I gotta admit - being a non-native English speaker and hailing from Eastern Europe, the idea of a baby shower, for a long while, was kind of a mystery to me. Like, why on Earth would people gather to watch a baby being showered? It’s just weird (and way less entertaining than watching, say, a cat getting a shower). Later on, thankfully, I finally figured out that the showering in baby showers is a figurative one and ties in with gift-giving to the soon-to-be mom and her little spawn. Basically, providing the family with all the stuff they might need with their newest addition. And lastly, having watched a rom-com or two, I saw that this soiree is, in fact, a party full of baby shower games! Fast forward a couple of years, and I’m sort of an expert on baby shower game ideas, and thanks to my colleagues, I can now share this fun baby shower games list with you!
Right, so if you’re planning said event and need some cool baby shower ideas, you can be pretty certain you’ll find them here. And although we cannot provide you with party-goers - those are for you to figure out - we can sort out the entertainment part. So, from easy baby shower games like Find The Guest! to a bit more elaborate and a tad bit weirder like Guess the Candy Bar, there are plenty of choices, depending on your and your attendees’ taste. And if you’re up for a laugh (they say laughing is good both for the mom and the baby!), we’ve thrown in some of the funniest baby shower games ever into the roster, too.
Presuming you’ve got the baby and the attendee part figured out by now, it is probably time for you to scroll on down below and finally check out our selection of unique baby shower games. Once you are there, be sure to give the party games you liked the most your vote, and may your baby shower be the coziest and funniest one ever!
#1
"Hello, My Name Is…"
When guests arrive, have them put on a name tag. During the shower, people can only be addressed by their name tag. If a guest addresses someone by their first name, they must deposit money into a piggy bank for the baby.
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#2
"Don’t Say Baby!"
As each guest arrives, have them clip the clothespin to their clothing. When a guest is speaking to someone who says "baby," they take that person's pin and wear it. At the end of the party, whoever has the most pins wins.
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#3
"How Many Baby Items Can You Name?"
Each guest should write down as many baby items as they can in one minute. Whoever comes up with the most items wins.
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#4
"Oh Baby, A Playlist!"
Each guest must write down as many songs with the word "baby" in the title as they can think of. Give the guests a time limit—five minutes at most—and the person with the most songs written down wins.
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#5
"How Old Was She?"
Arrange moms' photos from different ages on a poster board and let everyone guess how old they believe the expectant mother is in each photograph.
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#6
"Are You That Baby?"
This game requires guessing your guests' babies. Make a collage of your guests' baby pictures on a poster or corkboard. Maintain a secret master list of who is who. Request that people write down their best guesses for who is who in the photos. Whoever has the most correct answers wins.
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#7
"Guess the Baby Food"
You will need unlabeled jars, pureed baby food, paper, and a pen. Filled each jar with baby food. Give each guest a piece of paper and a pen, then ask them to smell each jar of puree and write down which foods they believe are inside.
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#8
"Blind Diaper Changing Challenge"
Divide the guests into teams. Every team receives a doll, a blindfold, and diapers. Each team's first person in line must put on the blindfold, remove the diaper from the doll, and replace it with a new one. When the first team members have finished, the next in line goes, and so on. The team that finishes first wins.
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#9
"Free Dobby!"
Make a note on your baby shower invitations that guests should bring a pair of baby socks to "free the house elves." Place the basket on a table and hang the poster over it while you're setting it up. Allow guests to place their baby socks in the basket, and then present the sock stash to the mom-to-be at the end of the shower who will soon appreciate them once her little one arrives.
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#10
"Name That Baby Tune"
Play one children's song at a time and see who can correctly guess each song's name the quickest. Whoever gets the most correct answers wins.
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#11
"Find the Socks!"
Place all of the baby socks, unpaired, on the floor. In one minute, each guest must match as many socks as they can. The person with the most matching socks wins.
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#12
"Pregnant Twister"
Give each guest a pillow, a fanny pack, and a set of wrist weights to create the pregnant bellies. Place the weights in a fanny pack and strap the pack and pillow around their waists. The expecting parent will sit out this one and serve as the judge.
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#13
What's the Story?
Make a list of ten baby-related words, such as "nursery," "bottles," "diapers," and so on. Then, think of ten words that have nothing to do with babies, for example, "concrete," "automotive store," "flying," and "oil." Give each guest both word lists and give them five minutes to write a story that includes all 20 words. Take turns reading the amusing stories aloud. The person who comes up with the most amusing story wins.
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#14
"Who Knows Mommy Best?"
Friends and family members compete to see who knows the most about the mom-to-be in this entertaining baby shower game. It requires little preparation and is simple to play with a large group, making it one of the best baby shower games available.
Read your list of questions aloud to your guests and have them write their responses on paper. The person with the most correct answers wins.
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#15
"What’s Mommy Craving?"
Mom-to-be goes through all the strange things she's been craving one by one, without ever saying the food's name. Each guest writes down what they believe each one is. Whoever has the most correct answers wins.
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#16
"The Mommy or Daddy Game"
Make a list of ten to twenty questions that can be answered with "mom" or "dad" (Who hasn't changed a diaper before? Who has consistently gotten at least eight hours of sleep each night?). Print enough copies to accommodate all of the guests.
Distribute the list of questions to each visitor. After everyone has written down their answers, call the mom and dad-to-be up to the front, read the questions aloud, and have them respond. The guest with the most correct answers wins a prize.
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#17
"The Nursery Rhyme Quiz"
Make enough copies for all of your guests by typing out a list of nursery rhyme snippets, leaving out keywords and phrases. Fill in the blanks with your guests. The person with the most correct answers wins.
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#18
"Pass The Pacifier"
Form groups of four or five guests and have them stand in a line with a straw in their mouths. The first in line places the pacifier on their straw. When the host says "go!" the first person in line passes the pacifier from straw to straw, no hands allowed. Allow them to continue down the line. Whoever gets to the end of the line first wins.
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#19
"Baby Shower Grab"
Using the clothespins, attach several baby clothes to a hanger. Hang the hanger with the clothes on a hook. Each guest should have one hanger of clothes. Place one hand behind each guest's back and ask them to remove as many pieces of clothing as they can without dropping the clothes or the clothes pins. Whoever gets the most done in less than a minute wins.
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#20
"Find the Guest!"
Make a list of interesting facts that could apply to many of your guests. Each guest will need to quickly get to know one another in order to find people who fit into the various categories. The person who meets the most guests and can tick off the most interesting facts wins.
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