Baby Shower Games – Marisa Meidle's Baby Showers

Baby Shower Games and Activities

Celebrating the mom-to-be or parents-to-be’s journey towards parenthood, and their impending bundle of joy is a joyful and wonderful reason for family and friends to get together.

Surely you want the baby shower to be exciting, fun and memorable for the parents-to-be and the guests. What better way to get the fun going and keep the party spirits high than having some exhilirating and fun games for everyone.

If you are planning on what to activities to do, I have listed down a couple of great ideas for you. Without further ado, let’s run down the list of game categories:

1. Funny Games
These games are the best way to break the ice and get your guests to mingle and feel comfortable with each other. These games inspire laughter and puts everyone at ease and relaxed.

One example is to ask your guests to write down parenthood advice based on their own experience and some funny words of advice or quotes. Gather them all in a bowl and ask each guest to pick one and read aloud. Later, you can ask them to guess who wrote which one.

2. Lively Games
These are high energy games that invite everyone to move around. They are physical games and thus bring out the competitive side your guests.

Some famous lively games are balloon twister, pop the balloon, diaper clothesline, charades, among many others.

3. Trivia Games
These are another good ice breaker games that invite everyone to participate and provide opportunity for the guests to interact.

You can list down trivia questions focusing on the mom-to-be or the parents-to-be. Ingest a little humor in each question. This can be played by pair or in groups. You can also work your questions around famous people’s first child. Some showbiz or sports celebrities maybe or politicians or historical figures, and see who among the guests gets the most correct. This can also be played in pairs or groups for some added fun.

4. Word Games
These are games that can be played even on virtual baby showers. For instance, you ask your guests to write down as many baby names as they can using the letters of the first name of the parents to be. For added fun – set a time and have your guests play in groups. Each name that are the same with the other team or teams will not be counted. You will be surprised to get some of the most unique and interesting names.

5. Diaper Games
These are hilarious games and will send everyone cracking. For instance, the most common of the diaper games is using various chocolate bars. Melt the chocolate bars by heating them on the microwave so that it resembles that of a baby poop. Smear each gooey or melted chocolate onto the diaper, keeping track ofcourse of which chocolate goes on which diaper. Now have each guests sniff the diaper and guess which chocolate is on them. It is best played in groups as well.

6. Animal Games
These are memory games that put your guests knowledge to a test. These type of games can be played individually, but best to always have your guests play in groups.

One example is the baby animal names where you list down a number of animals and then ask your guests to write opposite each animal the name of its baby. And see who gets the most correct answers.s

8. Layette Games
These games are not just fun, but it brings out the creative side of your guests and leaves something to the parents-to-be as a keepsake or something that are totally useful for both the baby and the parents-to-be.

9. Parents Preparatory Games
These are games that give parents-to-be, especially first time parents, the feel and taste of what mommyhood or daddyhood will be like. Have your multi-task and set the timer for each challenge. These games are really hilarious and fun to play.

Finally, to make each of these games extra fun and exciting, prepare a little bit of prizes for the winners. They don’t have to be fancy and expensive.

In my previous posts, I have shared various baby shower games including what you’ll need and the instructions on how to do it. Hope you find this one useful, but do check my previous posts for more game ideas.

Printable Baby Shower Game Ideas

Here are some fun and exciting games that your guests will surely love and enjoy. It’s a spin on some classic games that are sure hit in any type of parties.

These games might need a little bit of preparation here and there, but nothing too tasky. Unlike the other game ideas I have shared in my previous post where you need props, here you will be needing to print-out cards or worksheets that your guests will be using to play the game.

1. B-I-N-G-O

Who doesn’t know how to play BINGO? If you haven’t, then you must have atleast heard of it or have seen a BINGO card.

There is a spin to this classic game, for instead of combination of numbers, you will have to use baby-related items. Instead of seeing numbers in the card, there will be pictures/drawings of baby-related items.

This will make a fun way to openning baby gifts.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– printed BINGO cards
– pens

HOW TO DO IT:

Before the party, you will need to print-out modified BINGO cards enough for your guests. Each guest must have a unique BINGO CARD. There are plenty of sites where you can download patterns of a BINGO card if you haven’t seen one. Then, download pictures/drawings of baby-related items that you will use in the cards.

When you send out invitation, ask your guests to wrap some small baby items as gifts, apart from the actual gift they have for the parents-to-be, if they have. Collect all this gifts upon arrival.

During the game, hand out BINGO cards and pens to each guest. You can also play this game in pairs. Gather them in a circle, if posssible. And then, gather all the small gifts you have collected for the parents-to-be to open, one gift at a time.

Instead of calling out numbers like in the classic BINGO game, the parents-to-be will open one gift at a time. Each time, the players will crash out or put an “X” mark on that baby item in their BINGO card. The guest or pair who completes a row, column or diagonal wins a prize.

Repeat the same, until all small gifts are opened.

2. Price is Right

We all love to play a guessing game, that is why it works for any party and for any type of person. The Price is Right is another classic game, it used to be a popular TV game show too. Whoever guesses the price of the items closest to its actual price, wins. But, let’s put a little spin on this favorite game.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– cut-out or print-out pictures of baby items (you can choose the ones from the parents-to-be’s registry list)
– if you can, instead of cut-outs/print-outs, prepare a slide presentation with pictures of baby items that you can show on the monitor during the game.
– computer and TV monitor incase you opt to make a slide show of baby items
– pens and paper
– small gifts as prizes

HOW TO DO IT:

Before the shower, you need to prepare cut-outs or print-out pictures of baby-related items. Better yet, prepare a slide show of this pictures. Baby items such as, baby cribs, stroller, certain toys, boxes of pampers, set of clothes, pair shoes, set milk bottles, and the likes.

Then, do a little bit of research and note down some details for each item and its retail price. Make a masterlist all of these, for you will use them during the game.

Then, you will have to prepare simple items or goodies as prizes for the winners. This game can be played individually, but best played in pairs or small groups.

During the game, distribute pens and paper. Pairs or groups should sit or stand together, and they must all be facing you or towards the monitor (if you plan to use one). Show a picture of a baby item, provide some details about this item for them to be able to imagine its cost/price. Then, give them a little bit of math, where they need to add or multiply perhaps. After 15 to 20 seconds or so, they will have to show their guess. The pair or groups who guesses the price closest to the actual price, wins.

3. Wishes for Baby

Here is another fun and exciting game to play for baby showers, especially when you plan to have co-ed parties. And what makes this special is that it has a sentimental touch, for the moms and dads.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– print-out worksheets
– pens

HOW TO DO IT:

Before the baby shower, prepare atleats 10 questions or prompt phrases that will allow guests to write/say wonderful words or wishes for the baby. Guests can be as sweet, sentimental, or funny as they can. Encode these questions or prompt phrases and print-out copies enough for your guests.

During the game, distribute worksheets and pens to your guests. Ask them to fill-out the blanks with heartfelt wishes for the baby or some promising predictions. Something like, “your mom and dad will be so proud of you for realizing their dreams for you, or for being so successful, or for becoming such a fine man/woman you have become.” They can also write silly stuff for fun.

Give them about 8 to 10 minutes to work on their worksheets. Once they are finished, ask them to read aloud what they have written or their answers to the questions, one guest at a time. Afterwards, everyone will have to vote who gave out the best answer. The one who has the highest votes wins. You will do the same for each round, until all questions are answered.

Finally, I hope that these ideas and all the other game ideas I have shared in previous posts will be of help to you as you plan or design for your own game. You can actually mix different game themes or ideas, all of them really works well with any type guests.

You can never go wrong with any of these games or with any fun game you can come up with. Just remember to keep them simple and centered around the baby or the parents-to-be. And like I always say in my previous posts, make sure that you have as much fun yourself as your guests.

Baby Shower Trivia Questions Game Ideas

Trivia Question Games are a favorite in every parties, and it works well with any type of people. Thus, it really works for baby showers too. They are challenging, fun to play and provides opportunity to mingle.

These games are so much like the guessing games that I have shared in the previous post. The trivia questions can revolve around the parents or baby theme.

Here are some interesting ideas for your trivia question games.

1. Nursery Rhymes

Lets travel back to our childhood with this fun trivia game. Whether you are a parent or not, we’ve all been kids too and we’ve been around kids at some point in our lives. So, who hasn’t heard of nursery rhymes?

The trivia questions for this game revolves around favorite or popular nursery rhymes.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– paper and pens
– computer
– printer or photocopier

HOW TO DO IT:

Type a snippet or some lines from nursery rhymes or some famous lullabies/baby songs. Leave some parts of the lines or the end, blank.

Print out copies enough for your guests, and a couple of extra for reserve. Print out a master copy as well, with the complete version that you will use for checking or better yet, have recorded audio copy of the nursery rhymes or lullabies that you can play when checking their responses.

This game can be played in pairs or in small groups. During the game, distribute the worksheets and pens. Ask your guests to fill-in the blanks with the missing lyrics – words or phrases to complete the line. Set the timer to five minutes, depending on the number of items in your worksheet. The pair or group who gets the most correct wins.

2. Name that Tune

This is so easy to prepare and put together. Your trivia questions will revolve around baby songs. It is fun and challenging, and brings out the musical side of your guests.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– playlists of baby songs or lullabies

HOW TO DO IT:

Create a playlist of baby songs. You can actually download from streaming sites. Cut a snippet of the baby songs (10 to 15 seconds), and have a master list for the titles.

Divide your guest into 3-4 groups, depending on the number of guests you have. During the game, gather around the groups. Assign post for each group, and a leader for each group who will raise their hand after the que.

You will play the snippet of a baby song twice. Then, you will give them 10 seconds to think of the title. When you say, GO!, the leaders of each group will raise their hand. The first to raise will have the chance to guess the title first. If the guess is wrong, you will say GO! again and the remaining groups will get the chance.

If the group shouts out their guess before their leader could raise his/her hand, they will loose their turn. The group who makes the most correct guesses wins.

3. Mom or Dad

This one revolves around the mommy or daddy or both. It is really fun because it will show if the guests knows the mommy or daddy so well.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– list of trivia questions about the mommy and daddy
– marker
– metacards

HOW TO DO IT:

Before the baby shower, you will need a bit of preparation with the help of the parents-to-be. Make a list of trivia questions about the parents-to-be. Make sure to write the response opposite each question for checking.

The trivia questions will be about the parents-to-be’s childhood, teenage years, student life, present life. The questions can refer to the parents invidually or together.

Make sure to mix up questions from different stages of the parents-to-be’s lives and have atleast equal number of questions for each stage and for both mom and dad or together to give your guests chance to answer. Some guests may know more about the mom than the dad or the other way around. Also, they might know the parents-to-be from different stages of their lives.

Examples of trivia questions:

– what is mom or dad’s favorite movie/color/food?
– what year did they meet?
– what is their wedding date?
– what year was mom or dad born?
– what is mom or dad’s childhood pet?
– what is the name of the elementary school mom or dad went to?

Divide your guests into groups of four or five. During the game, the groups will all stand around like in a quiz bowl with you at the center as the quiz master. Read aloud the trivia questions twice. Then, give them 15 seconds to discuss within their group and to write down their answer on the metacard. When you say Go! The group will hold up their answer written on the metacard. The parents-to-be will take note of the group who gets the correct guess. The group will get 1 point for each correct response. The group who gets the most points wins.

These are just few trivia game ideas, I will post more later. There are many other trivia games you can actually come up with. What is great about these games is that they work really well whether your baby shower guests are co-ed or family. Make sure that you don’t play them individually to make it more fun and challenging, and to give your guests opportunity to mingle and get acquainted while having fun.

And like I always say in the previous posts – make sure that in any part of the shower party, you – as the host must enjoy yourself too.

Baby Shower Word Game Ideas

Word games is a favorite and always works well in any form of parties. It is a great way to break the ice among people who are not acquainted with one another and provides opportunity to have rounds of laughter. Thus, word games also works well in baby showers, and it really works with any type of guest.

Word games involve thinking and are challenging to play, that is why it is exciting especially for people who are competitive. These games are also easy to put together and organize. Here are some ideas you can work around with.

1. Blocks

This game combines word and letter games, plus crafts. It is not only a fun and challenging game, but also results in gifts for the parents-to-be

WHAT YOU NEED:

– blank wooden blocks
– permanent markers
– wood paint (diffetent colors)

HOW TO DO IT:

You will need a little bit of preparation before the baby shower or it could be a part of your activity that you can do with some of your guests during the baby shower, but before you play the games.

Using the permanent marker, write alphabet letter on one side of each wooden block. Make sure you have 26 wooden blocks for letters A to Z, and a couple of extra blocks incase you need to replace some.

During the game, give each guest a block or two, depends on the number of guests you have. Ask them to decorate the blocks using the wooden paint, with pictures that can be associated with the alphabet letter written in the block.

This game does not only allow your guest to bring out their creative and artistic side, but also provide opportunity for them to create a keepsake for the parents-to-be.

2. Unscramble

This game is a classic word game, but it never gets old in any parties. For baby shower though, use words that are baby-related.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– scrambled words (1 for each guest)
– pens and paper
– timer

HOW TO DO IT:

List down 20 (or more) five letters and more baby-related words or words that can be associated with babies (pacifier, stroller, cradle, etc.). Then list these words again, with the letters scrambled or mixed up.

Example:

– CFIPERA (PACIFIER)
– DRACEL (CRADLE)

You can play this game by group or by pairs. During the game, hand out copies of the scrambled word list. Set the timer to five minutes, depending on the number of words you have, you can adjust the timer. Ask the pairs or groups to unscramble the words. They will write the unscrambled words opposite each scrambled word.

The parents-to-be can read aloud the correct or unscrambled words. The pair or group who have the most correct response wins.

3. Name Maker

This is another fun game to play. I guess many are familiar with guessing games, but there is a twist with this one. And the good thing about this game is that it will give the parents-to-be an idea or inspiration for the baby’s name. Plus, this game is so easy to prepare.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– pens and paper
– timer

HOW TO DO IT:

Post the parents-to-be’s complete name on the wall, their first names and last names. Distribute pens and papers to your guests. They can work in pairs or small groups. Their task is to create a name for the newborn baby using only the letters of the parents-to-be’s names. Set the timer to 3 – 5 minutes.

Afterwards, they will read aloud the names they came up with some explanation why they came up with the name(s). This is really fun, especially when you get really unique names.

Hopefully these word games help you come up with your own. Just remember, no matter what idea you decide on, to always have fun yourself.

Animal Baby Shower Game Ideas

Who does not love cute animals? A lot of us have pets and are animal lovers. Animals go well with baby showers and make a real adorable baby shower theme.

If you are planning on what games to have for your baby shower, you might want to consider these games. Here are two of the favorite animal baby shower game ideas for your baby shower.

1. Animal Names

This game is so fun to play and put your guests’ memory to a test. It combines parenthood and adorably cute and cuddly baby animals. Plus, it is quite easy to put together.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– master list of baby animals
– answer key (with baby names for each animal)
– pens and paper for each guest

HOW TO DO IT:

For this game, you need to have a bit of research and preparation. Make a list of 20 or so animals. This game can be played individually. Best to play it by pairs or in groups. During the game, distribute paper and pens. Set the timer to 2-3 minutes. Distribute master list of animals. Ask you guests to write down opposite each animal the name of the animal’s baby.

Examples:
– Alligator (baby is called “hatchling”)
– Dolphin (baby is called “calf”)
– Swan (baby is called “cygnet”)

It’s like a quiz, after the game ask the guest to exchange papers or they can check their own work. Ask the parents-to-be to read aloud the correct word or baby name for each of the animal. The guest, pair or group who have the most correct answer wins.

2. Ducky-Duck

This is not just a fun game to play but will leave the parents-to-be with lots of gifts. And it is so easy to prepare.

WHAT YOU NEED:

– toy duck for each guest
– baby tub

HOW TO DO IT:

This game can be played individually, by pairs or by group. If you plan to play the game by group, divide your guest into groups of four or five.

Fill the baby tub with water and then put the toy ducks in the baby tub. Before putting the toy ducks in the tub, put an indicative marking at the bottom of each duck.

Ask the guests or representative from the group to pick a toy duck from the tub, one player at a time. Those who get to pick the special toy ducks will win a door prize. After the baby shower, ask the guest to donate the special ducks to the parents-to-be.

There are many other animal games you can do. In my previuos posts, I have listed other game ideas you can choose from or use as inspiration. You can mix different types of game, all of these work well for all types of guest. In any of the games you plan to have, make sure to have fun yourself.