Clean never have I ever questions are statements about everyday things, such as food, pets, school, holidays and small mix-ups: “Never have I ever eaten ice cream for breakfast.” Everyone holds up ten fingers, someone reads a statement, and anyone who has done it puts a finger down. Below are 157 original never have I ever questions for kids, family, teens and friends, and work, plus the rules and how to play on one phone.
Every statement here is family-friendly. This is the ten-finger version of the game that children and teenagers play, about harmless things lots of people have done, so it’s safe for a classroom, a sleepover or a family dinner.
How to play never have I ever
- Hold up ten fingers. Everyone starts with all ten up.
- Read a statement. Take turns being the reader. Each statement below starts with “Never have I ever…”, so say that part first: “Never have I ever… built a snowman.”
- Put a finger down if you have done it, and say so. The reader answers too. If nobody has, that’s fine: move on.
- Keep going. The last person with fingers still up wins. Anyone who runs out of fingers keeps playing along, answering every statement just for fun.
Telling the story behind a finger going down is optional, and it’s often the best part of the game. Let anyone pass on the story without a reason.
What makes a good clean statement
- Lots of people have done it. “Built a sandcastle” gets fingers moving. Something only one person has done ends the round in silence.
- It’s harmless. Small mishaps are funny; anything risky, private or embarrassing is not.
- It’s about things, not people. Never write a statement that is secretly about one player at the table.
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Family deck
Never have I ever…
sung happy birthday to a pet
Never have I ever questions for kids
Easy statements for ages six to twelve, about play, animals, food and school.
- Eaten ice cream for breakfast
- Built a snowman
- Seen a shooting star
- Held a frog
- Slept in a tent
- Made a sandcastle
- Lost a baby tooth at school
- Ridden a horse or a pony
- Planted a seed and watched it grow
- Found a four-leaf clover
- Fed the ducks
- Drawn a picture on a foggy window
- Built a fort out of cushions
- Stayed up to see the new year begin
- Read a whole book in one day
- Worn my clothes inside out by accident
- Sung in front of my class
- Had a pet fish
- Tried to count the stars
- Jumped in a puddle on purpose
- Seen a double rainbow
- Made slime
- Learned to ride a bike
- Dreamed I could fly
- Given my toy a name
- Laughed so hard I got the hiccups
- Put my shoes on the wrong feet
- Pretended the floor was lava
- Written a letter to a friend
- Baked cookies
- Found a shell on the beach
- Caught a snowflake on my tongue
- Had a sleepover
- Been on a train
- Made a birthday card for someone
- Won a race
- Dressed up as an animal
- Talked to my pet as if it could understand me
- Eaten a strawberry straight from the plant
- Helped cook dinner
- Been the first one awake on a holiday morning
- Built a tower taller than me
- Watched a caterpillar turn into a butterfly
- Made up my own song
- Fallen asleep in the car and woken up at home
Play this deck: Never Have I Ever, Kids deck
Never have I ever questions for family
Statements every generation can answer, about home, holidays and the little things that go wrong.
- Burned the toast
- Fallen asleep during a film
- Sung in the car with the windows down
- Knocked on the wrong door
- Grown my own vegetables
- Made a cake from scratch
- Been on a boat
- Eaten breakfast for dinner
- Lost the TV remote in the sofa
- Put the milk in the cupboard by mistake
- Walked into a room and forgotten why
- Watched the sun rise
- Stayed in my pajamas all day
- Learned a dance from a video
- Called someone by the wrong name
- Waved back at someone who was waving at somebody else
- Planted a tree
- Cooked a meal for the whole family
- Fixed something with tape
- Had a picnic in the rain
- Gone camping
- Done a jigsaw puzzle with more than 500 pieces
- Made a family tree
- Watched the same film more than five times
- Missed a bus by a few seconds
- Laughed at my own joke before the end
- Worn odd socks all day without noticing
- Looked for my glasses while wearing them
- Learned to swim
- Taken a family photo where someone blinked
- Kept a houseplant alive for a whole year
- Said “you too” when someone said “enjoy your meal”
- Gone back home because I forgot something
- Given a name to a car
- Played a board game that lasted more than two hours
- Hidden a vegetable I didn’t want to eat
- Got lost using a map
- Read a bedtime story and fallen asleep first
- Made pancakes in a funny shape
- Searched for my phone while talking on it
Play this deck: Never Have I Ever, Family deck
Never have I ever questions for teens and friends
Clean statements for teens and adults, about music, films, food, phones and everyday disasters.
- Stayed up all night talking at a sleepover
- Laughed so hard I cried
- Watched a whole series in one weekend
- Learned a song from an online video
- Read a book because a friend said it was good
- Been to a concert
- Tried a food I couldn’t pronounce
- Eaten pizza with a knife and fork
- Started a new hobby and stopped after a week
- Sent a voice note longer than five minutes
- Accidentally liked a very old photo while scrolling
- Cooked a full meal for my friends
- Watched a scary film and slept with the light on
- Pretended to know the words to a song
- Been on a roller coaster
- Argued about how to say a word
- Taken more than fifty photos of the same view
- Tripped over absolutely nothing
- Sung out loud with headphones on, thinking nobody could hear
- Stayed in bed until the afternoon
- Entered a talent show
- Learned a dance from a trend
- Solved a puzzle cube
- Slept outside under the stars
- Made a playlist for a friend
- Spent a whole day without my phone
- Laughed at the wrong moment in a quiet room
- Gone to the cinema on my own
- Written a poem or a song
- Had a song stuck in my head all day
- Built something I still use
- Changed my mind about a film after watching it again
- Tried a new sport and loved it
- Sent a message to the wrong person
- Ordered the same thing every time at the same place
- Spent longer choosing a film than watching it
- Started a group chat just to plan one thing
- Spoken in an accent for a whole day
- Volunteered at a community event
- Got lost in my own town
- Fallen asleep during a sleepover before anyone else
- Replied to a message months late
Play this deck: Never Have I Ever, Friends deck
Never have I ever questions for work
Light statements for a team meeting or an away day, fine for a manager to read out.
- Pressed reply all by accident
- Talked for a minute while muted on a call
- Forgotten someone’s name right after hearing it
- Eaten lunch at my desk every day for a week
- Worked from a café
- Brought in cake to share with the team
- Named a file “final final”
- Had my best idea on a walk
- Used a wall of sticky notes as a to-do list
- Sent an email and then remembered the attachment
- Led a meeting that finished early
- Learned a new skill for just one project
- Organized a team event
- Changed my desk setup three times in a month
- Learned something from a colleague I now use every day
- Worked with someone in another time zone
- Filled a whole whiteboard in one meeting
- Kept a plant alive on my desk
- Planned a holiday in a spreadsheet
- Had a nickname at work
- Dressed up for a themed day at work
- Walked into the wrong meeting room
- Cleared my whole inbox
- Said “you’re on mute” more than five times in one call
- Shown a new starter around
- Given a presentation without slides
- Worked on a project I’m really proud of
- Waved at the end of a video call and waited for it to close
- Started the day with a to-do list and finished with a longer one
- Joined a video call from somewhere unusual
Play this deck: Never Have I Ever, Work deck
How to play Never Have I Ever on one phone
Never Have I Ever on this site deals the statements and keeps track of everyone’s fingers on a single phone or tablet. It takes 3 to 12 players and needs no sign-up.
The reader reads the card out loud: “Never have I ever…”
Anyone who has done it says so and puts a finger down.
The phone shows how many fingers everyone has left.
Tap Next card, and the next person reads.
- Enter the names of everyone playing.
- Choose the decks: Kids, Family, Friends or Work, or several at once. A “Play this deck” link on this page opens the game with that deck already picked.
- Choose how to answer. Out loud, the reader taps the names of everyone who has done it. With secret answers, the phone goes round and each person taps their answer behind a pass screen, which suits shy groups.
- See who’s left. The phone shows who put a finger down and how many fingers everyone has left, then deals the next statement.
The game ends when only one person still has fingers up, and anyone who is out keeps answering along the way. Statements don’t repeat within a game, and you can add your own, saved on your device. For the full rules, read the Never Have I Ever rules.
Keep it kind
- Let people skip. Anyone can pass on a statement without saying why.
- No targeting. A statement written so that only one person at the table has to put a finger down isn’t a question; it’s a call-out.
- Mix the decks for mixed ages. Kids and Family together suit a family dinner; add Friends once everyone is a teenager or older.
- Celebrate the stories. Ask “what happened?” when a finger goes down for something funny, and let the teller decide how much to share.
More question games
Try our would you rather questions, where the group splits between two options, and who’s most likely to questions, where everyone points at the person who fits best. Truth or Dare has clean decks for kids, families and friends too. For more ideas, see every party game or our indoor games for kids.
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