Baby Shower Games

1. Guess the Baby Food

How to Play:

  • Purchase several jars of baby food in different flavours (e.g., carrot, banana, peas). Remove or cover the labels.
  • Number each jar and give guests a spoon and a sheet of paper.
  • Guests take a taste and write down their guesses for each jar.
  • The person with the most correct answers wins.

2. Baby Name Race

How to Play:

  • Hand out sheets of paper with the alphabet listed vertically.
  • Set a timer for 2 minutes.
  • Guests must write a baby name for each letter of the alphabet.
  • The person with the most unique names wins.

3. Dirty Nappy Game

How to Play:

  • Melt different chocolate bars (e.g., Snickers, Mars) into nappies to resemble a "messy nappy."
  • Guests take turns sniffing (or tasting!) the chocolate and guessing which chocolate bar it is.
  • The one with the most correct guesses wins.

4. Don’t Say ‘Baby’

How to Play:

  • Give each guest a clothespin or badge at the start of the shower.
  • If a guest hears someone say the word "baby," they can take that person's pin or badge.
  • The person with the most pins/badges at the end wins.

5. The Price Is Right: Baby Edition

How to Play:

  • Display a selection of baby items (e.g., nappies, bottles, wipes, toys) with a number next to each.
  • Guests write down their guesses for the price of each item.
  • The host reveals the actual prices, and the guest closest to the total wins.

6. What’s in Your Nappy Bag?

How to Play:

  • Prepare a "nappy bag" with baby-related items (e.g., dummy, socks, wipes, small toys).
  • Pass the bag around and allow each guest to feel inside (no peeking!).
  • Guests write down what they think is in the bag.
  • The one with the most correct items wins.

7. Baby Pictionary

How to Play:

  • Write baby-related words or phrases (e.g., "nappy change," "stroller") on slips of paper.
  • Divide guests into teams.
  • One person from each team draws the word or phrase while their team guesses.
  • Award points for correct answers within a set time.

8. Who’s That Baby?

How to Play:

  • Ask guests to bring baby photos of themselves ahead of the event.
  • Display all the photos on a board with numbers.
  • Guests write down their guesses for who each baby is.
  • The one with the most correct answers wins.

9. Baby Bottle Chugging Contest

How to Play:

  • Fill baby bottles with a drink of water.
  • Hand them to guests and see who can drink the fastest from the bottle.
  • The first to finish wins.

10. Baby Predictions

How to Play:

  • Hand out cards where guests can write down their predictions for the baby’s weight, length, due date, and time of birth.
  • Collect the cards, and after the baby is born, see who came closest to the actual details.
  • (Optional: Send the winner a small prize later.)
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