Never have I ever questions
203 clean prompts we wrote ourselves, played the classic way with fingers. Add the players, draw a prompt, tap everyone it is true for, and the page counts the fingers left.
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Printable never have I ever cards
Cards follow the filters above. Pick how many, tap Make cards, then use your browser's Print (Ctrl+P, Cmd+P on a Mac, or Share then Print on a phone). Only the cards print, 12 to a US Letter page, ready to cut apart.
12 sample cards below.
How to play never have I ever
Sit in a circle and hold up ten fingers. The reader says a prompt that starts "Never have I ever..." about something they have not done. Everyone who has done it puts a finger down, and the best part is the short story that usually follows. The reader passes the phone to the next person. When only one player has fingers left, they win.
The counter above does the finger maths. Tap each person a prompt is true for, tap again if you got it wrong, and "Undo last tap" takes back the last one. Pick 5 or 3 fingers for a quicker game, or Points mode for small children, where each "I have" scores a point and nobody is ever out.
Two house rules keep it friendly: a player can always say "pass" without explaining, and the stories stay in the room.
Playing with two people, a table, or a whole room
- Two players: skip the fingers and take turns telling the story behind each "I have". It is a good way to learn things about a friend or partner you have known for years.
- A table of 3 to 10: the classic finger game, with names in the counter so the score is clear.
- A room of 11 or more: everyone stands. Sit down when a prompt is true for you; the last ones standing win the round. It works for a classroom, a youth group or a family reunion without anyone keeping score.
Never have I ever questions for kids
Puddles, sleepovers, forts and lost teeth. Each one is a story most kids want to tell.
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- Never have I ever pretended the floor was lava.
- Never have I ever talked to a stuffed animal like it was a real friend.
- Never have I ever put my shoes on the wrong feet.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in the car and woken up somewhere new.
- Never have I ever built a fort out of couch cushions.
- Never have I ever worn my shirt inside out all day without noticing.
- Never have I ever made a wish on a dandelion.
- Never have I ever named a toy after a food.
- Never have I ever read a whole book in one day.
- Never have I ever laughed so hard I snorted.
- Never have I ever tried to dig to the other side of the world.
- Never have I ever had an imaginary friend.
- Never have I ever gotten stuck in a sweater while taking it off.
- Never have I ever planted a seed and watched it grow.
- Never have I ever pretended to be a dog or a cat for a whole afternoon.
- Never have I ever sung in the bathtub.
- Never have I ever eaten dessert before dinner.
- Never have I ever caught a firefly.
- Never have I ever tripped over nothing at all.
- Never have I ever drawn on my own hand with a marker.
- Never have I ever learned to ride a bike without training wheels.
- Never have I ever made a snow angel.
- Never have I ever lost a tooth at school.
- Never have I ever slept with a night light.
- Never have I ever seen a shooting star.
- Never have I ever worn two different socks on purpose.
- Never have I ever had a pretend tea party.
- Never have I ever gotten the hiccups for more than ten minutes.
- Never have I ever built a sandcastle taller than my knees.
- Never have I ever helped cook a whole meal.
- Never have I ever hidden vegetables under my plate or napkin.
- Never have I ever jumped in a puddle on purpose.
- Never have I ever been to a museum.
- Never have I ever called a teacher "Mom" or "Dad" by accident.
- Never have I ever had a pet fish.
- Never have I ever been on a boat.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep at the dinner table.
- Never have I ever blown a bubble gum bubble bigger than my face.
- Never have I ever ridden a horse or a pony.
- Never have I ever pretended a banana was a telephone.
- Never have I ever laughed during a quiet moment and could not stop.
- Never have I ever been on an airplane.
- Never have I ever had a water balloon battle.
- Never have I ever locked myself out of a room by accident.
- Never have I ever grown a vegetable and eaten it.
- Never have I ever counted the stars until I lost count.
- Never have I ever mixed up the words to a song and sung it loudly anyway.
- Never have I ever stayed in my pajamas all day.
- Never have I ever made a gift for someone by hand.
- Never have I ever waved back at someone who was waving at the person behind me.
- Never have I ever had a sleepover.
- Never have I ever spotted a rainbow.
- Never have I ever got a song stuck in my head for a whole day.
- Never have I ever ridden in a wagon or a wheelbarrow.
- Never have I ever been to a farm.
- Never have I ever been to the ocean.
- Never have I ever seen snow fall.
- Never have I ever eaten breakfast for dinner.
- Never have I ever sung happy birthday to the wrong person.
- Never have I ever met someone famous.
- Never have I ever played in the rain on purpose.
- Never have I ever fallen off a chair.
- Never have I ever been camping in a tent.
- Never have I ever put salt in something instead of sugar.
- Never have I ever flown a kite.
- Never have I ever called someone by the wrong name for a whole day.
- Never have I ever been to a different country.
- Never have I ever won a prize at a fair.
- Never have I ever forgotten what I walked into a room for.
- Never have I ever learned to swim.
- Never have I ever worn a costume when it was not a holiday.
- Never have I ever watched the sun come up.
- Never have I ever baked cookies from scratch.
- Never have I ever sneezed more than five times in a row.
- Never have I ever seen a whale or a dolphin in the wild.
- Never have I ever made a paper airplane that flew across a room.
- Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before I finished telling it.
- Never have I ever been on a train.
- Never have I ever jumped on a trampoline.
- Never have I ever gotten gum stuck somewhere it should not be.
- Never have I ever climbed a real mountain or a very big hill.
- Never have I ever carved a pumpkin.
- Never have I ever taken a bite of something hot and pretended it was fine.
- Never have I ever played an instrument in front of people.
- Never have I ever gone ice skating.
- Never have I ever pushed a door that said pull.
- Never have I ever stayed up until midnight on New Year's Eve.
- Never have I ever found money in an old coat pocket.
- Never have I ever gotten lost in a big store.
- Never have I ever been to a wedding.
- Never have I ever had a snowball battle.
- Never have I ever tried to pat my head and rub my tummy at the same time and failed.
- Never have I ever written a letter by hand and mailed it.
- Never have I ever gone on a roller coaster.
- Never have I ever cheated at a board game.
- Never have I ever seen a play or a musical on a stage.
- Never have I ever worn sunglasses indoors to look cool.
- Never have I ever gone fishing.
- Never have I ever tried to whistle and only made a hissing sound.
- Never have I ever grown something from a pit or a seed from my food.
- Never have I ever made a funny face in a family photo on purpose.
- Never have I ever gotten caught singing along to a song by myself.
- Never have I ever helped someone without them finding out.
- Never have I ever eaten a whole pizza by myself.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep during a movie I picked.
- Never have I ever won a game I did not understand the rules of.
- Never have I ever been the first one on the dance floor.
- Never have I ever thrown a surprise party.
- Never have I ever been surprised by a surprise party that I already knew about.
- Never have I ever played a game until after midnight.
- Never have I ever taken the last slice and blamed someone else.
- Never have I ever been to every state that touches mine.
- Never have I ever read a book more than three times.
- Never have I ever had a pet with a funny name.
- Never have I ever met someone who shares my birthday.
- Never have I ever eaten a fruit I could not name.
- Never have I ever learned a magic trick.
- Never have I ever forgotten my own birthday was coming up.
- Never have I ever spoken more than one language.
- Never have I ever seen a moose, a bear or an alligator outside a zoo.
- Never have I ever kept a diary or a journal.
Never have I ever questions for teens
School, group chats, part-time jobs and the small social disasters everyone survives. Nothing that pushes a teen to admit anything private.
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- Never have I ever watched a whole season of a show in one weekend.
- Never have I ever pretended to know a song I had never heard.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in class.
- Never have I ever started a club or a team.
- Never have I ever laughed at a joke I did not understand.
- Never have I ever forgotten my locker combination.
- Never have I ever sent a message to the wrong group chat.
- Never have I ever had a part-time job.
- Never have I ever worn the same hoodie for a whole week.
- Never have I ever stayed up all night to finish a project.
- Never have I ever practiced a speech in the mirror.
- Never have I ever tried out for a team or a play.
- Never have I ever walked into a glass door.
- Never have I ever pretended to be busy to get out of a chore.
- Never have I ever given a nickname to a car or a bike.
- Never have I ever learned a skill from an online video.
- Never have I ever said "you too" when it made no sense.
- Never have I ever scored a point for the other team by mistake.
- Never have I ever volunteered somewhere.
- Never have I ever rewatched a movie just for one scene.
- Never have I ever pretended my phone battery was low to end a conversation.
- Never have I ever beaten a parent at a video game.
- Never have I ever dyed my hair a bright color.
- Never have I ever waved at someone I thought I knew and was wrong.
- Never have I ever taught a grown-up how to use an app.
- Never have I ever studied for the wrong test.
- Never have I ever hit reply-all by mistake.
- Never have I ever won a trophy or a medal.
- Never have I ever forgotten a friend's name halfway through saying hello.
- Never have I ever had a dance-off in a kitchen.
- Never have I ever cooked something from a recipe I found myself.
- Never have I ever turned in homework with someone else's name on it by mistake.
- Never have I ever gone to a concert.
- Never have I ever laughed so hard I cried at something that was not that funny.
- Never have I ever built something out of cardboard that I was proud of.
- Never have I ever set an alarm for the wrong time on an important day.
- Never have I ever read a book that changed my mind about something.
- Never have I ever gotten lost in my own neighborhood.
- Never have I ever arrived at a party on the wrong day.
- Never have I ever shown up in the same outfit as someone else.
- Never have I ever hidden in a bathroom for a quiet minute at a party.
- Never have I ever forgotten the name of the host.
Family never have I ever questions
Prompts a grandparent and a nine-year-old can both answer, so the stories go both ways across the table.
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- Never have I ever been to the ocean.
- Never have I ever seen snow fall.
- Never have I ever eaten breakfast for dinner.
- Never have I ever sung happy birthday to the wrong person.
- Never have I ever met someone famous.
- Never have I ever played in the rain on purpose.
- Never have I ever fallen off a chair.
- Never have I ever been camping in a tent.
- Never have I ever put salt in something instead of sugar.
- Never have I ever flown a kite.
- Never have I ever called someone by the wrong name for a whole day.
- Never have I ever been to a different country.
- Never have I ever won a prize at a fair.
- Never have I ever forgotten what I walked into a room for.
- Never have I ever learned to swim.
- Never have I ever worn a costume when it was not a holiday.
- Never have I ever watched the sun come up.
- Never have I ever baked cookies from scratch.
- Never have I ever sneezed more than five times in a row.
- Never have I ever seen a whale or a dolphin in the wild.
- Never have I ever made a paper airplane that flew across a room.
- Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before I finished telling it.
- Never have I ever been on a train.
- Never have I ever jumped on a trampoline.
- Never have I ever gotten gum stuck somewhere it should not be.
- Never have I ever climbed a real mountain or a very big hill.
- Never have I ever carved a pumpkin.
- Never have I ever taken a bite of something hot and pretended it was fine.
- Never have I ever played an instrument in front of people.
- Never have I ever gone ice skating.
- Never have I ever pushed a door that said pull.
- Never have I ever stayed up until midnight on New Year's Eve.
- Never have I ever found money in an old coat pocket.
- Never have I ever gotten lost in a big store.
- Never have I ever been to a wedding.
- Never have I ever had a snowball battle.
- Never have I ever tried to pat my head and rub my tummy at the same time and failed.
- Never have I ever written a letter by hand and mailed it.
- Never have I ever gone on a roller coaster.
- Never have I ever cheated at a board game.
- Never have I ever seen a play or a musical on a stage.
- Never have I ever worn sunglasses indoors to look cool.
- Never have I ever gone fishing.
- Never have I ever tried to whistle and only made a hissing sound.
- Never have I ever grown something from a pit or a seed from my food.
- Never have I ever made a funny face in a family photo on purpose.
- Never have I ever gotten caught singing along to a song by myself.
- Never have I ever helped someone without them finding out.
- Never have I ever eaten a whole pizza by myself.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep during a movie I picked.
- Never have I ever won a game I did not understand the rules of.
- Never have I ever been the first one on the dance floor.
- Never have I ever thrown a surprise party.
- Never have I ever been surprised by a surprise party that I already knew about.
- Never have I ever played a game until after midnight.
- Never have I ever taken the last slice and blamed someone else.
Clean never have I ever questions for grown-ups
Locked-out keys, flat-pack furniture and reply-all accidents. Good for a work party or a dinner with the in-laws.
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- Never have I ever pretended to be on a call to avoid a conversation.
- Never have I ever driven somewhere and not remembered the drive.
- Never have I ever changed careers.
- Never have I ever bought something just because it was on sale.
- Never have I ever hidden from a salesperson in a store.
- Never have I ever lived in another state or country.
- Never have I ever put something in the fridge that belonged in the cupboard.
- Never have I ever said "let's get together soon" and meant it.
- Never have I ever learned to cook a dish from a grandparent.
- Never have I ever forgotten my own phone number.
- Never have I ever pretended to read the terms and conditions.
- Never have I ever run a race of any length.
- Never have I ever started a hobby, bought all the gear and quit within a month.
- Never have I ever left the house with a slipper on one foot.
- Never have I ever kept a houseplant alive for more than five years.
- Never have I ever joined a video call on mute and talked for a full minute.
- Never have I ever rearranged the furniture at midnight.
- Never have I ever given a speech at a wedding or a party.
- Never have I ever driven back home to check I locked the door.
- Never have I ever taken a class just for fun as an adult.
- Never have I ever used a dryer sheet as a tissue in an emergency.
- Never have I ever set a fire alarm off while cooking.
- Never have I ever built a piece of furniture myself.
- Never have I ever waved at a car that turned out not to be the one I was waiting for.
- Never have I ever lived without a car for a year.
- Never have I ever cleaned the house only because guests were coming.
- Never have I ever forgotten a birthday and sent a late card with a joke about it.
- Never have I ever gone on a trip by myself.
- Never have I ever eaten cereal for dinner and called it a choice.
- Never have I ever reconnected with a friend after more than ten years.
- Never have I ever spent more time choosing a show than watching it.
- Never have I ever grown my own vegetables.
- Never have I ever locked my keys in the car.
- Never have I ever learned a new language as an adult.
- Never have I ever worn my shirt inside out to work.
- Never have I ever said "fine, thanks" and then told someone my whole week.
- Never have I ever coached a kids' team.
- Never have I ever said I would assemble something in an hour and taken all day.
- Never have I ever moved more than five times.
- Never have I ever pretended to know a word in a meeting and looked it up later.
Funny never have I ever prompts
The mishaps people laugh about once it is over. The Funny mood filter draws only from these.
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- Never have I ever put my shoes on the wrong feet.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in the car and woken up somewhere new.
- Never have I ever worn my shirt inside out all day without noticing.
- Never have I ever laughed so hard I snorted.
- Never have I ever gotten stuck in a sweater while taking it off.
- Never have I ever sung in the bathtub.
- Never have I ever tripped over nothing at all.
- Never have I ever lost a tooth at school.
- Never have I ever worn two different socks on purpose.
- Never have I ever gotten the hiccups for more than ten minutes.
- Never have I ever hidden vegetables under my plate or napkin.
- Never have I ever called a teacher "Mom" or "Dad" by accident.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep at the dinner table.
- Never have I ever laughed during a quiet moment and could not stop.
- Never have I ever locked myself out of a room by accident.
- Never have I ever mixed up the words to a song and sung it loudly anyway.
- Never have I ever waved back at someone who was waving at the person behind me.
- Never have I ever got a song stuck in my head for a whole day.
- Never have I ever watched a whole season of a show in one weekend.
- Never have I ever pretended to know a song I had never heard.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in class.
- Never have I ever laughed at a joke I did not understand.
- Never have I ever forgotten my locker combination.
- Never have I ever sent a message to the wrong group chat.
- Never have I ever worn the same hoodie for a whole week.
- Never have I ever practiced a speech in the mirror.
- Never have I ever walked into a glass door.
- Never have I ever pretended to be busy to get out of a chore.
- Never have I ever said "you too" when it made no sense.
- Never have I ever scored a point for the other team by mistake.
- Never have I ever rewatched a movie just for one scene.
- Never have I ever pretended my phone battery was low to end a conversation.
- Never have I ever waved at someone I thought I knew and was wrong.
- Never have I ever studied for the wrong test.
- Never have I ever hit reply-all by mistake.
- Never have I ever forgotten a friend's name halfway through saying hello.
- Never have I ever turned in homework with someone else's name on it by mistake.
- Never have I ever laughed so hard I cried at something that was not that funny.
- Never have I ever set an alarm for the wrong time on an important day.
- Never have I ever gotten lost in my own neighborhood.
- Never have I ever sung happy birthday to the wrong person.
- Never have I ever fallen off a chair.
- Never have I ever put salt in something instead of sugar.
- Never have I ever called someone by the wrong name for a whole day.
- Never have I ever forgotten what I walked into a room for.
- Never have I ever worn a costume when it was not a holiday.
- Never have I ever sneezed more than five times in a row.
- Never have I ever laughed at my own joke before I finished telling it.
- Never have I ever gotten gum stuck somewhere it should not be.
- Never have I ever taken a bite of something hot and pretended it was fine.
- Never have I ever pushed a door that said pull.
- Never have I ever gotten lost in a big store.
- Never have I ever tried to pat my head and rub my tummy at the same time and failed.
- Never have I ever cheated at a board game.
- Never have I ever worn sunglasses indoors to look cool.
- Never have I ever tried to whistle and only made a hissing sound.
- Never have I ever gotten caught singing along to a song by myself.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep during a movie I picked.
- Never have I ever pretended to be on a call to avoid a conversation.
- Never have I ever driven somewhere and not remembered the drive.
- Never have I ever bought something just because it was on sale.
- Never have I ever hidden from a salesperson in a store.
- Never have I ever put something in the fridge that belonged in the cupboard.
- Never have I ever said "let's get together soon" and meant it.
- Never have I ever forgotten my own phone number.
- Never have I ever pretended to read the terms and conditions.
- Never have I ever started a hobby, bought all the gear and quit within a month.
- Never have I ever left the house with a slipper on one foot.
- Never have I ever joined a video call on mute and talked for a full minute.
- Never have I ever rearranged the furniture at midnight.
- Never have I ever driven back home to check I locked the door.
- Never have I ever used a dryer sheet as a tissue in an emergency.
- Never have I ever set a fire alarm off while cooking.
- Never have I ever waved at a car that turned out not to be the one I was waiting for.
- Never have I ever cleaned the house only because guests were coming.
- Never have I ever forgotten a birthday and sent a late card with a joke about it.
- Never have I ever eaten cereal for dinner and called it a choice.
- Never have I ever spent more time choosing a show than watching it.
- Never have I ever locked my keys in the car.
- Never have I ever worn my shirt inside out to work.
- Never have I ever said "fine, thanks" and then told someone my whole week.
- Never have I ever said I would assemble something in an hour and taken all day.
- Never have I ever pretended to know a word in a meeting and looked it up later.
- Never have I ever arrived at a party on the wrong day.
- Never have I ever won a game I did not understand the rules of.
- Never have I ever shown up in the same outfit as someone else.
- Never have I ever hidden in a bathroom for a quiet minute at a party.
- Never have I ever been surprised by a surprise party that I already knew about.
- Never have I ever forgotten the name of the host.
- Never have I ever taken the last slice and blamed someone else.
- Never have I ever forgotten my own birthday was coming up.
Never have I ever for parties, classrooms and teams
Prompts tagged for a party room or a classroom: quick to answer, easy to share, and good for finding things in common.
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- Never have I ever built a fort out of couch cushions.
- Never have I ever sung in the bathtub.
- Never have I ever eaten dessert before dinner.
- Never have I ever helped cook a whole meal.
- Never have I ever hidden vegetables under my plate or napkin.
- Never have I ever called a teacher "Mom" or "Dad" by accident.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep at the dinner table.
- Never have I ever locked myself out of a room by accident.
- Never have I ever stayed in my pajamas all day.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in class.
- Never have I ever forgotten my locker combination.
- Never have I ever pretended to be busy to get out of a chore.
- Never have I ever beaten a parent at a video game.
- Never have I ever studied for the wrong test.
- Never have I ever turned in homework with someone else's name on it by mistake.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep during a movie I picked.
- Never have I ever arrived at a party on the wrong day.
- Never have I ever won a game I did not understand the rules of.
- Never have I ever shown up in the same outfit as someone else.
- Never have I ever been the first one on the dance floor.
- Never have I ever hidden in a bathroom for a quiet minute at a party.
- Never have I ever thrown a surprise party.
- Never have I ever been surprised by a surprise party that I already knew about.
- Never have I ever forgotten the name of the host.
- Never have I ever played a game until after midnight.
- Never have I ever taken the last slice and blamed someone else.
- Never have I ever been to every state that touches mine.
- Never have I ever read a book more than three times.
- Never have I ever had a pet with a funny name.
- Never have I ever met someone who shares my birthday.
- Never have I ever eaten a fruit I could not name.
- Never have I ever learned a magic trick.
- Never have I ever forgotten my own birthday was coming up.
- Never have I ever spoken more than one language.
- Never have I ever seen a moose, a bear or an alligator outside a zoo.
- Never have I ever kept a diary or a journal.
Why ours has no drinking version
Most never have I ever lists that rank in search are written as a drinking game, or tilt toward "spicy" and "dirty" prompts that single someone out. This page is for families, classrooms and mixed parties, so it does neither. There is nothing about romance, alcohol, health, money troubles or the law, and no prompt is written to embarrass a particular person. Fingers and points do the scoring. Our would you rather and truth or dare generators follow the same rules.
For a holiday table, try it after dinner alongside our Thanksgiving games and games for large groups.
Questions people ask about never have I ever
How do you play never have I ever without drinking?
With fingers. Everyone holds up ten; when a prompt is true for you, put one down. The last person with a finger up wins. The counter on this page keeps track for you, and its points mode (one point per "I have", nobody is out) suits young kids.
What are good never have I ever questions for kids?
Small adventures and harmless mishaps that most kids have a story about: "Never have I ever pretended the floor was lava." "Never have I ever talked to a stuffed animal like it was a real friend." "Never have I ever put my shoes on the wrong feet." The Kids setting has 121 of them.
What are clean never have I ever questions for adults?
Everyday grown-up life: chores, work, cars, kitchens and good intentions. "Never have I ever driven somewhere and not remembered the drive." "Never have I ever changed careers." None of them are about romance or drinking.
How many people do you need?
Three or more is best, and it scales to a whole room. With 11 or more, stand up and sit down instead of counting fingers; the group size filter switches the suggested way to play.
Do the prompts repeat?
Not until every prompt that fits your filters has come up. The page remembers what it has shown until you close the tab.