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Kids’ birthday party questions for the circle on the floor
Questions for a kids’ birthday party: for the birthday kid at the head of the table, a circle game while the pizza is coming, friendship questions for the guests and a sweet one before the candles.
- 17 questions
- EN + TL on every card
- Free in the app
Kumustahan is a bilingual conversation card app: 1,200 questions in English and Filipino across 7 decks, with a short reflection on the back of every card.
What have you done recently that you are pleased about?
Anong nagawa mo kamakailan ang ikinatuwa mo?
If your win had a tiny trophy, what would be written on it?
Kung may maliit na trophy ang nagawa mo, ano ang nakasulat dito?
The questions
17 kids’ birthday party questions
Every question in English and Filipino/Tagalog, word for word from the Kumustahan decks. Open “Back of the card” for the reflection printed on the other side.
For the birthday kid
4 questions
Their dream celebration, their flavor, their job title.
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Design a celebration just for you. What would make it feel special?
Magplano ng celebration para sa sarili mo. Ano ang magpapaspecial dito?
Back of the card
Which part of the celebration would you happily repeat the next day?
Aling bahagi ng celebration ang masaya mong uulitin kinabukasan?
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What flavor of ice cream would you invent?
Anong lasa ng ice cream ang iimbentuhin mo?
Back of the card
Give your invented ice cream a name if you like.
Kung gusto mo, bigyan mo ng pangalan ang ice cream na inimbento mo.
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Choose a simple way friends could celebrate your birthday without spending much.
Pumili ng simpleng paraan para i-celebrate ng friends ang birthday mo nang hindi gumagastos nang malaki.
Back of the card
One detail can be just for you: the music, the timing, or something else you love.
Puwedeng may isang detalye para talaga sa'yo: music, oras, o iba pang gusto mo.
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Choose a fake job title that fits your personality.
Pumili ng fake job title na bagay sa personality mo.
Back of the card
A fake title can be more accurate than a real one. It gives a playful name to the thing people already notice.
Minsan mas accurate pa ang fake title kaysa real one. Binibigyan lang niya ng playful name yung napapansin na ng tao.
Party circle game
6 questions
Everyone answers, fastest answer first, silliest answer wins.
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Invent a new way to travel that does not use wheels.
Mag-imbento ng bagong paraan ng pagbiyahe na walang gulong.
Back of the card
What would passengers call your ride?
Ano ang itatawag ng mga pasahero sa sasakyan mo?
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Choose a safe tour: outer space or the bottom of the ocean.
Pumili ng ligtas na tour: outer space o ilalim ng dagat.
Back of the card
Choose one sight from the tour you would want as your phone wallpaper.
Pumili ng tanawin sa tour na gusto mong gawing wallpaper sa phone.
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Choose a memory power: remember every name or remember every route you have taken.
Pumili ng memory power: tandaan lahat ng pangalan o lahat ng daang nadaanan mo.
Back of the card
Give your memory power a name. It can sound heroic or completely ordinary.
Bigyan ng pangalan ang memory power mo. Puwedeng pang-hero o ordinaryo lang.
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Make one harmless rule that the whole world follows for a day.
Kung may isang rule na susundin ng buong mundo nang isang araw, ano iyon? Dapat walang masasaktan.
Back of the card
Imagine everyone following it at once. What small scene would be funny or helpful to watch?
Isipin na sabay-sabay itong ginagawa ng lahat. Ano ang nakakatawa o helpful na makikita mo?
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Pitch one useless invention you would still buy.
I-pitch ang useless invention na bibilhin mo pa rin.
Back of the card
A useless invention can still understand your heart. Sometimes the appeal is not usefulness, just delight.
May useless invention na gets pa rin ang puso mo. Hindi laging usefulness ang point; minsan delight lang.
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If you could spend a day as any animal, which would you choose?
Kung puwede kang maging hayop nang isang araw, anong hayop ang pipiliin mo?
Back of the card
Imagine your first meal as that animal. Where would you look for it?
Isipin ang unang pagkain mo bilang hayop na iyon. Saan mo ito hahanapin?
Party friends
4 questions
Games, snacks and being included, for a room of classmates.
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What makes a game with friends fun even when no one wins?
Ano ang nagpapasaya sa laro kasama ang friends kahit walang nananalo?
Back of the card
What would be a funny prize just for joining?
Anong nakakatawang premyo ang puwedeng ibigay sa lahat ng sumali?
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When joining friends for an activity, what helps you feel included?
Kapag may activity ang friends, ano ang nagpaparamdam na kasama ka rin?
Back of the card
Being invited and being able to join are not always the same thing.
Hindi laging pareho ang niyayaya ka at ang kaya mong sumali.
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What food do you and a friend disagree about?
Sa anong pagkain magkaiba ang opinyon ninyo ng friend mo?
Back of the card
No need to settle this food debate. You can both keep your favorites.
Hindi kailangang matapos ang pagtatalo sa pagkain. Puwedeng pareho pa rin ninyong piliin ang gusto ninyo.
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What playful side of you comes out around close friends?
Anong makulit na side mo ang lumalabas kapag kasama ang close friends?
Back of the card
You do not have to perform it here. A description is enough.
Hindi kailangang gawin iyon dito. Sapat nang ikuwento.
One year older
3 questions
For the minute before the candles.
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What have you done recently that you are pleased about?
Anong nagawa mo kamakailan ang ikinatuwa mo?
Back of the card
If your win had a tiny trophy, what would be written on it?
Kung may maliit na trophy ang nagawa mo, ano ang nakasulat dito?
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Share the first time you did something on your own and felt more capable afterward.
Ikuwento ang unang beses mong gumawa ng isang bagay mag-isa at naisip mong, "Kaya ko pala."
Back of the card
Finish if you like: "That was when I realized I could..."
Kung gusto mo, ituloy: "Doon ko naisip na kaya ko palang..."
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What can you do now that would have surprised you a few years ago?
Ano ang kaya mo na ngayon na hindi mo inakalang magagawa mo ilang taon na ang nakaraan?
Back of the card
Picture showing your younger self how you do it. What might surprise them first?
Isipin na ipinapakita mo sa mas batang sarili mo kung paano mo ito ginagawa. Ano kaya ang una niyang ikagugulat?
How to use them
Before you ask
A kids’ birthday party question game is the easiest activity a parent can run: sit everyone in a circle, read a question, and let each kid answer. Silly ones, like a new way to travel without wheels or one silly law for the entire planet, keep a room of seven-year-olds giggling for fifteen minutes.
Every party has dead time: waiting for the last guests, waiting for the pizza, the slow minutes before cake. That’s where a circle game shines. It needs no setup, no prizes and no cleanup, and it calms a room down after the bounce house.
Give the birthday kid their own questions, too. Asking how they’d design a celebration just for them, or which ice cream flavor they’d invent, makes them feel like the guest of honor. And right before the candles, ask what they’re proud of from the year they just finished.
Good for
Tips
- Let the birthday kid read the questions and pick who answers.
- Go fast. Young kids want quick turns, not long ones.
- Answer the silly ones yourself; kids love grown-ups who play along.
- Use the friendship questions to help a new classmate feel included.
- For a teen birthday, see sweet sixteen questions.
Decks for this
Kids’ birthday party
Frequently asked questions
What are good questions to ask kids at a birthday party?
Silly what-ifs everyone can answer quickly: a new way to travel, a rule for the whole world, an animal for a day. Give the birthday kid special ones about their dream party and favorite flavors.
What is an easy party game for kids with no supplies?
A question circle: kids sit in a ring, one question is read aloud, and everyone answers in turn. It works for any age from about four, and you can play it anywhere.
What do you ask the birthday child?
Ask how they’d design a celebration just for them, what they’re proud of from the past year, and what they can do now that they couldn’t a few years ago. It makes them feel seen on their day.
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