30 Actually Fun Baby Shower Games that Don’t Suck
Alright, so you figured out the baby shower theme. Now it’s time to figure out the games!
I loved the games we played at my baby shower!
Not only were they fun but they had everyone laughing!
So to help you Mommas (or friends of the Momma) figure out what kind of baby shower games there even is, I rounded up some baby shower games and activities that you and your guests will love!
You can even find baby shower activities that aren’t games!
Below you will find a list of baby shower games that DON’T suck (and are actually fun)!
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Baby Shower Games That Aren’t Lame
1. Baby Bag
Items You’ll Need:
- Diaper Bag
- Baby Items (bottle, diaper, rattle, binky, etc.)
- Paper
- Pen
Get a diaper bag and fill it with some baby items. Give every guest one minute to feel inside the diaper bag (without looking of course). Then have them write down what they think is in there.
Whoever gets the most right wins!
2. Tie Your Shoes
Items You’ll Need:
This game was pretty fun to watch!
Set up some chairs so that they’re all in a line. Have the players put a blown-up balloon under their shirt and sit in one of the chairs. Then have them race to see who can tie their shoes the fastest!
The first one to finish wins!
Just be sure no one cheats and puts their foot on their knee!
3. Baby Shower Bingo
Items You’ll Need:
Sorry but I love games like this! This classic game now has a baby twist to it.
So instead of marking down numbers, you’ll be marking down baby items and other things that Mommas need. Plus this is an easy game that anyone can play!
4. Ice Ice Baby
Items You’ll Need:
Something that I like about this game is that it can go on simultaneously while you play other games and such. But for this game, you’ll have to get it ready the night BEFORE!
Get an ice cube tray and fill it with water. Place a tiny baby for every cube and let it freeze.
Once everyone has arrived at the baby shower let everyone have an ice cube and have them put it in their drinks (be sure they do it at the same time).
Then whoever’s ice cube melts first has to say, “My water broke!”.
5. Blindfolded Diaper Change
Items You’ll Need:
- Baby Dolls
- Diapers
- Blindfolds
- Baby Wipes
- (Optional) Nutella
I don’t know about you but this one sounds like it could be super funny!
Have a couple of baby dolls lined up on a table. Get them set up and put a diaper on every baby doll. You could even go as far as to put Nutella in the diaper!
Have the players get blindfolded and begin! Whoever has the baby doll all cleaned up and with a new diaper on wins!
You could even make this a Mom vs. Dad baby shower game and see who’s the fastest!
6. Blindfolded Spoon-Feeding
Items You’ll Need:
- Baby Food
- Spoons
- Blindfolds
- (Optional) Bibs- just cause it’d be funny!
This will definitely be a dirty one!
Have all the players get into pairs and have one of them blindfolded. The one who is blindfolded will get the spoon and baby food.
Now they must spoon-feed ALL the baby to the other player.
Whatever team finishes first wins!
7. Play-Doh Baby
Items You’ll Need:
This is something that’s fun and creative!
For this play-doh baby shower game, the instructions are pretty simple. Everyone gets a little container of Play-Doh and tries to make the cutest baby. Then when the timer is up and everyone’s done, the mom-to-be can pick a winner or you can have everyone vote.
I had this game at my baby shower and actually really liked it! I loved getting to see everyone’s version of their little play-doh baby.
This is a good one for a baby shower game for kids as well!
8. Guess The Baby Food
Items You’ll Need:
- Baby Food
- Spoons
- Blindfolds
- (Optional) Bibs- just for the laughs!
Have everyone in pairs and get one player a blindfold. The other player will feed them 5 (or whatever amount you’d like to do) different kinds of baby foods. Then see if they can guess the right flavor!
9. Chug The Baby Bottle
Items You’ll Need:
- Bottles
- Nipples
- Drink (water, juice, pop, etc.)
I’m sure this one will get some laughs!
Everyone gets a baby bottle filled with your drink of choice. And whoever finishes first wins! This can be a team game or even 1-on-1.
If you’d rather not elongate the game you can set a timer and whoever has the less amount in the bottle when the timer beeps wins.
10. Pregnant Twister
Items You’ll Need:
This sounds like it could be one of the funniest baby shower games ever!
I remember playing this game all the time when I was little. So doing it with balloons could be a pretty interesting and unique baby shower game!
To play, everyone who’s playing has to have a balloon up their shirt. During the game, if your balloon pops you’re out!
11. Name the Baby Poop
Items You’ll Need:
- Diapers
- Candy Bars
- Paper
- Pen
This may be a sort of inappropriate baby shower game but it’s still funny!
Get all different kinds of candy bars and melt them in the diaper. Number each diaper and lay them out. Everyone can go up and write down what they think each diaper has inside. Whether that’s just looking or smelling it. Whoever gets them all (or has the most right) wins!
Just be sure to have what they actually are written down somewhere!
12. Pacifier Hunt
Items You’ll Need:
Before the baby shower starts, hide pacifiers around the vicinity. Have a sign that says, “Pacifier Hunt” and explains the rules. Or announce it to everyone once they’ve arrived. Have people search for them throughout the duration of the baby shower.
Whoever has the most at the end of the baby shower wins!
13. Baby Shower Word Scramble
Items You’ll Need:
I love word games! And this doesn’t even have to be a game where you have to announce a winner (unless you want to). But maybe you could just have them play in their free time or if they don’t want to participate in a particular game.
But you can go ahead and place a sheet of a baby shower word scramble sitting out in front of every guests’ chair.
14. Guess the Size of Moms Waist
Items You’ll Need:
- Yarn
- Scissors
For this classic game, everyone will pass a ball of yarn around. Players will then cut where they think might be the size of Mom’s waist. Once everyone has a piece of string they can measure it around Mom’s waist.
Whoever’s closest wins!
15. Nipple Bobbin
Items You’ll Need:
- Nipples
- Large Plastic Tub
Remember going to parties and bobbing for apples? Well, since this is obviously a party for well, a BABY you gotta put a baby spin on it, right?
Set up this silly game by filling up a large tub with water and put about 15 (or whatever number you’d like to do) nipples in it. Then have the players have their hands behind their back and let laughs begin!
16. Guess How Many Are in The Baby Bottle
Items You’ll Need:
- A Big Bottle
- A Small Item (clothespins, candy, etc.)
- Guessing Card
- Pen
- Something to hold the answers
Get a bottle and fill it with your item of choice. Then have your guests try guessing how many are inside the baby bottle.
Leave a pen and paper out for your guests to write their name and guess on it and another container to hold their answers. Then at the end of the shower announce who got closest!
Remember to have the actual number of what’s inside written somewhere!
17. Shhh…Don’t Say Baby!
Items You’ll Need:
This modern baby shower game is pretty simple. At the beginning of the shower, everyone gets 1-5 clothespins to wear. When you hear someone say “Baby” you can take one of their clothespins. Whoever has the most by the end of the shower (or whatever timeframe you choose) wins.
You could even mix it up and add more words like; Bib, Bottle, Rattle, Mom, etc.
18. Name That Baby Tune
Items You’ll Need:
- Speaker
- A Playlist of Baby Songs
Beforehand make a playlist of songs that have the word ‘baby’ in it. Then as you play each song have everyone guess what they think the song is. Whoever guesses the name of the song first gets a point.
When the game is over whoever has the most points wins!
19. Guess the Nursery Rhyme: Emoji Edition
Items You’ll Need:
Everyone uses Emojis now! So I think this is a pretty fun twist!
Give everyone a Nursery Rhyme Game Sheet and a pen. Now from the emojis that are laid out on the line you have to figure out what nursery rhyme the emojis are trying to represent.
Whoever gets the most right wins!
Another way you could do it is to make it yourself. Get a piece of paper and write down lines from nursery rhymes on it but leave a part of it out. Then have the players write down what they think is the next line in the song.
20. Adult Diaper Challenge
Items You’ll Need:
Have everyone get into teams. Give each team a roll of toilet paper. Then give them 3-5 minutes to wrap one team member up in toilet paper creating an “adult” sized diaper.
Whatever team has the best or most creative toilet paper diaper wins!
21. He Said She Said Baby Shower Game
Items You’ll Need:
Give all your guests all a He Said She Said game sheet. Then have your guests choose who they think said what.
You could even make your own and put your own questions!
22. Baby Shower Relay Race: Diaper Edition
Items You’ll Need:
- Baby Doll
- Diapers
- Baby Wipes
- Clothes
- Swaddle Blanket
- (Optional) Blindfolds
This is a great baby shower game for large groups!
Put your guests into teams. Each team gets a baby doll that has a diaper, clothes, and is swaddle up. Each team member takes a turn doing 1 of the tasks which include unswaddling, undressing, changing the diaper, dressing, and swaddling back up.
Have each team member do one tasks and then pass the baby on to the next player.
Whichever team has gone through everyone’s turn first wins!
Want to make it an even bigger challenge? Give everyone blindfolds!
23. Stroller Racing
Items You’ll Need:
- Umbrella Strollers
- Baby Dolls
- A Course with Obstacles
Get your racers ready!
For this, you’ll have to set up an obstacle course and have plenty of room for running!
Have 2 players with each 1 umbrella stroller and a baby doll strapped in.
Points are deducted when a player runs off the course, crashes the stroller, spills baby or any other mishap.
Whoever completes the course first with the baby still inside wins!
This is actually a very popular co-ed baby shower game.
24. Baby Price is Right
Items You’ll Need:
- (Optional) Baby Items (rubber duck, teething toy, pacifier, etc.)
- Baby Shower Price is Right Sheet
- Pen
Lay baby items or pictures of baby items out on a table. Have your guests write down how much they think each item is.
Whoever guesses the closest wins!
What can you do instead of baby shower games?
If you’d rather not play games, you could always try doing activities!
It could be stuff like crafting, decorating, or having them write a note for you/the future baby.
Below you can check out some baby shower game alternatives.
Baby Shower Activities
25. Onesie Design Station
Items You’ll Need:
- Plain Onesies
- Fabric Markers
- Fabric Paint
- (Optional) Plain Bibs
Looking for a more relaxing baby shower idea that’s still fun?
What about onesie decorating? I mean all babies need onesies! And trust me, you’ll be using ALOT of them.
So why not have some fun and unique handmade onesies?! Get some cheap plain onesies and some washer-safe markers and design away!
Wanna do something a little different? Instead of designing onesies you could have your guests at your baby shower do bib decorating!
26. Letters to Mom and Dad
Items You’ll Need:
- Paper
- Pen
- Box
Through all the laughs and fun, it’s nice to have something sweet and personal.
For this meaningful baby shower activity, all guests write a sweet message or advice they have for the Mom and Dad-to-be.
Have everyone place their notes in a box for Mom and Dad to keep.
27. Baby Birthday Pool
Items You’ll Need:
- Baby’s Birth Month (get it from a calendar)
- Or Baby Prediction Sheet
- Pen
Get a baby’s birth month from a calendar and tell your guests your expected due date.
Have them write down their guesses for the birth date and time!
You could even have them guess the weight, height, eye color, and who they think the baby will look most like. You can get a Baby Prediction Sheet for that!
28. Make a Baby Quilt
Items You’ll Need:
- Fabric Markers
- Fabric Paint
- Pre-cut Square Pieces of Fabric
I love love love this idea! This one is definitely for crafty Moms who know how to sew (or at least KNOWS someone who can)!
For this unique baby shower activity, give everyone a square piece of fabric. Then let your guests design a square for the baby.
Later you can take them home and make a cute keepsake for the new baby!
29. Make a Wish for Baby Game
Items You’ll Need:
Even though this isn’t necessarily a “game”. It’s still a fun and sweet baby shower activity idea.
Give all the guests a sheet of paper and a pen. Then have them write down what they wish for the new baby.
30. Block Decorating
Items You’ll Need:
- Blocks
- Decorating Items
My little one loves blocks!
You could get some blank baby blocks and have your guests decorate them at the baby shower! And if you have other little ones there this one would be a great baby shower kids craft too!
How many games should be played at a baby shower?
Typically, there are 3-5 different kinds of games.
But really it’s YOUR baby shower so if you feel like you and your guests would enjoy doing more than that, go for it!
How long do baby shower games last?
A good time range is about 30-45 minutes.
This will allow people time to play, but also leave time for other things (meeting/greeting, eating, opening gifts) as baby showers typically only lasts 2-3 hours.
How many prizes should you have at a baby shower?
Depending on your budget, you can have 2 prizes per game. One for the winner and one for the runner-up.
But of course, you can do more prizes per game or even give none!
Does the mom-to-be play the baby shower games?
Of course!
There is no problem whatsoever with Mom or Dad playing games as well.
But…if mom really would rather not, then that’s fine too.
It is YOUR baby shower after all!
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What games did you play at your baby shower? Were they lame? What was your favorite? Tell me below in the comments! And if you liked this post give it a share! Thanks!