Games are the perfect ice breakers for parties like this because it’s likely that not everyone knows each other. Even if the guests are close, games can create a few unexpected memories.
Choosing the Best Baby Shower Games
When choosing your games, remember that you shouldn’t do anything that will make the guest-of-honor or guests feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, or self-conscious. You don’t need a lot of games, either. Pick out a couple of games and use one to break the ice, save one for later in the shower, and have a game as back up just in case the conversation starts to wane. Award prizes or favors for the game winners. Consider the following ideas:
CandlesSachetsCandy barsBoxes of note cardsRefrigerator magnets
Here are 11 ideas for baby shower games where winners are welcome.
1. Don’t Say Baby!
Start the games the moment guests walk into the door. This is a fun game involving a keyword, such as “baby.” Everyone has to avoid saying the chosen keyword at a shower. Here’s how to play:
2. Do You Know Your Baby Food?
This is a multi-sensory baby shower game and not for the squeamish. Here’s what to do:
3. Delivery Statistics
Guests can have fun guessing what the baby’s stats might be upon delivery. Create a large poster with columns and space for guesses. Or, create individual prediction cards for every guest. It’s a fun gift for the parents-to-be, too. Categories can include:
Weight and lengthDay and time of birthColor of hairColor of eyesWill have dad’s (blank)Will have mom’s (blank)
4. Mommy and Daddy Trivia Game
This trivia game is ideal to play during a co-ed baby shower. Questions can focus on the baby and the couple. Prepare at least 20 questions. Sample questions include:
How did the couple meet? Who will be more nervous during labor? What was the first item the couple bought for the baby? Who decorated the nursery and what’s the theme?
5. Mad Libs
Put a funny spin on reality by creating a baby shower Mad Lib. A Mad Lib is a short story about the expecting parents with blanks filled with random words provided by guests. Its silliness results in laughs, and the finished stories make memorable gifts for the expectant mom. Play two ways:
6. Mommies and Babies
Do your guests know the correct names for animal babies? Gather a list of names for animal babies, scramble the words, and give a list to each guest to decipher. Whoever figures out all the correct answers first will win.
7. Baby Bingo
This fun and interactive game is played on printable cards that take almost no work to make. Play this game while the mom-to-be is opening gifts.
8. Baby World Scramble
Turn this word scramble into a team race. Pick 15 to 20 words and phrases that relate to babies and parenthood. Scramble them up so they are unreadable, and type them as a list. Put a blank space next to the scrambled word or phrase so guests can write the correct one. The first one done wins. Here are some scrambled ideas:
prbu = burpketlanb = blanketdnmiitgh fdginese = midnight feedings
9. Baby Picture Guessing Game
Have guests bring their baby pictures. Either put them all up on a board or a wall and have everyone leave their guesses on colorful sticky notes as to who’s who under each one or do one baby picture at a time and have guests shout out guesses. The one who guesses the most correct answers wins.
10. Guess the Number of M&M’s
This simple guessing game has a sweet reward at the end. Place counted candies inside a pretty jar. A 32-ounce jar holds about 1,000 M&M’s while a 16-ounce jar holds around 500. Guests guess how many are inside. The person closest wins the jar. Find pink, blue, or gender-neutral yellow M&M’s at party retailers.
11. Can You Change a Baby?
This hilarious game is a timed contest ideal for co-ed showers. Have male guests go first as a group, then females. Each person grabs a baby doll and diapers. The first person to do the fastest and best-looking diapering job wins. You can also do this with swaddling blankets as round two. The fastest swaddled and perfect-looking little burrito wins.
