January Would You Rather Questions for Kids: One for Every Day

November 2026  ·  31 questions

Here are 31 January would you rather questions for kids, one for every day of the month, like “Would you rather make a New Year’s wish or a New Year’s goal?” or “Would you rather wear a giant puffy coat or three sweaters at once?” They’re grouped by week and follow the month: New Year’s goals first, then snowy days, kindness around MLK Day, and cozy winter picks to finish. Read one each morning at morning meeting, at breakfast or on the way to school.

Want to try one now? Tap a choice on the card below, then hit next for the following day.

January 2027 at a glance

January 2027 starts on a Friday, New Year’s Day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, January 18, and many schools are closed that day. Here’s how the 31 questions line up with the calendar:

31 January would you rather questions for kids

The questions are in date order, so the first one is for January 1 and the last one is for January 31.

Week 1: New year, new goals (January 1 to 7)

• Would you rather make a New Year’s wish or a New Year’s goal?
• Would you rather learn a new sport this year or a new instrument?
• Would you rather stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve or wake up early on New Year’s Day?
• Would you rather start the year with a super clean room or a brand-new book?
• Would you rather have a snow day this week or one extra day of winter break?
• Would you rather read 50 books this year or learn 50 words in a new language?
• Would you rather write in a journal every day or draw a picture every day?

Week 2: Snow and cold (January 8 to 14)

• Would you rather go sledding at night under the stars or on a sunny afternoon?
• Would you rather have hot cocoa for breakfast or pancakes for dinner?
• Would you rather wear a giant puffy coat or three sweaters at once?
• Would you rather visit a place where it’s never winter or a place where it snows all year?
• Would you rather be a penguin for a day or a polar bear for a day?
• Would you rather spend a cold Saturday at the library or at an indoor pool?
• Would you rather wear a hat with a giant pom-pom or earmuffs shaped like animals?

Week 3: Kindness and dreams (January 15 to 21)

• Would you rather give someone a kind compliment or help them with a chore?
• Would you rather make a kindness card for a neighbor or for someone at school?
• Would you rather give a speech to your whole school or write a letter to a leader?
• Would you rather share your big dream with your class or draw a picture of it?
• Would you rather help clean up a park or collect books to give away?
• Would you rather make a new friend this week or do something nice for an old friend?
• Would you rather be known as a great listener or a great helper?

Week 4: Cozy winter fun (January 22 to 28)

• Would you rather have a pet that sleeps all winter or a pet that loves the snow?
• Would you rather build an igloo or a blanket fort?
• Would you rather go ice skating at an indoor rink or an outdoor rink?
• Would you rather have snow that tastes like vanilla or snow that tastes like peppermint?
• Would you rather see the northern lights or a sky full of shooting stars?
• Would you rather have a winter birthday or a summer birthday?
• Would you rather invent a new winter sport or a new winter holiday?

Last days of January (January 29 to 31)

• Would you rather sleep in on a snow day or get up early to play in the snow?
• Would you rather keep your New Year’s goal going or pick a brand-new goal for February?
• Would you rather say goodbye to January with a dance party or a family movie night?

How to use a January would you rather each morning

1. Post it. Write the day’s question on the board, a sticky note on the fridge, or a slide on the classroom screen.
2. Vote. Kids make their pick with a tally mark, a magnet with their name, or a quick show of hands.
3. Share one reason. Call on two or three kids, one for each side. Thirty seconds each is plenty.
4. Move on. The whole thing takes about five minutes, which is what makes it easy to keep up every day.

Our morning meeting guide has more ways to run the daily question, from sticky-note graphs to partner talk.

What about weekends and days off?

January has 31 days but only about four weeks of school, and your exact number of school days depends on your calendar. Three easy fixes:

• Double up on Mondays. Ask Saturday’s and Sunday’s questions as a quick lightning round.
• Send weekend cards home. Weekend questions make great dinner-table talk for families.
• Save the MLK Day questions. If school is closed on Monday, January 18, use that week’s kindness questions on Tuesday and Wednesday instead.

Why the January questions follow the month

Kids come back from winter break a little sleepy. The first week’s goal questions help them talk about the new year without the pressure of writing a full resolution. By the second week it’s cold and snowy in much of the country, so the questions get playful. The third week leans into kindness and big dreams, which ties in naturally with MLK Day and the lessons many classrooms do that week. The last stretch is pure cozy winter fun, with a hand-off to February at the very end.

What most people get wrong

Turning the daily question into a long discussion. It’s tempting when kids are excited, but a five-minute routine is the one that survives a busy month. Keep it short, keep it daily, and save the big debates for Friday.

Want more cold-weather picks? The winter edition has a big all-ages list, and the New Year’s edition is perfect for the first week back. When you’re ready, tap the button on the card above to play all 31 January questions in the full Would You Rather game.

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