Check out these 35 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’m always looking for fun baby shower games ideas! 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 older 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.
Baby. Baby. Baby. Baby.
So I decided to come up with this list of 30 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 in their life.
From free printable games, interactive games that will have guests moving around the room, funny baby shower games, and even virtual baby shower games, these games for a baby shower will have everyone laughing and are some of the best baby shower games I’ve seen!
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 your 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.
35 Baby Shower Games That Don’t Suck
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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 that doesn’t mean that it’s 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.
Boy or Girl?
Babies are so stinkin’ cute! But sometimes you just can’t tell if it’s a boy or girl. You won’t be the only one when you play this game from Printable Me Studio. See who the baby wizard in the bunch is!
Blindfolded Diaper Station
See how well guests can change a diaper when they’re blindfolded by setting up a blindfold diaper station with plush baby dolls! This baby shower game from Catch My Party will put your diaper-changing skills to the test!
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.
Who Has the Mom?
Use this funny baby shower game as a raffle prize to see who wins the lottery! Each guest gets a scratcher ticket and the winner is the one with the mom-to-be’s face. Some famous moms take up the other spaces!
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 then gets to choose which drawing she thinks is best. Check out Twenty Six and Then Some to see some of the hilarious drawings!
Harry Potter Patronus
Throwing a Harry Potter-themed baby shower? Grab this Harry Potter patronus matching game from Hey Let’s Make Stuff. This is such a unique ga,e for your favorite wizard fans!
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!
Diaper Pong
Diaper pong is perfect if you’re looking for coed baby shower games! Grab this version from Crafty Nikster or make a DIY version if you’re feeling crafty!
See how many ping pong balls you can get in the diaper with this diaper pong game. The best part is the expecting mom gets to take all the diapers home after guests have fun playing this baby shower game!
Baby or Beer Phrases
This game would be great for a coed shower or a brewery themed baby shower! You have to guess the baby or beer related phrase that corresponds to each photo. This one definitely looks tricky!
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.
Don’t Drop the Sprinkles
Similar to the diaper changing station above, but this one from Life Family Joy is even more challenging! Each diaper is full of sprinkles (confetti) and guests have to change the diaper without spilling any of it!
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
This is an easy baby shower game to play! 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, snack, and sip.
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!
Fertilize the Egg
This one is also in my inappropriate baby shower games post! It’s the same concept as pin the pacifier game above, but this one’s a bit more comical! Fertilize the egg by pinning the sperm on the egg. This hilarious game from Print Me BabyX is customizable with the mom and dad’s faces as well!
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!
Toss and Shout
This game requires guests to multitask while thinking quickly! Get guests together standing in a circle. One person will hold a baby doll and toss it to whoever she wants. When the person catches it, they’ll have to quickly shout out a baby-related item. The last person standing wins!
The Price is Right
The Price is Right was my favorite game show as a kid! You can channel your inner Bob Barker with this printable version at home! The Price is Right baby shower game is a fun way to have everyone guessing the different prices of baby items in the year the mom-to-be was born!
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!
This would be a great baby shower game for men to play if you’re having a coed shower!
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 done for you game if you want to go that route!
What Did Dad Say?
Get the dad-to-be involved with this fun game from Happy Baby Printables. Interview daddy before hand and then have guests guess how he will complete each sentence.
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!
Baby Shower Emoji Game
How well do you know your emojis? In this free printable game you have to see if you can figure out each of the different movie titles that have the word baby in them using the emojis!
Baby Shower Charades
I personally love a good game of charades! You don’t need a lot of supplies and it’s a fun way for people to show off their personality! These baby shower game charade cards from Print Out Baby Shower are editable so you can really personalize them to your group.
Pacifier Hunt Baby Shower Game
Print this Pacifier Hunt baby shower game sign and have guests look around the baby shower venue to see who can find the most pacifiers. This game is a great baby shower game for kids if you’re hosting a family-friendly party!
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!
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?
Have fun playing these fun baby shower games and showering the mom to be!
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Christina
Wednesday 12th of May 2021
These are awesome! Thanks for all these great options. I love the baby pong and baby around the world games. I've never seen anything like that.
Amy Motroni
Monday 17th of May 2021
Yay! Hope you enjoy playing!