Baby Shower Entertainment Ideas: Fun Activities & Games for Every Kind of Shower
A baby shower doesn't have to be a three-hour parade of awkward games where everyone is forced to guess the size of the mom-to-be's belly. 😂
Some guests love games.
Some would rather socialize.
Some want to make something cute for the baby.
Others are perfectly happy eating cupcakes and chatting with Grandma.
The best baby showers usually offer a mix of activities, giving guests opportunities to participate without making anyone feel like they have to perform.
Whether you're planning a traditional baby shower, a coed celebration, a small family gathering, or a larger party with lots of friends, these ideas can help keep everyone involved and give guests something fun to do.
1. Diaper Raffle
The diaper raffle is popular for a very practical reason.
It helps the parents-to-be build a diaper supply while giving guests the chance to win a small prize.
Guests who bring a package of diapers receive raffle tickets, and a winner is selected during the shower.
Make It More Fun
Don't limit the raffle to one prize.
You could offer:
- A coffee shop gift card
- A candle
- A cozy blanket
- Chocolates
- A small self-care basket
- A restaurant gift card
- A bottle of sparkling cider
- A cute plant
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If you don't want guests to feel obligated to buy diapers, make it optional.
You can also have a book raffle, where guests who bring a children's book receive an entry.
That helps build the baby's future little library.
2. Baby Bingo
Baby Bingo is an easy game because guests can play while gifts are being opened or while everyone is chatting.
Create bingo cards featuring baby-related items instead of numbers.
Possible squares include:
- Diapers
- Baby socks
- Pacifier
- Blanket
- Onesie
- Bottle
- Baby book
- Stuffed animal
- Bib
- Teething toy
As gifts are opened, guests mark matching squares.
The first person to get five in a row wins.
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Don't want to make the game about gifts?
Create cards with baby words, nursery items, or parenting terms instead.
That works especially well if the parents aren't having a traditional gift-opening shower.
3. Decorate Baby Onesies
This one doubles as entertainment and a keepsake.
Set out plain white or pastel onesies along with fabric markers designed for clothing.
Guests can create little designs, write messages, draw pictures, or decorate a onesie for the baby.
Tips
Choose several sizes rather than providing only newborn clothing.
Babies grow ridiculously fast.
Seriously.
A pile of adorable 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month onesies can be much more useful than 20 newborn outfits.
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Instead of onesies, decorate:
- Burp cloths
- Bibs
- Baby hats
- Wooden nursery signs
- Baby bookplates
- Fabric squares for a future quilt
4. Baby Photo Match-Up
Ask guests ahead of time to bring a baby photograph of themselves.
Display all the photos with numbers.
Give guests a numbered answer sheet and have everyone try to match the baby photographs to the adults in the room.
The person with the most correct answers wins.
Make It Easier
Give guests a few clues if you have a large crowd.
You can also have everyone submit photos digitally before the shower and print them ahead of time.
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Don't want to ask everyone to bring photos?
Use childhood photos of the parents-to-be, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings instead.
That can turn into a fun family-history game.
5. Advice for the Parents
Set out cards and pens and let guests write advice, encouragement, funny stories, or wishes for the new parents.
This can become a wonderful keepsake.
And don't limit the cards to serious parenting advice.
Some of the best messages are things like:
"Sleep whenever the baby sleeps."
Followed by:
"Just kidding. You'll probably spend that time staring at the baby."
😂
Try Different Prompts
Instead of simply asking for "parenting advice," use prompts such as:
- One thing I wish I knew before becoming a parent...
- My favorite childhood memory...
- Something I hope you teach your baby...
- My best piece of advice...
- A funny parenting story...
- My wish for your family...
- Something I hope your child always knows...
6. Baby Name Challenge
Give guests a list of baby names and have them guess the meanings, origins, or historical associations.
You can also turn this into a more creative game.
Give everyone a letter and challenge them to come up with:
- A boy name
- A girl name
- A nature name
- A vintage name
- A name beginning with that letter
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Instead of testing guests on name meanings, ask them to create ridiculous celebrity-style baby names.
The parents-to-be can choose the funniest one.
Just make sure everyone understands that this is for laughs and isn't secretly influencing the birth certificate. 😂
7. Nursery Rhyme Challenge
Read a line from a familiar nursery rhyme and have guests complete it.
You can make this surprisingly difficult by choosing less obvious verses.
Examples can include:
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Humpty Dumpty
- Jack and Jill
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
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Play a nursery rhyme emoji game instead.
Create a series of emoji clues and let guests guess the nursery rhyme.
It's especially fun for guests who enjoy puzzles.
8. Baby Trivia
Create a trivia game with questions about babies, pregnancy, parenting, children's books, nursery rhymes, and childhood traditions.
Keep the questions light and accessible.
You might ask:
- How many bones does a newborn have approximately?
- What is the name of the soft spot on a baby's head?
- What animal is featured in The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
- Which children's book features a rabbit named Peter?
- How long is a typical newborn's first fingernail?
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Make it a family trivia game instead.
Include questions about the parents-to-be and their childhoods.
That makes the activity personal rather than simply testing everyone's baby knowledge.
9. Guess the Baby Food
This classic game can be surprisingly hilarious.
Remove the labels from several baby food jars and number them.
Guests taste or smell each one and try to identify the flavor.
However, here's the important part:
Don't make people eat something they don't want to eat.
Baby food can contain allergens and ingredients that some guests may need to avoid.
Better Alternative
Turn it into a baby food label guessing game.
Give guests cards showing ingredient lists and have them guess what flavor the food is.
You still get the challenge without requiring anyone to eat mystery puree.
10. Baby Bottle Race
Fill baby bottles with water or another non-alcoholic beverage and have guests race to finish them.
The narrow nipple makes drinking surprisingly difficult.
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Instead of a drinking race, make it a bottle-feeding relay.
Teams race to complete a silly series of baby-care tasks using a doll:
- Pick up the baby.
- Put on a bib.
- "Feed" the baby.
- Burp the baby.
- Wrap the baby in a blanket.
Fastest team wins.
This works particularly well for coed showers.
11. Baby Item Memory Game
Place 15 to 20 baby-related items on a tray.
Give guests one minute to look at everything.
Cover the tray.
Everyone writes down as many items as they can remember.
The person with the most correct answers wins.
Items Could Include
- Pacifier
- Baby spoon
- Teething ring
- Bib
- Sock
- Rattle
- Diaper
- Brush
- Bottle
- Burp cloth
- Baby lotion
This game requires almost no preparation.
12. Don't Say "Baby"
This is an easy game that can run throughout the entire shower.
Give each guest a clothespin, bracelet, sticker, or small token.
Choose a word that guests aren't allowed to say.
Traditionally, that word is "baby."
If someone catches another guest saying it, they take their token.
The person with the most tokens at the end wins.
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Use another word such as:
- Nursery
- Diaper
- Mommy
- Daddy
- Bottle
Just don't make the forbidden word so obscure that nobody accidentally says it.
13. Baby Prediction Cards
Give guests cards where they can make predictions about the baby.
Ideas include:
- Birth date
- Birth time
- Weight
- Length
- Hair color
- Eye color
- First word
- Personality
- Favorite food
- Future hobby
Save the cards and revisit them after the baby arrives.
This can become a wonderful keepsake.
Important Note
Keep predictions playful.
Nobody needs to feel pressured to make serious predictions about a baby's future.
It's about creating memories, not winning the Baby Prophecy Olympics.
14. Create a Baby Time Capsule
Set out cards or small pieces of paper and ask guests to write something for the child to read in the future.
Prompts could include:
"When you are 18, I hope you..."
"The world I hope you grow up in..."
"Something I want you to know..."
"A piece of advice for your future..."
Put everything into a decorated box or container.
The parents can save it for the child's future birthday.
15. Build the Baby's Library
Ask guests to bring a favorite children's book instead of a card.
They can write a short message inside the cover.
This creates a personal library for the baby while giving guests an easy way to contribute something meaningful.
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If guests aren't bringing gifts, set up a small station with inexpensive children's books and let everyone choose one to sign.
16. Baby Shower Scavenger Hunt
Create a list of things guests might find around the party.
For example:
- Something pink
- Something blue
- A stuffed animal
- A pacifier
- A flower
- A baby sock
- Something with a heart
- A children's book
The first person or team to complete the list wins.
This is especially good for larger showers.
17. "Who Knows the Parents Best?"
Create questions about the parents-to-be.
Examples:
- Who was the messier child?
- Who changed the first diaper?
- Who is more likely to spoil the baby?
- Who cried first when they learned they were expecting?
- Who is the better cook?
- Who was more mischievous as a child?
- Who will be the stricter parent?
Have guests guess the answers.
The parents reveal the truth at the end.
This can be much more entertaining than generic trivia because everyone gets to learn a little more about the couple.
18. Create a Nursery Art Keepsake
Set up a small art station where guests can create a simple piece of artwork for the baby's room.
Ideas include:
- Fingerprint flowers
- Thumbprint animals
- Small watercolor paintings
- Inspirational words
- Illustrated alphabet letters
- Nature drawings
Frame several finished pieces together after the shower.
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If you're worried about artistic chaos, use pre-printed designs that guests can color or decorate.
That way everyone can participate without needing to channel their inner Picasso.
19. Baby Song Challenge
Divide guests into teams.
Give each team a category such as:
- Songs with "baby" in the title
- Songs about children
- Lullabies
- Disney songs
- Nursery songs
- Songs with a woman's name
- Songs with a man's name
Give teams a few minutes to come up with as many songs as possible.
The team with the longest legitimate list wins.
20. Baby Shower Playlist
Not every activity needs to be a game.
Create a playlist together.
Ask each guest to contribute one song they think the parents should add to their future family playlist.
You can even have categories:
- Song for the baby
- Song for Mom
- Song for Dad
- Song for family road trips
- Childhood favorite
- Lullaby
- Song that makes you happy
The parents can save the final playlist as another shower keepsake.
Activities That Don't Feel Like Games
If the guest of honor or the guests aren't big on traditional shower games, skip them.
Seriously.
A baby shower can be lovely without a single person shouting bingo.
Try:
- A flower-arranging station
- A cookie decorating table
- A baby-book signing station
- A DIY nursery art table
- A diaper decorating station
- A Polaroid guestbook
- A recipe card station
- A advice-card station
- A baby time capsule
- A build-your-own mocktail bar
- A simple craft table
These activities give people something to do while still leaving plenty of time for conversation.
Baby Shower Activities for a Coed Shower
Coed showers don't need a completely different set of games.
Simply choose activities that don't assume everyone wants to participate in traditional "mommy" games.
Good choices include:
- Baby trivia
- Team scavenger hunts
- Parent trivia
- Baby prediction cards
- Baby memory game
- Onesie decorating
- Nursery art
- Baby bottle relay
- Children's book challenge
- Time capsule
- Song challenge
Team games can also be a great way to get people talking when guests come from different parts of the parents' lives.
Baby Shower Activities for a Small Gathering
A small shower can actually be easier.
You don't need 15 different games.
Choose two or three activities and let the rest of the time be about food and conversation.
For example:
Activity 1: Baby photo match-up
Activity 2: Advice cards
Activity 3: Decorate baby onesies
That's plenty.
Baby Shower Activities for a Large Crowd
For a larger shower, stations work beautifully.
Instead of making everyone participate in one activity at the same time, create several areas around the room.
Guests can move between:
Station 1: Baby predictions
Station 2: Onesie decorating
Station 3: Baby book messages
Station 4: Photo booth
Station 5: Advice cards
Station 6: Baby trivia
This keeps the room moving and prevents everyone from sitting silently waiting for the next game.
Don't Forget the Prizes
Baby shower prizes don't have to be expensive.
Small prizes can include:
- Chocolate
- Candles
- Coffee gift cards
- Tea
- Bath products
- Small plants
- Cozy socks
- Mini baked goods
- Pretty notebooks
- Succulents
- Homemade treats
You can also skip prizes entirely and give winners bragging rights.
Although let's be honest, people will absolutely fight for a good candle. 😂
The Best Baby Shower Entertainment Is About Connection
The goal of baby shower entertainment isn't to cram as many games into the afternoon as possible.
It's to give people opportunities to laugh, talk, create something, share memories, and celebrate the parents-to-be.
Choose activities that fit the personalities of the people attending.
If your crowd loves games, go wild.
If they are quieter, use creative stations and keepsake activities.
If the shower is mostly family, lean into childhood photographs and family stories.
If it's a big coed gathering, use team games.
And if everyone really just wants to eat cake and talk about the baby?
That's perfectly fine too.
The best baby shower is the one where people leave thinking:
"That was such a lovely day."
Not:
"Thank goodness we survived 47 rounds of baby trivia." 😂
Baby Shower Planning Tip
You usually only need two or three organized activities for a typical shower. Choose one game, one keepsake activity, and one optional activity station. Leave plenty of unstructured time for eating, talking, opening gifts if you're having a gift shower, taking photographs, and simply enjoying the celebration.
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