Ask them to unscramble the letters and write down the real words as quickly as they can. Set a timer for 5 minutes, and see who can unscramble the most words during that time. Write down the names of the expecting parents first and last names on a sheet of paper and distribute to each guest.
Then, set a timer for 5 or 10 minutes. Ask guests to see how many names for the new baby they can make using only the letters in the parents' names. Give each guest a block or more and ask her to decorate it with different letters of the alphabet.
Just make sure everyone does something different until you have a range from A to Z. This not only lets your guests get creative, but it makes a cute keepsake for the mom-to-be and her little one.
Before the baby shower, prepare a list of questions about the mom-to-be, with her help, of course. Examples of questions:. At the baby shower, read the questions out loud or ask the mom-to-be to read them , and have the guests call out the answers.
Designate one person to be in charge of noting who guesses correctly. Think of at least 10 famous parents from American history, pop culture, or a category of your choice. Then do some research, and write down the name of the eldest child of each parent this is your answer key. Distribute a list of the parents' names to your guests.
Ask everyone to write down the name of the eldest child next to the parent's name. See who can correctly name the greatest number of children. Type out snippets from well-known nursery rhymes, but leave the end off, or leave parts of it blank, and print enough copies for your baby shower guests.
When your guests arrive, distribute the worksheets and ask them to fill in the blanks of the missing nursery rhymes. Give them five minutes to complete the sheet; whoever gets the most right wins the game. There is no prep work needed for this simple game; just press play once everyone is ready. Have the guests shout out the name of the song, and make a note of who gets it right the fastest.
The person who guesses the most correct answers wins the game. Test your guests on the cartoons they used to love as kids. Make copies for your guests, and hand them out at the party.
Ask guests to fill in the name of the cartoon babies on the right-hand side. Before the shower, gather a selection of small baby items. Then take some disposable diapers and tape them securely around each item so the item can't be seen, and write a number on each diaper. Keep a master list of the numbers and what's in each the diaper bundle. At the shower, line up the diaper bundles, and have guests try to guess what's inside each one by feeling it.
Of course, the thicker the diaper layer the harder it is to guess. The guest with the greatest number of correct guesses wins. By the way, did you know that the parents-to-be can be turning their diaper purchases into rewards? After playing this game, let the mom-to-be know that she should download the Pampers Club app so she can start earning great rewards.
If she receives Pampers diapers as a baby shower gift, she can even add the codes found in the packs and be on her way to her first reward. Before your shower guests arrive, heat each candy bar in the microwave and smear the gooey mess onto a diaper, keeping track of which candy bar goes on which diaper.
After your guests arrive, have them do a "sniff" test of each diaper and guess which kind of candy is on each one, writing down their guesses on a sheet of paper. The winning "nose" is the one with the greatest number of correct guesses. When you invite your guests to the baby shower, ask them to bring at least one package of diapers, letting them know that the more packs of diapers they bring, the more raffle tickets they will get to participate in the game!
At the shower, give your guests one ticket for each pack they bring, and then do a raffle draw where guests are in for the chance to win some small prizes, and the lucky parents end up with the packs of diapers. Fill a basket or tray with small baby-related objects before the shower.
After the quick viewing, hide the basket in another room and distribute paper and pens. Ask everyone to write down all of the items they saw in the basket. See who has the best memory and can recall the most items. Each of your guests will have a turn trying to be Supermom. At the same time, she must correctly sort the socks into matched piles and change the baby's diaper.
She cannot put down the phone while she is doing this. Before the next guest begins her turn, mix up the socks again. Fill a baby bathtub with water and put the ducks in it. On the bottom of one duck, make a distinctive, special marking. Ask each guest to pick a duck, and the one who picks the special duck wins a door prize.
After the shower, donate at least a few ducks to the mom-to-be for all those baths to come. Answer key with the baby names of each animal — You can download or print our game sheet for this baby animal game.
You can play various yard games if the party is being organized in an open space or garden. The guests can divide themselves into two teams based on the gender they predict. This is a fun activity for your guests who love Disney characters. Ask them to match Disney characters with their kids on the printed sheets. The one to do it first wins the game. Ask your guests to write some advice for the mom-to-be regarding mothering and parenthood.
It will help the mommy-to-be know a few new things. Give pink or blue color playdough to each guest and ask them to make a baby figurine out of it. Whoever designs it the best is the winner. The guests can pick the color of the dough according to the gender they predict for the baby. You can ask your guests to design a baby ABC book by giving them a book with plain pages, pens, pencils, and colors.
It will be the first personalized gift for the baby even before the baby is born. Buy plain white bibs. Each guest can decorate them using fabric paints. This will be an enjoyable game for the guests and a sweet memory for the baby. The guests can design using pink or blue themes. Once you reveal the gender, the best-designed bib of the correctly guessed gender wins the prize. Have a decorating station with onesie-shaped cookies and pens with edible inks. Ask your guests to design these cookies with these pens with the color pink or blue related to the gender they predict.
The one cookie with the best design of the accurately guessed gender wins the game and gets a prize. The guests can also write their prayers and blessings for the baby. This will be cherished for a lifetime. Put some juice or funny tasting beverages in bottles of pink and blue color.
Guests need to drink it right from the bottle. The one to finish the drink first wins the game and gets a prize. You can blindfold the guests and make them taste baby food items.
The ones to get the most items correct wins the game. You can make it more gender reveal party-specific by arranging the food in pink and blue containers or having pink and blue party decorations.
Everybody loves quizzes. Create your own personalized quiz cards and ask your guests to solve the quiz. This game can be played individually or as a team. The winner gets a prize. Have a photo booth station with props of pink and blue color. Your guests can guess the gender and pose for pictures along with those props. If possible, hire a photographer who can instantly print these photos and use them as gender reveal party favors to gift your guests.
This game can leave your guests in splits. Hand out printed sheets of actions that babies usually do or perform. Ask them to roll a pair of dice. Pick the act corresponding to the number on the dice.
The guest needs to silently perform the act, just like dumb charades, while the other guests guess. The one who guesses most actions wins the game. You can use diapers instead of the cups and give a twist to the classic game of beer pong. Use pink or blue colored diapers to suit the party decor for gender reveal. Alternatively, you can also have only one pink and blue diaper and ask them to aim and throw the ball in that diaper to guess the gender. Have printed cards with a list of animals and another with the list of baby animals.
The guests need to match them. The first one to match the most accurate names wins a prize. This game can be played by guests or by parents. Blindfold the participants and ask them to wrap a diaper on a doll. If you like the idea of hand-delivering prizes to victorious guests, a drop-off of a small prize at their front door can be a nice gesture.
Something like a small potted plant, baked goods or a candle make for a great in-person baby shower game prize. You could also opt for a virtual prize like an online gift card.
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Printable Baby Shower Games Word games and puzzles played on paper are a staple of any American baby shower. Download Game Sheet Download Answer Sheet How to download and use these printable games Click Download Game Sheet below the image of the game you want, then in the new browser tab that opens to show the game click the download icon on the right side of the upper tool bar. Creative Virtual Baby Shower Activities If you think the traditional pen-and-paper baby shower games might go quickly at your virtual shower, you can always throw in a more hands-on, creative activity to entertain your guests.
Use one color for the baby and the other color for the clothes. Once everyone is finished, have them show their artistry to everyone on camera. The best part: you get to be the judge! And it works perfectly for virtual showers. Guests can write down their best or worst parenting advice and then show you on camera, but if you want to keep the advice forever, we suggest having all your guests type their sage wisdom into a shared Google doc or emailing it to you.
Baby Face: This game requires a little bit of prep from both you and your guests. In the shower invite, ask your guests to email you one of their baby photos the more embarrassing, the better before the day of the shower.
Then you can compile all the photos into a slideshow and have everyone guess which baby photo belongs to which guest.
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