Youth Group Discussion Starters

1. Do you have a hero ? Describe him or her.
2. Imagine a "best day ever." What kinds of things would you do ?
3. If you could choose a holiday location anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why ?
4. What's your favourite TV show? What do you like best about it ?
5. What's your favourite movie ? What do you like best about it ?
6. Who's your favourite music artist or group ? What makes you gravitate to him/her/them ?
7. What's your favourite time of year–winter, spring, summer, or autumn? Why?
8. What's your favourite food ? Where's your favourite place to eat it ?
9. Do you have a pet ? If so, describe one of your most memorable experiences with that pet. If not, what kind of pet would you like to have, and why?
10. Who's your favourite author ? Describe the last book you read by that author.
11. What's your dream job What might be your dream job 10 years from now ?
12. What's your best subject in school ? Why are you so good at it ?
13. Have you ever been stung by a bee, wasp, or hornet ? Tell me about it.
14. If you had to be allergic to something, what would it be ?
15. What's your favourite sport to watch ? to play ?
16. What's your favourite hobby ? How does that hobby reflect your personality and passions ?
17. If you sat down next to Jesus on a bus, what would you talk about ?
18. Do you recycle ? Why or why not?
19. Tell me about the best teacher you ever had.
20. What's your favourite time of day ? Why ?
21. What's your favourite dessert ? Describe a time when you had that dessert as a child.
22. What makes you happy ? Why ?
23. What makes you sad ? Why ?
24. If money and time were no object, what would you be doing right now ?
25. What do you like best: rivers, lakes, ponds, or streams ? Why ?
26. Have you ever been camping ? If so, tell us about it. If not, would you like to? Why or why not ?
27. Do you like to cook ? If so, what do you like to make ? If not, what do you wish you could make for yourself ?
28. What's the strangest thing you ever ate ?
29. What chores or responsibilities do you have at home ?
30. Do you get an allowance ? If so, how much, and what are you supposed to use it for ?
31. When and how have you volunteered to help others ? How did it make you feel ?
32. What would you do with £1,000 ? Why?   or... £1 million ? Why ?
33. What's something you've seen or done you wish you could get out of your mind ?
34. If you had one day to live over again, what day would you pick ? Why ?
35. What adult, other than your parent(s), would you turn to if you needed help? Why?
36. Do you have any musical ability ? If so, what do you enjoy about it ? If not, what skill would you love to learn ?
37. What's your favourite Web site Why ?
38. Have you ever built anything? What was it? How did you feel when you finished ?
39. When and what have you collected during your life ?
40. If your house was on fire and you could choose only one thing to save (besides family members), what would it be ? Why ?
41. Have you ever seen a falling star? Did you make a wish ? What was it ?
42. Have you ever seen a sunrise ? What were you doing, and how did it feel ?
43. Which do you like better–sunrise or sunset ? Why ?
44. What's your favourite ride at an amusement park ? Why ?
45. Do you have a bike ? If so, what do you like about it ?
46. What's your favourite part of a newspaper Why ?
47. Have you ever received an award for anything ? If so, what was it, and how did it feel to get it ?
48. Do you belong to any clubs ? Why or why not ?
49. Are your grandparents still living? If so, what do you like best about them ? If not, what's your favourite memory of them ?
50. Let's say you were sent to live on a space station for three months and you were allowed to bring only three personal items with you–what would they be ?
51. Do you have brothers or sisters ? If so, what do you like most and least about them ? If not, what do you imagine would be the best thing about having siblings ? the worst thing ?
52. Do you have extended family ? If so, do they live close to you or far away ? How often do you see them ? What's the best time you ever spent with them ?
53. What's the best and worst thing about your school ?
54. What's your school mascot ? If you could change your mascot, what would you change it to ?
55. What's your favourite thing to wear ? Why ?
56. Do you have family rules? What are they ?
57. When your family eats a meal together, what do you typically talk about ?
58. If you could buy a car right now, what would you buy ? Why
59. Do you have a job ? If so, what do you like and dislike about it ?
60. What's your favourite day of the week ? Why ?
61. Have you ever grown anything ? If so, what ?
62. Describe your favourite toy as a child.
63. What's your favourite fast food restaurant? Why? What's the most memorable thing that ever happened to you at that restaurant
64. What's the best gift you've ever received ? Explain.
65. What's the best gift you've ever given ? Explain.
66. How does your family celebrate birthdays?
67. What's your favourite holiday ? Why ?
68. Describe a time you felt special.
69. What makes you laugh ? Why ?
70. What's the worst injury you ever sustained ?
71. Would you rather go to the dentist or the doctor? Explain.
72. What's your favourite piece of jewellery ? Why ?
73. Have you ever been in a play ? What part did you play ?
74. Can you swim ? If so, describe what it was like to learn how to swim. If not, have you ever been scared of the water ? Why or why not ?
75. Have you ever ridden in a boat ? What was it like ?
76. If you've ever flown in an airplane, describe what it was like the first time you took off and landed.
77. What's the best and worst thing about church ?
78. Do you think most churches respect young people ?
79. What's the best and worst thing about Rave in the Nave ?
80. What's the best and worst thing about this youth group ?

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