be?
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20. What does it mean to be a good friend?
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21. What do you think makes a family close?
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22. What makes you feel happy?
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23. How do you cheer yourself up when you feel sad?
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24. What’s your favorite book?
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25. What’s your favorite meal?
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26. What do you like best about our family?
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27. What’s your favorite thing to do as a family?
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28. What’s your favorite thing about [a family member]?
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29. What do you like best about school [or camp, swim class, etc.]?
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30. What’s your favorite holiday of the year?
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31. What’s your favorite room in our home?
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