The 10 Best Baby Shower Games

It does take much more than a group of good friends, some delicious food, and great gifts to create a fun vibe. Still, a party only gets better when some fun games are added to the mix. And as expected, these games are focused on the soon-to-arrive offspring.

After at least 7 months, the mum-to-be's tummy should be nice and big and round. But how big is it? Hand out paper and pens to the guests and ask them to estimate the circumference of her belly. It's harder than you think, and some guesses will be way off the mark! When everyone has submitted their guesses, measure the tummy and whoever guessed the closest wins.

What do you need to play?

• Pens and paper

• Measuring tape

Tip: When choosing games, keep in mind what games the mum-to-be might prefer and don’t choose games that are too silly or degrading.

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.

Otherwise, the baby-themed ‘Categories’ works just like its well-known role model. 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 do you 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 the game template PDF

Textile markers and glitter pens are available in a wide range of colours. Textile markers are as easy as felt-tip pens to use. 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 let loose and get creative with the 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 inside out.

You can hang all the painted bodysuits to dry on a garland so that everyone can enjoy 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 degrees. Please follow the exact instructions on the packaging.What do you need for this baby shower game?

• Plain light-coloured baby clothes in different sizes

• Textile markers

• Sufficient space

• Sturdy cardboard

• An iron

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Don't forget...

Don't forget to capture all the fun with some photos. If you have an instant camera, you can give the snapshots to the party guests as souvenirs.

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Baby showers all have one thing in common – they are all themed around a baby. This baby shower game is sure to bring lots of fun as people slip up or create funny situations because the word ‘baby’ is banned from now on! Give each guest three wooden clothes pegs when they arrive that attach to the front of their clothes. Whenever someone is caught saying the word ‘baby’ they have to give a clothes peg to the person who caught them. The person who has collected the most clothes pegs at the end of the party wins!

All that’s needed is:

• 3 wooden clothes pegs per guest

With this touching baby shower game, the guests can send the newborn baby birthday greetings for the years to come. Simply hand out plain folded cards with envelopes. Before you hand out the cards, write the birthdays on the envelope, for example, 1st to 18th birthday. Each guest creates a birthday greeting card and writes nice wishes and kind words to the child. The cards are then kept safe and then given to the birthday child every year on his or her special day.

What do you need for this baby shower game?

• 18 plain folded greeting cards with envelopes

• Pens

• Decorations, such as stickers or glitter

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Make sure that...

Prepare the baby shower games in advance and pack everything you need for each game safely together. Then when you play the game you will have everything at hand.

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Nappy changing becomes one of the main activities after the baby is born. So it's a great time to practice! 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 – all without bursting the balloon. Each player who masters this task receives a small prize. Alternatively, you can time players and the quickest wins.

What do you need for this nappy changing contest?

• Balloons

• Large safety pins

• A blindfold

• Molleton cloths or cotton nappies

Traditionally, mums-to-be receive lots of presents at their baby shower. To make unwrapping fun for everyone, you can make a baby bingo 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 mum-to-be opens a gift that matches one of the squares on a bingo card, it is marked with a cross. There are special baby-themed stickers that could be used, however, a simple circle or tick off also works. The first person to have a full row of five on the card wins. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal rows count.

What do you need for this baby shower game?

• Bingo cards

• Pens

Download the bingo cards PDF

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 Prosecco

• High-quality packets of tea

Whichever way you design the baby shower games; the fun should always be at the forefront along with giving the mum-to-be a great time.