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11 Funny Baby Shower Games To Bring Life and Laughter To Your Party

Funny Baby Shower Games

Fun baby shower games can be a challenge, especially if you’re having guests of various ages arrive. You want at least one fun baby shower game, but figuring out a baby shower game that appeals to the masses may seem impossible.

Baby showers are an excellent opportunity for your family and friends to celebrate you and your baby. 

While the party may not be about the guests, you still want them to enjoy playing the games.

In this article, we’ll uncover funny baby shower games to play to keep your guests entertained and talk about how much fun the games were months or even years later.

Why play baby shower games?

When you think of a baby shower, you probably think of everyone sharing appetizing foods and desserts, opening gifts, and catching up with people you have invited to help you celebrate your growing family.

Games are a great way to break the ice among people who don’t know each other from your various friends and family circles, as well as a fun way to pass the time while you wait for a caterer or family member to have the food ready to go.

The best baby shower games are simple, without many rules, and don’t involve a lot of downtimes. You also want an easy baby shower game, at least physically.

Keep in mind that baby showers are typically thrown in the third trimester, which begins at week 28, and you don’t want to risk the mother-to-be falling or getting injured.

Funny baby shower games

Getting a few laughs out of baby shower guests is an excellent indicator that people enjoy the party. After all, no one wants to go to a boring baby shower.

If you’re looking for fun games for your baby shower that include everyone, including the mom-to-be, the following are great ideas.

1. Don’t drop the baby

This baby shower game idea involves getting crafty and making a mess. It’s usually easiest to do this if you have an outdoor baby shower.

Have baby shower guests decorate an egg to look like a baby and then run relay races while holding the “baby” balanced on a spoon. You can give a small prize to the winners.

2. “I said so,” baby shower game

Easy games that don’t require guests to get up and move around much are great fun, especially when seniors are attending who may risk injury moving around a lot.

This baby shower game idea is fun but requires little work.

Have shower guests write down parenting saying like “Because I said so!” on a piece of paper, and then collect the pieces. Then mix them all up and hand them back out.

Guests can then take turns reading their new sayings aloud and trying to guess who wrote them or coming up with examples of when that saying may be most commonly used.

 If you don’t have a lot of guests and need to kill some time, you can even have guests come up with skits that incorporate these sayings.

3. The Price is Right

This takes a little bit of research before you can play. Look up prices of baby items from your baby registry, and play the game The Price is Right” with guests. 

Whoever guesses closest to the prices of the baby items without going beyond the listed price wins a point.

You can do this in rounds, complete with a bonus and finalist round, with several tiers of prices. It just depends on how involved you want to get, how many people are in attendance, and what your budget allows.

4. Ice, Ice Baby game

It doesn’t get much more simple than this! You will need an ice cube tray, small baby figures that will fit into the trays, and water. You put a plastic baby in each cube, fill it with water and freeze the tray until it is solid.

Each person gets one of the ice cubes, and whoever is the first person whose “water broke” as the ice cube melts is the winner. Guests can thaw out their babies in whatever way they want!

Funny Baby Shower Games

Baby shower games for large groups

If you’re looking for fun baby shower games to play but have a lot of people coming, you’ll need either a cheap baby shower game that doesn’t cost a fortune for a lot of people to play or games that are quick and easy for a large crowd.

If you’re planning on having a lot of guests for your baby shower, the following are some modern baby shower games and a classic baby shower game or two that may be great for your group to play.

1. Baby shower diaper game

This is an active baby shower game, and it’s entertaining to play if your guests are both men and women. Split the guests into teams of equal number, and give them a sleeper, stuffed animal or baby doll, some baby wipes, and newborn diapers.

Each guest takes a turn putting the diaper on the “baby,” getting it dressed, running it to the opposite end of the room, passing it off, and having the next teammate start all over. 

The first team that finishes wins.

You can also develop extra steps for more extended gameplay if you want.

2. Baby shower bingo cards

This is one of the printable games that you can play between other games while guests eat or all at once as the main game.

Print out baby shower bingo templates, give out bingo dobbers or stickers, and have someone be the bingo caller.

Be sure to have small prizes to give away to the winners.

3. Baby pictures games

One of the most popular and easy baby shower games, this one relies upon your guests to do a little word beforehand.

Put in the invitation that you need each guest to bring a baby picture of themselves. At the shower, show the baby photos and then have guests guess who each baby is.

The player with the most correct answers wins.

4. Suck it up

This is a hilarious baby shower game usually enjoyed by the dad-to-be and his buddies. 

You need a baby bottle, a baby syringe or nasal aspirator, and mini marshmallows.

Have guests suck up the marshmallows with syringes or aspirators and then deposit them in a bottle in another location. Whoever fills the baby bottles first wins.

Funniest baby shower games

Unique baby shower games

If you want to play a unique baby shower game that isn’t something your guests have played a million times before, one of the following may be right up your alley.

These are best played with a small group of like-minded and close friends rather than people who are easily offended, as some of them may be considered a little risque.

1. Fertilize the egg

Dubbed a somewhat inappropriate game, this one involves having a large banner with a uterus and egg that can even be customized to represent the mom-to-be, along with several sperm that can be customized to represent the dad.

This is played like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, with each guest trying to pin the sperm on the egg. Sure to make your guests laugh (as long as they aren’t easily offended), this is one that they’ll certainly remember.

2. Dirty diaper game

This fun game involves a pack of diapers and several candy bars. 

Microwave the candy bar and smear it on the inside of a diaper, and then have guests and mom-to-be do a sniff test and guess what sort of chocolate bar it is.

The player who guesses the most candies correctly wins.

3. Baby food game

When it comes to baby shower game ideas, the baby food game is a hilarious game but be warned that it can get messy! You need jars of baby food and blindfolds.

Have guests partner up and then face each other, blindfolded. The teams must then feed each other the baby food, essentially blind, trying to be the first pair to finish their jars.

Choosing the right baby shower game

Choosing the suitable baby shower games to play depends upon the taste of the expectant parents, the ages and genders of the guests, the number of guests you plan to have, and the relationships you have with the guests. 

Consider factors like location, time restraints, and budget in choosing how many games you can play, how active those games can be, and more.

Hopefully, some of the ideas listed in this article have provided you with some inspiration for games you can play that will inspire memories and laughs at your upcoming baby shower.

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