Planning a baby shower is exciting, sure but it can also feel like a lot. One minute you’re picking out decorations, and the next you’re trying to figure out how to keep 25 guests from quietly checking their phones. Whether it’s a close-knit brunch or a big all-out bash, having the right games on hand makes a huge difference.

This list of over 50 baby shower games ideas has a bit of everything: classics, goofy group games, heartfelt keepsake activities, and a few that are just plain weird in the best way. They’re easy to set up, fun to play, and work whether you’ve got five guests or fifty.

Classic Games Everyone Knows (And Still Loves)

These are the crowd-pleasers easy, familiar, and low-key enough for grandma and your coworker’s plus-one.

  • Don’t Say “Baby” – Everyone gets a pin when they arrive. If someone catches you saying “baby,” they steal your pin. Most pins wins.
  • Baby Bingo – Create bingo cards filled with baby items or gift guesses. Mark them off as the gifts get unwrapped.
  • Guess the Baby Food – Taste-test unlabeled baby food jars and try to name the flavor. Some are… not great.
  • Who Knows Mom Best? – A mix of questions about the mom-to-be’s favorites, habits, or childhood stories.
  • The Price is Right: Baby Edition – Show off a bunch of baby gear and let guests guess the price closest without going over takes it.
  • Birth Date Guess – Everyone writes down their guess for the baby’s arrival date, weight, and maybe even hair color.
  • Baby Name Blitz – Set a timer and see who can write the most baby names starting with a certain letter.
  • Baby Trivia – A quiz with a mix of baby facts, pop culture parents, and odd parenting stats.
  • Nursery Rhyme Fill-In – Guests complete missing words from old-school nursery rhymes.
  • Word Scramble – Mix up baby-related words and have guests race to unscramble them.

Fast, Funny Games for Big Laughs

These are great for larger groups, co-ed showers, or anytime you want to get people moving and laughing.

  • Baby Bottle Chug – Fill baby bottles with juice or soda. Guests race to finish. Spoiler: it’s harder than it looks.
  • What’s in the Diaper? – Melt candy bars into diapers and make people guess what’s what. Gross? A little. Funny? Absolutely.
  • Diaper Derby – Teams race to wrap one teammate in a toilet paper diaper. Bonus points for flair.
  • Feed the Baby – One person is blindfolded and has to feed their partner baby food. Chaos ensues.
  • Sketch-a-Baby – Guests draw a baby while holding the paper plate on their head. It gets weird fast.
  • Musical Bottles – Like musical chairs but with baby bottles as props. Last one standing wins.
  • Baby Charades – Act out parenting moments: diaper blowouts, first steps, the works.
  • Pass the Pacifier – Guests pass a pacifier using only straws held in their mouths. Team relay style.
  • Balloon Pop Battle – Balloons tied to waists. No hands. Last one with an unpopped balloon wins.
  • Daddy Diaper Showdown – Blindfolded diaper-changing races using dolls. Chaos is encouraged.

Sweet Keepsake Games

These activities add a little heart to the party and give the parents something to look back on later.

  • Advice & Wishes Cards – Leave out small cards with prompts, and let guests jot down a mix of heartfelt advice, funny thoughts, or simple well-wishes. The kind of stuff parents might pull out years later and still smile at.
  • Onesie Decorating – Set up a table with plain onesies and a pile of fabric markers. Some guests will write sweet notes, others will go full comedy mode and both make for fun keepsakes.
  • Time Capsule – Ask guests to write short letters or notes for the baby to open on a milestone birthday down the road like when they turn 18. Sweet, weird, sentimental it’s all fair game.
  • Bucket List for Baby’s First Year – Have guests suggest small adventures or firsts the new parents should try in year one. Could be anything from “picnic in the park” to “matching pajamas movie night.”
  • Decorate a Diaper – Put out clean diapers and let guests write late-night encouragement or jokes on them. When parents are up at 3 a.m., those scribbled notes might just save their sanity.
  • Guess the Baby Photo – Guests bring in their baby pictures; everyone tries to guess who’s who.
  • Letter to Baby – Each guest writes a note for the baby. Heartfelt, silly, or somewhere in between.
  • Prediction Cards – Guests guess details like birth date, weight, hair color you name it.
  • Storybook Signing – Have everyone sign a favorite children’s book instead of a guest book.
  • Advice Jar – Collect quick one-liners of parenting advice into a jar for the parents to pull from later.

Low-Key Games for Small Groups

Hosting something more intimate? These work great with just a few close friends.

  • Memory Match: Baby Edition – Classic matching card game using baby items or brand logos.
  • Baby Pictionary – Guests draw and guess baby-related things some drawing skills required.
  • Mom or Dad? – Ask fun prediction questions like “Who’s more likely to forget the diaper bag?” and let guests vote.
  • Name Generator Game – Use an online baby name generator and see who gets the most outlandish result.
  • Guess the Nursery Theme – Drop a few clues about the baby’s room style and let people guess.
  • Emoji Rhyme Game – Show emojis that represent classic nursery rhymes and have guests decode them.
  • What’s in Your Purse? – A points game for random purse items. The weirde, the better.
  • Word Association – Guests take turns naming baby-related words without repeating.
  • Name That Lullaby – Play a few seconds of a lullaby and let guests guess what it is.

High-Energy Games for Big Groups

If you’ve got a big crowd, these games are easy to manage and fun to watch.

  • Scavenger Hunt – Tuck little baby-themed items around the party space and let guests loose to find them. It turns into playful chaos pretty quickly and that’s the fun of it.
  • Diaper Relay Race – Break into teams and take turns trying to diaper a baby doll faster than the other side. It’s clumsy, loud, and absolutely hilarious when the pressure kicks in.
  • Gift Bingo – Hand out bingo cards filled with baby-related words or gift guesses. Guests mark them off as the presents get opened it’s a sneaky way to keep everyone tuned in.
  • Baby Song Showdown – Play clips of songs that have the word “baby” in the title or chorus. Guests shout out their guesses, and half the fun is seeing who knows music… and who really doesn’t.
  • Photo Booth Contest – Set up a corner with props and let guests pose away. Later, pick winners for funniest face, most over-the-top pose, or whatever category fits the mood.
  • Hot Potato: Baby Edition – Use a baby doll as your “potato” and pass it around while music plays. When the music stops, the person holding it is out simple, chaotic, and a crowd-pleaser.
  • Gender Guess Game – Let guests cast their vote and give their reasons.
  • Celeb Baby Name Match – Match famous parents to their (sometimes very oddly named) babies.
  • Trivia Face-Off – Break into teams for a fast-paced baby trivia challenge.
  • Name That Baby Animal – Match animals to their baby names like calf, kit, or joey.

Virtual Baby Shower Games (Yes, Still a Thing)

Whether your guests are across town or across the world, these games work great over Zoom or group chat.

  • Virtual Bingo – Send digital cards in advance and call it out live.
  • Online Trivia Game – Use Kahoot or Slido for a live, interactive trivia session.
  • Ultrasound Guess – Show a zoomed-in ultrasound pic and have people guess what part they’re looking at.
  • Digital Advice Board – Use a shared doc or board for guests to leave tips and messages.