Online Baby Shower Bingo
With the shift to virtual social gatherings, baby shower hosts now have an extra hurdle to jump when it comes to entertaining their guests. While there's only so much you can do about the general awkwardness of showers (whether virtual or not), there are some Zoom baby shower games that will help guests loosen up, get engaged, and have some fun. Plus, if there's a good e-gift card prize up for grabs, you'll have no problem convincing everyone to participate.
Unique Virtual Baby Shower Games
DIY Food Or Drink Competition
Baby shower bingo is a popular baby shower game that guests and the moms-to-be just simply adore. It's a fun, interactive game that's easy to play and can bring a fun, competitive vibe to the shower.
Have everyone show up to the virtual shower with an entry for a 'best food/drink competition' amongst each other. When you send out the invites, let guests know they need to show up with a food or drink they prepared themselves. You can instruct them to do a specific type of snack like a cupcake, cookie, or smoothie, or let them use their imaginations. Then, all of the guests will vote on their favorites (but they can't vote for their own creations) and the winner will get a prize.
- Baby Shower Bingo is a fun & free baby shower game that replaces old school, paper bingo. No more fumbling with card markers; the app makes it easy. Easy bingo to play on phone or tablet. No limit on number of players. This is not an online bingo game. Baby Shower Bingo game was designed for private use in the intimate setting of a baby shower.
- Everyone loves bingo – it’s a classic favorite. And it’s an easy virtual baby shower game to play. These baby shower bingo cards have cute & modern themes – just pick the one you like best. Here’s a review from one virtual party host: I got the bingo.
- If you need a way to easily get guests engaged, the scavenger hunt is the perfect.
Scavenger Hunt
Just like you used to play when you were a kid, come up with a scavenger hunt list of household items and have your guests find them around their home. On the list, include both typical and obscure things you'd find in a house like a paper clip and a pig of some sort. You can either play this as a race or a competition of who can find the most items in a certain amount of time.
Baby Gift BINGO
Who doesn't love a good game of BINGO? Come up with some cards to send out to guests to mark off during the gift-opening portion of the party. Any time a gift matches one of their squares they can check it off, and whoever gets BINGO first wins.
Traditional Games For Zoom Baby Shower
Who's That Baby?
Before the shower, ask guests to send in a photo of themselves now and when they were a baby. Create a page with all of the guests' current photos and names and send it to everyone to use during a slide show presentation of everyone's baby pictures. Guests have to match or guess who's who, and whoever gets the most answers correct wins.
Don't Say 'Baby'
This is about as classic as it gets when it comes to baby shower games. Have everyone be on alert to call each other out if they say the word 'baby.' The host (or a host-helper) will keep score for the guests, and whoever caught people saying 'baby' the most gets a prize.
The Price Is Right
Unfortunately, there's no Plinko game here, but this game is still full of the spirit of The Price Is Right. Come up with a list of baby essentials, like a car seat, diapers, formula, and a pack of onesies, and have guests guess what they think the average price of each item is. The person who gets the most correct, or closest to correct without going over, is declared the winner.
Trending Baby Names
This came can be played two ways, using either the top 20 baby names from the year mom-to-be was born or the top 20 baby names from the prior year. Either way, have guests rank the names based on what they think was most popular. Whoever's list is closest to correct wins.
Guess How Many
Since the Guess How Many game is visual anyway, it can still be done virtually. Fill a vase or container with an object or candy and have guests guess how many are in there. Whatever you choose, make sure it's small enough to make the game a challenge.
Interactive Online Baby Shower Games
Never Have I Ever
Remember playing this game before kids came along? Well, bring it back! Guests can bring a cocktail or mocktail while everyone goes around in a circle with their 'Never Have I Ever' story. If the person has done the thing, they take a sip. To give it a baby-shower twist, ask guests to keep all of their stories centered around babies and/or parenting experiences such as, 'never have I ever used a Nose Frida' or 'never have I ever had to clean up a blowout diaper.' There are no prizes here, just a way to get everyone talking to each other (and probably laughing a bit).
Baby Charades
Send every guest a baby-themed word that they need to act out on screen for the rest of the guests to figure out. You can either split the guests up into teams or play every person for themselves and whoever gets the most right wins. To avoid everyone cutting each other's sound off because they're yelling the answers, have them type their answers into the chat.
Pictionary
This is just like your standard Pictionary game, only with all things baby. You can have guests draw on a piece of paper at home or use a drawing program on their tablet/computer to do it digitally (just remind them it has to be freehand). This can be played as individuals or in teams.
Baby Shower Bingo Game Generator
With a good group of people and some fun games, a virtual baby shower can be just as entertaining as an in-person one. It's all about getting guests to interact with each other and have a good time. The 'winner' titles and prizes don't hurt, either.
Baby showers are some of the most delightful events to plan. They’re all about celebrating a soon-to-be new arrival and showering the guest of honor with love and well wishes. And that doesn’t have to stop just because of social distancing — virtual baby showers can be plenty of fun!
Plan a baby shower that everyone will love with these fun virtual baby shower games. Take inspiration from our list that features virtual games, printables, and some tips on planning the perfect shower.
How To Plan a Virtual Baby Shower
Get ready to welcome the little bundle of joy with our short and simple guide to planning a virtual baby shower.
Pick the Perfect Date and Time
With no travel arrangements to think about, finding the best date and time for a virtual baby shower might be easier than with a traditional baby shower.
Check in with your guest of honor (or guests of honor, if it’s for both parents) to find a memorable date (or range of dates) that works for their schedule. Then make sure the date doesn’t clash with any major holidays or events. A weekend evening is often a good call, or a Sunday brunch.
Decide on a Theme
Once you have a date and time in mind, it’s time to move onto the fun stuff — like choosing a baby shower theme!
There are so many great options out there for baby shower themes. You could go for a nautical theme with rubber ducks, or a sweet pastel rainbow theme. Ask your guest of honor for ideas, or think about what they love most if it’s more of a surprise celebration.
Create Your Guest List
It isn’t a party without guests, so get building your guest list for your online baby shower.
Gather a list of the mom-to-be’s loved ones. Make sure it features her close family members, friends, and other people she’d love to celebrate with. Decide whether you want to keep it a small group so you can all see each other easily on the computer screen or if you want to open it up wider.
Send Out Your Invitations
Design: Becky Nimoy Stationery
It’s time to let people know all about your plans by sending out gorgeous baby shower invitations.
With the party taking place online, it makes sense to use digital invitations to spread the word. Find your favorite virtual baby shower invitation design and customize it to share all the important details about your virtual get-together. You can also use Greenvelope’s handy details panel to share a direct link to the party “location” along with any other information guests might need.
Plan Your Party Games and Activities
With a theme in mind and all the essentials taken care of, it’s time to have fun with planning virtual baby shower games and activities.
Think about how your event will look — will your activities work over a Zoom or Skype call? Will your guests need to download printables? Can you send your guests a party package by mail ahead of time that features little extras for the celebration? These are all considerations that will help shape your event.
10 Fun Virtual Baby Shower Games
What better way to celebrate a new arrival than with some fun and games? Here’s a collection of our most-loved virtual baby shower games to inspire you.
1. Don’t Say “Baby”
This is a fun game to set up at the start of the baby shower, and you can play it all the way through.
Any time one of your party guests says “baby” they get a point. At the end of the celebration, the person with the most points could win a silly title or a joke gift. If “baby” feels a bit too tricky, swap it for another baby shower themed word — like “diaper” or “bottle.”
Free Baby Shower Bingo Games
2. Baby Shower Charades
You might think charades is better in person, but it can work just as well as a virtual baby shower game.
Create a list of baby or parenting themed words or phrases for your party guests to act out, while others try to guess the answer. This can be a great way to add some laughter to the online celebration.
3. Emoji Pictionary
Who doesn’t love a guessing game? Take Pictionary and give it a fun twist with a game of baby-themed emoji Pictionary.
Don’t worry — you won’t need to create your own (unless you want to). There are lots of great printable baby shower emoji Pictionary games out there. Simply send your guests a link to the file to download, or pack it up along with some extras and mail it out to them ahead of the virtual party.
4. Guess the Baby Photo
Take a look at what your party guests looked like when they were younger with this adorable virtual baby shower game.
Ask your guests to email a baby photo or two of themselves, then display them on your screen as part of your video call. You’ll have a great time as people guess which baby photo belongs to which guest.
5. Baby Bingo
Bingo is one of those virtual baby shower games that’s always a hit. Find an adorable free baby shower bingo printable online and share it with your party guests.
Play along and see whose baby-related items come up first so they can score “bingo” and win. If your guest of honor is opening their shower gifts as part of the celebration, you could even create a shower gift bingo instead.
6. The Price Is Right
Babies are expensive, but how expensive? Play along to try and guess the cost of baby purchases in this interactive virtual baby shower game.
You can either hold up the baby items in person or create a slideshow with images of baby-related buys. Guests then try to guess the cost of the item, and the closest guess wins a point or small prize.
7. Guess the Nursery Rhyme
If you love musical virtual baby shower games, this one’s for you.
Play a few rounds of “guess that tune” with a baby shower themed twist. Load up a playlist full of well-known and obscure nursery rhymes or baby themed songs, then see if your guests can guess them correctly.
8. Play Dough Babies
Challenge your guests to create the cutest (or funniest!) play dough baby in one of the most hilarious virtual baby shower games around.
See who can make the best baby out of dough, then show them onscreen to judge the creations. You’ll need to mail out some dough to your party guests for this, or send them the ingredients to make their own as part of the event — so add that to your shopping list!
9. Baby Animals
Who knows the most about baby animals? Use this fun virtual baby shower game to test everyone’s trivia knowledge on the weird and wonderful animal world.
Create a list of animals and their baby name counterparts, then mix them up and ask guests to match the two together. You could DIY or find a printable version on Etsy. Stick to easy animals for a simple game, or find the most unusual combinations for a more challenging time.
10. Baby Predictions
Finish up your celebration with one of the most classic virtual baby shower games — baby predictions!
Ask your party guests to make their predictions about the soon-to-arrive baby, including date of birth, birth weight, name, and sex. Other ideas include hair color, eye color, color of their going home outfit, and which parent they look most like. Check in with the new parents after the new baby arrives to see who has the most correct answers.
Add Some Sparkle With Fun Baby Shower Games
It’s possible to plan an online baby shower that’s memorable, sweet, and full of laughter with these fun virtual baby shower games. Challenge people’s creativity with dough, test their problem solving with emoji Pictionary, and “aww” over everyone’s baby photos Even though you can’t gather in person, you can still enjoy a wonderful time together and create real memories that last a lifetime.