Baby shower is an exciting and emotional occasion for the pregnant women. All the attention is on the mother to-be. It becomes the responsibility of the host to keep the guests entertained. There is the gift opening that catches everyone’s attention for a while and socializing with other people at the shower.
However there would be no fun if people start chatting among themselves in small groups of 2 or 3 and then leave in a while. Baby shower games are a fun way to keep your guests entertained and making their time worthwhile. Make sure to arrange and give out gifts for the winners.
- Baby BINGO:
Things needed:
Bingo template
Pen
How to play:
- Make the same number of BINGO templates as that of the number of guests.
- Write randomly the gift items in each empty space, like diaper, bottle clothes etc.
- If the gift opened is on their card, then ask them to strike it.
- The first one to finish a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row is the winner.
- Don’t say BABY:
Things needed:
Diaper pin
How to play:
- Give a diaper pin to every guest at the shower including the pregnant mom.
- Ask them to pin it anywhere on their dress.
- Anyone who hears someone say BABY can take their pin.
- The one who collects most number of pins is the winner.
- List the baby products:
Things needed:
Paper
Pen
How to play:
- Ask the guests to list as many baby products as they can in 2 minutes.
- The one with the most number of legible baby products is the winner.
- Name the baby:
Things needed:
Pen
Paper
How to play:
- Ask the guests to write down baby names for both a boy and girl if the gender is not known. Give a specific alphabet to make the game more interesting.
- The new mom-to-be chooses also writes down the name she likes the most and the person who wrote it is the winner.
- Diaper changing:
Things needed:
Blind fold
Doll
Diaper
How to play:
- Blind the guest and ask them to change the diaper for the doll.
- Clock it and the one who changes in the least amount of time is the winner.
- Guess the gender:
Things needed:
Paper
Pen
How to play:
- Ask the guests to take a guess of what baby they think it would be.
- If the mom to –be knows the gender, she can reveal it at the end.
- It makes the guests get into a fun discussion.
- Diaper Message:
Things needed:
Diapers
Sketch
How to play:
- Ask the guests to write messages on the diaper.
- It makes the diaper changing session fun for the new mom.
- Guess the price:
Things needed:
Baby products
Pen
Paper
How to play:
- Spread out the baby products on a table and ask the guests to guess the price.
- The one who guesses closest to the original price is the winner.
- Twister with a twist:
Things needed:
Pillows or blankets
Ribbon
Twister game
How to play:
- The guests can make a fake pregnancy belly using a pillow or a blanket and tie it with a ribbon.
- The mom to-be can be the judge.
- Celebrity baby:
Things needed:
Baby photo of celebrities
How to play:
- Show baby pictures of celebrities and let the guests take a guess.
- The one who guesses the most right is the winner.
- Guess the baby:
Things needed:
Baby photo of the guests and mom to-be
How to play:
- Gather baby pictures of all the guests and the mom to-be and show one by one.
- Let the others take a guess. It can be a lot of fun guessing.
- Onesies:
Things needed:
Plain onesies
Sketch
Paint
Brush
How to play:
- Give each guest an onesie and ask them to write, draw or paint them.
- Clothes changing session becomes fun for the new mom.
- Q&A for the new mom:
Things needed:
Paper
Pen
How to play:
- New moms will have lot of questions to ask. This game can be a fun learning activity.
- Ask the guests to write a question. Like, “When can I feed solids to the baby?”
- Then, ask the guests to pass the question to the person to their left.
- On another piece of paper, ask the guests to write the answer.
- Now, ask the person on the left to read the question and their answer. Wrong answers to the questions can be quite entertaining.
- Guess the due date:
Things needed:
Paper
Pen
How to play:
- Ask the guests to write down the date they think the new mom to-be will deliver the baby.
- Ask them to sign their name and keep them with you.
- Post birth, send out an e-mail of the actual date and the winner.
- Knowledge sharing:
Things needed:
Paper
Pen
Bowl
How to play:
- Ask the guests to write down their experiences with their baby/nieces/nephews and how their idea worked.
- Like, “My baby opens her mouth when I touch the spoon to her cheek”
- Match the socks:
Things needed:
20 pairs of baby socks
Basket
How to play:
- Mix the 20 pairs of baby socks in a basket.
- Let each guest pair the socks for a minute.
- The one who matches the most pairs is the winner.
- Name tagged:
Things needed:
Name tag
Pen
How to play:
- Write a baby product name on the tags.
- Ask the guests to pick a tag and stick it on their dress.
- The guests have to be addressed by their tag name.
- Anyone who doesn’t loses.
- Guess the good craving:
How to play:
Let the pregnant mom describe the food that she has cravings for during her pregnancy. The guests should guess the food right.
- Diaper bag:
Things needed:
Diaper bag
10 baby items
Paper
Pen
How to play:
- Put all the baby items in a diaper bag. Blindfold each guest and let them feel the items in the bag.
- They will have to write down the baby item names they identified and remembers.
- Guess the belly measurements:
Things needed:
Yarn
Scissors
How to play:
- Ask the guests to cut out the length from the yarn that they think is the pregnant mom’s belly measurements.
- The one that matches is the winner.
