Ways to use this list
- Birthday parties for 6 to 10 year olds: sit in a circle, the birthday child spins first, and every dare is over in under a minute so nobody waits long.
- Truth or dare at sleepovers: keep the truth or dare wheel for truths and spin this one whenever someone chooses dare.
- Wet afternoons: the Active dares button gets wriggly children moving without anyone leaving the living room.
- Late at a sleepover: Quiet dares such as drawing a pig with your eyes shut keep the giggles going without waking the house.
- End-of-term class party: put it on the board, pick a dare-taker with the classroom picker, and let the whole class copy the animal walks.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (35 entries)
- Walk like a crab across the room
- Say "banana" in five different voices
- Waddle like a penguin for 10 seconds
- Make up a song about your socks
- Do a silly catwalk to the door and back
- Stand like a museum statue for 30 seconds
- Act like a cat until your next turn
- Tell your best knock-knock joke
- Do your best evil-villain laugh
- Balance a cushion on your head and walk to the door
- Draw a pig with your eyes closed
- Make the funniest face you can
- Try to lick your elbow
- Try to touch your nose with your tongue
- Pretend to be the teacher for one minute
- Read a shopping list like a sad poem
- Dance like a washing machine
- Hop around the room like a frog
- Give a tour of the room like a tour guide
- Hum the alphabet song with your mouth closed
- Act out brushing a lion's teeth
- Talk without closing your lips for 30 seconds
- Pretend you are stuck in an invisible box
- Hold a plank for 20 seconds
- Let the group give you a funny name for the game
- Be a T. rex trying to make a bed
- Tell everyone a fact about space
- Sing everything you say until your next turn
- Do 10 star jumps while singing a song
- Pretend to be a waiter and take everyone's order
- Moonwalk across the room
- Speak like a robot that needs new batteries
- Wiggle your ears without touching them
- Act like a dog who just heard the word "walk"
- Juggle two cushions for 10 seconds
📖 Related guide: Who goes first? 12 fair ways to decide
Questions people ask
What are good dares for kids?
Dares that are silly, short and safe: animal walks, funny voices, made-up songs and pulled faces. A good dare makes the group laugh with the child, lasts under a minute and needs nothing more than a cushion.
Are these dares safe to do inside?
Yes. None of them involves climbing, running, food, phones or going outside, and none asks a child to touch, prank or embarrass someone else. Clear a little floor space for the crab walks and frog hops.
Which dares work best at a birthday party?
Ones the whole group can join in: everyone waddles like a penguin with the dancer, or sings along to the sock song. Shared dares keep shy guests involved, and the birthday child can choose who spins next.
What if a child does not want to do their dare?
Let them spin again or pass. At a kids' party a dare should feel like an invitation, not a test, and a quick re-spin keeps the mood cheerful for everyone.