Top 10 best baby shower games
It doesn’t take much more than a group of good friends, some tasty food, and great gifts to have a good time at a party. However, you can make your party even more fun if you add some games to the mix. For a baby shower, these games should be geared towards the baby on the way.
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Baby shower game 1 – Guess the belly size
By the time a mum-to-be has her baby shower, her baby bump should already be quite big – but ‘how big’ is the question? Hand out paper and pens to the guests and ask them to guess the circumference of her belly. It's harder than you may think, and some guesses will be way off the mark! When everyone has submitted their guesses, measure the mum-to-be’s tummy and whoever guessed the closest wins the baby shower guessing game.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
Pens and paper
Measuring tape
When choosing baby shower games, keep in mind what games the mum-to-be might prefer and don’t choose games that could embarrass anyone.
Baby shower game 2 – Baby ‘Categories’
The classic children's game ‘Categories’ can easily be modified for a baby shower. Instead of the normal categories, the baby version revolves around baby themes. This can be done with:
Baby names (from Anthony to Zoe)
Baby clothes (e.g. hats, bibs, bodysuits, ...)
Baby toys (e.g. rattle, grasping ring, bath book, ...)
Baby care products (e.g. baby powder, wet wipes, nappy cream, ...)
Developmental milestones (e.g. crawling, teething, talking, ...)
You can add any category you like, just use your imagination.
To keep the game on track, you might want to set some rules. For example, you could limit the baby names to English names or only allow words from the Oxford dictionary.
The baby-themed ‘Categories’ work the same way as the classic version of this game. Points are awarded as follows:
5 points per category if at least one other player has the same answer
10 points per category if the answer was unique
20 points per category if only one player found the answer
The player with the most points wins!
What you will need for this baby shower game:
Enough printouts of our game template – alternatively, blank sheets of paper
A pen for each player
An egg timer or mobile phone with a timer
Download our ‘baby categories’ template
Baby shower game 3 – Decorating bodysuits and bibs
This baby shower game is not only lots of fun, but the participants will also create a souvenir for both mum and baby. You will need some plain baby clothes, preferably in white or light pastel shades. Plenty of baby clothes are suitable for painting: bodysuits, bibs, and caps, for example. Buy different sized baby clothes so that the new mum can enjoy your artwork for a long time. It's best to buy enough clothes so there are some spares because sometimes one or two creative attempts can go wrong.
Textile markers and glitter pens are available in a wide range of colours. There are also environmentally friendly textile crayons or wax-based textile markers. These contain a high proportion of natural beeswax and work well on cotton fabrics. Detailed instructions will come with the pens.
Make sure that there is enough sturdy cardboard to place between each layer of baby clothes. This will prevent the colour from bleeding through. Once everything is ready, it’s time to get creative with your colourful pens and create some cute works of art. Once everyone has finished, let the clothes dry for at least 6 hours and then iron them inside out.
You can hang all the painted bodysuits to dry on a garland so that everyone can look at the artwork during the rest of the party. Depending on which textile pens are used, the DIY baby suits can usually be washed inside out at up to 40 °C. It’s best to follow the exact instructions on the care label.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
Plain light-coloured baby clothes in different sizes
Textile markers
Sufficient space
Pieces of sturdy cardboard
An iron
Tip: Don't forget to capture all your baby shower fun with some photos. If you have an instant camera, you can give the snapshots to the party guests as souvenirs.
Baby shower game 4 – Don’t say ‘baby’!
Baby showers all have one thing in common – they are all themed around a baby. In this game, saying the word ‘baby’ is taboo. Thus, this baby shower game is sure to be lots of fun as people slip up and say the forbidden word. Give each guest three wooden clothes pegs when they arrive, that they can attach to the front of their shirt. Whenever someone is caught saying the word ‘baby’ they have to give a clothes peg to the person who called them out on it first. The person who has collected the most clothes pegs at the end of the party wins!
For this quick and fun baby shower game, you will need:
3 wooden clothes pegs per guest
Baby shower game 5 – Price check
This baby shower game is a fun challenge, especially for non-mums in the group. Pack baskets full of baby gifts and care products. Each basket should contain at least six different things so that the game is not too easy. The baskets should be easy to see. The game is to guess what the value of each basket is. Whoever is closest gets to keep the basket and its contents. However, most party guests give their winnings to the mum-to-be.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
Small baskets or gift boxes
Baby products (e.g. care products, small toys, pacifiers, ...)
Baby clothes (e.g. caps, bodysuits, socks, ...)
Baby shower game 6 – Birthday cards
With this baby shower game, the guests can send the newborn baby birthday greetings for years to come. Simply hand out plain folded cards with envelopes. Before you hand out the cards, write the birthday for which the card is intended on the envelope, for example, 1st to 18th birthday. Each guest creates a birthday greetings card and writes their wishes and kind words to the baby. The mum-to-be can then keep the cards in a safe place and give one to their child every year on its birthday.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
18 plain folded greeting cards with envelopes
Pens
Decorations, such as stickers or glitter
Baby shower game 7 – Nappy messages
With comforting nappy messages, you can give the parents-to-be some moral support in their ‘darkest hour’. All you need are some nappies, some thick felt tip pens, and some good ideas. The guests then write little sayings, drawings, and encouraging words on the back of the nappies. These loving nappy messages will make waking up at night and changing nappies just that little bit easier.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
A pack of nappies
Thick felt tip pens
Baby shower game 8 – Nappy changing game
Changing nappies becomes an important activity after a baby is born. So it's a great time to practice!
How to play this baby shower game:
Each player is blindfolded and puts a cloth nappy around a balloon. This must be fixed with a safety pin so that the nappy fits well. The goal is not to pop the balloon whilst putting its nappy on. Each player who manages this task receives a small prize. Alternatively, you can time players and the quickest player wins.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
Balloons
Large safety pins
A blindfold
Cotton cloths or cotton nappies
Baby shower game 9 – Guess the baby food
Papaya, apple, banana, apricot elderflower or peas with sweet potato… There are virtually endless baby food flavours, but can you guess them? For this baby shower game, you will need baby food in a variety of flavours. You can either blindfold the players and let them taste the baby food, or simply tape over the labels. You can let the players guess the flavours and compete against each other for points whilst having some tasty fun!
What you will need for this baby shower game:
A variety of flavours of baby food
Blindfold or sticky labels
Spoons
Baby shower game 10 – Baby bingo
Traditionally, mums-to-be receive lots of presents at their baby shower. To make unwrapping fun for everyone, you can make a baby shower game out of it.
Each guest gets a bingo slip with 5 by 5 squares. Before the presents are opened, each player fills in the squares with typical baby gifts. To play fairly, the players must not write their own gift down.
Whenever the mum-to-be opens a gift that matches one of the squares on a bingo card, it is marked with a cross. You could use special baby-themed stickers instead of making a simple cross. The first person to have a full row of five on their card wins the game of baby shower bingo. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal rows all count.
What you will need for this baby shower game:
Pens
Download our baby shower bingo cards
Prizes for the baby shower games
It’s a good idea to have lots of small, fun prizes ready for the winners of these games. Here are a few ideas for your baby shower game prizes:
Small bags of sweets
Voucher for a coffee break with the mum-to-be
Small care products such as nail varnish, hand cream, bath oils
Small bottles of sparkling wine
Boxes of high-quality tea
Conclusion: baby shower games are a great way to entertain your guests
It's best to prepare the games for your baby shower ahead of time and get everything you will need for each game ready. This way, you can spontaneously decide what games you would like to play. Whichever baby shower games you decide to play, having fun should be the main goal, along with making sure that the mum-to-be has a great time.
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Cover photo: Drobot Dean – stock.adobe.com
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