Baby Shower Games: 20 Fun and Easy Ideas

Good baby shower games get guests mixing, laughing and celebrating the parent to be without dragging on. Below are 20 fun baby shower games ideas, from easy pen and paper quizzes you can print at home to lively team challenges, each with the number of players, what you need and how to play. Pick three or four, keep each one under 15 minutes, and have a small prize ready for every winner.

Most of these work for in person, co-ed and virtual showers. Where a game is a twist on a classic, we link to the full rules page so you can explain it with confidence.

Icebreaker baby shower games

Don't Say Baby

Players: Any number
You need: A small clothespin or ribbon for each guest

Give every guest a clothespin as they arrive. If anyone hears another guest say the word "baby", they take that person's pin. Whoever has the most pins when the gifts are opened wins. It runs in the background all afternoon and needs no explaining twice.

Baby Photo Match

Players: 6 to 40
You need: Baby photos of guests (collected ahead), a numbered board, answer sheets

Ask guests to send a baby photo before the shower and pin them up with numbers. Guests write down who they think each baby is. The person with the most correct matches wins, and the reveal is always one of the funniest moments of the day.

Two Truths and a Baby Lie

Players: 6 to 20
You need: Nothing

Each guest shares two true facts and one made up fact about their own childhood or their first meeting with the parent to be. Everyone guesses the fib. It is a gentle version of two truths and a lie and works well when the guests do not all know each other.

Guess the Bump

Players: 5 to 30
You need: A ball of string or ribbon, scissors

Pass around a ball of string. Each guest cuts a piece they think will fit exactly around the parent to be's bump. Measure each piece in turn, and the closest wins. Ask the guest of honor first if they are happy to take part.

Baby Advice Cards

Players: Any number
You need: Cards and pens

Guests write one piece of advice, a wish for the baby or a prediction (birth date, weight, hair color). Read a few aloud, then draw one card at random for a prize. The parents get a keepsake to read later.

Quizzes and printable baby shower games

Baby Bingo

Players: 6 to 50
You need: Printable bingo cards with blank squares, pens

Hand out blank 5x5 grids and ask guests to fill each square with a gift they expect the parent to be to open, such as bibs or a sleeper. As gifts are unwrapped, guests mark matching squares. First to complete a line shouts "Bingo" and wins. It keeps everyone watching during gift opening.

Nursery Rhyme Quiz

Players: 4 to 40
You need: Printed quiz sheets, pens

Print the first half of 15 nursery rhyme lines and ask guests to finish them, or list scrambled rhyme titles to unscramble. Give five minutes and mark answers together. It is an easy printable game that works for all ages.

Guess the Price

Players: 4 to 30
You need: Ten baby items with price tags hidden, answer sheets

Line up everyday baby items such as wipes, a pacifier and diaper cream. Guests guess the price of each. The closest total without going over wins. Guests always find the real prices surprising.

Baby Animal Names

Players: 4 to 40
You need: Printed list of adult animals, pens

List 20 adult animals (kangaroo, goose, deer, frog) and ask guests to write the name of the baby: joey, gosling, fawn, tadpole. Most correct answers in three minutes wins.

Mom or Dad Quiz

Players: 6 to 40
You need: Question sheet prepared with the parents

Ask the parents to be ten questions in advance, such as "who is more likely to sleep through the night feed?" Guests guess who the answer will be for each one. Read the real answers aloud. This is a favorite at couple and co-ed showers.

Baby Word Scramble

Players: 4 to 40
You need: Printed scramble sheet, pens

Scramble 15 baby words like "rattle", "stroller" and "lullaby". Set a timer for three minutes. The guest with the most unscrambled words wins. Keep a few spare copies printed for latecomers.

Funny team and active games

Baby Food Taste Test

Players: 6 to 20
You need: Six to eight jars of baby food with labels covered, spoons

Number each jar and give guests a small taste on a fresh spoon. They write down what they think each flavor is. The best score wins. Check for allergies first and offer the option to guess by sight and smell only.

Diaper Changing Race

Players: 4 to 12
You need: Baby dolls, diapers, blindfolds (optional)

Pairs or individuals race to put a diaper on a doll. For extra laughs, do it blindfolded or with oven gloves on. Fastest neat job wins. Run it as a knockout if you have lots of players.

Pass the Baby Parcel

Players: 8 to 30
You need: A small gift wrapped in many layers, music

Play music while guests pass the parcel around the circle. When the music stops, the person holding it removes one layer, and some layers can hide a small task or baby fact. Whoever opens the final layer keeps the gift. See our passing the parcel guide for the full setup.

Baby Charades

Players: 6 to 30
You need: Slips with baby themed words, a timer

Split into two teams. One player acts out a word such as "burping", "bath time" or "teething" without speaking while their team guesses within one minute. Teams take turns, and the most correct guesses wins. Use the standard charades rules for signals.

Bottle Race

Players: 4 to 10
You need: Baby bottles filled with water or juice

Players race to finish a small amount of juice or water from a baby bottle. The first to empty it wins. It is quick, silly and great for photos.

Build a Baby Tower

Players: 4 to 20
You need: Baby food jars or diaper boxes, a timer

Teams get 60 seconds to stack as many baby items as they can into a tower that stands for three seconds. Tallest standing tower wins. It is a fast, minute long challenge that fills a gap between bigger games.

Low key games for any shower

Guess How Many

Players: Any number
You need: A jar filled with small candies or safety pins, slips of paper

Fill a clear jar and place it by the door. Guests write their name and guess as they arrive. Reveal the count at the end, and the closest guess takes the jar home.

Baby Shower Scavenger Hunt

Players: 6 to 40
You need: A list of items found in handbags or around the room

Read out items guests might have with them, such as a hair tie or a photo of a pet. Each guest scores a point for each item they have. Most points wins. For a bigger version, follow our scavenger hunt ideas.

Wishes for Baby Blocks

Players: Any number
You need: Wooden blocks or cards, markers

Guests write a wish or message on a block or card. Later the parents can stack the blocks into a tower at home and read a wish each time one is pulled. It is calm, sweet and suits any shower.

Planning tips for baby shower games

• Pick three to five games. One icebreaker as guests arrive, one or two quizzes, and one active game is a good mix for a two to three hour shower.
• Print everything the day before. Make a few spare copies, sharpen pencils and put sheets on clipboards so guests can play from the sofa.
• Ask the guest of honor first. Some parents to be love Guess the Bump; others would rather skip anything about their body.
• Prizes. Small candles, hand cream, plants, chocolates or a coffee shop card work well. Buy one more prize than you think you need.
• Virtual showers. Baby Photo Match, Mom or Dad Quiz, nursery rhyme quizzes and Baby Animal Names all work on a video call with answers typed in the chat. Use our scoreboard to keep track.
• Splitting into teams. For team games, the random team generator mixes up family and friends quickly.

How to choose

For a small, quiet group, lean on quizzes and the advice cards. For a big or co-ed crowd, use team games like Baby Charades and the Diaper Changing Race. If guests do not know each other, start with Don't Say Baby and Two Truths and a Baby Lie so names get learned early.