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Games expert Jonathan Wells shares creative, kid-friendly dares

Co-authored by Jonathan Wells and Raven Minyard, BA

Last Updated: December 11, 2025 Fact Checked

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Truth or dare is a great way to learn more about others and lose it with laughter. For kids, the game can be especially fun! But it's all about choosing the silliest, kid-approved prompts that you can ask in any situation. We talked to games expert Jonathan Wells to help us put together the ultimate list of dares to keep everyone excited and entertained. Whether you’re looking for a silly, simple, or messy challenges, keep reading for the perfect dare to spice up your next game.

The Best Dares for Kids

Games expert Jonathan Wells shares these fun dare ideas for kids:

• Do your best chicken dance for 10 seconds.
• Spin in a circle 5 times, then try to touch your toes.
• Speak in a squeaky mouse voice until your next turn.
• Give someone a genuine compliment.
• Freeze in a funny pose for 10 seconds.

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Funny Dares for Kids

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   Get the party started with some hilarious dares. When you’re hanging out with friends, playing a game of Truth or Dare is a great way to break the ice and make sure everyone’s having a good time. Come up with some dares that are funny but not so embarrassing that your friends won’t want to try them. Here are some examples:

   • Do your best chicken dance for 10 seconds.
   • Walk across the room like you’re stuck in slow motion.
   • Pretend you’re a robot whose batteries are dying.
   • Introduce yourself as a famous movie star in a dramatic voice.
   • Give a weather report for “inside the room.”
   • Speak in a squeaky mouse voice until your next turn.
   • Say everything like you’re an announcer at a sports game.
   • Try to talk without moving your lips.
   • Freeze in a funny pose for 10 seconds.
   • Wear two different shoes until the end of the game.
   • Wear your shirt inside out until the end of the game.
   • Try to lick your elbow.
   • Eat a random snack and describe it like a food critic.
   • Cough every time someone says “like.”
   • Open your window and scream, “Happy Halloween.”
   • Give us your best SpongeBob impression.
   • Laugh like an evil villain in a movie.
   • Speak with an Australian accent until the end of the game.
   • Talk like a cowboy until the end of the game.
   • Tell us about your day in a movie trailer narrator’s voice.
   • Slither on the floor like a snake.
   • Propose to your pet (or stuffed animal).
   • Pretend to be someone’s pet until the end of the game.
   • Sing everything you want to say until the end of the game.
   • Speak in rhymes for the rest of the game.
   • Yodel your favorite song.
   • Sing “Baby Shark” like an opera singer.
   • Try to do the worm.
   • Dance like a ballerina to a hip-hop song.
   • Recreate a dance from Fortnite.
   • Turn to the left and start a rap battle with the person next to you.
   • Make everyone in the room laugh as fast as possible.
   • Moonwalk around your entire house.
   • Switch outfits with the person to your right.
   • Act like your street is a runway and give us your best catwalk.
   • Dance in the middle of a public place for one minute.
   • Oink like a pig.
   • Try to touch your toes without bending your knees.
   • Try to balance a spoon on your nose.
   • Draw a self-portrait with your non-dominant hand.
   • Put on as many layers of T-shirts as you can.
   • Do a Mickey Mouse impression.
   • Run outside and yell, “Woohoo!”
   • Wear your pants on your head.
   • Go up to the next person you see and tell them you pick your nose.
   • Talk in a made-up language.
   • Try not to blink for 30 seconds.
   • Hold a pen in your mouth and try to write or draw something.
   • Do the Macarena until your next turn.
   • Call everyone Carol for the rest of the game.
   • Pretend you have an imaginary friend.

   Meet the wikiHow Expert

   Jonathan Wells is a games expert and the founder of Dig The Games, an online platform that aims to share the joys of playing games and friendly competition with a wider audience.
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Section 2 of 6:

Simple Dares for Kids

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   Include some dares that are easy to do. Your dares don’t have to be wild—you can still have a ton of fun while keeping things simple! Try some of these dares if your parents don’t want you getting too rowdy, or if you just want to play a more laidback game:

   • Give someone a genuine compliment.
   • High-five as many people as possible in 10 seconds.
   • Get the whole group chanting a made-up cheer.
   • Do a silly “greeting handshake” with the person beside you.
   • Pretend you’re a tour guide and introduce the room.
   • Balance a book on your head and take 5 steps.
   • Pretend you’re carrying invisible water and don’t spill it.
   • Spell your full name backwards.
   • Name as many words that rhyme with “cow” as you can.
   • Call your dad by his first name.
   • Show us everything in your bag.
   • Give us a review on the worst movie you’ve ever seen.
   • Try to spell “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
   • Try to sit completely still for one minute.
   • Draw a portrait of someone in the room with your eyes closed.
   • Write a complete sentence with your non-dominant hand.
   • Speak in an ASMR-style voice until the end of the game.
   • Hum a random song (without any lyrics) and see if we can guess it.
   • Have a conversation with someone for two minutes straight without any pauses.
   • Create a sales pitch for any random object in the room.
   • Have a staring contest with the person to your right.
   • Recite the ABCs backwards.
   • Try to make an origami bird.
   • Try to hold a note for as long as possible.
   • Stand on one foot until it’s your turn again.
   • Attempt a cartwheel.
   • Try to do a headstand.
   • Try to do the splits.
   • Raise your hands above your head until the end of the game.
   • Do 25 jumping jacks.
   • Hold a plank position for 30 seconds.
   • Do 10 push-ups.
   • Try to solve a Rubik’s Cube by the end of the game.
   • Wave at five strangers the next time you go outside.
   • Ask your neighbors to lend you something random.
   • Roar like a lion.
   • Do an impression of your favorite cartoon character.
   • Pretend that you’re selling a comb to a bald person.
   • Pretend to be a waiter and serve invisible food to everyone.
   • Wear a towel as a cape for the rest of the game.
   • Give someone a piggyback ride.
   • Bite into a slice of lemon.
   • Put on the silliest outfit you can and go outside.
   • Act like a teacher for 10 minutes.
   • Do the tango with someone else in the room.
   • Stay silent for the next 10 minutes.
   • Wear a lampshade on your head for the rest of the game.
   • Choose a random item in the room and make up a story about it.

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Messy Dares for Kids

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   Make a mess with food, water, or makeup. Make sure you have your parents’ permission before making a mess, and remember that you’ll have to clean it up when you’re done! Eating gross food combinations is a good go-to dare, but you can also break out the makeup or soak each other with water. Here are some examples:

   • Eat a tiny dab of sour candy.
   • Try to whistle with a cracker in your mouth.
   • Hold a marshmallow on your head for 10 seconds.
   • Draw a unibrow on yourself with eyeliner.
   • Balance as many crackers on your forehead as possible.
   • Layer as many clothes as possible in one minute.
   • Peel a banana with your toes.
   • Try to lick a slab of peanut butter off your nose.
   • Stuff as many marshmallows in your mouth as you can.
   • Paint each toenail a different color.
   • Sit on a balloon until it pops.
   • Eat a spoonful of baby food.
   • Bite into a raw onion.
   • Eat a spoonful of soy sauce.
   • Brush your teeth with ketchup.
   • Wash your hands with a stick of butter.
   • Hold water in your mouth while everyone tries to make you laugh.
   • Throw on a pair of wet socks.
   • Hold your hand in a bowl of ice water for at least 30 seconds.
   • Let us wrap you in toilet paper like a mummy.
   • Let someone give you a makeover with their eyes closed.
   • Give yourself a beard with shaving cream.
   • Apply a face mask made of whipped cream.
   • Try to eat a bowl of cereal with chopsticks.
   • Get in the shower with your clothes on.
   • Drink a smoothie with 10 random ingredients in your kitchen.
   • Try to build a house of cards.
   • Try to juggle eggs.
   • Hold an ice cube in your hand until it melts completely.
   • Eat a spoonful of ice cream without using your hands.
   • Eat a banana with chopsticks.
   • Eat a spoonful of peanut butter and sing a song.
   • Put on makeup without using a mirror.
   • Peel an orange using only your mouth.
   • Eat a pudding cup without a spoon.
   • Let someone mess up your hairstyle.
   • Run through a sprinkler with all your clothes on.
   • Make a face mask out of American cheese slices.
   • Draw a mustache on yourself with paint.
   • Pour ice cubes down your shirt (with your shirt tucked in).
   • Let someone crack an egg over your head.
   • Blindfold a friend and let them feed you pudding.
   • Squirt your face continuously with a water gun while talking.
   • Eat an Oreo filled with mayo.
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Silly Dares for Kids

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   Make everyone laugh with a goofy dare. Making your friends laugh is one reason doing dares is so fun! Don’t be afraid to let loose and embrace your silly side. Here are some silly dares that will put everyone in a good mood:

   • Hop one one foot while singing the ABCs.
   • Spin in a circle 5 times, then try to touch your toes.
   • Pretend to be a baby taking its first steps.
   • Act like you’re swimming underwater—on dry ground.
   • Pretend you’re a superhero who lost their powers.
   • Make your best “monster growl”—but cute, not scary.
   • Whisper everything you say for the next round.
   • Walk like a penguin for 5 steps.
   • Give yourself a superhero nickname and announce it boldly.
   • Do a silly dance every time someone says the word “dare.”
   • Narrate a fairy tale in a goofy voice.
   • Try to laugh without showing your teeth.
   • Flap your arms and strut around like a chicken.
   • Do a silly walk from one side of the room to the other.
   • Strut down an imaginary runway like a supermodel.
   • Whisper the Pledge of Allegiance.
   • Pretend you’re a mime trapped in a box.
   • Make the funniest face you can and hold it for 30 seconds.
   • Recite a nursery rhyme in a dramatic voice.
   • Talk as fast as you can for the next two turns.
   • Speak in a French accent until your next turn.
   • Pretend to be a T. rex with short arm movements and loud roars.
   • Act like a pirate until your next turn.
   • Move and talk in slow motion until your next turn.
   • Communicate only in animal sounds for the next three turns.
   • Act like one of your stuffed animals has come to life.
   • Walk on your knees for one minute.
   • Do an interpretive dance to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
   • Refer to yourself in the third person for the next three turns.
   • Create and wear a funny hat using only items from the kitchen.
   • Perform a rap about an object in the room.
   • Choose an emoji and mimic its expression and pose.
   • Imitate a family member without saying who it is.
   • Perform a pop song like it’s an opera song.
   • Communicate only in song lyrics for 5 minutes.
   • Act like a time traveler.
   • Perform a short sock puppet show.
   • Act like a monkey for one minute.
   • Hug your backpack for 5 minutes.
   • Make up a song about brushing your teeth.
   • Hop on one foot for 3 rounds.
   • Wear socks on your hands for 10 minutes.
   • Yelp like a puppy for 5 minutes.
   • Play air guitar until your next turn.
   • Tape a cup to your forehead and act like a unicorn.
   • Sing “Happy Birthday” to everyone in the room.
   • Play fetch with an imaginary dog.
   • Keep your finger on your nose and pretend that it’s stuck.
   • Go outside and try to summon the rain.
   • Open your front door and howl like a wolf for 30 seconds.
   • Call McDonald’s and ask if they sell Whoppers.
   • Lie on the floor and act like a frying piece of bacon.
   • Go outside and yell the name of your best friend.

Section 5 of 6:

Dares for Texting

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   Keep the fun going when you aren’t together. You and your friends can still come up with dares for each other when you aren’t physically together! When playing games like Truth or Dare over text, have the other person take photo or video evidence to prove they did the dare. Here are some examples:

   • Send me a link to the last YouTube video you watched.
   • Send me a photo of the last thing you screenshotted.
   • Send me a screenshot of your DMs.
   • Send me a screenshot of your Google search bar (without deleting anything).
   • Forward me the last thing you wrote in your Notes app.
   • Send a random GIF to the fifth person in your contacts.
   • Text a random person in your contacts, “I see you.”
   • Text the fifth guy in your contacts, “Hey, handsome.”
   • Text me the most embarrassing selfie you have on your phone.
   • Change your social media profile picture to Yoda.
   • Change your Instagram bio to “I love (your name)” until the end of the week.
   • Write a text without looking at your keyboard and send it to your mom.
   • Text your crush that he’s cute and send me a screenshot of the conversation.
   • Record a voice memo of yourself rapping your favorite non-rap song.
   • Call your mom in a British accent.
   • Start randomly barking at your mom, and send me a video of her reaction.
   • Send a video of you telling your sibling that you have a crush on their best friend.
   • Write a love poem about your favorite food, and send it to a random person in your contacts.
   • Like your crush’s oldest TikTok, and send me a screenshot.
   • Learn a TikTok dance and send me a video by the end of the day.
   • Go on Instagram Live and act like you’re a famous YouTuber.
   • Post an ASMR video on your TikTok.
   • Fake propose to your crush the next time you see them.
   • Take a random picture and send it to a family member.
   • Type a text using only your nose.
   • Send me a picture of the most embarrassing thing within 3 feet of you.
   • Send me the most recent photo in your camera roll.
   • Text a family member, “I have something to tell you…”
   • DM your favorite celebrity.
   • Take a video of yourself making a sandwich blindfolded.
   • Post the first inspirational quote you can find on Google with no context.
   • Send the lyrics of your favorite song to your mom line by line.
   • Text a friend pretending to be their mom.
   • Text someone random and say, “I see ghosts.”
   • Record yourself eating the spiciest thing in your house.
   • Text someone a random joke.
   • Message someone you don’t know that you’re glad you’re friends.
   • Text your mom that you’ve been arrested.
   • Send your dad the worst dad joke you’ve ever heard.
   • Recreate your favorite meme.
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Group Rules for Playing Truth or Dare

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1. Use these guidelines to make sure everyone has a fun time. Wells recommends reading this guide to the group before you start playing. That way, everyone will be on the same page during the game. Here’s what Wells says kids should keep in mind when doing dares:

   • Safety first. If it could hurt you or someone else, skip it.
   • No embarrassing dares. We’re here to laugh with people, not at them.
   • It’s okay to pass. Nobody should ever feel pressured.
   • Respect others’ space. No touching, and no dares that involve personal info.
   • Choose fun over risk. The best dares are silly, not wild.
   • Use common sense. If you think, “Hmm… maybe not,” just pick truth.
   • A good group rule: “If it’s not safe, kind, or fun, we don’t do it.”

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• Whether you’re playing truth or dare in person or over text, remember to be respectful to the other players—don’t force them to do anything that makes them feel uncomfortable.
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• If you’re playing a game without grown-ups, never do anything dangerous. If someone suggests an inappropriate or unsafe dare, let an adult or parent know before anyone tries it.
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