If you’re looking to keep your baby shower lively and entertaining, baby shower games are the perfect solution! Here are 20 enjoyable game ideas to help celebrate the parents-to-be and ensure everyone has a blast.
Having a baby is a significant milestone that calls for celebration, and a baby shower is the perfect way to mark this special occasion. While the focus is often on stocking up on essential baby gear and enjoying delicious treats, games add an extra layer of fun and laughter to the event. They’re not only a great way to break the ice among guests who may not know each other but also provide an opportunity for everyone to mingle and create lasting memories together.
So, let’s dive into these exciting baby shower game ideas that are sure to delight your guests and keep them engaged throughout the celebration.
1. Baby Bingo
Who doesn’t love a classic game of bingo? It’s a fantastic way to keep guests entertained while the parent-to-be opens their presents.
Simply hand out bingo cards or sheets of grid paper to each guest, and have them write down the gifts they think the parent-to-be will receive in each square.
As gifts are opened, players can cross off the corresponding squares, and the first person to get a straight line of crossed-off squares shouts “Bingo!” and wins a prize.
2. Baby Photo Guessing Game
This game adds a personal touch to the celebration by inviting guests to share their own baby photos. Before the event, ask guests to bring along a baby photo of themselves.
These adorable snapshots can then be displayed on a bulletin board, magnet board, or table during the baby shower. Guests can take turns guessing who’s who, and the person who correctly identifies the most baby photos wins.
3. Chocolate Diaper Game
Parenting often involves plenty of potty talk, and that’s why the chocolate diaper game is a hit at baby showers. If your guests enjoy a good laugh, this game is sure to bring on the giggles. Just remember, there’s only chocolate in these diapers!
What You’ll Need:
– Assorted mini candy bars
– Disposable diapers, each labeled with a number
How to Play
Start by slightly melting various mini candy bars and placing each one inside a diaper. Label each diaper with a number, keeping track of which candy bar corresponds to each number. Guests pass the diapers around, examining, smelling, and even tasting the chocolate to guess what kind of candy bar is inside. The guest who correctly guesses the most candy bars wins!
4. Hot Potato Dirty Diaper
Looking for a two-in-one game? Begin with the dirty diaper game early on. Then, reuse those diapers for a lively round of hot potato. It’s simple to set up, and you’ll be amazed by how frantic guests become to avoid being left holding the “dirty” diaper!
What You’ll Need:
– A “dirty” diaper
– Timer or music
How to Play:
Have guests sit in a circle and pass the “dirty” diaper clockwise. Play a baby-themed song or set a timer. When the music stops or the timer buzzes, the person holding the diaper is out. Continue playing in rounds until one player remains.
5. Guess the Baby Food
This game is trickier than it sounds. Challenge your guests’ taste buds with this silly and messy activity.
What You’ll Need:
– Blindfolds
– Jars of baby food with labels removed, in various flavors
– Spoons
– Aprons or bibs
How to Play:
Pair up your guests and have them blindfold each other. One partner becomes the “feeder” while the other becomes the “taster.” The feeder dips a spoon into different jars of baby food while the blindfolded taster tries to guess each flavor.
It’s not as easy as it sounds, especially if the feeder struggles to get the spoon into the taster’s mouth! Rotate roles so everyone has a chance to participate and reminisce about those messy high chair days.
6. Ice Cube Baby Race
Get ready for a fun race to see whose ice cube melts the fastest! It’s entertaining to watch as guests get creative in their efforts to melt their ice cubes.
What You’ll Need:
– Ice cube trays
– Mini plastic babies (available at craft stores or online)
– Cups for serving drinks and ice cubes
How to Play:
Before the baby shower, place a small plastic baby in each slot of an ice cube tray, fill with water, and freeze. The babies will be frozen inside the ice cubes.
During the shower, give each guest a drink with one baby ice cube. The first person whose ice cube melts completely shouts, “My water broke!” and wins.
7. Down the Hatch
There’s something amusing about seeing adults use baby bottles. This game is sure to elicit giggles from your guests. However, drinking from a baby bottle isn’t as easy as babies make it seem!
What You’ll Need:
– A baby bottle for each guest, with nipples
– Beverages to fill the bottles
How to Play:
Fill the baby bottles with your chosen beverage and have guests race to drink it as quickly as possible through the nipple. The first guest to finish all the liquid in their bottle wins!
8. Baby Guessing Game
As the due date approaches, everyone is eager to imagine what the baby will look and act like. This game encourages guests to join in on the anticipation and speculate about the baby’s future.
What You’ll Need:
– Answer sheets (printables are available online, or you can create your own with a list of physical attributes and personality traits)
– Pens or pencils
How to Play:
Before the baby shower, ask the mom-to-be to fill out an answer sheet detailing the physical features and personality traits she hopes the baby will inherit from herself and her partner. Provide guests with blank answer sheets at the shower and have them guess the mom-to-be’s choices. Compare answers afterward, and the guest with the most correct guesses wins.
9. Celebrity Baby Name Match
Celebrities often choose unique and unexpected names for their babies, like colors (Blue) or objects (Apple). Some celebs are even more famous for their baby names than their careers. In this game, guests will put their knowledge of celebrity baby names to the test. It’s a fun mix of pop culture and parenthood that everyone can enjoy, whether they have kids or not.
What You’ll Need:
– A list of celebrity baby names
– Paper
– Pens or pencils
How to Play:
Provide guests with lists featuring celebrity parents in one column and their uniquely named babies in another. Challenge them to match the correct parents with their babies’ names.
10. Lullaby Name That Tune
Guests can showcase their musical talents and reminisce about their childhood with this classic game. Encourage creativity with the lullabies for a lively karaoke session that everyone can join in on.
What You’ll Need:
– A list of lullabies
– Paper
– Pens
– 2 bowls
How to Play:
Have guests write down their favorite lullabies on paper strips or prepare a list beforehand. Divide guests into teams and give each team a bowl with half the strips. One member of each team hums or acts out the lullaby while their teammates try to guess the tune. The first team which will empty their bowl wins.
11. Name the Baby Animals
Test your guests’ knowledge of baby animal names with this adorable game. It’s a delightful way to learn some animal trivia and enjoy cute pictures of baby animals.
What You’ll Need:
– A list of animal moms and babies
– Pens
How to Play:
Distribute a list of animal names or pictures and ask guests to match each animal with its baby name. The guest with to have the most correct answers will wins.
12. Diaper Motivational Messages
Make late-night diaper changes a little more enjoyable for the new parents with this thoughtful and fun game. Guests can write encouraging or humorous messages on diapers to brighten up those sleep-deprived moments.
What You’ll Need:
– A basket of clean diapers
– Sharpies or glow-in-the-dark markers
How to Play:
Invite guests to write messages on the diapers to help the parents stay motivated during those late-night changes. Remind them to write only on the outside of the diapers. It’s a DIY baby shower gift that will bring smiles for weeks to come.
13. Blindfolded Baby Changing
Think changing a baby is a piece of cake? This game sheds light on the real challenges of this task that new parents face multiple times a day! It’s a fun activity, especially for showers with guests from different generations or grandma showers.
What You’ll Need:
– 1 to 2 baby dolls with clothes
– Stack of infant diapers
– 1 to 2 blindfolds
How to Play:
Arrange the baby dolls and diapers. One by one, blindfold your guests and task them with undressing the baby, changing the diaper, and dressing it again. The guest who completes the task the fastest wins a prize. You can also have two guests race each other, and the quickest one wins.
14. Play-Doh Babies
Take a trip down memory lane with this nostalgic baby shower game where guests create baby sculptures using Play-Doh. It’s a delightful activity that brings out the inner artist in everyone, regardless of their artistic abilities.
What You’ll Need:
– 12 or more tubs of colored Play-Doh (or similar modeling clay)
How to Play:
Before guests get too imaginative about making babies, surprise them with a bag of Play-Doh. Divide them into teams or let each person work solo, then distribute cans of Play-Doh and let the creativity flow. The mom-to-be selects her favorite sculpture as the winner.
15. “Pregnancy Brain” Memory Game
Blame it on hormones or the whirlwind of preparing for parenthood, but forgetfulness is a common symptom during pregnancy. This game is suitable for all ages and abilities, offering a fun memory challenge for everyone involved.
What You’ll Need:
– Assorted small baby items
– Tray
– Towel
– Paper
– Pens
How to Play:
Arrange 10 to 15 baby items on a tray (such as a pacifier, bottle, bib, thermometer, etc.). Cover the tray with a towel and bring it into the room. After revealing the items for 15 seconds, move the tray away and give guests one minute to write down as many items as they can remember.
Award a prize to the person with the most correct answers, and let the mom-to-be keep all the items. Alternatively, show the tray for 10 seconds, remove one item, and see who can identify the missing item when the tray is brought back.
16. No “Baby” Allowed
At a baby shower, it’s natural for everyone to be talking about babies. But in this game, saying the word “baby” is strictly off-limits! Guests will have a blast trying to avoid the forbidden word by using synonyms and paying close attention to their words.
What You’ll Need:
– A safety pin for each guest
How to Play:
As guests arrive, give each one a safety pin or clothespin to attach to their shirt. Explain that they’re not allowed to say the word “baby.” If someone catches them saying it, they get to claim the offender’s pin. The person who gets the most pins wins.
17. Baby Item Scavenger Hunt
Get guests up and moving with this scavenger hunt that sends them searching for common baby items.
What You’ll Need:
– A printable list of clues about various baby items
How to Play:
There are a couple of ways to organize this scavenger hunt. You can hide multiple copies of a single baby item (like a onesie or pacifier) around the party space, and the guest who finds the most wins. Alternatively, hide various baby items and provide guests with a list of everything to find.
18. Guess the Cravings
Discover who knows the mom-to-be best by guessing her recent pregnancy cravings in this entertaining game.
What You’ll Need:
– Paper
– Pens
How to Play:
Have the mom-to-be describe her cravings without naming the actual food. For example, she might say, “It’s cold and sweet!” for ice cream. Guests write down their guesses, and the one with the most correct answers wins.
19. Guess How Long
Keep guests engaged during present-opening time by adding a guessing game into the mix.
What You’ll Need:
– Timer
How to Play:
Set a timer while the mom-to-be opens her gifts. The person whose gift is being opened when the timer goes off wins. Repeat the timer until all the presents have been opened.
20. The Price Is Right
Put your guests’ pricing skills to the test with this baby shower version of the classic game show.
What You’ll Need:
– A list of everyday baby items
– Pens or pencils
How to Play:
Before the shower, compile a list of baby items and their average prices. Have guests guess the prices, and whoever comes closest without going over wins.
When it comes to prizes, it’s not necessary to break the bank. Small, inexpensive items like seed packets, mini bottles of bubble bath, or chocolate bars are perfect for rewarding the winners and adding to the fun of the baby shower.
