Baby Steps Obstacle Course
Introduction
If your baby shower crowd likes to move around (and laugh at each other), this game’s a must. It’s part relay race, part comedy show, and part reminder that parenting is one giant balancing act literally.
Baby Steps Obstacle Course has guests take on baby-themed challenges like crawling with a diaper bag, bouncing a ‘baby’ while tying a shoe, or waddling across the room with a balloon belly. It’s just the right kind of ridiculous.
Best part? You don’t need much to pull it off. Just a little space, a few props, and people willing to embrace the chaos.
What You’ll Need
- A soft doll or stuffed animal to act as the baby (or several if you want multiple people playing at once)
- Balloons (for bellies or obstacles)
- Blankets, pillows, laundry baskets, or cones to create the ‘course’
- Diaper bags, baby bottles, pacifiers, and other props for added chaos
- Optional: stopwatches, scorecards, or a whiteboard to track time
- A decent-size space to move around in even a living room with moved furniture works
How to Play
- Set up a course with 3–5 silly challenges. Some ideas: crawl under a table while holding a baby doll, waddle with a balloon under your shirt, pick up pacifiers off the floor using tongs, or spoon-feed applesauce to a teddy bear without spilling.
- Have one player go at a time, or split into teams and do it relay-style. Either way, make sure everyone gets a turn to show off their very questionable parenting skills.
- Time each person or just cheer them on depends if your crowd is competitive or just here for the laughs.
- Encourage lots of cheering and picture-taking. The photos from this game are always gold.
- Hand out a small prize to the fastest ‘parent’ or the one who dropped the baby the least.
Fun Variations
Add baby trivia between obstacles get a question wrong, do an extra task
Blindfold one player while their teammate gives directions through the course
Make guests wear oven mitts for the whole race, because that’s basically what parenting feels like
Use kitchen timers or play baby crying sound effects to add urgency
Let kids play their own mini version with plush toys and easier tasks
Why Guests Love It
- It’s silly, physical, and fun to watch even people who don’t want to play love cheering others on
- You don’t need to know anything about babies just be willing to crawl or waddle
- It breaks the ice in seconds and gets people laughing and moving
- The photos and videos from this game are always keepers (and maybe future blackmail material)
Conclusion
Baby Steps Obstacle Course brings out everyone’s playful side and probably a few sore knees. It’s messy, it’s chaotic, and it’s kind of the perfect metaphor for new parenting. Whether guests totally crush the course or wipe out halfway through, everyone ends up laughing. And isn’t that kind of the whole point of a baby shower?
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