30 Baby Shower Games That’ll Have Everyone Laughing
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As someone who has planned a baby shower or two – and attended many more – I know that the best baby shower games can make for a truly memorable time.
While certain games feel a little…overdone…the right games will get everyone interacting and laughing together.
So if you’re in charge of game planning, let’s make sure everyone has a great time! Which brings us to today’s post….
Here are thirty baby shower games that’ll have everyone laughing. Choose a few of your favorites, along with a really awesome prize for each of the winners, and enjoy!
A Quick Note – Printable Baby Shower Games
Some of the following games require nothing more than a pen and paper – easy peasy! And you can easily create and print them out yourself at home.
In a hurry? No problem! I’ve created a few printable baby shower games that you can immediately download and print. You’ll find them here in my Etsy shop.
Baby Bingo
This game will help keep guests focused while the mom-to-be opens her gifts. Create or order bingo cards filled with common baby-related gifts (e.g., diapers, onesies, bottles). Guests mark off items as the mom-to-be opens her presents. The first to complete a row wins a prize!
Guess the Baby Food
Place jars of baby food on a table, labeling each with a number. Guests smell or taste the food and write down their guesses. The guest with the most correct answers wins a prize.
Diaper Pong
Arrange diapers in a triangular formation, assigning each a point value. Guests will then toss a ping pong ball into the diapers; the person or team with the most points is the winner!
Don’t Say “Baby” (Clothes Pin/Safety Pin Game)
This is a classic baby shower game that will help encourage guests to interact with one another. Everyone receives a clothes pin or safety pin at the start of the shower. If someone says “baby,” they lose their pin to the person who caught them. The one with the most pins at the end wins a prize.
Bottle Chug
This game is hilarious! Fill baby bottles with juice or water. Guests race to see who can drink the bottle the fastest.
Tinkle in the Pot
Place small jars or pots on the ground. Guests hold a ping pong ball between their knees, waddling their way to the jars, and try to drop their ball in.
Late Night Diapers
At my baby shower, guests wrote funny or encouraging messages on diapers. It was highly entertaining (and uplifting) during late-night diaper changes!
Left Right Game
Read a story about a baby using “left” and “right” frequently. Guests pass a gift around in the direction mentioned until the story ends, and the last holder keeps it.
My Water Broke!
Freeze tiny plastic babies in ice cubes. Guests get a cube in their drink, and the first to “break” their water wins. Or consider this hilarious alternative: Fill water balloons and challenge guests to hold them between their legs while waddling to a finish line.
Guess Who? (Baby Photos)
Display baby photos of the mom- and dad-to-be on a poster board (or clipped to a bead garland like this), encouraging guests to guess which photo belongs to which parent. Or take it up a notch with this alternative: Guests bring their baby photos, which are displayed anonymously. Everyone guesses which photo belongs to whom.
Guess the Due Date
This is another classic shower game! Ask guests to place bets on when the baby will arrive, making it more interesting by also guessing the time of day, along with the baby’s weight and length.
What’s in the Diaper?
This one is admittedly gross, but so funny! Melt chocolate candies into diapers and number them. Guests will then guess the candy based on its look or smell.
Pacifier Hunt
Hide mini pacifiers around the party space. The guest who finds the most win a prize.
Measure Mommy’s Belly
We couldn’t possibly leave out this popular baby shower game! Guests cut lengths of string to estimate the mom-to-be’s belly size. The person with the closest match wins a prize.
Name That Lullaby
Play snippets of lullabies and have guests guess their titles. The person with the most correct guesses wins.
Guess How Many
Fill a jar or a large baby bottle with candy or small baby items. Guests guess how many are inside, and the closest wins.
Mommy or Daddy
Read a list of statements about the parents-to-be, and guests guess if it applies to “Mommy” or “Daddy.”
Baby Trivia
Prepare questions about babies, parenting, or the parents-to-be. The guest with the most correct answers wins.
Baby Name Race
For the baby name race, set a timer and challenge guests to write as many baby names as they can for each letter of the alphabet.
Diaper Derby
Guests race to diaper a doll using only one hand. The fastest, most secure diaper wins.
Baby Sock Matching
This one is pretty self explanatory: Mix up pairs of baby socks, and guests race to match them correctly.
Baby Charades
Play baby shower charades using baby-related phrases or activities, like “changing a diaper.” Or change it up by drawing, rather than acting them out, in a sort of twist on Pictionary.
Baby Animal Match
Provide a list of animal names, and guests match them to their baby names (e.g., cow-calf).
Bottle Bowling
Set up empty baby bottles as bowling pins. Guests use a ball to knock them down.
Baby Word Scramble
Scramble baby-related words (or get my template here) and have guests unscramble them. Whoever unscrambles them the fastest wins a prize.
What’s in the Diaper Bag?
Fill a diaper bag with random baby-related items. Guests feel inside without looking and guess what’s in it.
Baby Item Price Is Right
Display baby products and have guests guess their prices. This is actually trickier than it seems – even for us seasoned parents! The closest guess (without going over) wins a prize.
Baby Shower Feud
Every played baby shower feud (a twist on Family Feud)? Survey a group before the shower with baby-related questions. Guests will then try to guess the most popular answers.
Finish the Nursery Rhyme
Read the first part of a nursery rhyme, and guests complete it. The person with the most correct answers wins a prize.
Diaper Raffle
Ask guests to bring a package of diapers in exchange for an entry in a raffle. Draw a winner during the shower for a special prize.
Annnnd that concludes the list of baby shower games – which will you choose?
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