About Best Baby Shower Games

Best Baby Shower Games is an independent guide to planning the games at a baby shower: funny ones, coed ones, virtual ones, the quiet keepsake ones, and the handful we think you should skip. It is not affiliated with any baby brand, and there is no sign-up wall. The printables are free downloads, and the advice is the advice we'd give a friend.

Meet the editor

Lauren spent a decade coordinating birthdays, bridal showers, and small corporate events in the Twin Cities before stepping back to write full-time after her second child arrived. She started this site because most of the shower advice she kept finding online was written by people who'd clearly never had to keep twenty guests engaged in someone's living room. Every recommendation here comes from a real shower she ran or attended, a guest she interviewed afterward, or a host she has swapped notes with over years of party planning.

Outside the site she is mom to a kindergartener and a four-year-old, both of whom have strong opinions on cupcake decorations, and she is still the friend everyone calls when they need a last-minute group-game idea that will not bomb.

Credentials and hands-on experience

• Ten-plus years coordinating baby showers, bridal showers, and family gatherings in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Personally hosted, co-hosted, or guested at more than 40 baby showers across coed, virtual, large-group, and intimate formats.
• Mom of two; was also the guest of honor at her own showers, and learned which games actually land from the receiving side too.
• Writes and edits every game page on the site personally before it goes live.
• Reads every reader email and reply about which games worked and which fell flat, then folds that feedback back into the pages.

How we pick and test games

The goal is narrow and practical. We want to be the only page a host needs open while they plan: a real shortlist of games that work, sorted by the kind of crowd you're hosting, with honest notes on what to expect from each one.

• Played at a real shower. Every game published has been run at, or observed at, an actual baby shower, either by Lauren or by a host she has interviewed in detail. Untested games do not make the cut.
• Cross-checked with real hosts and guests. Before calling a game a crowd-pleaser, we compare notes against host write-ups, public discussion threads, and direct feedback from readers who have run it themselves.
• Honest tags. Each game is labeled with prep time, group size, energy level, and whether it works coed or over video, so you can match a game to your actual party instead of guessing.
• Including the misses. Some popular shower games just do not land in the room. The "games to skip" notes are part of the recommendation: we say when a familiar idea is more trouble than it is worth.
• Reviewed and dated. Pages show when they were last reviewed by the editor. If something is out of date, broken, or wrong, write in and we will fix it, usually within a few working days.

Editorial standards and independence

• No paid placements. No brand has ever paid to be listed, recommended, or featured on this site. The "we recommend" calls are the editor's own.
• Ads, clearly marked. The site is supported by display advertising (Google AdSense). Ads are visually distinct from editorial content and never influence which games or products we recommend.
• No affiliate stuffing. If we ever add affiliate links for prize ideas, they will be disclosed inline, and they will never change a game's place on any list.
• Free printables, no email wall. Every printable PDF on the site downloads instantly. There is no sign-up form, no email gate, and no "share to unlock."
• Mistakes get corrected. If we get something wrong, write in. We update the affected page, note what was fixed, and bump the review date.

How the games are tagged

Rather than one long undifferentiated list, every game carries plain-language tags so you can see at a glance whether it suits your crowd: crowd-pleaser for the safe bets, low-pressure for games that never put a shy guest on the spot, coed-friendly for games that work with the guys in the room, icebreaker for the early mingling stretch, sentimental for keepsake activities, and quick for anything you can run with no prep. The short "games to skip" section is part of that honesty: some popular games just are not worth the room's time, and we say so.

What you'll find on the site

The homepage is the full list of 150+ baby shower games. From there, these guides go deeper on one specific kind of party:

• Funny baby shower games that get real laughs without the cringe.
• Coed baby shower games that work with everyone in the room.
• Virtual baby shower games for showers held over video.
• Games for large groups and easy last-minute games for when numbers or time are tight.
• Free printable baby shower games and prize ideas to round out the party.

Have a game we should add?

Know a baby shower game that always works? We'd love to hear about it. Email the details to info@bestbabyshowergames.com and tell us how it is played, what you'll need, and the kind of crowd it suits. Lauren reads every submission personally and will talk it through with you before anything is published. We accept game ideas only, not guest posts or articles, so the focus stays on games that real showers can use.

Corrections and contact

Spot a mistake, a broken printable, or a game that bombed for you? Get in touch. We update pages when we hear about problems, usually within two or three working days.

Last reviewed by the editor on May 16, 2026.