48 Animal-Themed Questions That Your Preschool Grandchildren Will Love To Answer

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Can you believe we have looped back to more questions for our preschool-aged grandkids? That went fast! (If you missed it, questions for your school-aged, upper elementary, and teenage grandkids can be found by clicking the links!)

Last time, our preschool-aged questions revolved around food, so now we will tackle something just as important: Animals. Enjoy! 

  • Would you rather be a cat or a dog?
  • Would you rather have a tail like a monkey or a trunk like an elephant?
  • What animal would you like to see if you went on a safari?
  • If you had a pet penguin, what game would you play together?
  • If you could have any pet in the world, what would it be?
  • What would you do if you were as small as a mouse?
  • If you had a pet dolphin, what would you name it?
  • If you were a lion, where would you sleep?
  • If you could grow any animal’s ears on your head, what animal would you pick?
  • Would you rather have the eyes of an eagle or the ears of a bat?
  • What tricks would you teach a dog if you had one?
  • Would you rather be colorful like a peacock or blend in like a chameleon?
  • If you were a bird, where would you fly to?
  • Would you rather live in the trees like a monkey or underwater like a fish?
  • What animal would you turn into if you had magical powers?
  • If you were a turtle, would you prefer land or sea?
  • If you could talk to one animal, which one would it be?
  • Would you rather have a pet lion or a pet tiger?
  • If you could be any animal in the jungle, which one would you be?
  • If you were a bear, would you like to hibernate?
  • If you had a pet dragon, where would you fly together?
  • How would you spend your day if you were a lazy cat?
  • If you had wings like a bird, where would you fly to first?
  • What would you do if you met a talking parrot?
  • Would you like to have a pet dinosaur?
  • What would you do if you had a pet unicorn?
  • If you could have a pet from a fairy tale, which one would it be?
  • Would you rather be fast like a cheetah or strong like a bear?
  • If you were a bird, what would be your favorite song to sing?
  • If you were a rabbit, what would you like to eat?
  • How would you look if you were a peacock?
  • If you were a kangaroo, what would you keep in your pouch?
  • Which animal would you like to have as a class pet?
  • If you were an elephant, how would you use your trunk?
  • What would you do if you saw a monkey in your backyard?
  • Which animal do you think is the funniest?
  • Would you rather have a pet penguin or a pet panda?
  • What would you do if you had the strength of a gorilla?
  • Which animal do you think is the bravest?
  • Which animal would you like to invite to your birthday party?
  • If you were a fish, what color would you be?
  • If you could ride any animal, what would it be?
  • If you were an ant, where would you build your ant hill?
  • Would you rather be a small bird that can fly or a big dinosaur that can’t?
  • Would you rather be able to glide like a squirrel or dig like a rabbit?
  • If you were a frog, where would you live?
  • If you could swim like any sea creature, which one would you pick?
  • If you were a spider, where would you build your web?

If you haven’t, be sure to check out my archive for even more questions to ask your grandkids of all ages! Have fun – and let’s talk again soon.

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