Most baby shower bingo ideas come down to one question: what will guests mark? Here it is 112 squares: 84 likely gifts, from a swaddle blanket to a diaper cake, and 28 moments most showers have.
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How to play: three baby shower bingo games
Gift bingo: hand out this baby bingo printable game and pens before the unwrapping; guests mark each gift as it appears, and the first full line calls bingo. At a display shower, press Call the game and draw the baby shower bingo words instead. All afternoon? Ready-made list has Moments at the party.
Match the grid to the gift pile
A square nobody bought is a dead square. In our simulated games, 20 guests with 5 × 5 cards from the 84 gift squares needed about 25 different listed gifts before the first line. Cut the baby shower bingo word list to the 40 squares nearest the registry and that fell to about 13. For ten guests, switch Grid to 3 × 3: about 12 gifts.
Settle the bundle rule before the first gift: a bath set marks Hooded towel, Washcloths and Baby lotion. Each square's line below says what counts.
For a boy baby shower bingo card, tap the free square and type It's a boy or the due month.
Ask a friend to hold up and name each gift, so the back row can mark too.
Questions and answers
Can I print blank baby shower bingo cards?
Yes. Press Empty the list, then the print button, and the cards print empty for guests to fill with gift guesses. Blank cards tend to fill with the same few gifts, so several guests win at once; each dealt baby shower bingo card differs.
Is there a gender reveal bingo printable?
Not ready-made. Reveal parties rarely open gifts, so pick Moments at the party in Ready-made list, 28 squares from Happy tears to Car seat talk. Press Enter after any square and type your own: team pink shirt, the countdown.
Why is there no crib bumper on the list?
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says crib bumpers became banned products in the United States on November 12, 2022, under the Safe Sleep for Babies Act. Its page was read on September 19, 2026.
All 112 squares
Clothes and sleep 16
Baby blanketAny blanket that is not a swaddle and not handmade.
Baby shoesFirst shoes with a real sole. Booties have their own square.
Baby socksA multipack is still one square.
BodysuitSnaps at the bottom, sleeves short, long or none. Any size counts.
BootiesSoft shoes, knitted or fleece, with no real sole.
Crib sheetsFitted sheets. Bassinet sheets count.
Footed sleeperOne-piece pajamas with feet. A zipper or snaps both count.
Going-home outfitCounts when the giver says it is for the ride home.
Knit hat
Pants or leggings
RomperOne piece with short legs and no feet.
Scratch mittensThin cotton mittens that keep a newborn from scratching.
Sleep sackA wearable blanket with armholes.
Sun hatA brim all the way round.
Swaddle blanketA thin, stretchy square for wrapping a newborn.
Sweater or cardigan
Feeding 12
Baby bottles
Baby spoons
BibsCloth or wipe-clean, any number.
Bottle brush
Bottle drying rack
Bottle warmer
Burp clothsOften sold in a roll tied with ribbon.
High chairA booster seat with a tray counts.
Milk storage bags
Nursing pillowThe curved pillow that sits around the waist.
PacifiersA pacifier clip counts too.
Sippy cupA straw cup counts.
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Diapers and bath 16
Baby bathtubA sink insert or bath seat counts.
Baby lotion
Baby shampoo or wash
Bath toysA rubber duck counts.
Changing padThe pad, a cover for it, or a fold-up travel mat.
Diaper bagA backpack style counts.
Diaper caddyThe basket with a handle that holds diapers and wipes.
Diaper cakeRolled diapers stacked in tiers. It marks this square, not Diapers.
Diaper cream
Diaper pail
DiapersAny size, any count. Expect this one early.
Grooming kitClippers, brush and comb in one case, or any one of them alone.
Hooded towel
ThermometerFor the bath water or for the baby.
Washcloths
Wipes
Gear and nursery 14
Baby carrier or wrap
Baby monitor
Baby swing
Bassinet
Bouncer seat
Car seatThe seat, a base or a travel bag for it.
Crib mobile
Night-light
Nursery wall artA print, a name sign or a growth chart.
Play gymA padded mat with toys hanging from arches.
Play yardA folding travel crib counts.
Sound machine
Storage basketsBins, baskets or drawer organizers.
Stroller
Books, toys and keepsakes 14
Baby memory bookPages for the first tooth, first word and first steps.
BlocksWood or soft fabric.
Board bookThick cardboard pages made for chewing.
Book with a note insideMany showers ask for a signed book in place of a card.
Handprint kitClay or ink for a hand or foot print.
LoveyA small security blanket, often with an animal head.
Milestone cardsCards or a blanket marked with months for photos.
Musical toy
Picture bookPaper pages, for reading aloud later on.
Picture frame
Rattle
Stacking toyRings on a post or cups that nest.
Stuffed animal
Teether
At the gift table 12
A card read aloud
A duplicate giftTwo guests, one idea. Each gift still marks its own square.
A gift for the parentsCoffee, a meal, slippers: anything that is not for the baby.
A group giftOne big box from several guests.
Gift bag, no wrapping paper
Gift card
Gift receipt included
Handmade giftKnitted, sewn, quilted, built or painted by the giver.
Outfit in a bigger sizeMarked six months or more, for later.
Ribbon or bow saved
Some assembly requiredAnything that comes with an instruction booklet.
Tissue paper on the floor
Moments at the party 28
A babysitting offer
A balloon pops
A birth story begins
A due date guess
A family name is suggested
A game prize is won
A guest arrives late
A joke about twins
A kid steals the show
A parent's own baby photoOn a board, in a frame or on a phone.
A pet joins the party
A proud grandparent-to-be
A question about the nursery
A thank-you speech
A toast to the parentsPunch, juice or coffee all count.
An offer of hand-me-downs
An old wives' taleAny folk prediction about the baby counts. None of them is science.
The cake is cut
Car seat talkWhich one, how to fit it, who checked it.
Group photo
Happy tearsAnyone's, the guest of honor included.
"How are you feeling?"
"Sleep while you can"Said out loud, in those words or close to them.
"So tiny"Said about any piece of clothing.
Someone films on a phone
Someone guesses the name
"They grow up so fast"
Unasked-for adviceAny tip nobody requested.
How this list was compiled: Written for this site on 2026-09-18 from the usual categories of a baby registry (clothes, sleep, feeding, diapering, bath, gear, nursery, books, toys, keepsakes) plus two groups of our own: things that happen at the gift table and moments that happen at the party. Nothing was copied from another bingo card or word list. Every square is 30 characters or fewer. No brand or store name appears: the list says "bodysuit" because the everyday word for that garment is a registered trademark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_bodysuit, read 2026-09-19), and it uses generic names for play yards, nursing pillows, diaper pails and carriers for the same reason. Nothing on the list is tied to a boy or a girl. The party-moments group leaves out anything about a guest's body, money or drinking. Crib bumpers were left off on purpose: the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission states that the Safe Sleep for Babies Act makes crib bumpers banned hazardous products and that the ban took effect on November 12, 2022 (https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Crib-Bumpers, read 2026-09-19). This page gives no advice on baby care or product safety; the lines beside the squares only say what counts for the game. That a shower commonly opens gifts during the party, that hosts sometimes make a game of it, and that bingo is among the usual shower games was checked on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_shower on 2026-09-19. The usual ways to win (a row, column or diagonal, four corners, blackout) were checked the same day against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_%28American_version%29. Game lengths quoted on the page come from our own simulation of 4,000 random games for each case: cards dealt from the gift squares around a free center, one different listed gift opened at a time in random order, first completed row, column or diagonal among all guests wins. Real showers open popular gifts more often than rare ones, and the party-moments squares are not in the simulation, so the figures are planning estimates, not measurements of real parties. Licence: own work