141 Would You Rather Questions For Kids This Thanksgiving

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Ditch awkward Turkey Day silence! These Thanksgiving "Would You Rather" questions are your secret weapon for hilarious family fun, sparking laughs and epic debates from little kids to grown-ups.

Thanksgiving dinner can get awkward when Uncle Bob starts his third story about his boat. That's where these Thanksgiving "Would You Rather" questions come in handy! I've pulled together some conversation starters that'll get everyone laughing and talking, with no awkward silences required.

"Would You Rather Questions" for Little Kids on Thanksgiving (Ages 3-7)

Perfectly fun and ideal for the younger ones at the table.

Would you rather…

...be a turkey or a pumpkin?
...have orange food or brown food?
...jump in a pile of leaves or a pile of mashed potatoes?
...have a pet turkey or a pet chicken?
...eat with a giant fork or a tiny spoon?
...be as tall as a turkey or as round as a pumpkin?
...have ten thumbs or no thumbs on Thanksgiving?
...paint with gravy or paint with cranberry sauce?
...sing songs or tell stories after dinner?
...hug a turkey or kiss a pumpkin?
…find a wishbone and make a wish or get the first slice of dessert?

Big Kids' "Would You Rather" Questions for Thanksgiving (Ages 8-10)

Get ready to tickle youthful minds and spark giggles with these kid-friendly dilemmas tailored for Turkey Day fun.

Would you rather…

...have a turkey that says "gobble gobble" every time you look at it or a pie that sings every time you cut it?
...eat mashed potatoes with your hands or have to pop a balloon every time you take a bite?
...have feathers instead of hair or a beak instead of a nose?
...have cranberry sauce for fingers or stuffing for toes?
...talk like a turkey or walk like a penguin?
...watch a parade of marching pumpkins or dancing scarecrows?
...have gravy rain or stuffing snow?
...a pumpkin pie hat or a turkey leg necklace?
...only be able to talk in gobbles or only be able to dance like a turkey?
...a Thanksgiving feast with superheroes or cartoon characters?

Thanksgiving Tween "Would You Rather" Questions (Ages 10-12)

Challenge older kids with deeper, thought-provoking choices.

Would you rather…

...give up your phone for all of Thanksgiving break or give up dessert for a year?
...post everything you eat on social media or not use social media at all during Thanksgiving?
...spend Thanksgiving with your friends or your family?
...be the one who carves the turkey or gives the Thanksgiving speech?
...eat a gourmet Thanksgiving meal alone or fast food with friends?
...watch the football game or the dog show on Thanksgiving?
...have a four-day Thanksgiving break or a two-week winter break?
...cook an entire Thanksgiving meal yourself or eat someone else’s burnt cooking?
...live without video games or without Thanksgiving food for a year?
...babysit all the little cousins or sit at the adult table and be bored?

Teen "Would You Rather" Questions for Thanksgiving (Ages 13+)

Here are some Thanksgiving queries so teens can join the fun too!

Would you rather…

...snap a selfie with a turkey or make a TikTok dance about Thanksgiving?
...have a family dinner interrupted by aliens or by a famous celebrity?
...only listen to holiday music or only watch holiday movies for a month?
...have a magical ability to cook the perfect turkey or make the perfect pumpkin pie?
...text in emojis for a day or have to call everyone to chat?
...attend a Friendsgiving with your buddies or Thanksgiving with your favorite band?
...spend Black Friday working or shopping?
...have the power to make leaves fall or to make snowflakes fly?
...have a time machine to revisit Thanksgivings past or see into future celebrations?
...write and direct a Thanksgiving play or have the lead role in one?

Family-Friendly "Would You Rather" Questions for Thanksgiving

Add flavor for when the whole family gathers around for Thanksgiving which they can all enjoy.

Would you rather…

...eat only dessert for a week or never have dessert again?
...wear a turkey costume to work/school or only eat Thanksgiving leftovers for a month?
...help cook the meal or clean up afterwards?
...eat a Thanksgiving meal with no utensils or without any drinks?
...eat Thanksgiving dinner at the North Pole or on a beach?
...have a real turkey as a pet or have to name your firstborn "Turkey"?
...see a football game in person or watch a Thanksgiving parade live?
...host a big Thanksgiving dinner or attend one?
...say what you’re thankful for in rhyme or in song?
...have a pie-eating contest or a stuffing-eating contest?

Adult "Would You Rather" Questions for Thanksgiving

Get ready to spice up the grown-up table!

Would you rather…

...cook the entire Thanksgiving meal or wash all the dishes afterward?
...host Thanksgiving for your in-laws or your boss?
...discuss politics or avoid controversial topics at the dinner table?
...have a Thanksgiving meal with historical figures or fictional characters?
...drink only eggnog with your meal or pumpkin spice lattes?
...play football in the backyard or organize a board game tournament?
...eat everything with chopsticks or with your hands?
...be at a Thanksgiving feast with no talking or only talking about gratitude?
...relive the same Thanksgiving every year or try a different cuisine each time?
...do a turkey trot (run) or a pie-eating contest before the meal?

Classic Thanksgiving Feast Questions

Spark debates around favorite Thanksgiving dishes with these timeless food-focused questions.

Would you rather…

...eat only turkey or only mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner?
...have pumpkin pie or apple pie for dessert?
...drink cranberry juice or apple cider with your meal?
...eat stuffing inside the turkey or cooked separately?
...have gravy on everything or no gravy at all?
...eat green bean casserole or roasted Brussels sprouts?
...have sweet potato casserole with marshmallows or without?
...eat cranberry sauce from a can or homemade?
...have dinner rolls or cornbread with your meal?
...skip the turkey or skip all the side dishes?

Silly & Wacky Thanksgiving Questions

Get everyone laughing with these goofy, over-the-top scenarios!

Would you rather…

...have a turkey that gobbles your name or mashed potatoes that sing songs?
...wear a turkey costume all day or have feathers grow out of your head?
...eat Thanksgiving dinner with your hands tied behind your back or while standing on one foot?
...burp the alphabet after dinner or hiccup for an hour straight?
...have cranberry sauce come out of your nose when you laugh or gravy squirt from your ears?
...do the chicken dance before eating or hop like a turkey around the table?
...wear pants made of pie crust or a shirt made of turkey skin?
...have spaghetti for hair or mashed potatoes for hands?
...talk like a turkey for the whole day or walk like a penguin?
...sneeze stuffing or cry gravy?

Historical Thanksgiving Questions

Add a little imagination and history to your Thanksgiving with these queries.

Would you rather…

...celebrate Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims or with a Native American tribe?
...travel on the Mayflower or walk across the country?
...hunt for your Thanksgiving turkey or grow all your own vegetables?
...wear Pilgrim clothes or Native American traditional dress for a day?
...live without electricity or without running water like the Pilgrims?
...cook Thanksgiving dinner over a fire or in a modern oven?
...celebrate the first Thanksgiving or this year's Thanksgiving?
...help build a log cabin or help plant a corn field?
...make your own clothes or make your own shoes?
...write with a feather quill or never write at all?

Food Battle Questions

Let the ultimate Thanksgiving food showdowns begin!

Would you rather…

...give up pie forever or give up cake forever?
...eat only sweet foods or only savory foods at Thanksgiving?
...have bacon-flavored pumpkin pie or pumpkin-flavored bacon?
...eat cold turkey or burnt turkey?
...have lumpy mashed potatoes or soupy mashed potatoes?
...eat jellied cranberry sauce or whole berry cranberry sauce?
...have dry stuffing or soggy stuffing?
...eat turkey skin or turkey dark meat only?
...have whipped cream or ice cream on your pie?
...never eat turkey again or never eat ham again?

Questions About Activities and Traditions

Thanksgiving is about more than food. Explore the other parts of the holiday with these fun choices.

Would you rather…

...watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade or watch football all day?
...help cook Thanksgiving dinner or help clean up afterward?
...play outside in the snow or stay inside by the fireplace?
...go around the table saying what you're thankful for or write it in a journal?
...make hand-turkey crafts or bake pumpkin pie?
...go Black Friday shopping or stay home and relax?
...volunteer at a soup kitchen or donate food to a food bank?
...take a family photo before dinner or after dinner?
...play board games or card games with your family?
...tell jokes or listen to family stories?

Extreme Thanksgiving Dilemmas

Put your Thanksgiving priorities to the test with these tricky, out-of-the-box questions.

Would you rather…

...eat Thanksgiving dinner for breakfast every day or never eat it again?
...host Thanksgiving for 100 people or never celebrate Thanksgiving again?
...only eat Thanksgiving foods for a year or never eat them again?
...give up all Thanksgiving desserts or all Thanksgiving side dishes?
...celebrate Thanksgiving alone or with people you don't know?
...have Thanksgiving in July or skip November completely?
...eat a live worm or give up stuffing forever?
...wear a turkey on your head all November or eat vegetables for every meal?
...time travel to any Thanksgiving past or future?
...have super strength but only on Thanksgiving, or be invisible for the whole month of November?

Gratitude and Thankfulness Questions

Shift the focus to what matters most: the gratitude.

Would you rather…

...be thankful for big things or little things?
...say thank you out loud or show thanks through actions?
...receive one amazing gift or give five gifts to others?
...be rich with money or rich with family and friends?
...have a fancy house or a happy home?
...help someone in secret or get thanked in front of everyone?
...have good health or good wealth?
...spend time with family or receive the perfect present?
...remember every good thing that happened this year or forget every bad thing?
...make someone else happy or be happy yourself?

Turkey Day Travel Questions

For families on the go, these travel-themed questions make the journey more fun!

Would you rather…

...drive 10 hours or fly for 2 hours to Thanksgiving dinner?
...be stuck in traffic or stuck at the airport?
...travel with a crying baby or a kid who asks "are we there yet?" every minute?
...forget your suitcase or forget your phone charger?
...eat gas station food or airplane food on Thanksgiving?
...sit in the front seat the whole way or the back seat with more room?
...listen to only Thanksgiving songs or only Christmas songs on the drive?
...stop at every rest stop or hold it the whole way?
...sleep during the drive or stay awake and play games?
...travel on Thanksgiving Day or the day before?

This Thanksgiving, What Would You Rather Do?

Holidays are a time to gather and have fun as a family, as friends, or with some well-deserved "me time", depending on your situation. So, why not (pumpkin) spice up the meal with some of these interesting questions that can act as ice-breakers and memory-builders alike? Happy Turkey Day, all!

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