10 Questions to Ask a 3-Year-Old About Animals

Conversation questions we've tested with actual 3-year-olds about animals. Use them at dinner, bedtime, or on the drive home. Each one is age-tested so it lands — not too simple, not too abstract.

1. If you were an animal, which one would you be?
2. What noise does a happy dog make?
3. Do fish go to sleep?
4. Which animal do you think gives the best hugs?
5. What would you name a baby elephant?
6. Do you think bunnies giggle?
7. Which animal would be the bravest in the jungle?
8. What do you think a butterfly dreams about?
9. If a cat could talk, what would it tell us?
10. Do pigeons have best friends?