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Question Jar

Age 4–18
Jar, paper strips, pen
10–15 min

What It Builds

Connection, conversation skills, and emotional expression. It turns everyday moments, like meals and car rides, into chances for everyone to feel heard.

How to Do It

  1. 1

    Decorate a jar together so it feels like a shared family object.

  2. 2

    Write open-ended questions on strips of paper.

  3. 3

    Fold the strips and drop them in the jar.

  4. 4

    At meals or in the car, take turns pulling a question and have everyone answer, parents included.

  5. 5

    Add new questions over time to keep it fresh.

Tips & Variations

  • Keep questions open-ended so there are no wrong answers.
  • Mix light, fun questions with deeper ones.
  • Let your child write some of the questions themselves.
  • Example questions: "What made you laugh today?", "If you had any superpower, what would it be?", and "What is something you felt proud of this week?"
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