Baby shower games balloon race

Have each guest fill in the squares with the items they think the new parents will receive. Alternatively, the host can pre-make the Bingo cards. As the gifts get unwrapped, guests cross off items received. The first shower-goer to get five answers in a row—Bingo! Can you manage to not talk about all things baby at a shower?

Probably not. What you need: diaper pins or clothespins How to play: Hand each guest either a diaper pin or a clothespin to wear on his or her shirt. Once gifts are open, the person with the most pins wins a prize. What you need: two umbrella strollers, two baby dolls, household objects for obstacles How to play: With the help of items like a hose, ladder, even kid toys, set up a race course big enough for two stroller-pushers to navigate at a time.

Strap a baby doll into each stroller and time each driver as he or she speeds through the course. Points are deducted for running off course, spilling baby, crashing the stroller, and other mishaps.

Complete the course the fastest with stroller and baby still inside? You win! You shall see after guests mix and match pictures to come up with their best what-will-baby-look-like predictions.

At the same time, give each person color copy photos of mom- and dad-to-be. What you need: paper, pen How to play: Prior to play, separately ask mom- and dad-to-be to answer the same 20 questions that revolve around baby.

For instance: Do you want a girl or boy? Who will be better at changing diapers? Write down their answers. Bring the pair in front of the shower guests and, for each question, ask mom- and dad-to-be to guess the answer their partner gave.

Poll the audience to see who thinks the response is correct, then reveal the answer. You know Heads Up! What you need: Heads Up! When the correct response is given, tilt the screen up for a new keyword—or pass by tilting it down.

Watching other people open presents can get kinda snoozy. What you need: timer How to play: Give the whole gift-opening process a little oomph by setting a kitchen timer for 15 minutes or less. Whoever bought the gift that the mom- or dad-to-be has in hand when the timer goes off, wins a prize. Think: nips, lottery tickets, cigars, gift card. Baby it up and play at any coed baby shower to get all guest involved. Instead of rolling a lettered dice, the guests play four rounds culling answers for each letter in the word BABY.

Answers need to be unique ie: not duplicated to get points. And each round needs to be completed within a set period of time. Whoever gets the most points wins. This coed baby shower game is a sweet and silly rewind, as guests try to match childhood memories to mom- or dad-to-be. What you need: construction paper cut into speech bubbles, tape, marker How to play: Before the shower, ask the parents-to-be to share five to 10 funny, wacky, heartwarming tidbits about their own childhood.

Write these facts on each speech bubble, tack them up around the party space and have guests guess if the quote is from the mom- or dad-to-be. Whoever gets the most right wins. Just lots and lots of laughs. Write five or so questions under each category, covering each with a sticky note that has a dollar amount written on top.

Each year, a list of the most popular baby names is released. Choose a few different years go way back to the 70s or 80s if you want! Prepare one full baby bottle for each person at your baby shower. Fill the bottles with water, juice, milk, or iced tea. Set a timer and see how much of the liquid each person can drink in one minute. This game is also super easy to adapt to a virtual baby shower. Display the photos and have your baby shower guests try to figure out which stars are in them!

Have all of your guests form teams of two, and give each team a roll of toilet paper. Allow everyone two minutes to make a diaper out of toilet paper on one member of the team.

The team that creates the best makeshift diaper wins! While your guests are still in pairs, have one person put on a blindfold. Now, give each blindfolded person a small jar of baby food and a spoon. They must spoon-feed all of the food to their partner. Be ready to get messy! And while half of your guests are still blindfolded, have them try a spoonful of 10 different baby foods to see if they can guess the flavors.

Bring a series of gifts for the mom-to-be, and have guests try to guess the value without going over. But winners only get bragging rights! This game is easy to make virtual, too! All you have to do is hold the items up to your camera like an old-school car model. Have fun with your presentation —— you can get goofy and play charades with each item, too, while you wait for your guests to answer. Turn this classic family game into a special baby shower game!

All you need to do is choose baby-related words and phrases. The idea here is the same as with baby shower charades. Simply choose baby-related phrases and have your guests try to draw that phrase while other people guess what it is.

There are tons of free, online Pictionary options as well, which means this game is perfect for a virtual baby shower! Instead of having your guests draw in person, they can draw directly onto their devices. If you want to make things interesting, let each person throw one dollar into an envelope along with their prediction.

Whoever is closest to the real date and time of birth wins the cash! Fill up a big bucket of water balloons. Create a starting line and a finish line. Place a bucket or large bowl for each person along the finish line. Guests must hold the water balloons between their knees and waddle to the finish line, then drop the full water balloon into the bucket. If the water balloon bursts, they must go back to the starting line and begin again.

Melt 10 different candy bars in small, microwave-safe bowls. Place them all out on a table and have guests guess what type of candy bar each bowl contains.

Have everyone place a blown-up balloon underneath their shirt on their tummy. Then play a game of Twister! Anyone whose balloon pops is out. Provide a big box of diapers and several permanent markers.

Have guests decorate the backs of the diapers with funny or inspirational messages. Put them in a bag to be surprises for after the baby arrives. Get some exercise by holding a relay race for you and your guests to compete in. Events might include changing a diaper, filling a baby bottle with formula, and pushing a stroller through an obstacle course.

You can use a camera or your phone, but it might be more fun to buy plenty of disposable cameras for guests to use. That way, the photos will remain a mystery until the film is developed! Give each guest a pen and a piece of paper. Pass the bag to each guest and have them feel around inside of it without looking. They will guess as many baby items as they can and write down their answers. Once everyone has their list of baby items, name all the items placed in the bag.

Whoever has the most correct answers wins. And of course, the mom-to-be gets the diaper bag filled with goodies! Choose between 10 and 20 common words associated with babies — stroller, cradle, spit-up, etc. Then, make a list of these words with their letters all mixed up — teslorlr, edclra, utspip. Hand out copies of the scrambled word list to all the guests. 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.