Baby showers are probably some of the most heartwarming events to attend. After all, it’s a joyous occasion being celebrated — the anticipated arrival of a baby! There are many types of baby showers and some even include fun games that all guests can partake of. Here, we feature a few really enjoyable games for your consideration if a baby shower is on your agenda soon.
Name of the game:
Blind diaper change
You’ll need two life-size baby dolls, two blindfolds, and one diaper for each guest, plus two extras. Before the party, ‘diaper’ each doll.
How to play:
Have guests separate into teams. Each team gets a doll, blindfold, and diapers. The first person in line for each team must put the blindfold on, remove the diaper on the doll and replace it with a new one. After the first team members are done, the next person in line goes, and so on. The first team to complete this task wins.
Name of the game:
Baby items A – Z
You’ll need a paper and pen each for each guest, a timer, and a printer or copy machine. Before the party, write the alphabet vertically down the left side of a sheet of paper — make enough copies for all your guests.
How to play:
Hand out a sheet to each guest and for each letter, have them write down a word that’s associated with babies (examples, B: bottle; P: Pacifier, etc). Whoever gets to fill up the most (correct) words in one minute wins the game.
Name of the game:
Know your nursery rhymes
You’ll need a sheet of paper each for each guest, pens and a computer/ printer or copy machine. Before the party, type out a list of nursery-rhyme snippets, and make enough copies for all your guests.
How to play:
Ask your guests to fill in the blanks. The person who has the highest number of correct answers wins.
Name of the game:
Who is this?
You’ll need a paper and pen for each guest, as well as a computer/printer or copy machine. Before the party, write up a list of fun facts about each of your guests who will be at the shower. Place a copy on each guest’s seat.
How to play:
Each guest will have to get to know each other quickly to find out who has a pair of twin daughters and who’s the mom-to-be’s aunt, and so on. The person who answers the most questions correctly wins.
Name of the game:
Who’s that baby?
You’ll need a poster board and tape/corkboard and tacks for this one. You’ll also need to ask your guest for a copy of a baby picture of themselves. Other than that, you’ll be needing a paper and pen for each guest. Arrange and adhere to your guests’ baby pictures into a collage on a poster or cork board beforehand. Number or code each photo, e.g. 01; 02; 03, etc. and keep a secret master list of who’s who.
How to play:
Ask guests to jot down who’s who in the pictures. Whoever gets the most correct matches wins the game.
Name of the game:
How well do you know Mommy?
You’ll need a host who is not the mom or dad to moderate this game. You’ll only need paper and a pen for each guest. Before the party, the host finds out as much as possible about the mother-to-be’s childhood. The easiest way to do this is to write down some questions for the mom-to-be and her answers too, down on a sheet of paper. Only the host should hold this paper.
How to play:
The host reads out the list of questions one by one and the guest jots down their answers on their paper. The guest with the highest number of correct answers wins.
Name of the game:
Match the socks
You’ll need at least a dozen pairs of baby socks of various designs for this game, and a timer.
How to play:
Unpair all the socks and place them in a pile on the floor. Each guest must match as many socks as they can in one minute. The person who matches the most socks is the given time frame wins.
Name of the game:
Pass the pacifier
You’ll need straws and pacifiers with handles. No prep is needed for this fun game.
How to play:
Separate guests into teams of four or five and have them stand in a line with a straw in their mouth. The first person in line puts the straw through the pacifier handle. When the game starts, the first person passes the pacifier to the next person in line, straw to straw with their hands behind their back. Have them continue down the line. Whichever team reaches the end of the line first without dropping the pacifier wins.
Name of the game:
What’s in the bag?
You’ll need a dozen paper bags and 12 baby items ranging from a teething ring, pacifier, baby bottle, baby sippy cup, etc. Before the party, place one baby item into each bag, seal it, and number them 1 to 12.
How to play:
Give each guest a sheet of paper and a pen, then randomly pass the bags out to. Guests have to write down what they think is in each bag without opening them. For example Bag no 2: A feeding bottle, etc. Once everyone has guessed each bag, the mom-to-be will open them one at a time and reveal what’s inside. Whoever guessed right the most is the winner.
Name of the game:
Buns in the oven
You’ll be needing balloons and pins for each guest.
How to play:
Separate guests into teams and give each a balloon. When the game starts, the first person from each team must blow up their balloon and stick it under their shirt. Once the first person has done this, the second person on each team does the same, then the third, and so on. Once all team members have ballooned under their shirts, the first person must pop their balloon, then the second, and third, etc. The team who blows up and pops their balloons the fastest wins.
Name of the game:
Baby-names
You’ll need paper and a pen for each guest and a timer.
How to play:
Have each guest write any baby names they can think of in the allotted time. To make the game more difficult, you can also choose a particular letter the names should begin with. The person who comes up with the highest number of names wins.
Name of the game:
Grab that baby outfit
You’ll need some baby clothes, hangers, clothing pegs, and a timer. To prepare for this game, peg multiple baby clothes onto a hanger using the clothespins. Place the hanger, with clothes, on a hook. Prepare one hanger of clothes for each guest.
How to play:
Have each guest place one hand behind their back as he or she tries to remove as many pieces of clothing as possible without dropping the clothes or the pegs, and watch the fun! Whoever can get the most off in under a minute wins.
