50 Baby Shower Games: For Any Kind of Baby Shower

Let’s be honest: the words “baby shower games” can make even the most supportive bestie groan. We have all sat through cringey icebreakers or watched chocolate melt in a diaper with horror.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Whether you are hosting a virtual hangout, a massive co-ed bash, or an intimate tea party, you need activities that actually get people talking (and laughing).

We curated a list of 50 baby shower games that range from hilarious to sentimental, ensuring your guests leave with memories, not just party favors.

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1. Nursery Rhyme Quiz

Test your guests’ memory of classic childhood tales and rhymes.

You’ll need:

• One quiz printout for each guest.
• Pens, pencils, or markers.

To play:

Choose one of these two methods to run the game:

1. Passive Play: Place sheets and pens on a table near the entrance. Guests fill them out at their leisure and return them before gift opening.
2. Group Play: Hand out sheets at a designated time and set a timer for 5 minutes. Read the answers aloud and award a prize to the highest score.

2. Diaper Shot Put

This game proves that handling diapers can actually be a competitive sport.

You’ll need:

• Three diaper pails, baskets, or boxes.
• Several disposable diapers.
• Masking tape or a floor marker.

To Play:

1. Open several diapers, pour a cup of water into each to give them weight, roll them up, and tape them shut.
2. Line up your three containers at varying distances (easy, medium, hard).
3. Mark a standing line on the floor with tape.
4. Have guests take turns throwing the weighted diapers into the bins.
5. Award points based on distance (e.g., 10, 20, and 50 points). The highest score wins.

3. Make a Baby

Unleash your guests’ artistic side with this molding challenge.

You’ll Need:

• A small tub of Play-Doh per guest.
• Cupcake liners.

To Play:

1. Stack the dough and liners on a table with a sign instructing guests to “Make a Baby.”
2. Guests sculpt a miniature baby and place it inside the cupcake liner.
3. Toward the end of the shower, the mom-to-be judges the creations and picks a favorite.

4. Place Your Bets

Let everyone guess when the little one will make their grand entrance.

You’ll Need:

• Large poster board or a printed calendar month.
• Markers or pens.

To Play:

1. Draw a calendar grid on the poster board representing the baby’s due month (and perhaps the surrounding weeks).
2. Guests write their names on the specific date they predict the baby will differ.
3. Keep the calendar; once the baby is born, mail a prize to the person who guessed closest.

5. Who’s That Baby?

Ask guests in the invitation to bring a baby photo of themselves (or email it to you beforehand).

You’ll Need:

• A large board or wall space.
• Numbered sticky notes.
• Collected photos of guests as babies.
• Paper and pens for guessing.

To Play:

1. Mount the photos on the board and assign a number to each one.
2. Hand out paper and ask guests to match the baby photo to the adult in the room.
3. Reveal the answers one by one. The guest with the most correct matches wins.

6. The Baby Animal Game

Do your friends know a baby echidna is called a puggle? Let’s find out.

You’ll Need:

• Printed game sheets matching animals to their baby names.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Distribute the sheets and pens to guests (playing in pairs works well).
2. Set a timer for 90 seconds.
3. Players race to match the adult animal to the correct baby term.
4. Read the answers aloud. The team with the most correct answers wins.

7. Draw the Baby

This simple game usually results in hilarious, Picasso-style portraits.

You’ll Need:

• Sturdy cardstock or paper plates.
• Markers.

To Play:

1. Give each guest a piece of paper and a marker.
2. Instruct them to place the paper on top of their head.
3. They must draw a picture of what they think the baby will look like without looking or removing the paper.
4. The mom-to-be picks the “best” (or funniest) drawing.

8. Celebrity Baby Names

Test your guests’ pop culture knowledge with this matching game.

You’ll Need:

• One celebrity baby name sheet per guest.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Hand out the game sheets.
2. Guests must match the unique baby name (like Apple or X Æ A-12) to the celebrity parent.
3. Review the answers as a group to determine the winner.

9. Who’s Watching The Baby?

This is an ongoing game that keeps guests alert throughout the party.

You’ll Need:

• A basket.
• Tiny plastic babies (one per guest).

To Play:

1. Instruct guests to take a tiny plastic baby upon arrival.
2. The rule is simple: they must hold the baby or have it on their body, but it cannot be in a pocket, purse, or set down on a table.
3. If someone spots an unattended baby, they can “steal” it.
4. The person with the most babies at the end of the shower wins a prize.

10. Pin The Pacifier on the Baby

A baby shower twist on the classic birthday party game.

You’ll Need:

• A Pin the Pacifier poster and sticker set.
• A blindfold.

To Play:

1. Mount the poster on a wall at eye level.
2. Have players write their names on their pacifier stickers.
3. Blindfold a player, spin them around three times, and point them toward the poster.
4. The player who sticks their pacifier closest to the baby’s mouth wins.

11. Babble Scrabble

This is great for word-lovers and works well with small teams.

You’ll Need:

• Standard Scrabble letter tiles (or printed paper tiles).
• Paper and pens for scoring.

To Play:

1. Divide guests into small teams.
2. Give each team a random assortment of letters.
3. Set a timer for 5 minutes. Teams must form as many baby-related words as possible.
4. The team with the most words (or highest Scrabble score points) wins.

12. Trans-Atlantic Babbles

A fun vocabulary lesson comparing American and British parenting terms.

You’ll Need:

• Printed word matching sheets.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Hand out the worksheets.
2. Guests must match the US term (e.g., Pacifier) to the UK equivalent (e.g., Dummy).
3. Reveal the correct pairs; the person with the most correct matches wins.

13. Baby Mad Libs

Create a nonsensical birth story with this fill-in-the-blank game.

You’ll Need:

• Baby Mad Libs sheets.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Ask guests to call out words (noun, verb, adjective) to fill in the hidden blanks of the story.
2. Alternatively, have guests fill out their own sheets individually.
3. Read the resulting stories aloud. The weirdest or funniest story takes the prize.

14. How Big is the Belly?

A classic game that involves guessing the mom-to-be’s circumference.

You’ll Need:

• Two balls of yarn or twine.
• Scissors.

To Play:

1. Pass the yarn around the room.
2. Guests cut a length of yarn corresponding to the size they think will fit perfectly around the mom’s belly.
3. Each guest wraps their string around the mom-to-be to test the fit.
4. The person whose string meets perfectly without overlapping or falling short wins.

15. Fling the Baby

Think of this as a team-building exercise with flying dolls.

You’ll Need:

• Receiving blankets.
• Small plastic babies.
• Plastic tubs or buckets.

To Play:

1. Divide guests into teams of two.
2. Each pair holds the corners of a blanket with a plastic baby in the middle.
3. Using only the blanket to launch the baby, they must catapult it into a tub placed several feet away.
4. The first team to land their baby in the basket wins.

16. Beer Belly or Baby Bump?

A simple visual game that is surprisingly tricky.

You’ll Need:

• Printed “Beer Belly or Baby Bump?” game cards.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Hand out the cards featuring zoomed-in photos of stomachs.
2. Guests check a box for “Beer” or “Baby” for each image.
3. Read the correct answers aloud; the guest with the highest score wins.

17. Baby Emojis

Decode the nursery rhyme or baby phrase using only emojis.

You’ll Need:

• Emoji game sheets.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Distribute sheets where phrases are written in emoji code (e.g., a star + a baby = Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).
2. Guests race to decode the phrases.
3. The first person to finish with all correct answers wins.

18. Blindfold Baby Feed

Expect a mess with this partner game.

You’ll Need:

• Applesauce or baby food jars.
• Plastic spoons.
• Blindfolds.
• Large bibs or trash bags for protection.

To Play:

1. Pair up guests. One sits in a chair (the baby), and the other stands behind them (the feeder).
2. Blindfold the feeder.
3. The feeder must successfully feed the seated partner the applesauce without being able to see.
4. The cleanest (or fastest) pair wins.

19. Dress the Baby

Test parenting skills without the sense of sight.

You’ll Need:

• Dolls.
• Blindfolds.
• Baby clothes (socks, hat, onesie, diaper).

To Play:

1. Give each player a doll and a pile of clothes.
2. Blindfold the players.
3. On “Go,” players race to fully dress the doll.
4. The first person to have a fully, correctly dressed baby wins.

20. Dress the Baby II (Human Version)

A hilarious oversized version of the previous game.

You’ll Need:

• Adult-sized sheets (to act as diapers) and safety pins.
• Oven mitts.
• Adult bonnets and pacifiers.

To Play:

1. Divide guests into pairs. One is the “baby,” the other is the “parent.”
2. The parent must wear oven mitts.
3. The parent must put the diaper, bonnet, and pacifier on the adult “baby” while wearing the mitts.
4. The fastest team wins.

21. Don’t Break Your Water

A high-stakes relay race perfect for outdoor showers.

You’ll Need:

• Water balloons.
• Jars or buckets.
• Ping pong balls.

To Play:

1. Give each player a water balloon to stuff under their shirt (the “baby”).
2. Give them a ping pong ball to hold between their knees.
3. Players must waddle to a finish line and drop the ping pong ball into a jar without using hands.
4. If the water balloon pops (water breaks), the player is disqualified.

22. Wishes for Baby

A sentimental activity that creates a keepsake for the child.

You’ll Need:

• “Wishes for Baby” cards.
• Pens.
• A display area (clothesline with pegs or a scrapbook).

To Play:

1. Hand out cards with prompts like “I hope you learn to…” and “I hope you get your mom’s…”
2. Guests fill them out and hang them on the line.
3. The mom-to-be can read them aloud later or keep them for the baby book.

23. Mommy Trivia

How well do the guests really know the guest of honor?

You’ll Need:

• Mommy Trivia cards.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. The hostess asks the mom-to-be a series of questions beforehand (cravings, due date, favorite nursery color) to get the answer key.
2. Guests fill out the cards trying to guess the correct answers.
3. Read the answers aloud; the guest with the most points wins.

24. The Candy Bar Matching Game

Match the pregnancy term to the famous chocolate bar.

You’ll Need:

• Printed game sheets.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Guests match a candy brand to a baby-related concept.
2. Examples: “Hospital Bill” = 100 Grand, “Girl’s Name” = Baby Ruth, “Breastfeeding” = Milky Way.
3. The person with the most correct matches wins (ideally, a chocolate bar).

25. Diaper Pong

A baby-friendly version of the college classic.

You’ll Need:

• A large board (poster or plywood).
• Diapers.
• Ping pong balls.

To Play:

1. Tape open diapers onto the board. Write a point value inside each one.
2. Set the board up at a distance.
3. Guests take turns throwing ping pong balls, trying to land them inside the diapers.
4. The highest score wins.

26. Baby Face

Create a theoretical (and likely terrifying) image of the future child.

You’ll Need:

• Printed photos of the mom and dad (face-on).
• Scissors and glue.
• Blank paper.

To Play:

1. Cut the photos into strips (eyes, nose, mouth, chin).
2. Guests mix and match the strips to create a “baby face” using the parents’ features.
3. Glue them to the paper for a funny gallery wall.

27. Bottle to Bottle

A “Minute to Win It” style game involving sprinkles.

You’ll Need:

• Four baby bottles.
• Sprinkles or small candies.
• Duct tape or strong adhesive tape.

To Play:

1. Fill one bottle with sprinkles. Tape an empty bottle upside down over the opening (neck to neck).
2. Players must shake the bottles to transfer the sprinkles from the top bottle to the bottom one.
3. The first player to transfer all sprinkles wins.

28. Sperm Cornhole

A cheeky, biology-themed twist on the yard game.

You’ll Need:

• Standard Cornhole boards.
• Custom bean bags shaped like tadpoles/sperm (check Etsy).

To Play:

1. Play using standard cornhole rules.
2. Teams take turns tossing the bean bags to get them into the hole (the “egg”).
3. The team with the most points wins.

29. Labor or Lust?

A hilarious photo game that is harder than it looks.

You’ll Need:

• A “Labor or Lust?” game sheet.
• Pens.

To Play:

1. Guests look at cropped photos of women’s faces making intense expressions.
2. They must decide if the woman is in labor or… enjoying herself.
3. Reveal the context of the photos to roars of laughter.

30. He Said, She Said

Who will be the strict parent? Guests guess with this trivia game.

You’ll Need:

• Props for each guest (e.g., a mustache on a stick for Dad, lips for Mom).
• A list of statements.

To Play:

1. Read a statement like “I was the one who suggested the name” or “I am more nervous about diaper changes.”
2. Guests hold up the prop for the parent they think said it.
3. The parents reveal the truth.

31. Babies Against Parenthood

A playful version of “Cards Against Humanity” for parents.

You’ll Need:

• A KinderPerfect or similar card deck.

To Play:

1. The mom-to-be reads a question card (setup).
2. Guests submit their funniest answer card from their hand.
3. The mom picks the funniest combination.
4. The guest with the most chosen cards wins.

32. Baby’s ABC Book

Turn your guests into illustrators for a collaborative gift.

You’ll Need:

• Printable alphabet pages (one letter per page).
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils.

To Play:

1. Assign a letter to each guest.
2. Ask them to draw something starting with that letter and sign their name.
3. Collect the pages and bind them into a custom book for the nursery.

33. What’s in the Bag?

A sensory guessing game that doesn’t require eyesight.

You’ll Need:

• 10 paper lunch bags.
• 10 baby items (pacifier, thermometer, diaper cream, spoon).
• Paper and pens.

To Play:

1. Place one item inside each bag and staple it shut. Number the bags.
2. Pass the bags around. Guests can shake and feel the bag but cannot open it.
3. Guests write down their guesses for each number.
4. Open the bags to reveal the items.

34. Guess the Book

A clever way to build a library.

To Play:

1. Ask guests on the invitation to wrap a children’s book in paper that gives a clue to the story (e.g., spotted paper for “Put Me in the Zoo”).
2. At the shower, guests examine the wrapped gifts and try to guess the titles.
3. The person with the most correct guesses wins.

35. Decorate the Blocks

A calm crafting station that doubles as a gift.

You’ll Need:

• Plain wooden blocks.
• Non-toxic paint, markers, or Mod Podge and paper.

To Play:

1. Set up a station with supplies.
2. Guests stop by throughout the party to decorate a block.
3. By the end, the baby has a full set of custom hand-made blocks.

36. How Many Candies?

The ultimate passive game that everyone loves to play.

You’ll Need:

• A large baby bottle or jar.
• Small candies (M&Ms, jelly beans).
• Small slips of paper.

To Play:

1. Fill the jar with candy, counting the exact number as you fill it.
2. Guests write their name and their best guess on a slip of paper.
3. The person closest to the actual number takes the jar home.

37. Pacifier Hunt

Like an Easter Egg hunt, but for baby gear.

You’ll Need:

• 20-30 cheap pacifiers.

To Play:

1. Hide the pacifiers around the party venue (some easy, some hard).
2. Tell guests to keep their eyes peeled.
3. The guest who collects the most pacifiers by the end of the shower wins.

38. Zoom Scavenger Hunt

Get your guests moving around their own homes.

You’ll Need:

• A list of common household items (e.g., something blue, a baby picture, a wooden spoon).

To Play:

1. The host calls out an item.
2. Guests run to find it and bring it back to the camera.
3. The first person to show the item on screen gets a point.

39. Baby Shower Jeopardy

A structured trivia game that is easy to host via screen share.

You’ll Need:

• A digital Jeopardy template (PowerPoint or online).

To Play:

1. Share your screen showing the game board categories (e.g., “Nursery Rhymes,” “Baby Food,” “Mom’s Cravings”).
2. Guests pick a category and value.
3. Keep score manually or use the app’s features.

40. Trivia Battle

Fast-paced and competitive.

You’ll Need:

• A list of questions.
• Guests need a “buzzer” (they can clap, or use a noise maker).

To Play:

1. Read a question.
2. The first person to make a noise gets to answer.
3. If they are wrong, the chance passes to the next person.

41. Guess the Children’s Book

Use emojis to describe classic stories.

You’ll Need:

• A slideshow with emoji clues.

To Play:

1. Display a slide with emojis (e.g., 🐛 + 🍎 = The Very Hungry Caterpillar).
2. Guests type their guesses into the Zoom chat box.
3. The first correct answer in the chat wins the point.

42. Five Second Baby

A quick-thinking game that creates pressure and laughs.

You’ll Need:

• A list of categories.

To Play:

1. Name a category (e.g., “Brands of Diapers”).
2. The player has 5 seconds to name three items in that category.
3. If they succeed, they get a point. If they freeze, they get zero.

43. Do You Talk Baby?

Decipher the gibberish.

You’ll Need:

• Slides with “baby talk” phonetic spellings.

To Play:

1. Show a phrase on screen that is written phonetically to sound like a toddler (e.g., “I wuv yew”).
2. Guests read it aloud to figure out the real phrase.

44. Don’t Deliver the Baby

A physical obstacle course involving balloons.

You’ll Need:

• Large balloons filled with water.
• Obstacles (chairs, shoes).

To Play:

1. Participants stuff the water balloon under their shirts.
2. They must navigate an obstacle course (putting on shoes, sitting down) without popping the balloon.
3. If the water breaks, they are out.

45. Baby Care Relay

Who has the fastest diaper-changing hands in the west?

You’ll Need:

• Dolls.
• Diapers, wipes, clothes, and swaddles.
• Baby bottles filled with beer or soda.

To Play:

1. Set up stations.
2. On “Go,” players must chug the contents of the baby bottle.
3. They then change the doll’s diaper (cleaning off pre-placed chocolate “poop”).
4. Finally, they must swaddle the baby correctly. Fastest time wins.

46. Eat the Baby Food

A taste-test challenge that tests the stomach.

You’ll Need:

• Jars of baby food (labels removed/numbered).
• Spoons.

To Play:

1. Guests taste the mystery purees.
2. They must guess the flavor (e.g., Peas and Carrots, Turkey Dinner).
3. The person with the most refined palate wins.

47. Bring Back the Babies

A dexterity game using hooks.

You’ll Need:

• String.
• S-hooks.
• Tiny plastic babies.

To Play:

1. Scatter babies on a table.
2. Players use a hook tied to a string to “fish” the babies and drag them across a finish line.
3. Play as a relay race between two teams.

48. Pop the Baby Belly

A loud, physical game for teams.

You’ll Need:

• Balloons.
• Chairs.

To Play:

1. One player stands at a chair.
2. Teammates run to the chair with a balloon tied to their front.
3. They must pop the balloon against the seated player (or chair back) without using hands.

49. The Labor Simulator

A viral sensation that lets men experience a fraction of the pain.

You’ll Need:

• A TENS machine (muscle stimulator).

To Play:

1. Attach the pads to the guy’s abdomen.
2. Slowly increase the intensity to simulate contractions.
3. Challenge them to perform simple tasks (like folding a onesie) while “contracting.”

50. Quick Delivery

The “balloon drop” game.

You’ll Need:

• Balloons.

To Play:

1. Place a balloon under the player’s shirt.
2. They must wiggle, jump, and shimmy to get the balloon to fall out from the bottom of the shirt without using their hands.

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In Conclusion

Baby shower games have come a long way from the awkward activities of the past. By choosing a mix of funny, sentimental, and active games, you can ensure your guests are entertained and the mom-to-be feels celebrated.

Whether you are flinging diapers or guessing celebrity baby names, the most important thing is that everyone is having a good time welcoming the new addition to the family.