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Baby shower games

This page is for anyone hosting a baby shower with a mixed room of grandparents, coworkers, partners and kids. Each game lists what to buy or print, the steps, and one tip. We left out the games that measure or comment on the parent-to-be's body.

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15 classic baby shower games

These are the 15 games hosts play most often, starting with the ones nearly every shower includes.

1. Baby bingo

Players: 5 or moreAges: 6 and upYou need: blank bingo cards and pens (works on a video call if you email the cards)

  1. Give every guest a blank 5 by 5 card before the gifts are opened.
  2. Guests fill each square with a gift they expect to see, such as diapers, a blanket or a board book.
  3. As the parent-to-be opens each gift, guests cross off any square that matches.
  4. The first guest with five in a row calls bingo and wins a prize.

Keep two or three prizes ready, because several guests often get bingo on the same gift.

2. Don't say baby

Players: 6 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: one clothespin per guest

  1. Clip a clothespin to each guest's shirt as they arrive and tell them the word "baby" is banned.
  2. Anyone who hears another guest say "baby" takes that guest's clothespin.
  3. The guest holding the most clothespins when the gifts are finished wins.

At a long shower, add a second banned word halfway through, such as "cute" or "diaper".

3. Guess the baby food

Players: 4 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: 6 to 8 jars of baby food with the labels removed, spoons, paper and pens

  1. Peel the labels off the jars, number each lid, and keep a list of which flavor is which.
  2. Pass the jars around so guests can look at each one and taste it with a clean spoon.
  3. Each guest writes a guess for every number.
  4. Read out the answers. The guest with the most correct flavors wins.

Check the ingredients for allergens first, and let guests guess by smell and color if they prefer not to taste.

4. Guess the price of baby items

Players: 4 or moreAges: 10 and upYou need: 8 to 10 baby items with the receipt, paper and pens (works on a video call if you hold each item up to the camera)

  1. Buy everyday baby items such as diapers, wipes, a pacifier and baby shampoo, and keep the receipt.
  2. Show the items one at a time while guests write down what they think each one costs.
  3. Guests add up their own totals.
  4. Read the real total. The closest guess that does not go over wins.

Give all the items to the parents afterward, so the game doubles as a gift.

5. Who's that baby?

Players: 6 or moreAges: 6 and upYou need: a baby photo of each guest, a board to pin them on, paper and pens (works on a video call with the photos on a shared screen)

  1. Ask guests to send or bring a photo of themselves as a baby.
  2. Number the photos and pin them to a board.
  3. Guests write down which guest they think each baby is.
  4. Reveal the answers one photo at a time. The guest with the most correct matches wins.

Add baby photos of the parents-to-be so guests can argue about who the baby will look like.

6. Baby word scramble

Players: Any numberAges: 8 and upYou need: a printed list of scrambled baby words, pens, a timer (works on a video call)

  1. Scramble the letters of 15 to 20 baby words, such as "stroller" and "lullaby", and print one sheet per guest.
  2. Hand out the sheets face down and start a three-minute timer.
  3. Guests unscramble as many words as they can.
  4. When time is up, read the answers. The guest with the most correct words wins.

Put one long word on the list, such as "pediatrician", to break ties.

7. Which parent said it?

Players: 5 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: answers collected from both parents ahead of time, paper and pens (works on a video call)

  1. Before the shower, ask each parent-to-be the same 10 questions separately, such as "What is the first thing you will teach the baby?"
  2. Write each answer on a card and leave the name off.
  3. Read the cards aloud one at a time. Guests write down which parent they think said it.
  4. The parents reveal the answers. The guest with the most correct guesses wins.

This one suits a co-ed shower because both parents take part. Ask a friend of each parent to suggest questions.

8. Diaper changing race

Players: 4 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: two dolls or stuffed animals, a pack of diapers, a table

  1. Lay two dolls on a table, each with a clean diaper next to it.
  2. Two guests race to put a diaper on their doll.
  3. The first diaper that stays on when the doll is lifted wins the round.
  4. Winners play each other until one guest is left.

For a co-ed shower, run it as a relay between two teams and have the players wear oven mitts.

9. Baby bottle race

Players: 3 or moreAges: 6 and upYou need: one clean baby bottle per player, water or juice

  1. Pour the same small amount of water or juice into each bottle, about two ounces.
  2. On "go", players drink through the nipple as fast as they can.
  3. The first player to hold up an empty bottle wins.

Keep the amount small, because drinking through a bottle nipple is much slower than it looks.

10. Guess the chocolate in the diaper

Players: 4 or moreAges: 10 and upYou need: 6 different chocolate bars, 6 diapers, a marker, paper and pens

  1. Number the diapers on the outside with a marker.
  2. Soften a piece of each chocolate bar in a bowl in the microwave, spoon it into a diaper, and note which bar went where.
  3. Pass the diapers around. Guests look and smell, then write down which chocolate bar they think is in each one.
  4. Read out the answers. The guest with the most correct guesses wins.

Choose bars with different fillings, such as caramel, wafer or peanuts, and tell guests if any contain nuts.

11. What's on the tray?

Players: 4 or moreAges: 6 and upYou need: a tray, 15 to 20 small baby items, a cloth, paper and pens (works on a video call if you hold the tray up to the camera)

  1. Arrange the baby items on the tray and cover it with the cloth.
  2. Uncover the tray and let guests study it for 30 seconds.
  3. Cover it again. Guests have two minutes to write down every item they remember.
  4. The longest correct list wins.

For a twist, carry the tray out of the room and ask questions about the person who carried it, such as the color of their shoes.

12. Name that baby animal

Players: Any numberAges: 6 and upYou need: a printed list of 15 adult animals, pens (works on a video call)

  1. Print a list of adult animals, such as swan, kangaroo, goat and owl.
  2. Guests write the name for each animal's baby next to it.
  3. Read out the answers. For the four above they are cygnet, joey, kid and owlet.
  4. The guest with the most correct answers wins.

Mix easy ones like cat and dog with a few hard ones, such as hare (leveret) and eel (elver).

13. Finish the nursery rhyme

Players: Any numberAges: 6 and upYou need: a printed sheet of nursery rhyme first lines, pens (works on a video call)

  1. Write out the first line of 10 to 12 nursery rhymes, such as "Hickory dickory dock".
  2. Guests fill in the next line from memory.
  3. Read the full rhymes aloud while guests mark their own sheets.
  4. The guest with the most correct lines wins.

With a small group, play it out loud in two teams. Read a first line, and the first team to finish it scores a point.

14. Baby predictions

Players: Any numberAges: 8 and upYou need: prediction cards and pens (works on a video call with an online form)

  1. Give each guest a card with blanks for the birth date, time of day, weight, length and hair color.
  2. Guests fill in their guesses and sign the card.
  3. Collect the cards and hand them to the parents.
  4. After the baby is born, the parents announce whose guesses came closest.

Add a line for one piece of advice so the parents have the cards as a keepsake.

15. Baby sock match

Players: 2 or moreAges: 5 and upYou need: 10 to 15 pairs of baby socks, a laundry basket, a timer

  1. Separate all the pairs and mix the loose socks in the basket.
  2. One guest tips out the basket and pairs as many socks as they can in 30 seconds.
  3. Count the correct pairs, mix the socks again and pass the basket to the next guest.
  4. The guest with the most pairs wins.

Buy socks in similar colors and sizes to make it harder, then give them all to the parents.

Games to play from one phone

Open one, pick who's playing, and pass the phone around.

Would You Rather questions for families

Pick one of two options, then see how everyone else voted.

199 questions

Truth or Dare questions for families

Choose truth or dare and the phone deals a card. Add players and it tracks whose turn it is.

271 truths and dares

Charades ideas for families

The phone shows what to act out and runs the timer. Tap when your team gets it.

402 ideas

This or That questions for families

Two words, pick one, next. Vote on each and see the split.

162 questions

Most Likely To questions for families

Read the card, count to three, and everyone points at someone.

190 questions

Never Have I Ever questions for families

Ten fingers up. Put one down for each thing you've done.

257 questions

Icebreaker questions for families

Questions that get a short story out of anyone, for meetings, classes and first dates.

112 questions

Tools for the host

Random team generatorPaste the names, choose how many teams, and get a fair random split.

Questions people ask

How many games should you play at a baby shower?
Two or three is enough for a two-hour shower. Pick one that runs in the background while people eat, such as don't say baby, and one or two that everyone sits down for. Opening gifts takes longer than most hosts expect, so plan the games around it.
What baby shower games work for a co-ed shower?
Races and guessing games suit a mixed group: the diaper changing race, the baby bottle race, guess the price and which parent said it. A guest who has never held a baby can still win any of them.
Can you play baby shower games on a video call?
Yes. Baby bingo, the word scramble, name that baby animal, baby predictions and which parent said it all work if you email the sheets ahead of time. For guess the price or the memory tray, hold the items up to the camera and have guests type their answers in the chat.

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Updated November 2026.