Check out these 25 awesome baby shower games that don’t suck! These games are fun for all types of guests, because no one wants to play boring games at a baby shower!
I really love to play fun games at baby showers. I like to tap into my competitive spirit and try my hand at winning awesome prizes!
But now that I’m 33 years old I have been to soooo many baby showers and played more than my fair share of baby shower games and some of them have been just awful.
I don’t want to sit down and not be able to cross my legs or look at faux baby poop and guess what kind of chocolate it is.
And I’ve played the game where you can’t say the word baby more times than I can count.
So I decided to come up with this list of 25 awesome baby shower games that don’t suck! If you’re planning a baby shower, these are games your guests will love to play, no matter how many baby showers they’ve attended.
From free printable download games, interactive games that will have guests moving around the room, and even virtual baby shower games, these games will have everyone laughing at the next baby shower you host!
How Many Games Should be Played at A Baby Shower?
Depending on how long you want your baby shower to go, usually between two and three games is enough to get guests mingling and keep them entertained, while still allowing for enough time to socialize with one another and the expecting mama.
I find three is the perfect number of games to play, as long as there is enough variety between the games.
What are Good Prizes for Baby Shower Games?
Don’t forget to get some awesome game prizes for the winners! I have a whole post about different fun and unique baby shower game prize ideas! It includes everything from homemade soaps to adorable necklaces, home decor, and beauty products!
25 Baby Shower Games That Don’t Suck
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Buy the Printable Baby Shower Games Bundle
Get six printable baby shower games to play at your next baby shower! These games are a lot of fun and an easy way to entertain guests! Click here to get the baby shower games bundle for $5.
Candy Bar Match
Being pregnant and going through labor is unlike anything! Match the correct candy bar to the pregnancy or baby-related term in this free candy bar match game. Print this out and let all your guests laugh at how sweet it is to be a mom.
Suck It Up
Here’s a baby shower game that sucks—literally—but definitely isn’t lame! Have guests grab a nasal aspirator and mini marshmallows to play this minute to win it suck it up game. The person who can get the most marshmallows in the baby bottles wins! See this post from Fun Squared for even more baby shower minute to win it games.
Baby or Food Baby
Is it a baby or a food baby? Play this scratch off game as an ice breaker, lottery drawing, raffle prize, or even as a party favor. The game comes in multiple colors so it’s perfect for a boy or girl baby shower!
Late Night Diaper Changes
There’s nothing a postpartum mama needs more than some late-night encouragement from her besties. Driven By Decor’s Late Night Diaper Changes game is perfect to give mom the support she needs, exactly when she needs it!
Baby Enneagram Types
The Enneagram is the latest personality test that is taking the world by storm. See how well you know your Enneagram types by matching each typical baby trait to the correct Enneagram type. This free Enneagram game printable is available on my blog.
Baby Drawings
This game is super simple to setup and play. Pass around a paper plate and pen to each guest. Guests will stick the plate on top of their head and draw a baby. The mom-to-be gets to choose which drawing she thinks is best. Check out Twenty Six and Then Some to see some of the hilarious drawings!
Baby’s First Alphabet Book
This baby shower activity is perfect for those not wanting to play traditional games. Something Turquoise made printable designs for baby shower guests to color/draw a page of baby’s first alphabet book. You can grab the complete templates on her blog!
Baby Shower Feud
One of my all-time favorite game shows to watch is Family Feud. Now you can play Baby Shower Feud with all your guests with this digital game version. This comes with questions and answers and is fully editable if you want to swap any out for your own.
Old Wives Tales
There are plenty of old wives tales out there to predict baby’s gender. Grab this free printable gender predictor quiz and have guests guess if they think it’s a boy or girl! Mom and dad-to-be can play this fun game as well!
Mommy’s Cravings
Pregnancy is known for bringing on strange cravings. Have guests try to guess what the mom-to-be’s cravings have been! In this game, each guest will get a piece of pen and paper. The mom-to-be can describe 6 to 8 pregnancy cravings that she had without actually saying the food. Guests will write down what they think mom is describing. The person with the most right answers wins.
Baby Face Mix and Match
Find out who baby will look like with this hilarious game from Blue I Style Blog. This active baby shower game takes photo strips of mom and dad and has guests combine different features to try and predict what baby will look like.
My Water Broke
Some guests just want to sit and chat with other guests, and that’s perfectly okay! You can play this My Water Broke game while guests mingle and snack! Each guest grabs a frozen baby to drop in her drink. Once the ice cube melts, she yells out “My water broke”. The person who yells it first is the winner!
Baby Shower Word Search
Print out this free baby shower word search and see how quickly guests can find all the baby-related words. Perfect for a crowd who doesn’t want to move around much, or something fun to do while mom opens gifts!
Playdoh Baby
For the record, I would be terrible at this game but I still think it would be a lot of fun! Each guest has to make a baby out of Playdoh in a specified amount of time. The mom to be judges the babies and chooses the one she likes the best. Get the instructions and a free printable here.
Who Has Daddy?
Remember scratcher lottery tickets? Now you can play at your baby shower, but with much higher chances of winning! In this fun, modern game, guests will scratch off their card and either reveal a photo of a celebrity heartthrob or the baby’s daddy. Whoever gets the baby’s daddy wins!
American British Word Match
I love printable baby shower games, because they are so easy to prepare! How well do you know your British baby words? Match the American English baby words to the British baby words with this game from Hey Let’s Make Stuff. It’s definitely a lot harder than you think!
Pin the Pacifier on the Baby
How long has it been since you got to play Pin the Tail on the Donkey? This game is similar and will bring you back to your childhood birthday parties! Guests are blindfolded, spun around and have to pin the pacifier on the baby. Whoever gets it closest to the mouth, wins!
Baby Around the World
How many different ways do you know to say baby? Have guests take this quick quiz to match the different ways to say baby to the right language. You’d be surprised at how difficult it is!
Babies Against Parenthood
Ever play Cards Against Humanity? It’s one of our favorites because it’s absolutely hilarious and incredibly inappropriate! Amanda from The Eco Friendly Family created a modern baby shower game called Babies Against Parenthood game that is played similarly to Cards Against Humanity! This game looks so funny and she has it for free on her blog!
Baby Shower JeOpardy
Put your guests knowledge to the test of popular children’s books, parenting how to’s and -pregnancy 101 with Baby Shower Jeopardy. Planning for Keeps shows how she made this poster board style game. You can also buy a digital one if you want to go that route!
Who’s Watching Baby?
This hilarious game ensures that baby shower guests are paying attention! Each guest gets a small baby and is responsible for it during the shower. If they drop it, another person can snatch it up and claim it as their own. You can buy the complete game here!
Guess the Baby
When you send out your invitation, ask guests to send you a baby photo of themselves for the shower. During the shower, guests will look at all the baby pictures and try to guess who’s who. This game from Fashion Lush will get everyone moving around the room and chatting with one another!
What’s the most fun game you’ve ever played at a baby shower? Which baby shower games don’t suck and are always a hit with guests?
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