150 Never Have I Ever Questions for Kids: Fun & Clean

Never Have I Ever is a game that sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it can become surprisingly challenging. The secret sauce isn’t the rules or the gameplay; it’s the questions you ask.

Use our curated Never Have I Ever questions for kids to keep the vibe fun and safe. You will minimize the risk of players lying to avoid embarrassment, reduce arguments, and stop anyone from spilling beans that are best left unspilled.

Clean Never Have I Questions

These statements are squeaky clean and safe for virtually any group of children. They work perfectly as a warm-up before getting to the trickier topics, or you can use them as a simple “getting to know you” icebreaker:

• Never have I ever slept in an indoor blanket fort.
• Never have I ever hidden things under my bed when I was told to clean my room.
• Never have I ever fallen out of bed while sleeping.
• Never have I ever been the last person in the house still awake.
• Never have I ever mixed random items from the kitchen just to see what would happen.
• Never have I ever tasted a non-edible item like soap or playdough.
• Never have I ever worn my pajamas all day when I wasn’t sick.
• Never have I ever went to the store for someone and forgot what I was supposed to buy.
• Never have I ever turned off an alarm, went back to sleep, and woke up late.
• Never have I ever eaten breakfast food for dinner.
• Never have I ever written secrets in a diary or journal.
• Never have I ever purposely skipped my chores.
• Never have I ever jumped out from a corner to scare someone.
• Never have I ever been a guest at a wedding.
• Never have I ever laughed so much my stomach hurt.
• Never have I ever lipsynced in front of a mirror.
• Never have I ever eaten so much candy that I felt sick.
• Never have I ever stayed overnight in a hospital.
• Never have I ever danced in the house by myself.
• Never have I ever seen a shooting star.
• Never have I ever worn mismatched socks by accident.
• Never have I ever had a haircut I absolutely hated.
• Never have I ever broken a bone.
• Never have I ever left the house without brushing my hair.
• Never have I ever pretended to love a gift I actually hated.

Funny Never Have I Questions

Half the fun of playing Never Have I Ever is making people giggle. Sometimes the statement itself prompts the laughter, but often it is the story behind the answer that steals the show.

Stick to these funny questions for a lighthearted game, or use this list if the kids are making up their own statements and things are getting too serious:

• Never have I ever told myself a joke and laughed out loud.
• Never have I ever tripped over my own feet.
• Never have I ever picked my favorite color candy out of the pack and left the bad ones for everyone else.
• Never have I ever accidentally put sugar on my food instead of salt.
• Never have I ever cooked something so gross that people spat it out.
• Never have I ever watched a TV show for babies, just for fun.
• Never have I ever recorded a video of myself doing something silly.
• Never have I ever laughed so hard that my drink came out of my nose.
• Never have I ever eaten peanut butter or Nutella straight out of the jar with a spoon.
• Never have I ever walked into a glass door or wall.
• Never have I ever scared myself by looking in the mirror.
• Never have I ever drawn a face on my hand and talked to it.
• Never have I ever accidentally said a bad word in front of my parents.
• Never have I ever eaten from a bowl like a dog to see what it was like.
• Never have I ever waved back at someone who wasn’t waving at me.
• Never have I ever said “sorry” to an inanimate object.
• Never have I ever been left hanging for a high-five.
• Never have I ever talked out loud to my stuffed animals.
• Never have I ever made silly faces by using clear tape on my nose and eyes.
• Never have I ever fallen asleep in one place and woke up somewhere completely different.
• Never have I ever invented a secret language.
• Never have I ever begged to taste something, hated it, but pretended to like it to save face.
• Never have I ever knocked over a drink and soaked someone else.
• Never have I ever tried to write or draw with my toes.
• Never have I ever drawn a mustache on my face with a marker.

Embarrassing Never Have I Questions

For close friends, embarrassing questions are a goldmine of entertainment. However, you need to read the room.

If there is a child in the group who might feel ganged up on or overly sensitive, skip this category. You want laughter, not a meltdown:

• Never have I ever been on stage and completely forgot my lines.
• Never have I ever been caught making faces behind someone’s back.
• Never have I ever started talking to a stranger thinking they were someone I knew.
• Never have I ever answered someone only to realize they were talking to the person behind me.
• Never have I ever kissed the mirror.
• Never have I ever pretended I was a celebrity.
• Never have I ever pretended to be from another country and used a fake accent all day.
• Never have I ever walked in on someone in the bathroom.
• Never have I ever had someone walk in on me in the bathroom.
• Never have I ever worn my shirt inside out all day without noticing.
• Never have I ever dialed the wrong number and kept talking before realizing it.
• Never have I ever accidentally told a secret I promised to keep.
• Never have I ever screamed out loud during a scary movie.
• Never have I ever been too scared to check under the bed for monsters.
• Never have I ever said something embarrassing while talking in my sleep.
• Never have I ever told a joke that nobody laughed at.
• Never have I ever said something embarrassing on a video call when I thought I was on mute.
• Never have I ever been caught staring at my crush.
• Never have I ever fallen over and accidentally showed my underwear.
• Never have I ever argued with myself out loud.
• Never have I ever called a teacher “Mommy” by accident.
• Never have I ever answered the phone in a silly voice, thinking it was a friend, but it was an adult.
• Never have I ever pretended to like a song just because my crush liked it.
• Never have I ever got a simple question wrong, like “What is your name?” because I was nervous.
• Never have I ever showed up to a party on the wrong day.

School Never Have I Questions

Most kids feel comfortable with school-focused questions because it’s a shared experience. These options usually won’t touch on sensitive home-life differences.

Even homeschooled children can usually relate to most of these, though you might want to skip the specific principal or classroom ones:

• Never have I ever copied the work of the person sitting next to me.
• Never have I ever had a parent do my homework for me.
• Never have I ever filled in a reading log without actually reading the book.
• Never have I ever lied about why I didn’t turn in my homework.
• Never have I ever pretended I didn’t know the answer because I was too shy to speak up.
• Never have I ever been late for school.
• Never have I ever pretended to be sick to stay home from school.
• Never have I ever done extra school work just because I liked the subject.
• Never have I ever walked into the wrong classroom by mistake.
• Never have I ever claimed I forgot my gym clothes to avoid P.E.
• Never have I ever traded my lunch with a friend.
• Never have I ever brought the wrong textbooks to class.
• Never have I ever genuinely forgot my homework at home.
• Never have I ever passed handwritten notes in class.
• Never have I ever thrown a paper airplane in the classroom.
• Never have I ever tripped in the schoolyard in front of everyone.
• Never have I ever had a role in a school play.
• Never have I ever tried out for a school sports team.
• Never have I ever received detention.
• Never have I ever been sent to the principal’s office for something I didn’t do.
• Never have I ever forged a signature on a permission slip.
• Never have I ever skipped a class.
• Never have I ever fallen asleep at my desk.
• Never have I ever taken the class pet home for the weekend.
• Never have I ever spent my lunch money on snacks instead of lunch.

Family Never Have I Questions

This category shines during quality family time, road trips, or holidays. It is especially useful for breaking the ice with relatives the kids might not see very often:

• Never have I ever walked around in my mom or dad’s shoes.
• Never have I ever drank milk straight from the carton.
• Never have I ever pretended to be sick to get out of chores.
• Never have I ever forgotten to tell my parents about a phone message.
• Never have I ever tried to guess someone’s phone password.
• Never have I ever forgotten a family member’s birthday.
• Never have I ever taken a bite of food and put it back in the fridge.
• Never have I ever used up all the hot water in the shower.
• Never have I ever ruined laundry by mixing colors.
• Never have I ever eaten the last cookie and put the empty box back.
• Never have I ever made someone late by turning off their alarm.
• Never have I ever secretly stayed up all night playing games.
• Never have I ever stalked a sibling’s friend on social media.
• Never have I ever peed in the shower.
• Never have I ever lied about where my sibling went.
• Never have I ever found and raided someone’s secret candy stash.
• Never have I ever borrowed clothes without asking first.
• Never have I ever owned a weird pet, like a lizard or rat.
• Never have I ever lied about whose house I was going to.
• Never have I ever broken something and fixed it poorly without telling anyone.
• Never have I ever wondered what it would be like to have different parents.
• Never have I ever played a prank that went totally wrong.
• Never have I ever used my phone at the dinner table when I wasn’t allowed.
• Never have I ever pretended to have homework so I could be alone.
• Never have I ever pretended I didn’t know a family member in public.

Gross Never Have I Questions

Some kids hate gross stuff, but many absolutely love it. Use these questions to get a reaction out of the group.

Just a warning: after hearing the answers to some of these, you might look at your friends a little differently:

• Never have I ever used a cardboard tube to wipe because there was no toilet paper.
• Never have I ever eaten something that gives me gas just to fart on people later.
• Never have I ever sneezed into a tissue and then examined it.
• Never have I ever drank from a water bottle and felt a chunk of food in it.
• Never have I ever sniffed my clothes to see if they were clean enough to wear again.
• Never have I ever scratched my ear and smelled my finger.
• Never have I ever eaten food off the ground (5-second rule!).
• Never have I ever enjoyed popping a pimple in the mirror.
• Never have I ever weighed myself before and after pooping to see the difference.
• Never have I ever sat on a public toilet seat that was wet.
• Never have I ever poked something gross with a stick.
• Never have I ever picked a scab and eaten it.
• Never have I ever picked mold off bread and ate the rest of the slice.
• Never have I ever ran the water to pretend I washed my hands.
• Never have I ever thrown up a little in my mouth and swallowed it.
• Never have I ever had a conversation while having a booger hanging out of my nose.
• Never have I ever licked cheese dust off someone else’s fingers.
• Never have I ever spit a loogie off a balcony.
• Never have I ever put food up my nose and then ate it.
• Never have I ever flicked a booger at someone.
• Never have I ever chewed someone else’s gum.
• Never have I ever had an accident in my pants because I couldn’t reach the bathroom.
• Never have I ever used someone else’s toothbrush by mistake.
• Never have I ever chewed on a borrowed pen.
• Never have I ever stepped in dog poop barefoot.

How To Play Never Have I Ever With Kids

Players can sit in a circle on the floor or around a table. You take turns asking the questions using one of the popular methods below.

The golden rule is that everyone must tell the truth. You can use our list above to ask questions in order, use a random generator, or let players come up with their own. Using a pre-written list is safer if you want to avoid kids asking inappropriate things.

Different Ways To Play Never Have I Ever

This is a versatile game that works well with a few different rule sets:

Paddles

This is great for a non-competitive icebreaker. Each player holds a paddle (or a simple sign saying “I Have” and “Never”). A leader reads the statements. Players hold up the correct sign to show if they have done it or not. There is no score keeping, making it perfect for groups who don’t know each other well.

Fingers

This is the classic elimination style. Players hold up ten fingers. Every time a question is asked, players fold down one finger if they have done the action. When a player runs out of fingers, they are out of the game ⁽¹⁾. The last person with fingers up wins.

Eat Up

Give each player ten small treats, like grapes, M&Ms, or popcorn. Every time a statement is read, players eat one piece if they have done the action. When you run out of treats, you are out. The last player with food remaining is the winner.

Have I?

In this reverse version, players take turns making a “Never Have I Ever” statement about themselves. The other players have to guess if it is true or false. Players get a point for every correct guess. The first to ten points wins.

FAQs

What Is The Best Age For Never Have I Ever?

While kids as young as 5 or 6 can play, the game is usually most fun for children aged 7 to 12. At this age, they have enough life experience to answer “I have” to more questions, and they understand the humor in the embarrassing moments.

How Do You Win Never Have I Ever?

In the standard “Ten Fingers” version, the winner is the last person remaining who still has fingers held up. This means the “winner” is actually the person who has done the least amount of things mentioned in the game.

Is Never Have I Ever Appropriate For School?

Yes, as long as you curate the questions. Using a “Clean” or “School” specific list ensures the game stays appropriate for the classroom. Teachers often use it as a team-building exercise at the start of the school year.

Never Have I Ever Had So Much Fun

Never Have I Ever is incredibly flexible. You can tweak the rules from easy to complex to ensure everyone, from toddlers to teens, has a blast.

Whether you play competitively to see who wins or just want to giggle at everyone’s secrets, it’s a surefire way to bond. Keep this list handy for your next road trip, family reunion, or rainy afternoon!