Halloween Would You Rather for Kids

Halloween Would You Rather is a quick way to get a whole class talking, moving, and laughing. Each card gives two silly choices, kids pick a side, and a few of them explain why. It works for a morning meeting, a brain break, or the warm-up before a class party. Every card here is written to be friendly: silly monsters and friendly ghosts, nothing gory or truly scary.

How to Play Halloween Would You Rather in Class

1. Open the picker and choose the age group and formats you want.
2. Press Present fullscreen and put the card on the board or projector.
3. Read both choices aloud. Younger kids may need the options read twice.
4. Kids vote. Pick one way to vote and stick with it:
   • walk to the left or right side of the room,
   • thumbs up for the first choice and thumbs down for the second,
   • hold up a colored card, or
   • tally votes on the whiteboard.
5. Ask two or three kids why. A 30-second timer keeps turns short.
6. Press Next card (or the space bar). Cards don't repeat until every card in your filter has been used.

Time needed: 5–10 minutes for 8–12 cards. Materials: a screen or the printed cards.

Halloween Would You Rather Questions for Kids

For ages 5–7

• Would you rather be a friendly ghost or a silly monster?
• Would you rather have a pet black cat or a pet bat?
• Would you rather live in a pumpkin house or a candy house?
• Would you rather fly on a broomstick or ride a flying carpet?
• Would you rather wear a superhero costume or an animal costume?
• Would you rather have glow-in-the-dark hair or glow-in-the-dark shoes?
• Would you rather carve a pumpkin or paint a pumpkin?
• Would you rather have a friendly dragon as a pet or a friendly unicorn?
• Would you rather have cat ears or a cat tail?
• Would you rather be as tall as a scarecrow or as small as a spider?
• Would you rather have a monster best friend or a ghost best friend?
• Would you rather dress up as a storybook character or dress up as a cartoon character?
• Would you rather be a mummy wrapped in toilet paper or a robot made of boxes?
• Would you rather have Halloween every month or a birthday every month?
• Would you rather wear your costume to bed or wear pajamas trick-or-treating?

For ages 8–12

All of the questions above work for older kids too, plus these:

• Would you rather write a spooky story or draw a spooky picture?
• Would you rather solve a mystery in a haunted library or find treasure in a pirate ship?
• Would you rather invent a new Halloween candy or invent a new Halloween game?
• Would you rather have a costume that's funny or a costume that's really detailed?
• Would you rather be the author of a monster book series or the director of a monster movie?
• Would you rather spend the night at a museum or spend the night in a friendly castle?
• Would you rather be a detective looking for a missing pumpkin or a scientist inventing glow-in-the-dark candy?

Halloween This or That for Kids

This or That is even faster: point to one side of the room for each option.

• Candy corn or chocolate?
• Pumpkins or apples?
• Ghost or mummy?
• Witch or wizard?
• Black cat or owl?
• Bats or spiders?
• Orange or purple?
• Monster or superhero?
• Silly costume or cool costume?
• Halloween party or movie night?
• Face paint or mask?
• Halloween or Thanksgiving?

Halloween Questions for Kids

Use these for a morning meeting circle, a journal prompt, or a turn-and-talk.

• If you dress up this fall, what would you like to be?
• If you could be any animal for Halloween, what would you be?
• What would you name a friendly ghost?
• What's the silliest costume you can imagine?
• What would a monster eat for breakfast?
• What's a costume you could make with things in our classroom?
• If a dog or cat dressed up for Halloween, what should it be?
• What sound does a happy monster make?
• Do you like Halloween, or is there another fall celebration you like more?
• What would a monster learn on its first day of school? (ages 8–12)
• If you could design a new candy, what would it taste like? (ages 8–12)
• Which book or movie character would you dress up as, and why? (ages 8–12)

6 Quick Halloween Classroom Icebreakers

1. Would You Rather Walk

Label one wall "A" and the other "B". Kids walk to the side that matches their choice. Great for getting wiggles out before a lesson.

2. Four Corners This or That

Put four This or That options in the four corners (for example ghost, mummy, witch, wizard). Kids move to their favorite, then each corner shares one reason.

3. Pumpkin Pass

Kids sit in a circle and pass a small plastic pumpkin while music plays. When the music stops, the child holding the pumpkin answers the question on the screen.

4. Monster Drawing Relay

In teams, each child adds one part to a friendly monster: eyes, then arms, then a hat. At the end, each team names its monster and tells the class one fact about it.

5. Costume Charades

Kids take turns acting out a costume without talking while the class guesses. Keep a list of easy costumes ready for kids who get stuck. See Charades for more rules.

6. Halloween Bingo

Make bingo cards with squares like "loves candy corn" or "wants to be an animal". Kids find classmates who match. Create cards with the icebreaker bingo generator.

Tips for Teachers and Parents

• Keep it friendly. Every card in this picker avoids gore, blood, death, and real dangers. If a child feels uneasy, skip the card.
• Not everyone celebrates. Let kids answer about fall or another celebration, or simply pass.
• Mind sensory needs. Walking-to-a-side voting can be loud; thumbs up/down is a quieter option.
• Treat-free options. If candy is part of a game, have non-food alternatives and check allergies first.
• Model first. Answer the first card yourself so kids see that silly answers are welcome.

Frequently Asked Questions

What age are these Halloween Would You Rather questions for?

The picker has two filters: ages 5–7 (very simple, gentle choices) and ages 8–12 (adds longer choices about stories, mysteries, and inventions).

Are these questions scary?

No. They are written to be silly rather than scary, with friendly ghosts, silly monsters, and costumes. There is nothing gory or about real dangers.

How many questions are in the picker?

95 cards: 45 Would You Rather, 25 This or That, and 25 open-ended Halloween questions.

Can I print the cards?

Yes. Press Print cards to open a printable sheet of cut-out cards for the formats and ages you selected.

For more candy-themed classroom games, try the Skittles icebreaker and the M&M icebreaker.