The best baby showers strike the perfect balance between celebration and entertainment. While everyone gathers to honour the parents-to-be, baby shower games transform the event from a simple gathering into an unforgettable experience filled with laughter, connection, and memories.
Whether you're planning a sophisticated afternoon tea or a relaxed backyard barbecue, this guide offers game ideas to suit every style of baby shower and every type of guest list.
Classic Baby Shower Games
These time-tested favourites never fail to entertain:
Guess the Baby Food
A hilarious taste-testing challenge:
- Remove labels from 8-10 jars of baby food
- Number each jar and provide tasting spoons
- Guests try to identify each flavour
- The person with the most correct guesses wins
- Pro tip: Include some unusual flavours for extra laughs
Baby Bingo
Perfect for gift opening:
- Create bingo cards with typical baby gifts in each square
- Guests mark off items as the mum-to-be opens presents
- First to complete a line shouts "Baby Bingo!"
- Multiple winners keep guests engaged throughout gift opening
- Free printable templates available online or create custom cards
Don't Say Baby
A game that runs throughout the event:
- Give each guest a small item (dummy clip, ribbon, or pin)
- If caught saying "baby," they forfeit their item to the person who caught them
- Guest with the most items at the end wins
- Creates playful interaction throughout the celebration
Baby Word Scramble
A quiet game for any moment:
- Provide sheets with scrambled baby-related words
- Set a time limit (usually 5 minutes)
- Most correct unscrambles wins
- Include a mix of easy and challenging words
- Works well while guests are arriving or during afternoon tea
Diaper Raffle
A double-duty game that builds the parents' nappy stockpile while running a low-key prize draw:
- On the invitation, ask guests to bring a pack of nappies in any size
- Each pack earns one raffle ticket; bringing two earns two, and so on
- Drop tickets into a jar at the door as guests arrive
- Draw a winner during the gift-opening segment
- Pro tip: Suggest a range of sizes — newborn nappies are outgrown fast, while size 2 and 3 get the most use. A printed size chart on the invitation prevents everyone bringing the same pack.
The raffle structure quietly encourages bigger contributions without pressuring anyone, and parents-to-be end up with weeks of nappies covered before the baby even arrives.
Interactive Group Games
Get everyone involved with these crowd-pleasers:
Baby Item Relay Race
Team-based fun:
- Divide guests into teams
- Set up stations with tasks: diaper a doll, dress a baby outfit, pack a nappy bag
- Teams race to complete all stations
- Fastest team with all tasks completed correctly wins
- Great for mixed-age groups
Blindfolded Nappy Change
Hilariously challenging:
- Use a baby doll and real nappies
- Blindfold volunteers and time their attempts
- Fastest successful change wins
- Add obstacles like putting on pants for extra difficulty
- Perfect icebreaker that gets everyone laughing
Baby Shower Pictionary
Drawing fun with a baby twist:
- Create cards with baby-related words and phrases
- Teams take turns drawing while others guess
- Use a timer for each round
- Include funny scenarios like "2am feeding" or "nappy explosion"
- Works well for competitive groups
Musical Bumps
A baby-themed take on musical chairs:
- Guests dance or walk around while music plays
- When music stops, everyone sits
- Last to sit is out
- Continue until one winner remains
- Great for burning off energy and creating laughs
Creative and Craft Games
For the artistic crowd:
Decorate the Onesie
Guests create wearable art:
- Provide plain white onesies in various sizes
- Set up fabric markers, paints, and stamps
- Each guest decorates a onesie for the baby
- Mum-to-be receives a collection of unique outfits
- Creates meaningful keepsakes from each guest
Baby Predictions Cards
Capture everyone's guesses:
- Provide cards asking for predictions about the baby
- Include birth date, weight, length, hair colour, eye colour
- Ask who the baby will look like
- Seal and save to check after birth
- Creates a lovely keepsake for the baby book
Nursery Rhyme Quiz
Test childhood memories:
- Prepare sheets with nursery rhyme excerpts
- Leave blanks for missing words
- Guests fill in from memory
- Include some obscure rhymes for challenge
- Award prizes for perfect scores
Design the Baby's Room
Creative planning activity:
- Provide paper, markers, and decorating magazines
- Guests sketch or collage their ideal nursery design
- Mum-to-be chooses her favourite
- Generates fun decor ideas
- Works well with smaller, intimate groups
Modern and Unique Games
Fresh ideas for contemporary celebrations:
Baby Photo Match
Guess who's who:
- Ask guests to bring their own baby photos beforehand
- Display all photos numbered at the shower
- Guests try to match photos to attendees
- Great conversation starter
- Create a display board for the event
The Price Is Right: Baby Edition
Guessing game with practical items:
- Display various baby products with price hidden
- Guests guess the cost of each item
- Closest to actual price (without going over) wins each round
- Educational for parents-to-be about baby costs
- Include both expensive and budget items for variety
Celebrity Baby Match
Pop culture fun:
- Create sheets with celebrity names and their children's names
- Guests match parent to child
- Include some obvious and some obscure pairings
- Good for guests who enjoy entertainment news
- Add pictures for visual interest
Baby Emoji Pictionary
Digital-age twist:
- Create sheets with emoji combinations representing baby items or phrases
- Guests decode the emoji messages
- Examples: 👶🛁 = baby bath, 🍼🌙 = night feed
- Most correct answers wins
- Modern twist on traditional word games
Icebreaker Games
Perfect for groups where not everyone knows each other:
Two Truths and a Baby Lie
Getting-to-know-you fun:
- Each guest shares three statements about their birth or childhood
- One statement is false
- Other guests vote on which is the lie
- Reveals surprising facts about friends and family
- Great for mixed groups
Baby Name Race
Quick thinking challenge:
- Set a timer for 2 minutes
- Guests write as many baby names starting with a chosen letter
- Most names wins
- Repeat with different letters or categories (boy names, girl names, unisex)
- Creates natural conversation about name preferences
How Well Do You Know Mum?
Celebrate the mum-to-be:
- Prepare questions about the mum's preferences and history
- Guests answer individually
- Compare answers to what mum says
- Include baby-related questions ("What's her biggest pregnancy craving?")
- Makes mum feel special and celebrated
The Clothespin Game
A no-prep classic that runs alongside everything else:
- Hand each guest 3 clothespins (or pegs) as they arrive — pinned to a sleeve, collar, or scarf
- Choose a forbidden word that's relevant to the day, like "cute," "tiny," or "labour"
- If anyone catches another guest saying the forbidden word, they take one of that guest's pegs
- Guest with the most pegs at the end of the shower wins the prize
- Pro tip: Pick a word that's hard to avoid in baby-shower conversation. "Cute" is brutal — most guests are out of pegs within the first hour.
It's similar in spirit to "Don't Say Baby," but the physical pegs make the catching moment more visible and turn it into an ongoing background game everyone can play without thinking about it.
Games for Co-Ed Baby Showers
When partners and mixed company are invited:
Daddy or Mummy's Bag
Partner challenge:
- Both parents-to-be race to pack a nappy bag
- Include essential items scattered around the room
- First to pack everything correctly wins
- Hilarious watching the competitive dynamic
- Good spectator entertainment
Baby Beer Pong (Non-Alcoholic)
Party game made family-friendly:
- Set up traditional beer pong layout
- Use baby bottles instead of cups
- Fill with juice, milk, or water
- Normal ping pong rules apply
- Fun for competitive couples
How Big Is Mum's Belly?
Classic measuring game:
- Provide toilet paper or ribbon
- Guests tear off what they think matches mum's belly circumference
- Hold up to mum to compare
- Closest measurement wins
- Always generates laughs (and usually overestimation!)
Tips for Successful Baby Shower Games
Planning and Preparation
Choose the Right Number of Games:
- 3-4 games is usually ideal
- Factor in time for food, gifts, and socialising
- Have backup games ready if energy is high
Consider Your Guests:
- Mix active and seated games
- Include options for all mobility levels
- Balance competitive and collaborative activities
Prepare Prizes:
- Small, crowd-pleasing prizes work best
- Candles, chocolates, and bath products are popular
- Consider prizes useful for any guest
- Wrap prizes for presentation
Timing Your Games
Before Guests Arrive: Set up all game stations and materials
As Guests Arrive: Start with passive games like Baby Bingo or Don't Say Baby
Early in the Event: Use icebreakers to help guests mingle
Mid-Event: Play active group games when energy is highest
During Gift Opening: Run Baby Bingo alongside
End of Event: Award all prizes and wrap up ongoing games
Making Games Inclusive
- Offer seated alternatives for standing games
- Avoid games that might make guests uncomfortable
- Provide clear instructions for all activities
- Have team options so shy guests aren't singled out
- Consider any cultural sensitivities in your guest list
Baby Shower Games Comparison Matrix
A quick at-a-glance guide for picking the right games for your shower. Use this to balance prep effort, energy level, and group size.
| Game | Prep Time | Best Group Size | Energy Level | Co-Ed Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guess the Baby Food | 30 min | 6–20 | Low | Yes |
| Baby Bingo | 15 min (or printables) | Any | Low | Yes |
| Diaper Raffle | None (asks on invite) | Any | Low | Yes |
| Don't Say Baby | None | Any | Low (background) | Yes |
| Baby Word Scramble | 10 min | Any | Low | Yes |
| Baby Item Relay Race | 30 min | 8–20 | High | Yes |
| Blindfolded Nappy Change | 5 min | 4–12 | High | Yes |
| Baby Shower Pictionary | 15 min | 6–20 | Medium | Yes |
| Decorate the Onesie | 30 min (supplies) | Any | Medium | Yes |
| Baby Predictions Cards | 10 min | Any | Low | Yes |
| The Price Is Right: Baby Edition | 30 min | Any | Low | Yes |
| Baby Photo Match | 15 min | 8–25 | Low | Yes |
| Two Truths and a Baby Lie | None | 6–15 | Low | Yes |
| The Clothespin Game | None | Any | Low (background) | Yes |
| How Big Is Mum's Belly? | 5 min | Any | Low | Yes |
| Daddy or Mummy's Bag | 10 min | Couples + audience | Medium | Designed for it |
A few of these have travelled around under different names — if you've seen baby-shower lists call The Price Is Right: Baby Edition the Baby Item Price is Right, or How Big Is Mum's Belly? the Guess the Belly Size, or Baby Predictions Cards the Baby Predictions and Advice Cards, they're the same games. Pick the variant that suits your group.
Creating Your Perfect Baby Shower
The best baby shower games bring people together while celebrating the exciting arrival on the horizon. Whether you choose classic favourites like the Diaper Raffle and Clothespin Game or modern twists like Baby Emoji Pictionary, the key is matching activities to your guests and the style of your event.
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