Family Conversations Alexa Skill Questions

We have created a thorough list of questions that can be used as conversation starters with your children. When you use the skill, you will get one question at a time. However, you can also view the full list of questions per category here.

Parent Category Questions

Should you ever go swimming alone?
What do you do if there is no lifeguard on duty but you want to swim?
If you are swimming with a friend and you can’t find them, what do you do?
Do you think you are a good swimmer?
Do you feel safe when you go swimming?
How do you check that it is safe to dive into a pool or lake?
Do you think you need swimming lessons?
Do you think you need a life jacket to go swimming?
How do you get help if you feel unsafe while swimming?
Come up with three swimming safety rules for our family.
What are some safe games to play in the water with your friends?
What are some unsafe games that you shouldn’t play in the water?
Can you show me how to play your favorite game online?
Do you talk to people you don’t know in person when you play games online?
How many followers do you have on social media? Do you know them all?
Do you share your social media passwords with your friends?
Has anyone ever asked for your personal information online?
Have you ever shared your location on snapchat?
What kind of pictures do you send on snapchat?
What would you do if a police officer stops to talk to you?
What would you do if you get pulled over when in a car?
Do police officers make you feel uncomfortable?
If you got into trouble, how do you think I would respond?
Why do we need police officers?
When should you call 9-1-1?
What do you say when you call 9-1-1 for an emergency?
Do police officers make you feel safer?
What should you do if a police officer tries to talk to you?
What should you not do if a police officer tries to talk to you?
Do you understand what your rights are?
What do you find is most distracting behind the wheel?
What makes you feel safe or unsafe while driving?
Do you feel safe when your friends drive you?
What should you do if you hit someone else’s car in a parking lot?
Have you ever been in a car with someone who got pulled over?
Do you pay attention to the speed limit and try to follow it?
Do you know what to do if your car breaks down?
Do you pick up when your phone rings if you are driving?
Do your friends text and drive?
Do you get distracted when you are driving your friends?
What do you do if a grown-up you don’t know asks you to go somewhere with them?
Has an adult ever asked you to go behind closed doors with them?
What do you do if someone you don’t know offers to bring you somewhere?
What should you do if you feel like you are in danger?
During the day, are you ever left alone?
What are you not allowed to do when you are home alone?
Do you feel safe in our house at night?
What should you do if you get lost?
What do you do if someone calls or knocks on the door when you’re home alone?
What would you do if you saw a stranger talking to one of your friends?
Who should you call if there is an emergency and I don’t answer?
Has a teammate ever hurt you?
Has a classmate ever hurt you?
Has a teammate ever touched you inappropriately?
Has a classmate ever touched you inappropriately?
Has an adult ever touched you inappropriately?
Do you ever feel sick or dizzy during practice or games?
Do you have breaks to drink water and have a snack during workouts?
Do you feel that your coaches push you too far sometimes?
Do you feel out of breath a lot when you are working out?
Does your coach or teammates ever hurt your feelings or tell you you’re not good enough?
What would you do if you found a gun in our house?
What would you do if you found a gun at your friend’s house?
What do you do if you see a FaceTime or Skype request from someone you don’t know?

Sports Category Questions

What is your favorite sport?
What is your favorite sports team?
Who is your favorite athlete?
What is one sport you would like to try?
What is your favorite game?
What game/sport did you play at recess today?
What is the best sports game you’ve ever seen?
If you could see any sports team play live, which would it be?
If you were a professional athlete, what would your number be and why?
If you could make up your own sports team, what would the mascot be?
If you could make up your own sport, what would it be like?
If you could meet one athlete, who would it be?
What is your dream team to play for?
What is your dream position to play in a major league sport?
If you were invited to compete in the Olympics, which event would you want to be in?
If you could go to any sports venue in the country, what would it be?
Who is the greatest athlete of all time and why?
Who is the greatest basketball player of all time and why?
Who is the greatest baseball player of all time and why?
Who is the greatest football player of all time and why?
Who is the greatest soccer player of all time and why?
Who is the greatest tennis player of all time and why?
Who is the greatest hockey player of all time and why?
Do you like to ski or swim more?
What is your favorite thing to do outside?
Do you like riding a bike or a skateboard more?
Do you like to ski or snowboard more?
Would you rather go skiing or water skiing?
What is your favorite sports movie?
What is one sport that you have never tried that you’d like to try?
What is one sport you’d want to play in high school?
What would you do if you could coach your own sports team?

Travel Category Questions

Where should we go on our next vacation?
What is your favorite vacation that we’ve gone on?
What is your favorite place to visit?
What is your dream trip?
If you could live in another state, what would it be?
If you could live in another country, what would it be?
What language would you like to learn?
Do you like beaches or lakes more?
Do you like island vacations or mountain vacations better?
What is your favorite road trip game to play?
What is your favorite road trip snack?
What is your favorite thing to do on vacation?
Would you rather go to the beach or the mountains?
What is something you want to do on vacation that we haven’t done?
If you could take a trip with one of your friends, who would it be?
If you could take a trip with one of your friends, where would you go?
If you could teleport anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?
Would you rather time travel back in time or into the future?
What three things would you take with you to a desert island?
Do you want to go to college close to home or far away?
Would you rather go on a cruise or a road trip?
Where would you take a trip on a boat to?
Would you rather be the pilot of a plane or the captain of a ship?
If you had your license and could drive anywhere, where would you go?
Would you rather go to an amusement park or a waterpark?
If you had a magic carpet, where would you fly it to?

Relationships Category Questions

How do you treat someone if you love them?
How do you show someone that you love them?
Has someone ever told you that they like you? How did you respond?
Who would you want to dance with at a school dance?
Who would you want to get a valentine’s day card from?
Is there anyone that you like? What do you like about them?
How old do you think you have to be to date?
How old do you think you have to be to fall in love?
How old do you think you have to be to get married?
What are three qualities you want your future boyfriend/girlfriend to have?
Has someone ever said or done something that made you uncomfortable?
Has someone ever pressured you to do something that you didn’t want to do?
If you were planning the perfect date, what would it be?
If you were getting married tomorrow, who would be the best man or maid of honor at your wedding?
Do you think it is more important to tell someone you love them or show someone you love them?
What do you think shows someone you love them more: writing them a nice letter or buying them a gift?
What do you think shows someone you love them more: spending the day together or telling them you love them?

Food Category Questions

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
What is your favorite school lunch?
What is your favorite dinner?
What is your favorite restaurant?
What is your favorite snack?
What is your favorite fruit?
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
What is your favorite pizza topping?
What is your favorite type of food to eat? (Italian, Chinese, Mexican, etc.)
What is one food you’d like to try?
Do you know anyone who is allergic to a type of food? What are they allergic to?
What is your best friend’s favorite food?
What is your favorite cereal?
What is your favorite food?
What is your favorite meal to have at home?
Do you like hamburgers or hotdogs more?
Do you like ice cream or cake more?
Do you like to cook? What do you like to cook?
Do you like to bake? What do you like to bake?
What is your favorite type of cake to have on your birthday?
What is your favorite kind of cookie?
Is there anything that makes you feel sick after you eat it?
What is your favorite food to order when we go out to eat?
What is your favorite vegetable?
What is your least favorite food?
What is your favorite type of juice?
Do you like chocolate or vanilla better?
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
If you had to stop eating one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
Do you like cookies or cake better?
What is your favorite dessert?
Do you like sweet or salty foods more?
If you did the grocery shopping for our family, what would you buy?
Do you like pancakes or eggs better?
Do you prefer oreos or chocolate chip cookies?
What is your favorite type of girl scout cookie?
What do you do if you are having dinner at a friend’s house and you don’t like the food?
Do you like breakfast or dinner foods better?
How would you convince someone to try food that you made for them?
What do you like to eat when you are sick?
What are all of the foods that you would eat in your perfect day?
What is your favorite food to get at a sports game?
What is your favorite food to get at a carnival?
Do you think it is right or wrong to eat meat? Why?
Do you like smoothies or milkshakes better?

Friends Category Questions

Who is your best friend?
What is your favorite game to play with your best friend?
What do you and your best friend talk about?
How are you and your best friend similar?
How are you and your best friend different?
Do you have more than one best friend?
What is your best friend’s favorite color?
What is your best friend’s favorite sports team?
What is your best friend’s favorite movie?
What is your best friend’s favorite tv show?
Does your best friend have any siblings? Do you ever play together?
Do you trust your best friend?
Have you and your best friend ever had a fight? Tell me about it
Do you like your best friend’s parents?
Who is your best friend in your class?
Who is your best friend on your sports team?
What is your favorite thing about your best friend?
What is your least favorite thing about your best friend?
Has your best friend ever done something you thought was wrong?
What makes someone a good friend?
What makes someone a bad friend?
Do your friends ever ask you to do things that you don’t feel safe doing?
Do your friends ever ask you to do things that make you uncomfortable?
Do you ever feel left out by your friends?
Is there anyone at school who gets left out a lot?
Do you have any friends that you are worried about?
Do you or your friends have boyfriends/girlfriends?
What present would you get your best friend for their birthday?
What friend would you want to have a sleepover with?
Do you ever get tired of your friends? When?
What would you and your best friend do on your sleepover?
What is your favorite memory you have with your best friend?
Do you think that you and your best friend will still be friends when you grow up?
Is there anything about your best friend that you would change?
Who is the nicest person you know?
Do any of your friends have cell phones?

Favorites Category Questions

What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite animal?
What is your favorite place to travel?
What is your favorite subject?
What is your favorite band?
What is your favorite song?
Who is your favorite artist?
Who is your favorite author?
What is your favorite book series?
What is your favorite painting?
What is your favorite sport?
What is your favorite game?
What is your favorite season?
What is your favorite book?
What is your favorite shape?
What is your favorite number?
What is your favorite thing to do on the weekend?
What is your favorite thing to do in the summer?
What is your favorite thing to do in the winter?
What is your favorite musical instrument?
What is your favorite thing to drink?
What is your favorite car?
Who is your favorite neighbor?
What is your favorite outfit to wear?
What is your favorite toy?
What is your favorite video game?
Who is your favorite superhero?
Who is your role model?
What is your favorite flower?
What is your favorite type of pet?
What do you like about yourself?
What is your favorite holiday?
What is your favorite carnival ride?
What is your favorite carnival game?
Who is your favorite teacher?
Who is your favorite actor?
Who is your favorite sports player?
What is your favorite joke?
What is your favorite dinosaur?
What is your favorite museum to visit?
What is your favorite planet?
What is your favorite radio station?
What is your favorite kind of music?
What is your favorite thing to do at school?
What is your favorite thing to do at recess?
What is your favorite video on youtube?
What is your favorite city?
What is your favorite day of the year?
What is your favorite meme?
What is your favorite room in your house?
What is your favorite board game?
What is your favorite thing to do when you are bored?
What is your favorite thing to do on a snow day?
Who is your favorite person to talk to on the phone?
What is your favorite thing that you learned from your best friend?
What is your favorite thing that you learned from your teacher?
Who is your favorite character in a book or a movie?
What is your favorite hobby?

Family Category Questions

What is your favorite thing you have learned from your family?
What is your favorite family tradition that we do?
What is one thing you wish we did more as a family?
If you could make three rules for our family, what would they be?
Who in our family would you like to see more?
What is your favorite thing about our family?
Do you think our rules in this family are fair?
Would you want to have another sibling?
If you could have another sibling, would you want a sister or a brother?
If you could plan the perfect day for our family, what would we do?
What is your favorite thing to do with a parent?
What is your favorite thing to do with your siblings?
Do you want to have kids someday? How many?
Describe our family in three words
What do you like most about your siblings?
What would you do if you woke up and you had 10 sisters and 10 brothers?
What would you do if you woke up and you were an only child?
What do you do when you are mad at a parent?
What do you do when you are mad at your siblings?
Do you think that your parents are proud of you?
How do you know that your family loves you?
How do you show your family that you love them?
What would you do if you switched places with your parents for one day?
What is your favorite thing to do with your cousins?
Do you think you and your siblings get along well?
Do you feel like one of your siblings gets more attention than you?
Would you rather be the oldest or youngest sibling in the family?
Is there an adult in our family whose job you like and would want to do when you grow up?
Do you feel comfortable talking to the adults in our family about anything?
Do you think the discipline in our family is fair?
If you had to come up with a nickname for your sibling, what would it be?

Random Category Questions

If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?
If you had your own restaurant, what would you cook?
If you had 20 dollars, what would you spend it on?
How do you make other people happy?
What is the strangest dream you ever had?
What would you do during a sleepover?
If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?
If you were a superhero, what would your name be?
If you had a robot for a day, what would you ask it to do?
If you could trade places with someone for a day, who would it be?
If you could meet one historical figure, who would it be?
If you could be any age, what would it be?
If you could make one character from a book or movie real, who would you choose?
If you could be friends with one character from a book or movie, who would it be?
If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?
If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, who would it be?
What is one day you wish you could live over again?
If you could build something in your backyard, what would it be?
What would your dream tree fort look like?
What is your dream job?
What is one thing you want to change about the world?
Make up an award that you think you could win
Do you like Batman or Superman more?
Make up a new holiday and tell us about it.
If you had a garden, would you rather grow flowers or vegetables?
If your favorite stuffed animal could talk, what would it say?
What is the best field trip you’ve ever taken in school?
What does your dream house look like?
What do you think you want to do when you graduate?
Who is the last person you thanked and why did you do it?
Would you rather have a movie theater or a bowling alley in your house?
Who would you want to get a letter in the mail from?
Who would you write a letter to and what would you tell them?
Would you rather have a swimming pool or a trampoline at your house?
Would you rather be a famous writer or a famous musician?
What is the best dream you’ve ever had?
Do you like the snow or the sunshine better?
Show me your silliest face
Do you like trains or planes better?
Would you rather be able to run at the speed of light or fly?
What would you do on a snow day?
Would you rather go skydiving or scuba diving?
What is the best thing we did this week?
If you could be a character in a book or movie, who would you be?
If you could have a perfect day and do anything you wanted to, what would you do?
Do you think that there are aliens on other planets?
What was the best day of your life?
If you could travel to another planet, which planet would you go to?
If you met someone and you didn’t speak the same language, how would you communicate with them?
Make up what you think life is like on another planet
If you met an alien, what would you say to them?
If someone time travelled here from the past, how would you explain a smartphone to them?
What prank would you play on April Fool’s Day?
What would you do if you woke up and our house was made out of candy?
Say one nice thing about the person sitting next to you
If you could buy anything, what would you buy?
What do you daydream about?
What came first – the chicken or the egg?
If you had a catch phrase, what would it be?
If you could volunteer somewhere, where would it be?
Would you rather have a real tree or a fake tree for Christmas?
How do you think the world will be different in 2050?
Do you like to draw or write more?
How would you describe the color blue to someone who can’t see?
If you had a son, what would you name him?
What do you think is Santa’s favorite kind of cookie?
If you had a daughter, what would you name her?
Finish this sentence: “One day, I will be the first person to…”
If you found a new country, what would you call it?
If you could only have one toy, what would it be?
If you discovered a new animal species, what do you think it would be?
If you discovered a new animal species, what would you name it?
If you could invent something new that doesn’t exist, what would it be?
If you woke up tomorrow and you were invisible, what would you do?
If you could redecorate your room, what would you change?
If you got locked in a mall overnight, what would you do?
What are you most looking forward to doing this weekend?
If you opened a store, what would you sell?
What would you do if you could breathe underwater?
What would your perfect birthday party be like?
If you could change your eye color, what color would you want them to be?
If you had to give away all of your toys, who would you give them to?
Did you try something new this week? What was it?
Describe to me your perfect day

Self Category Questions

What is your biggest fear?
If you had to come up with a nickname for yourself, what would it be?
What makes you feel better when you are sad?
What makes you feel happy?
What is your most embarrassing moment?
What is one thing about you that has changed this year?
What is your best memory?
What is your worst memory?
What is a problem that you are having and how can your parents help?
Tell me something that I don’t know about you
If you could wake up tomorrow with one new ability, what would it be?
What house in Hogwarts do you think you’d be sorted into?
What do you like the most about yourself?
What is one thing you want to learn how to do?
What do you do when you get mad at someone?
If you could choose your own name, what would you choose?
What happened today that you are grateful for?
When was the last time you lost your patience? What happened?
How do you feel when you see other people get teased? What do you do?
Have you ever been teased? How does it make you feel?
How do you make yourself feel better when you are sad?
How do you face your fears?
What is one thing about yourself that makes you feel proud of yourself?
What is something you are good at?
Is there anything that makes you really stressed out?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What are your biggest worries?
Do you think of the glass half full or the glass half empty?
What are five things that discourage you?
Do you have a bucket list? Can I help you make one?
If you get mad, what do you do to help calm you down?
What is the most difficult part of your life right now?
What hurts your feelings?
Is there anything you would want to change about your life?
How do you think people earn respect?
Why do you think curse words are bad?
Do you think everyone deserves respect?
Who do you look up to?
Do you think it is ever okay to lie? In what situations?
What is the best thing about being your age?
What is the worst thing about being your age?
What is a special talent that you have?
What is an activity that relaxes you?
Have you ever done something that you wish you didn’t?

School Category Questions

Did anyone help you out today at school?
Who did you sit with at lunch today?
Do you enjoy going to school? What don’t you like about it?
Do you respect your teachers? Do you think they respect you?
Does your teacher have any teacher’s pets?
What part of the school day do you look forward to the most?
What did you do at recess today?
Were any of your friends absent from school today?
If you could add a new subject in school, what would it be?
What do you like most about your teacher?
What do you like least about your teacher?
What are you learning about in school right now?
Do you wish that school started or ended at a different time?
What is something that you bring for lunch that your friends want to trade you for?
What is the best part about going to school?
What is the worst part about going to school?

Animals Category Questions

If you could have any pet, what would it be?
What is one mythical creature you wish was real?
What is one wild animal you wish you could see in person?
What would you do if there was a hippopotamus living in your house?
If you could be any animal, which would you choose?
What is your spirit animal?
Would you rather be able to fly like a bird or swim like a dolphin?
What is your favorite animal to see at the zoo?
Do you like cats or dogs better?
Do you think that animals can talk to each other?
Do you think that humans do anything that hurts animals? What?
If we went on a safari, what animals would you want to see the most?
If we went scuba diving, what animals would you want to see the most?
Are you afraid of any animals? Which ones and why?
Would you rather kiss a frog or hug a porcupine?
Do you like going to the zoo or the aquarium more?
Would you rather have a rabbit or a cat as a pet?
If your pet could talk, what would she say?
If you had a puppy, what would you name it?
If you had a kitten, what would you name it?

Video Games/Technology Category Questions

If you could make up a video game, what would it be about?
What is your favorite app on a phone/ipad?
What is your favorite video game?
What is your favorite gaming platform?
Do you like Apple or Android better?
Have you ever played a video game rated T or M? Tell me about it
What is your least favorite video game?
What is one video game you’ve never played but you want to play?
Do you think there should be a limit of how long you can play video games a day?
Do you like to play video games with your friends or alone?
Tell me one thing that you have learned from playing video games
Why do you think some adults think video games are bad?
What is a video game console that you would like to have?
What is a video game that your friend has that you’d like to own?
What is your favorite computer game?
Do you like playstation or xbox better?
If you could only play one video game for the rest of your life, which one would you choose?
What is your favorite thing to do online?
What sites do you like to go to online?
Can you show me how Instagram works?
What do you think is a good age for a kid to have a cell phone?

TV/Movies Category Questions

What is your favorite channel to watch on TV?
What is your favorite TV show?
What is your favorite cartoon?
What is your favorite movie?
What movie do you wish there was a sequel to?
Who is your favorite actor?
Who is your favorite character on tv/in a movie?
What is your favorite song from a movie or tv show?
Would you rather watch a movie at home or go to a movie theater?
What is your favorite snack to eat while you watch a movie?
What is a new movie you want to see?
What is a new tv show you want to see?
What is a movie you saw that you didn’t like?
What is a tv show that you saw that you didn’t like?
If you could create your own TV show, what would it be about?
Would you rather be a TV star or a YouTube star?
Do you think it would be fun to be famous?
Do you like Harry Potter or Star Wars better?
What is your favorite Harry Potter book/movie?
What is your favorite Star Wars movie?
What was your favorite TV show when you were five years old?
If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What is your favorite part of your favorite movie?
What is your favorite kind of movie?
What is the last movie you saw? Did you like it?
What was the last TV show you saw? Did you like it?

Music Category Questions

What is your favorite song?
What is your favorite band?
Who is your favorite singer?
What is one band or singer that you’d like to see in concert?
If you could meet one musician, who would it be?
What is one instrument you wish you knew how to play?
What is your favorite radio station?
What is your favorite type of music?
What is a new song you’ve heard that you really like?
If you were in a band, what instrument would you play?
If you were in a band, what would the band’s name be?
If you could interview a musician, who would you want to interview?
Do you like to sing or dance more?
Would you rather be on Dancing with the Stars or The Voice?
Would you rather go to a concert or see a show on Broadway?
What is your favorite musical?
When was the last time you sang to yourself?
When was the last time you sang to someone else?
If you could have a poster of one band in your room, what band would it be of?