How to play in the car
- One person reads a question.
- Everyone picks one answer. No "both" and no "neither."
- Each person says why. The reasons are the best part.
- Pass the list to the next person to ask.
On the road
- Would you rather always be stuck in traffic, or always have the middle seat?
- Would you rather only eat gas station snacks for a week, or only eat airplane food for a week?
- Would you rather get a flat tire every Monday, or run out of gas every Friday?
- Would you rather have a car that only plays one song, or have a car with no AC in summer?
- Would you rather never listen to music in the car, or never talk in the car?
- Would you rather always arrive 2 hours early, or always arrive 2 hours late?
- Would you rather road trip with no GPS, or road trip with no snacks?
- Would you rather have a car that smells like fries, or have a car that smells like gym socks?
- Would you rather drive across the country in a go-kart, or walk across town everywhere?
- Would you rather see every tourist trap, or skip every attraction?
- Would you rather wait for a herd of cows to cross the road, or wait for a parade to pass for 3 hours?
- Would you rather win free gas for life, or win free hotels for life?
- Would you rather have a car that flies but has no radio, or have the best stereo but go only 30 mph?
- Would you rather navigate by the stars, or navigate by gut feeling?
- Would you rather eat only drive-through for a week, or cook every meal at a picnic table?
- Would you rather have no windows in your car, or have no doors on your car?
- Would you rather take a wrong turn and find something amazing, or take the perfect route and miss everything?
- Would you rather ride on the roof rack (safely, magically), or ride in a trailer behind the car?
- Would you rather have a pet dinosaur in the back seat, or have a robot driver that tells jokes?
- Would you rather swim in every lake you pass, or climb every hill you pass?
- Would you rather be able to talk to cows, or be able to talk to birds?
- Would you rather live in an RV forever, or never leave your home town?
- Would you rather have a car made of candy, or have a car made of pillows?
- Would you rather only travel by train, or only travel by boat?
Animals
- Would you rather have a pet penguin, or have a pet kangaroo?
- Would you rather be as fast as a cheetah, or be as strong as a gorilla?
- Would you rather ride a horse to school every day, or ride an elephant once a year?
- Would you rather have a dog that can talk, or have a cat that can do your homework?
- Would you rather be a dolphin for a day, or be an eagle for a day?
- Would you rather see in the dark like an owl, or hear like a bat?
- Would you rather share your room with a friendly bear, or share your room with a friendly octopus?
- Would you rather have a tiny pet elephant, or have a giant pet hamster?
Food
- Would you rather eat pizza for every meal, or never eat pizza again?
- Would you rather have ice cream that never melts, or have popcorn that never runs out?
- Would you rather only eat sweet foods, or only eat salty foods?
- Would you rather have pancakes for breakfast every day, or have tacos for dinner every day?
- Would you rather drink only chocolate milk for a year, or drink only lemonade for a year?
- Would you rather eat one cricket, or give up dessert for a month?
- Would you rather have a candy bowl that never empties, or have a bucket of fries that never empties?
- Would you rather have a tiny snack every hour, or have one giant feast a day?
Superpowers
- Would you rather be invisible, or be able to fly?
- Would you rather read minds, or see the future?
- Would you rather talk to animals, or speak every language?
- Would you rather teleport anywhere, or stop time?
- Would you rather be super strong, or be super fast?
- Would you rather have a rewind button for your life, or have a pause button for your life?
- Would you rather breathe underwater, or never need to sleep?
- Would you rather shrink to the size of an ant, or grow as tall as a giraffe?
Totally silly
- Would you rather have spaghetti for hair, or sweat maple syrup?
- Would you rather sneeze glitter, or burp bubbles?
- Would you rather have a nose that honks when you laugh, or have shoes that squeak with every step?
- Would you rather talk like a pirate for a week, or sing everything you say for a day?
- Would you rather wear a clown nose every day, or wear clown shoes every day?
- Would you rather have a tail, or have wings that don't work?
- Would you rather live in a treehouse, or live in a castle?
- Would you rather be the funniest person in the room, or be the smartest person in the room?
Big adventures
- Would you rather visit every national park, or visit every country?
- Would you rather spend a week in space, or spend a week at the bottom of the ocean?
- Would you rather explore a jungle, or explore a glacier?
- Would you rather live where it's always summer, or live where it snows every day?
Make up your own
The best questions have two choices that are both good, or both a little bad, so nobody can pick right away. Kids are great at writing them: give each kid a turn to make one up, and the rest of the car has to answer.
Questions
What are good would you rather questions for kids?
Questions with two choices that are both fun or both a little gross: "Would you rather sneeze glitter, or burp bubbles?" Keep them silly, kind and easy to picture.
What are good would you rather questions for a road trip?
Ones about the trip itself: "Would you rather always be stuck in traffic, or always have the middle seat?" or "Would you rather win free gas for life, or free hotels for life?"
How do you play would you rather with a whole family?
Take turns asking. Everyone answers and says why. In RoadTripKit, everyone votes on their own phone or tablet, the votes show up at once, and everyone in the majority gets 5 points.