A baby shower is one of those events where you truly realize the meaning of the saying, “It takes a village.” Seeing all your loved ones come together to celebrate you and your bundle of joy would warm anyone’s heart!
The best baby showers are the ones with lively conversations and hearty laughter. And what better way to entice those laughs than with the right party games?
Today, we’ve rounded up our 15 favorite baby shower games. Some you can print, others will make you run, while the rest will get the conversation going.
Here are the ideas sure to add a whole lot of joy to your event.
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Funny Baby Shower Games
Baby showers are a time when everyone you love comes together. So, maybe your cousin from back home has nothing in common with your college best friend – what do they talk about? In that case, there’s no better choice than a few funny baby shower games to lighten the mood with a laugh.
Don’t Say Baby
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: Clothespins
Time Required: Throughout the party
Let’s start off with a classic. At the start of this game, everyone puts on an equal number of clothespins on their clothes. Now, the trick is not to say the word “baby.”
Since it’s a baby shower, that will actually be harder than you think. Every time someone says “baby,” they’ll have to lose a clothespin. The winner is whoever has the most pins at the end of the shower! Of course, the host decides their reward.
Celebrity Baby Name Game
Difficulty: Easy to Medium
What You Need: List of celebrity couples
Time Required: 15–30 minutes
It wouldn’t be a baby shower without some fun pop culture trivia. In this, you’ll be testing everyone’s knowledge of famous celebrities and their personal lives. Pretty fun, right?
All you need to do is create a list of famous couples that have children together. Then, ask your guests to guess their baby’s names. The person with the most correct answers wins!
Once again, you can decide the reward, whether it’s a gift card or a brunch with the mom-to-be.
Diaper Derby
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: Baby dolls, diapers
Time Required: 5–10 minutes per round
This one’s not just fun but practical, too! You and your guests will be learning a valuable skill along the way.
First, you have to divide your guests into teams – a great way to find out who’s bonding with who. Next, you set a timer, and everyone races to put a diaper a baby doll as quickly as possible. The first team to finish wins!
Trust us – this practice will definitely come in handy when the baby’s here.
Active Baby Shower Games
If your baby shower were only a few hours of sitting on your couch and exchanging pleasantries, it simply wouldn’t be fun! These active baby shower games are a great way to help your guests feel more at home. When they’re up and moving around, you can give them a tour of your home, too.
Bottle chugging
What would you need? Lots of baby feeders or bottles. 2. Drinks such as milk or juice.
Give each participating guests a baby feeder or bottle and fill them with a general drink such as milk, juice or water. Everyone can stand in a line and announce the start of the game by saying “Go” or “Ready, steady, go!”. They have to drink through the teat. Whoever finished first would be the winner.
Baby Food Bingo
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: Bingo cards, baby food jars
Time Required: 20–30 minutes
Bingo doesn’t have to be boring! When you put a baby shower twist on it, it can actually be quite fun. This one can make your gift-opening session even more exciting than usual.
First, create bingo cards with different baby food combinations. Since it’s a baby shower, people will definitely bring lots of baby food as gifts. As the host opens baby gifts, guests can mark off the corresponding squares on their cards.
The first person to get a bingo wins!
Baby Item Scavenger Hunt
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: List of baby items, hidden items
Time Required: 15–30 minutes
This one will definitely get your guests up and moving about. It’s a scavenger hunt! That’s right – you can even make your baby shower adventurous.
All you have to do is hide baby items around the house or whatever venue you’ve held the party. This can be behind the gifts, under a table, in the kitchen, or even in plain sight to trick your guests. Then, you can give your guests a list of the items you’ve.
The trick here is to divide everyone into teams – it makes the game all the more fun. The first team to find all the items wins!
Musical Binkies
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: Binkies, music
Time Required: 10–15 minutes
Musical chairs are a must-play game at bachelorette parties, but what if you put a baby shower twist on them? Yes, that’s right! You can play a game of musical chairs with binkies instead of chairs.
The rules in this one will only be a little different. When the music stops, guests must grab a binky. The last person without a binky is out, so everyone needs to be fast!
Printable Baby Shower Games
If you’re planning your own baby shower, you may not have the time to get the props for elaborate games. In that case, you’ll love these printable baby shower games. They’re just as fun, but they only take a few minutes to prep!
Baby Word Scramble
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: Word scramble sheet, pens
Time Required: 10–15 minutes
This one’s pretty self-explanatory. All you need to do is create a list of baby-related words and scramble the letters. Then, your guests will have to unscramble the words and write them down.
Whoever does it first wins!
Baby Trivia
Difficulty: Easy to Medium
What You Need: Trivia questions, answer sheets, pens
Time Required: 15–20 minutes
Whether your guests have children, are expecting, or don’t have children, this game will be fun for everyone. You’ll find out just how much everyone in the room knows about childcare!
First, you’ll have to create a trivia quiz with questions about babies, pregnancy, and parenting. Then, your guests can answer the questions individually or in teams. We’d recommend going individually since everyone has different experiences with childcare.
Baby Shower Mad Libs
Difficulty: Easy
What You Need: Mad Libs template, pens
Time Required: 10–15 minutes, Can be completed casually during the event.
Mad Libs is always fun, regardless of the event. It can make your baby shower a blast, too! All you need to do is create a Mad Libs story with baby-related words, and guests can fill in the blanks.
You need to have printable Mad Libs1 for this one. So, account for the prep for this game before the event. The host will hand out Mad Libs which the guests will fill out during your baby shower. When everyone is finished, each person can read out their story and parents-to-be can choose the winner. This game sure will bring laughter to your event.
Trust us – the result will be a hilarious story that has everyone slapping their knee.
Unique Baby Shower Games
The only way to make your baby shower unforgettable is to give your guests something they’ve never seen before. They probably think they’ve played all kinds of baby shower games, but these ones are truly one-of-a-kind!
Baby Shower Pictionary
Difficulty: Medium
What You Need: Paper, markers, baby-related words
Time Required: 20–30 minutes
We bet your guests have never played this game before. It’s a baby shower version of the classic Pictionary game! The rules are pretty simple, too.
First, divide all your guests into teams. Each team will have a go where they draw baby-related words or phrases. Then, the rest of the teams will have to guess what they’ve drawn.
The first team to guess the correct answer wins. It’s as simple as that!
Baby Shower Charades
Difficulty: Medium
What You Need: Baby-related words or phrases
Time Required: 20–30 minutes
Charades is honestly a classic that turns any party into a blast. The same goes for baby showers, too! By the end of it, everyone will be bonding over laughter, even the two guests you thought would never get along.
The rules are very simple for this one, too. First, you need to divide your guests into teams. We’d recommend putting unlikely pairs together, as it gives them a chance to get to know each other.
Then, each team can act out baby-related words or phrases. Meanwhile, the rest of the teams have to guess the answers with each other’s help. The first team to guess correctly wins!
Stinky Messages
Difficulty: Medium
What You Need: Diapers of varying sizes and thick, non-toxic markers
Time Required: 20–30 minutes
Diapers are the most likely gift at baby showers. In fact, you’ll probably end up with a ton of them by the end of the party. Why not put them to use?
Trust us when we say you’ll need a laugh when you’re changing another dirty diaper in the middle of the night. In this game, each guest will take a diaper and write something funny or encouraging on the packaging. It’ll put a smile on your face on those days when parenting really gets tough.
This game will really get everyone’s creative juices flowing. During those late-night changes, you’ll find messages like, “Oops, I did it again!” and “Dad’s turn…”.
Bonus Easy Baby Shower Game
The Baby Bucket List
Prep needed: No planning needed ahead of time.
Things needed: A pen, a card for notes and a bucket for each guest.
Ask guests to write down at least one thing the new parents should do in baby’s first year. The ideas could include things they wish they did with their children, or activities they think parents-to-be will enjoy doing with their child. This could include Advice, trips ideas and maybe even about the kind of presents to give to the child. Collect all the notecards and present them to parents-to-be by the end of the party.
Other Games Ideas
Baby Shower Fued
Just like the TV shows, it will be a fued but only with the baby related questions. Its all about guessing what the survey says! You can be creative with the survey questions and write down your own. Also, there are plenty of baby shower fued questions and slides on the internet just a search away!
Make Your Baby Shower Party Fun With These Games!
So what do you think? Do you think these baby shower games will make your party unforgettable? Spoiler: the answer is yes!
These games are a ton of fun and pretty easy to set up and give your guests an opportunity to get to know each other. The result will be a lively baby shower with effortlessly flowing conversations and memories that will last a lifetime.
Don’t wait – add these games to your baby shower itinerary and watch your party go from dull to extraordinary.