25 Fun Baby Shower Games Everyone Will Actually Want to Play

Planning a baby shower should be exciting, but figuring out how to keep everyone entertained can sometimes be a challenge. The good news is that baby shower games have come a long way from the awkward activities you may remember from showers years ago.

Whether you’re planning a traditional baby shower, a co-ed celebration, a small gathering with close friends, or a big family event, the right games can get guests talking, laughing, and celebrating the parents-to-be.

Below are 25 fun baby shower games ranging from easy icebreakers to competitive group activities, guessing games, and sentimental keepsakes.

1. Guess the Baby Photo

Before the shower, ask each guest to send the host a baby photo of themselves.

Display all of the photos on a board and number them. Guests write down which person they think matches each baby picture.

At the end of the shower, reveal the answers.

This is one of the best baby shower games for groups where many guests already know each other, but it can also be a great way for different sides of the family to get acquainted.

2. Don’t Say “Baby”

Give every guest a clothespin, bracelet, ribbon, or other small item when they arrive.

The rule is simple: no one is allowed to say the word “baby.”

If someone catches another guest saying it, they get to take that person’s item. The guest with the most items at the end of the party wins.

It’s easy, inexpensive, and lasts throughout the entire shower.

3. Baby Shower Bingo

Create bingo cards filled with common baby shower gifts such as:

• Diapers
• Baby blankets
• Bottles
• Onesies
• Pacifiers
• Baby shampoo
• Stuffed animals
• Wipes

As the parents-to-be open their gifts, guests mark the corresponding squares.

The first person to complete a row wins.

4. Guess the Baby’s Due Date

Create a calendar around the baby’s expected due date and have each guest choose the date they think the baby will arrive.

You can also have guests guess:

• Birth weight
• Birth length
• Time of birth
• Hair color
• Eye color

Save everyone’s predictions and see who comes closest when the big day finally arrives.

5. Baby Name Race

Give guests one or two minutes to write down as many baby names as possible.

You can make the game harder by choosing a specific letter.

For example:

Write as many baby names beginning with “A” as possible in 60 seconds.

The person with the most unique names wins.

6. The Price Is Right: Baby Edition

Purchase or print pictures of several common baby products.

Examples include diapers, wipes, formula, bottles, diaper cream, pacifiers, and baby shampoo.

Guests try to guess the price of each item.

The person whose total is closest without going over wins.

As an added bonus, the parents-to-be can keep the products afterward.

7. Baby Food Taste Test

Remove the labels from several jars or pouches of baby food and number them.

Guests taste each one and try to identify the flavor.

Some possibilities include:

• Sweet potato
• Applesauce
• Peas
• Banana
• Carrots
• Pear
• Turkey and vegetables

Just make sure guests are aware of the ingredients beforehand in case anyone has food allergies.

8. Guess the Baby Item

Place several baby-related objects inside a bag where guests can’t see them.

Guests reach into the bag and try to identify each item using only their sense of touch.

Items could include:

• Pacifier
• Baby spoon
• Bottle
• Teething ring
• Sock
• Rattle
• Diaper
• Baby brush

Give one point for every correct guess.

9. What’s in Your Purse?

Create a list of items commonly found in a purse or handbag and assign each one a point value.

For example:

Lip balm — 1 point
Receipt — 1 point
Bandage — 2 points
Baby photo — 3 points
Tape measure — 5 points
Screwdriver — 10 points

The guest with the highest score wins.

For a co-ed baby shower, you can change this to What’s in Your Pocket or Bag?

10. Baby Emoji Pictionary

Create phrases related to babies, parenting, children’s books, movies, or nursery rhymes using emojis.

Guests have to figure out what each combination represents.

For example, emojis could represent titles like:

• The Cat in the Hat
• Three Blind Mice
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Rock-a-Bye Baby

This works especially well as a printable baby shower game guests can complete while eating or socializing.

11. Nursery Rhyme Quiz

Write down incomplete lines from familiar nursery rhymes and ask guests to finish them.

You may be surprised by how difficult it becomes when you’re suddenly put on the spot.

The person with the most correct answers wins.

12. Baby Trivia

Test everyone’s knowledge about pregnancy, babies, and newborns.

Questions could include:

• How many diapers does the average newborn use each day?
• At approximately what age do babies usually begin crawling?
• How many bones does a newborn have?
• Which sense develops first?

Keep the questions lighthearted rather than turning the shower into an exam.

13. Who Knows Mom Best?

Create 10 to 15 questions about the mom-to-be.

Examples include:

• What is her favorite food?
• What was her first job?
• What was her biggest pregnancy craving?
• What baby name did she love as a child?
• What is her favorite movie?
• What does she think the baby’s first word will be?

The guest with the most correct answers wins.

You can also create a Who Knows the Parents Best? version for couples.

14. Mom or Dad?

Before the shower, ask both parents a series of questions.

For example:

Who will change more diapers?

Who will be the stricter parent?

Who will spoil the baby more?

Who will take more pictures?

Who will wake up first when the baby cries?

Guests guess which parent was chosen for each question.

This is particularly fun for co-ed baby showers.

15. Baby Charades

Write baby-related words or phrases on individual slips of paper.

Ideas include:

• Changing a diaper
• Rocking a baby to sleep
• Pushing a stroller
• Feeding a bottle
• Baby’s first steps
• Bath time
• Putting together a crib

Divide everyone into teams and play traditional charades.

16. Baby Pictionary

Baby Pictionary works just like regular Pictionary, except every clue relates to babies or parenting.

Possible clues include:

• Stroller
• Crib
• Pacifier
• Teddy bear
• Diaper bag
• High chair
• Baby monitor
• Car seat

The worse the drawings are, the better the game usually gets.

17. Diaper Raffle

A diaper raffle isn’t technically a traditional game, but it is one of the most useful baby shower activities for expecting parents.

Ask guests to bring a package of diapers in exchange for a raffle ticket.

During the shower, draw a ticket and award the winner a prize.

Meanwhile, the parents leave with a much-needed supply of diapers.

Consider encouraging guests to bring several different sizes rather than only newborn diapers.

18. Name That Baby Song

Create a playlist of songs containing the word “baby” in the title or lyrics.

Play a few seconds of each song and have guests identify the song or artist.

You can include songs from several generations so guests of different ages have a chance to shine.

19. Baby Shower Scattergories

Choose several categories such as:

Baby names
Baby items
Children’s books
Things found in a nursery
Baby foods

Pick one letter.

Guests have a limited amount of time to write down an answer for every category beginning with that letter.

Duplicate answers don’t receive points, encouraging everyone to think creatively.

20. Advice for the Parents

Not every baby shower activity needs to have a winner.

Give guests cards asking them to write a piece of advice for the new parents.

You can include prompts such as:

“The best parenting advice I’ve ever received is…”

“When things get difficult, remember…”

“One thing I wish someone had told me about having a baby is…”

Collect the cards and place them in a keepsake box for the parents.

21. Wishes for Baby

Similar to advice cards, this activity creates something the family can treasure for years.

Guests complete sentences like:

I hope you learn…

I hope you love…

I hope you always remember…

I hope you become…

I hope you laugh about…

The completed cards can later become part of the baby’s scrapbook or memory box.

22. Guess the Baby’s Features

Will the baby have Mom’s eyes or Dad’s?

Grandma’s smile?

Curly hair?

Dimples?

Create a prediction card where guests guess which family member’s features the baby might inherit.

Parents who have already had a 3D ultrasound may have gotten an early peek at the baby’s face, which can make everyone’s predictions even more entertaining.

23. Design a Baby Onesie

Provide plain white onesies along with fabric markers.

Guests decorate a onesie for the new baby.

Instead of another party favor or game sheet that gets thrown away, the parents leave with several personalized outfits.

You can award prizes for categories such as:

• Funniest design
• Most creative
• Cutest
• Best artwork

24. Late-Night Diaper Messages

Buy a package of diapers and leave permanent markers on a table.

Ask guests to write funny or encouraging messages on the back of the diapers.

Examples might include:

“You’ve got this!”

“Sorry about the smell.”

“3:00 a.m. — living the dream.”

“This one is Dad’s turn.”

Those messages may provide a much-needed laugh during late-night diaper changes.

25. Baby Predictions and Time Capsule

Create prediction cards asking guests about the baby’s future.

Questions could include:

What will the baby’s first word be?

What career will they have someday?

What will their favorite food be?

What sport or hobby will they love?

What personality trait will they get from Mom or Dad?

Place everything into a sealed box to open on the baby’s first, fifth, tenth, or even eighteenth birthday.

How Many Baby Shower Games Should You Play?

You usually don’t need to fill the entire party with games.

For most showers, three to five baby shower games or activities is plenty.

A good schedule might include:

One simple activity as guests arrive, one or two organized games during the shower, an activity during gift opening, and one sentimental keepsake activity.

Remember that people also want time to eat, talk, take photos, watch gifts being opened, and spend time with the parents-to-be.

How Do You Choose Baby Shower Games?

Consider your guest list before choosing your games.

For a large baby shower

Try games everyone can participate in simultaneously, such as:

• Bingo
• Baby trivia
• Guess the due date
• Baby Pictionary
• Baby name games

For a small baby shower

More personal games work especially well:

• Who knows Mom best?
• Advice for the parents
• Baby predictions
• Guess the baby photos

For a co-ed baby shower

Consider activities that aren’t exclusively focused on the mom-to-be:

• Mom or Dad?
• Baby trivia
• Charades
• Pictionary
• The Price Is Right
• Diaper raffle

For guests who don’t know each other

Start with an easy icebreaker such as Guess the Baby Photo or Don’t Say Baby.

What Are Good Baby Shower Game Prizes?

Prizes don’t have to be expensive.

Simple ideas include:

• Coffee shop gift cards
• Candles
• Chocolates
• Mini plants
• Hand lotion
• Wine glasses
• Gourmet snacks
• Lottery tickets
• Small gift baskets

You can also skip prizes altogether for more sentimental activities.

Make the Baby Shower About Creating Memories

The best baby shower games aren’t necessarily the most elaborate ones. They’re the games and activities that make people laugh, start conversations, and create memories with the parents-to-be.

Choose a few activities that fit the personalities of your guests rather than trying to squeeze every possible baby shower tradition into one afternoon.

And before the baby shower arrives, many families love getting an early glimpse of the newest member of the family. A 3D or 4D ultrasound can provide detailed images of baby’s face, expressions, hands, feet, and movements that can become part of the celebration itself.

At A Glimpse of Me, families can turn those special moments during pregnancy into memories they’ll be able to share with grandparents, siblings, friends, and eventually their little one.

Whether you’re planning a baby shower, preparing for a gender reveal, or simply counting down the days until baby’s arrival, enjoy the celebration. This is one chapter you’ll want to remember.

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