Printable baby shower games guests enjoy
By TheCleverKitty editorial team
Run order that works
Passive game on arrival (guests play while mingling), one active game mid-party, wishes cards during gift opening. Total game time: 30–40 minutes inside a 2-hour shower.
Game 1: Arrival bingo (passive)
Guests fill a blank 3×3 grid with gifts they predict will be opened (bottle, blanket, book, socks, toy, diapers, wipes, hat, rattle). Mark during gift opening; first row wins. Zero prep beyond blank grids.
Game 2: Baby word scramble (5 minutes)
Unscramble: YBDRAEIT (birthday), OOBNCIUS (bouncer), RALETTR (rattle), ENOZIE (onesie), RELODTT (toddler), KTNBAEL (blanket), TOPOEL (pootle — trick entry, answer: pootle is not a word; disqualify and laugh), TALBRROE (bottle — shares letters, accept either). Answer key included above; fastest correct sheet wins.
Game 3: Price is right, baby edition (10 minutes)
List 8 common items (pack of diapers, wipes tub, bottle, pacifier set, onesie 3-pack, baby lotion, board book, sippy cup). Guests guess each price without going over; closest total wins. Update prices to your local store before printing — prices drift fast.
Game 4: Emoji pictionary (10 minutes)
Decode the nursery rhyme: 🕷️⬆️💧🌧️ (Itsy Bitsy Spider), ✨💫⭐🌙 (Twinkle Twinkle), 🚣🚣👶🌊 (Row Row Row Your Boat), 🐑🐑⬜❄️ (Mary Had a Little Lamb), 🌉⬇️🌉⬇️ (London Bridge), 🐒🛏️⬇️🩺 (Five Little Monkeys). Six clues is one good round.
Game 5: Wishes cards (during gifts)
Half-sheets reading “Dear [baby], I hope you ___” plus “Advice for [parent]: ___”. Collect in a small box as the take-home gift. Costs nearly nothing and outlasts every other game.
Prizes without the awkwardness
One prize table, winners pick in order. Keep prizes small and universal (candle, chocolate, $5 coffee card). Announce the prize rule before the first game so competitive guests relax.
Slot these into the full baby shower planning timeline.
How this printable was put together
Game formats follow long-standard shower-game structures; all clues, answers, and run-order guidance were written fresh for this page. Price items must be localized by the host before use. Not playtested at a shower for this article.
Frequently asked questions
How many games should a baby shower have?
Two to three. One passive game running during arrival, one or two active games mid-party. More than that eats gift-opening time.
Do men attend baby showers now?
Co-ed showers are common. If yours is co-ed, skip games that assume parenting experience gaps and lean on trivia and price-guessing formats.
