Planning a baby shower to celebrate the parents-to-be and welcome a new little one into the world is exciting! One of the best ways to keep guests entertained and help everyone mingle is by including a few fun baby shower games.
Baby shower games add laughter and break the ice, creating lasting memories for everyone involved. From classic favorites to creative activities, these baby shower games are easy to organize and guaranteed to be a hit at your celebration.
Here are 25 fun baby shower games your guests will love!
Classic Baby Shower Games
1. Guess the Baby Food
What You Need: Several jars of baby food and spoons
How To Play: Remove the labels from several jars of baby food and number them. Guests smell or taste each one and try to guess the flavor. The guest with the most correct guesses wins.
2. Advice for the Parents
What You Need: Printed out sheets
How To Play: Give each guest a themed sheet with space to write their advice for the parents-to-be. There are no winners for this game, just great memories for the new parents to look back on.
3. Baby Bingo
What You Need: Bingo cards
How To Play: Before gifts are opened, guests fill in bingo cards with items they think the parents will receive. As gifts are opened, guests mark off items on their cards.
4. Guess the Baby Bump Size
What You Need: Ribbon or string and scissors
How To Play: Guests cut a piece of ribbon or string to the length they think matches the mom-to-be’s belly. The closest guess wins a prize.
5. Diaper Raffle
What You Need: Raffle tickets
How To Play: Guests bring a pack of diapers to enter a raffle drawing for a prize. This fun activity also helps the parents stock up on essentials.
Baby Trivia & Guessing Games
6. Baby Family Feud
What You Need: A buzzer and a Family Feud game printed out or hooked up to a TV
How To Play: Divide guests into teams and go head-to-head answering common baby-related questions! Create your own baby-themed questions and choose a host to lead the game.
7. Celebrity Baby Match
What You Need: Photos of celebrities and their babies printed out
How To Play: Provide a list of celebrity parents and see if guests can match them with their children.
8. Guess the Due Date
What You Need: A calendar
How To Play: Guests write their prediction for the baby’s arrival date on a calendar. Whoever guesses closest wins (bragging rights or maybe a small prize) after the baby arrives.
9. Baby Name Race
What You Need: Paper
How To Play: Give guests one minute to write as many baby names as possible. The person with the longest list wins.
10. Nursery Rhyme Quiz
What You Need: A custom-made worksheet
How To Play: Create a worksheet with missing words from popular nursery rhymes and see who can complete them correctly.
Silly & Interactive Games
11. Dirty Diaper Game
What You Need: A variety of chocolates and diapers
How To Play: Melt different chocolate bars into diapers and have guests guess the candy based on appearance or smell.
12. Baby Bottle Bowling
What You Need: 10 plastic baby bottles and a soft ball
How To Play: Strike up some fun with a baby-themed game of bowling! Set 10 plastic baby bottles up like bowling pins, grab a ball, and let guests knock down as many as they can in one roll.
13. Blindfolded Diaper Changing Race
What You Need: Blindfolds, diapers, and baby dolls
How To Play: Divide guests into teams and have them relay-race to diaper a baby doll while blindfolded. The fastest team wins!
14. Feed the Baby
What You Need: Applesauce or pudding, spoons, and blindfolds
How to Play: Guests pair up. One person is blindfolded while the other guides them as they try to feed them. The team that finishes first (or makes the least mess!) wins.
15. Baby Predictions Card
What You Need: Custom-made worksheets
How To Play: Guests fill out cards predicting the baby’s birth date, weight, hair color, and eye color. These make fun keepsakes for the parents! You can find templates online, or make your own.
Creative Baby Shower Activities
16. Decorate Onesies
What You Need: Onesies for each guest, fabric markers or a variety of fabric with needles and thread
How To Play: There’s nothing more special than handmade gifts from your guests. Order a set of plain onesies and provide items to decorate with. It can be simple with fabric markers, or more advanced with different pieces of fabric and needle and thread.
17. Who Knows Mom Best?
What You Need: Custom-made trivia question sheet
How To Play: Create trivia questions about the mom-to-be and see which guest knows her best.
18. Baby Photo Guessing Game
What You Need: A board to display photos
How To Play: Ask guests to bring a baby photo of themselves and display them on a board. Everyone guesses which photo belongs to each guest.
19. Baby Sock Matching Game
What You Need: Several pairs of baby socks
How To Play: Place a pile of mixed baby socks on a table. Guests race to match the pairs as quickly as possible. The person who matches the most pairs in one minute wins.
20. Baby Word Scramble
What You Need: Worksheets
How To Play: Provide a list of scrambled baby-related words and see who can solve them the fastest.
Easy & Quick Party Games
21. Candy in the Baby Bottle
What You Need: Your choice of candy and a baby bottle
How To Play: Fill a baby bottle with candies and have guests guess how many are inside.
22. Baby Shower Mad Libs
What You Need: Baby-related mad lib sheets
How To Play: Guests fill in the blanks to create funny baby-themed stories.
23. What’s in the Diaper Bag?
What You Need: A diaper bag and a variety of baby items (pacifier, diapers, wipes, bottle, formula, baby clothes, etc.)
How To Play: Display several baby items inside a diaper bag. Guests write down as many items as they can remember after seeing them briefly.
24. The Price Is Right: Baby Edition
What You Need: Answer key with researched prices of common baby items
How To Play: Guests guess the price of common baby items like bottles, diapers, and pacifiers.
25. Pacifier Hunt
What You Need: Several pacifiers
How To Play: Hide several pacifiers around the party area and have guests search for them. Whoever finds the most wins.
As you plan your baby shower, don’t forget the details that make the celebration special, like beautiful decorations, food, and party favors. With the right mix of games and personal touches, planning a baby shower will be an event guests will remember!
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