25 Fun Baby Shower Games Everyone Will Actually Want to Play
Planning a baby shower means making a lot of small choices: a date, a place, food, and a way for people to connect. Games can make that time together feel easy and celebratory without turning the party into a packed schedule.
The best baby shower games are simple to explain, low-pressure to join, and flexible enough for the people you invited. This list includes classic favorites and fresh ideas for in-person, co-ed, virtual, long-distance, and hybrid baby showers.
25 fun baby shower games and activities
1. BabyBet: the baby prediction game
Turn the countdown to baby into a shared game. With BabyBet, parents create a private Baby Pool and send one shared invite link to friends and family. Guests can predict the arrival date, birth time, birth weight, birth length, eye color, hair color, an optional gender, and the first initial.
At an in-person shower, a host can make a QR code that points to that private link as a sharing convenience. For long-distance guests, send the same link ahead of time. Everyone can add a prediction from wherever they are, then come back after baby arrives to compare their guesses.
Start a Baby Pool when you are ready to invite your people.
2. Baby Bingo
Make bingo cards filled with baby-themed words or items, such as a bottle, pacifier, diaper, stroller, onesie, crib, bib, or blankie. Call out the words during the shower and award a prize to the first guest with five in a row.
For a virtual shower, send a printable or digital card before the call so everyone can play together.
3. Don’t Say “Baby”
Give every guest a clothespin, sticker, bracelet, or another small token. The rule is simple: do not say the word “baby.” If someone hears you say it, they can take your token. The person with the most tokens at the end wins.
This works especially well as a background game while guests mingle.
4. Guess the Due Date
Ask each guest to write down a predicted arrival date. You can add a predicted time for an extra challenge. After baby arrives, compare the guesses and celebrate the closest one.
If you want every guest to use the same format, this is one of the core predictions available in a BabyBet pool.
5. Baby Photo Guessing Game
Ask friends and family to send in childhood photos before the shower. Display them without names and have guests guess who is who. Include photos of the parents-to-be, siblings, grandparents, and friends for a round that gets people talking.
6. Who Knows Mom Best?
Create a short quiz about the mom-to-be. Prompts can cover a first job, favorite food, childhood movie, hometown, dream trip, or school subject. Guests write their answers, and the person with the most matches wins.
7. Who Knows Dad Best?
Give the dad-to-be a round of his own with questions about his favorite snack, first concert, childhood hobby, or go-to weekend activity. This is an easy way to make a co-ed shower feel more inclusive.
8. Baby Name Race
Give guests a letter and one minute to list baby names that begin with it. To change the difficulty, choose a category: five-letter names, names that start with the same letter as a parent, or names inspired by places.
9. Baby Word Scramble
Create a worksheet of scrambled baby-related words, such as EIPRAD for diaper, EONSI for onesie, and ETTLBO for bottle. Set a short timer and see who can solve the most.
A digital worksheet makes this an easy option for a virtual or hybrid shower.
10. Baby Shower Trivia
Build a trivia round around the parents-to-be, their families, favorite stories, or memorable moments. Keeping the questions personal avoids needing a research-heavy quiz and gives guests a chance to learn something new about the family.
11. The Price Is Right: Baby Edition
Choose a handful of baby items and ask guests to estimate the total cost. Diapers, bottles, pacifiers, wipes, onesies, and baby shampoo all work well. The closest total wins.
Use current store prices from one shopping list so every answer is based on the same total.
12. Baby Pictionary
Put baby-themed prompts into a bowl. Guests take turns drawing while their team guesses. Ideas include diaper, stroller, pacifier, crib, bottle, high chair, and baby carrier.
You do not need artistic guests for this one; the most questionable drawings are often the funniest.
13. Emoji Baby Pictionary
Share emoji combinations that represent baby-related phrases, children’s books, nursery rhymes, or movies. Guests try to decode each one. This game works smoothly on a video call when the host shares the emoji prompts on screen.
14. Name That Baby Tune
Make a playlist of songs with “baby” in the title or songs connected with childhood. Play a brief clip and let guests guess the song. For a tougher round, skip the most recognizable part.
15. Baby Animal Match
Ask guests to match adult animals with the names for their young. A cow has a calf, a horse has a foal, a dog has a puppy, a cat has a kitten, a goat has a kid, and a sheep has a lamb. Add a few less-obvious pairs to make it competitive.
16. Guess What’s in the Diaper Bag
Fill a diaper bag with baby-related items. Guests take turns feeling the bag or naming what they think is inside without looking. You can make it a team challenge and set a timer.
17. Diaper Raffle
Invite guests to bring a package of diapers if they would like a raffle entry. Draw a winner during the shower. It is part game and part practical gift idea, with a small prize for the winner.
18. Baby Shower Scavenger Hunt
Give guests a list of people or moments to find. Prompts might include someone who has changed a diaper, has two or more children, was born in the same month as the expected arrival, has known the parents for more than 10 years, or has a childhood photo on their phone.
This is a friendly icebreaker when not everyone knows each other.
19. Advice for the Parents
Set out cards with a prompt such as “My best advice for the new parents is…” or “I hope baby always…”. Guests can write a note at their own pace. It is a thoughtful, quiet activity that works for people who prefer not to perform in front of a group.
20. Decorate a Onesie
Provide plain onesies and fabric-safe markers. Guests can make a design or add a short note for baby. The parents leave with a collection of personal, wearable keepsakes.
21. Baby Predictions Jar
Ask guests to write playful predictions for baby’s future: a first word, favorite food, favorite sport, personality trait, or resemblance. Put the notes in a jar for the parents to open later.
These prompts are a shower activity rather than BabyBet prediction fields. For the private Baby Pool itself, use the supported arrival and birth-detail predictions listed above.
22. Baby Food Taste Test
Set out a few clearly labeled or unlabeled baby-food flavors and invite guests to identify them by taste or appearance. Keep ingredients visible for anyone with food allergies or dietary needs, and offer a no-taste guessing option too.
23. Guess How Many
Fill a clear jar with a countable item such as cotton balls, baby socks, pacifiers, diaper pins, or wrapped candies. Guests write down a guess, and the closest answer wins. The jar can double as a simple shower decoration.
24. Baby Shower Mad Libs
Write a short story about the parents-to-be, then remove nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Guests supply the missing words before you read the finished story aloud. The less context you give in advance, the sillier the reveal can be.
25. Make BabyBet a shower tradition
A BabyBet pool can begin at the shower and continue after guests go home. Have attendees add their predictions during the event, then share the private link with grandparents, cousins, coworkers, and friends who could not attend.
When baby arrives, enter the actual details and revisit the guesses together. It is a simple way to include people near and far in the same celebration.
How to choose baby shower games
You do not need to play all 25 ideas. A comfortable mix is often enough:
- One background game such as Don’t Say “Baby.”
- One group game such as Baby Bingo, Pictionary, or trivia.
- One personal activity such as advice cards or childhood photo guessing.
- One prediction game such as BabyBet that can continue beyond the shower.
Choose activities that fit your guest list, available time, and venue. A little variety gives people different ways to participate without making the gathering feel over-programmed.
Ideas for virtual, long-distance, and hybrid baby showers
A celebration does not have to be entirely in one room. For a virtual shower, use games that can be shared on screen or sent ahead of time: Baby Bingo, word scramble, trivia, Emoji Pictionary, and childhood photo guessing are all adaptable.
For long-distance friends and family who cannot join a call, send a BabyBet private link in advance so they can add a prediction on their own time. A hybrid shower can pair an in-room activity with the same digital prompts for remote guests, helping everyone take part rather than simply watch.
Frequently asked questions
What games work best for a co-ed baby shower?
Games that center on the parents-to-be, music, drawing, team play, and predictions tend to invite everyone in. Try Who Knows Mom Best?, Who Knows Dad Best?, Baby Pictionary, Name That Baby Tune, or a BabyBet pool.
How can I include guests who live far away?
Choose a few activities that can be sent digitally, such as bingo cards, a word scramble, photo guessing, or trivia. You can also share the private BabyBet link so guests can make supported arrival and birth-detail predictions from wherever they are.
Can I use a QR code for BabyBet at a shower?
Yes. A host can create a QR code that points to the private BabyBet invite link and place it on a sign or table card. The QR code is simply a host-created way to share the existing link, not a separate BabyBet game mode.
What should I give as baby shower game prizes?
Small prizes keep the focus on the fun: a coffee gift card, a candle, a snack basket, a bookstore card, or bragging rights can all work well. Match the prize to your guests and your budget.
When should I start a BabyBet pool?
You can start before the shower, invite guests during the event, or share the private link afterward with people who could not attend. See BabyBet pricing for pool options, or browse more Stories for additional planning ideas.
Choose the games people will remember
Baby shower games do not need to be complicated or expensive. The most memorable ones give people a reason to laugh, talk, and celebrate the new family together.
Whether you are planning a backyard gathering, a brunch, a co-ed shower, a virtual get-together, or a hybrid celebration, choose the games that fit your people. Then start your first Baby Pool and let the friendly guessing begin. 👶🎉