I am so tired of my kids telling me they are bored after 5 seconds of having nothing to do.  If we go somewhere and there is a wait, they have NO patience.  Both of my girls have ADHD so that makes it even worse.   All the usual games that we used to play like I Spy, I’m Thinking Of, and Alphabet Games (where you think of words that start with each letter of the alphabet or think of a word that starts with the letter the last word ended on) are no longer of interest to them.  I have been looking for things to keep them busy lately that don’t require any supplies.  I once bought a set of conversation starter type cards that were laminated and on a ring and could be kept in my purse for when we had some time to kill.  Unfortunately, I have no idea where that ring of cards went.   Instead of trying to purchase something similar I decided to create my own list of questions, topics, etc. to use with my children.  Instead of needing to keep a ring of cards with me, I can bookmark this post so I can quickly pull up the list from my cellphone and keep my kids busy.  And the best part, they’ll be busy THINKING instead of playing electronic games that require little actual brain power. 🙂
If you have questions I should add to my list, please comment and let me know!
Make sure to bookmark this post so you, too, can have it handy when you need some time filler!

1. What was something fun you did this week?
2. What is your favorite meal that your mom makes?
3. What is your least favorite meal that your mom makes?
4. Describe your day if you were a zoo keeper.
5. What is one thing you couldn’t live without?
6. What cartoon character would you most like to meet and why?
7. What job would you like to have when you grow up?
8. What is your favorite movie?  What is your favorite part of it?
9. What is something you are afraid of?
10. If you could redesign your house, what would you change?
11. What is your favorite joke?
12. If you were to create your own country, what would you call it?  What laws would you have?
13. If you could do anything for your next birthday party, what would you want to do?
14. What would you do if someone teased you?
15. How would you describe your father to someone?
16. How would you describe your mother to someone?
17. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you want to go and why?
18. What television show would you want to be on and what would your character be like?
19. Who is the funniest person you know?
20. What 3 words would you use to describe your teacher?
21. What 3 words would you use to describe yourself?
22. What is something you are really proud of?
23. What is something that you wish you hadn’t done?
24. Where is the best place you have ever been?
25. If you could have 3 wishes, what would they be?
26. Do you want to have children and if so, how many?
27. What is your favorite song?
28. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
29. If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?
30. What actor or actress would you most want to be friends with?
31. What television parent would you want to be your parent and why?
32. If you were invisible, where would you go and what would you do?
33. Name 5 things that make you smile.
34. Name 5 things that make you sad.
35. What is your favorite thing about yourself?
36. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you want to go?
37. What book character would you most want to meet?  What would you do with him/her?
38. If you could invent something, what would it be?
39. If I gave you $1 million dollars what would you do with it?
40. If you could decorate your room any way you want, what would you do to it?
41. If you were a parent and your child wasn’t listening, what would you do?
42. What is your favorite family tradition?
43. What family tradition would you like to start?
44. Who do you think is the best television mom?  Who do you think is the best television dad?
45. What is the hardest part about being you?
46. If you could have any animal as a pet, what would you choose?
47. If a time machine was real would you rather go back in time or go to the future and why?
48. Describe what you think your parents were like as children.
49. What would be your ideal meal?
50. Would you rather be a child or be an adult?
51. What is your favorite store to shop in?
52. If you were locked in the mall overnight what would you do to pass the time?
53. If you could plan the most perfectly fun day, what would you do? Where would they go? Tell me everything from waking up to going to bed.
54. If you could own any store what store would you want to own?
55. If you could make a new law for the country, what would it be?
56. If you could make a new rule for your school, what would it be?
57. What are 3 ways you like to get exercise?
58. Make up a silly word, tell me what it is and what it means.
59. What famous person would you like to meet?  What would you ask them if you met them?  How would you spend your time with them?
60. What is something that makes you angry?
61. If you could only keep one thing to save forever what would it be?
62. Who is your hero and why?
63. What is your favorite thing to do during the summer?  What is your favorite thing to do during the winter?
64. What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
65. If you could be someone else for a day, who would you want to be and why?
66. What is your favorite room in your house and why?
67. What is the worst job in the world? Why?
68. If you could only eat 1 food for a week what would it be?
69. If you had $1,000 where would you spend it?
70. What was the best part of your day?  What was the worst part of your day?
71. Why did the chicken cross the road?
72. What is one food you’d never want to taste again?
73. Where would you choose to live, the ocean or the moon?
74. What is your favorite thing to do when you have free time?
75. What is one thing you wish your parents knew about you?
76. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why?
77. What one chore do you wish you never had to do again?  What thing around the house do you wish you could do?
78. If you could trade places with someone for a day, who would you trade with?  What would you do?
79. What is your favorite game to play?
80. What is one thing you want to learn how to do?
81. Describe the steps it takes to cook your favorite meal.  What items do you need to make it?  How long do you cook it for?
82. What song do you know all the words to?  Sing it.
83. What is your favorite holiday?  How do you celebrate it?
84. Who is someone you think is brave?  What do they do that makes them brave?
85. What could you do to make the world a better place?
86. What do you think the biggest problem in the world is?
87. What do your parents do that makes you crazy?
88. Who do you think has things easier, boys or girls, and why?
89. What food would you never eat?
90. What is your favorite subject/class in school?  What is your least favorite?
91. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
92. What is the bravest thing you have ever done?
93. Who is the smartest person you know?
94. What is your favorite snack?
95. What do you love most about your sibling?
96. Name two things you want do as a family on the weekend.
97. What do you think you will be doing 10 years from now?
98. What would be the ideal allowance?  What would you do with it?
99. What advice would you give your parents?
100. What do you like about being a kid?
101. Would you rather have wings to fly or gills to breathe under water?

BONUS- What question do you want to ask your parents?