30 Creative Questions to Spark a Kid's Imagination

Casual Car Conversations with my 7-year-old

Jun 13, 2025

Random Observation/Comment #881: Car convos are the best convos. No eye contact and lots of random thoughts.

//Created with ChatGPT4o (without uploading a photo of Evie)

Why this List?

I’ve found conversations while driving to be very relaxing. I think I’ve had the most heart-to-hearts with my parents while sitting in the back seat just talking about random ideas. With my 7-year-old, I’m trying to make the conversations fun and engaging. I’d like to foster her imagination because everything else will likely be replaced or substituted with AI thinking. Let’s hope I’m helping raise a resilient child that knows how to do things with her hands (e.g. cooking) and can narrate a creative prompt.

These prompts are just to spark some conversation and some of her responses are put under the prompt. This seems like a fun imagination sparking activity. Our responses were pretty fun and telling.

The Goldfish Olympics - You’re a goldfish and today is the Fish Olympics. What event are you competing in, and how do you win?
Sandwich Scientist - You invented the most delicious sandwich in the world. What’s in it and what happens when someone eats it?
Magic Backpack Portal - Your backpack has a secret portal. Where does it lead, and what do you do there?
Mayor of the Underwater City - You just became mayor of an underwater city. What’s the first rule you make? What snacks do you eat there?
Robot’s First Day at School - You’re a robot going to school for the first time. What do you misunderstand about being a kid?
Build-A-Friend Workshop - You can build a new friend out of buttons, feathers, and candy wrappers. What’s their name and personality?
The Treehouse Island - You wake up in a magical treehouse on an island. What’s your daily routine?
Pet Translator - You invent a device that lets animals talk. What’s the first thing your favorite animal says to you?
Blanket Fort Kingdom - You’re queen of a blanket fort kingdom. What are your rules and what does your throne look like?
Compliment Machine - You build a robot that gives amazing compliments. What are some of the best ones it says?
Time-Traveling Crayon - One of your crayons can time travel. What do you draw? Where or when does it take you? (Purple crayon super hero!)
The Color Stealer - One day, the color blue disappears from the world. What happens and how do you bring it back?
Ice Cream Time Machine - Every scoop of a magic ice cream sends you to a different time. What flavors do you try?
Whispering Library - You visit a library where books whisper secrets. What does one of them tell you?
The Tiny Room Architects - You have to design a house for a mouse, a spider, and a frog. What do their rooms look like?
Planet of Opposites - You land on a planet where everything is the opposite. What’s the opposite-you like?
The Joke Garden - You plant a joke seed and grow a hilarious plant. What does it say when it blooms?
The Sock That Talks - One of your missing socks comes back and it talks. What stories does it tell?
Rainbow Maker - You’re in charge of designing today’s rainbow. What patterns or surprises do you hide inside?
Alien Pizza Chef - An alien opens a pizza shop on Earth. You help with the menu. What’s the most popular topping?
The Slide That Never Ends - A slide appears in your backyard and it never stops. Where does it take you?
Invisible for a Day - You’re invisible for one day. What’s the first (kind and funny) thing you do?
Dragon Dentist - You’re the dentist for dragons. What’s the weirdest part of your job?
Living Paintings - A painting in a museum comes to life and talks to you. What does it say?
Magic Recipe Swap - You find a cookbook with magical recipes. What’s the weirdest one you try?
Dream Detective - You help people solve mysteries in their dreams. What’s your latest case?
Sound Collector - You collect sounds in jars. What three sounds would you save forever?
The Forget-Me-Not Bird - A bird helps people remember happy things they forgot. What does it remind you of?
Your Bed is a Spaceship - At night, your bed becomes a spaceship. Where do you travel, and what do you bring back?
The Compliment Contest - You enter a contest for the best compliment. What do you say? Who do you say it to?