Aliens Love Underpants: questions to ask and activities to try
Aliens love underpants, but there are none in space! Aliens Love Underpants is a zany, rhyming picture book guaranteed to get children laughing.
What age is it for? Aliens Love Underpants is best for ages 2–6. Good for: Pure silliness, rhyme and laughing together.
Aliens Love Underpants (Claire Freedman and Ben Cort)
- Age
- 2-6
- Best for
- Pure silliness, rhyme and laughing together
Just enjoy it: read with silly voices and let your child find the funniest pants. Funny books make reading time something to look forward to.
What it helps with
- Laughing together
- Rhyme and rhythm
- Imagination and silliness
- Getting reluctant readers interested
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why do the aliens come to Earth?”
- “What do they do with the pants?”
- “Which pants are the funniest?”
- “Where do they hide?”
- “What would you take to space?”
- “What rhymes with pants?”
5-minute activities to try together
Pants line
Draw and cut out silly pants and hang them on a string washing line.
Alien visit
Pretend an alien has landed. What would you show it on Earth?
Free printables: Aliens Love Underpants worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Age
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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