Baby Shower Games for Young Children

Jobs, crafts, quiet games and races for the children at a baby shower: press Pick 3 new games.

Baby Shower Games for Young Children

  1. One Page Each Storybook1. Agree on a hero for the baby's first story: a sleepy bear, a lost sock. 2. Each child draws one page and tells an adult the sentence to write under it. 3. Staple the pages, and a grandparent reads the book aloud. An adult does the stapling. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 20 min. Props: paper, crayons and a stapler for the adult.
  2. Ribbon Keeper1. Give the keeper a basket. 2. Every ribbon and bow that comes off a gift goes in, sorted by color. 3. At the end the keeper holds up each color and the room counts it together. An adult checks the basket for tape and staples first. Players: 1 to 4. Time: 15 min. Props: a basket.
  3. Clapping Pattern for Two1. Each child pairs with a grandparent or an older guest. 2. Together they invent a clapping pattern of four moves. 3. Each pair teaches theirs to the room. No winners, only applause. An adult pairs everyone up. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 5 min. Props: nothing.

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How it works

These baby shower games for young children give each child a job, a craft, a quiet game or a race, and none uses food. They work as baby shower games for kids from three to twelve.

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Give the big brother or sister a job first

A job gives a child a part in the day. Jobs for a big brother or sister to be has Gift Runner, Bell Ringer and Toy Tester: real tasks that end with a bow, applause or a thank-you.

While the gifts are opened

Gift opening is the long sit. Quiet games while the gifts are opened are played sitting down. Soft or Hard Guess Cards, Thank-You Tally and Sticker Scene use a pencil or a sticker. Press Pick 3 new games, then Copy the list for the helper who will run them.

Tips
  • Every game names the adult's part in its last lines. Read that before you choose.

Questions and answers

Which baby shower games kids can play need no reading?

Ribbon Keeper, Toy Tester, Toy Sort Dash, Soft Block Tower for Two and Rocking Chair Read-Aloud are written for ages three and up. Each names what the adult does.

What can a big sister or brother do at the shower?

A job with a title: Gift Runner carries each present to the chair, Sticker Checker marks the thank-you list, Prize Presenter hands out the prizes.

Is there a kids baby shower games printable?

Press Print for the games on screen, each with its steps, players, minutes and props. Copy the list puts the same text in a message.

Why is there no food in any game?

The list is written for children as young as three, so every game leaves out food, drink and balloons. Nobody is out in any game.

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Jobs for a big brother or sister to be 9

  • Bell Ringer 1. Give the child a small handbell. 2. The host nods, and the ringer rings once to start each game and twice when the gifts begin. 3. The ringer hands the bell back at the end and gets a round of applause. An adult keeps the bell between rings. Players: 1 to 2. Time: 20 min. Props: a handbell.
  • Gift Runner 1. An adult hands the runner one gift at a time from the pile. 2. The runner walks it to the parent's chair and reads the tag aloud, or holds it up for a helper to read. 3. After the last gift, the runner takes a bow. An adult stays by the pile and lifts anything heavy. Players: 1 to 3. Time: 15 min. Props: the wrapped gifts.
  • Guest Book Guide 1. The guide stands by the guest book with a pen. 2. Each guest is walked to the book and shown the next empty line. 3. At the end the guide counts the signatures and tells the room the total. An adult helps with the counting past twenty. Players: 1 to 2. Time: 15 min. Props: the guest book and a pen.
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Jobs for a big brother or sister to be, continued

  • Photo Director 1. The director picks three poses for the group photo: one serious, one silly, one pointing at the parent. 2. The director calls each pose and counts down from three. 3. An adult takes the pictures. An adult holds the camera or phone. Players: 1 to 3. Time: 5 min. Props: a camera or phone, held by an adult.
  • Prize Presenter 1. The prizes wait in a basket beside the presenter. 2. After each game the host names a winner, and the presenter walks the prize over with a handshake. 3. The last prize in the basket is for the presenter. An adult packs the basket and keeps it out of reach between games. Players: 1 to 3. Time: 10 min. Props: a basket of prizes.
  • Ribbon Keeper 1. Give the keeper a basket. 2. Every ribbon and bow that comes off a gift goes in, sorted by color. 3. At the end the keeper holds up each color and the room counts it together. An adult checks the basket for tape and staples first. Players: 1 to 4. Time: 15 min. Props: a basket.
  • Sticker Checker 1. An adult writes the guest list on a clipboard. 2. As each gift is opened, the checker puts a sticker beside the giver's name. 3. A full row of stickers means every gift was thanked. An adult sits beside the checker and reads the names aloud. Players: 1 to 2. Time: 15 min. Props: a clipboard, the guest list and a sheet of stickers.
  • Toy Tester 1. Each soft toy that comes out of a gift bag is passed to the tester. 2. The tester gives it one hug and a score: one thumb or two. 3. The parent thanks the tester after every verdict. An adult hands over soft toys only, never anything with small parts. Players: 1 to 4. Time: 10 min. Props: the soft toys among the gifts.
  • Welcome Desk 1. The child practices one line: Welcome to our baby shower. 2. At the door, each guest gets the line and a sticker dot for their name tag. 3. When the last guest has a dot, the desk closes with a cheer. An adult stands at the door with the child the whole time. Players: 1 to 3. Time: 10 min. Props: sticker dots.

Craft-table contests 8

  • Basket Label Contest 1. An adult cuts a card label for each child and says which nursery basket it is for: socks, books, blocks, bath toys. 2. Draw that thing big, with no words. 3. Hold the labels up one at a time, and each gets a title, such as boldest or easiest to guess. An adult cuts the card and ties on the string. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: card, crayons and string.
  • Draw the Baby's Day 1. Fold a sheet in four. 2. Draw what the baby will do in the morning, at noon, in the evening and at night. 3. Lay the sheets out, and the parent picks one to hang at home. Every artist signs the back. An adult sits at the table. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: paper and crayons.
  • Hanger Mobile 1. Each pair gets a coat hanger, yarn and paper shapes. 2. Tie the shapes on so that the hanger hangs level. 3. An adult holds each one up, and the room votes by clapping for the best balance. An adult cuts the yarn and keeps the scissors. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 20 min. Props: coat hangers, yarn and paper shapes.
  • One Page Each Storybook 1. Agree on a hero for the baby's first story: a sleepy bear, a lost sock. 2. Each child draws one page and tells an adult the sentence to write under it. 3. Staple the pages, and a grandparent reads the book aloud. An adult does the stapling. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 20 min. Props: paper, crayons and a stapler for the adult.
  • Paper Hat Parade 1. Each child gets a paper strip long enough to go around a teddy's head. 2. Decorate it with crayons and stickers, and an adult tapes it into a hat. 3. The teddies wear the hats in a parade, and every hat gets a title: tallest, brightest, most stripes. An adult does the taping and keeps the scissors. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: paper strips, crayons, stickers, tape and a few teddies.
  • Sock Puppet Hello 1. Each child puts a clean sock on one hand. 2. Stick on paper eyes with tape and give the puppet a name. 3. One at a time, the puppets say hello to the parent and tell the baby one thing about the world. The shower changes the puppet show: each puppet speaks to the baby, not to an audience. An adult helps with the tape. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 15 min. Props: clean socks, paper and tape.
  • Sticker Blocks 1. Put a pile of large cardboard blocks or small boxes on the table. 2. Each child covers one side of a block with stickers in a single color. 3. Stack the finished blocks into a tower for the gift table. An adult sits with the under-fives. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 15 min. Props: large cardboard blocks or small boxes and sheets of stickers.
  • Welcome Banner Letters 1. An adult writes one big letter of WELCOME BABY on each sheet. 2. Each child colors a letter, then takes another until all are done. 3. Clip the letters to a string in order, and the room reads the banner aloud. An adult hangs the string. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: eleven sheets of paper, crayons, string and clothespins.

Quiet games while the gifts are opened 9

  • Count the Colors 1. Each child picks one color and writes it down. 2. Every time wrapping paper in that color appears, they make a mark. 3. After the last gift, the color with the most marks takes a bow. An adult helps the youngest keep count. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: paper and a pencil each.
  • I Spy on the Gift Table 1. An adult starts: I spy something with stripes. 2. Children point, without leaving their seats. 3. Whoever points first gives the next clue. The shower changes I spy: every answer is a wrapped gift, clues are colors and patterns only, and nobody calls out. An adult sits with the group and keeps voices low. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 10 min. Props: nothing.
  • Point to the Giver 1. Before the parent reads a tag, an adult holds the gift up. 2. Children point to the guest they think brought it. 3. The tag is read, and right guessers give a silent cheer. Nobody keeps score. An adult holds the gifts. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: the wrapped gifts.
  • Ribbon Chain 1. Ribbons from the opened gifts go to the children. 2. Tie or loop each new ribbon onto the last to make one chain. 3. When the gifts are done, stretch the chain across the room and see whose chair it reaches. An adult checks the ribbons and keeps the chain off the floor where people walk. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 15 min. Props: the ribbons from the gifts.
  • Soft or Hard Guess Cards 1. Each child gets two cards, S for soft and H for hard. 2. Before a gift is unwrapped, everyone holds up a guess. 3. A right guess earns a tally mark on the back of the card. Nobody is out. An adult keeps the gifts moving. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: two cards each and a pencil.
  • Sticker Scene 1. Tape a big sheet of paper to a low table and draw a hill and a sky. 2. Each time a gift is opened, every child adds one sticker. 3. When the gifts are done, the scene goes home with the parents. An adult hands out the stickers one at a time. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 15 min. Props: a big sheet of paper and stickers.
  • Thank-You Tally 1. Each child gets a strip of paper. 2. Every time the parent says thank you, make one mark, silently. 3. At the end, compare the totals and see whose count the adults agree with. An adult keeps the official count. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 15 min. Props: a strip of paper and a pencil each.
  • Whisper Chain About the Gift 1. Children sit in a row. 2. The first whispers one sentence about the gift that was just opened, and it is passed down the row. 3. The last child says it aloud. The shower changes the old whisper game: every message describes a present. An adult sits at one end. Players: 4 to 10. Time: 5 min. Props: nothing.
  • Wrapping Paper Animals 1. Used wrapping paper and tissue go to the children's corner. 2. Scrunch, twist and fold it into an animal. No tape and no scissors. 3. Line the animals up, and each maker says what theirs is. An adult removes any tape or staples from the paper first. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 15 min. Props: the used wrapping paper.

Races with baby things, no food 9

  • Bib On, Bib Off 1. Teams line up, and the first child in each holds a bib that closes with a snap. 2. Put it on, take a bow, take it off and hand it to the next child. 3. The first team to sit down with its bib folded wins the round. Everyone walks. An adult starts each round and helps with the snaps. Players: 4 to 12. Time: 5 min. Props: one snap bib for each team.
  • Board Book Stack 1. Each child starts with one board book held flat on two hands. 2. Walk to the far chair and back, and an adult adds a book at each return. 3. The round ends when a stack slips. The tallest stack carried the whole way wins. An adult adds the books and walks beside the youngest. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 5 min. Props: a pile of board books.
  • Burp Cloth Stretcher 1. Pairs hold a burp cloth by its corners with a teddy lying on it. 2. Walk the teddy to the crib, a box at the far end, and tip it in. 3. A dropped teddy goes back to the start. The first pair to deliver three teddies wins. An adult clears the path first. Players: 4 to 12. Time: 5 min. Props: burp cloths, teddies and a box.
  • Clothesline Relay 1. Tie a string between the backs of two chairs, with a basket of baby clothes at the start. 2. One at a time, walk a piece to the line, clip it on and walk back. 3. The first team with an empty basket wins. An adult ties the string and stands beside it. Players: 4 to 12. Time: 10 min. Props: string, clothespins and a basket of baby clothes for each team.
  • Diaper Tower 1. Each team gets a pile of clean rolled diapers. 2. Stack them into the tallest tower you can before the host's song ends. 3. The tower has to stand while the room counts to five. An adult rolls the diapers beforehand and judges the count. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 5 min. Props: clean diapers, rolled and held with tape.
  • Pack the Bag From the Picture Card 1. An adult draws five things on a card: a diaper, a bib, a blanket, a book, a soft toy. 2. Those things are set out around the room, and each team has an empty bag. 3. Walk to find them one at a time, and the first bag packed in the card's order wins. An adult checks each bag. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 10 min. Props: a bag and five baby things for each team.
  • Quiet Rattle Pass 1. Teams sit in rows, and the first child in each holds a rattle. 2. Pass it hand to hand down the row. If it makes a sound, it goes back to the start. 3. The first rattle to reach the end in silence wins. An adult listens for each team. Players: 4 to 12. Time: 5 min. Props: one rattle for each team.
  • Rubber Duck Scoop 1. Bury rubber ducks in a dry tub of crumpled tissue paper. 2. Children take turns to dig one out with a kitchen ladle and walk it to a bucket. 3. The round ends when the tub is empty, and each child counts their ducks. No water is used. An adult stays at the tub. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 5 min. Props: a tub of crumpled tissue paper, rubber ducks, a ladle and a bucket.
  • Toy Sort Dash 1. Tip a pile of baby toys in the middle and set out three bins: soft, rattles and books. 2. On go, every child carries one toy at a time to its bin. 3. The game ends when the floor is clear, and the whole group beats its own time on a second try. An adult checks the toys for small parts first. Players: 4 to 12. Time: 5 min. Props: baby toys with no small parts and three bins.

Children and grandparents together 9

  • Blanket Hammock Walk 1. A child and a grandparent each hold two corners of a baby blanket with a doll lying on it. 2. Walk the doll from the door to the gift table without tipping it. 3. Pairs go one after another, and the gentlest ride gets the applause. An adult clears the path first. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 5 min. Props: a baby blanket and a doll.
  • Children Quiz the Grandparents 1. Each child holds a card with an animal on it. 2. The child asks a grandparent what that animal's baby is called. 3. A right answer earns the grandparent the card. The children run the quiz and the adults sit it, which is the twist a shower with children adds. An adult brings the answer sheet. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 10 min. Props: animal cards and an answer sheet.
  • Clapping Pattern for Two 1. Each child pairs with a grandparent or an older guest. 2. Together they invent a clapping pattern of four moves. 3. Each pair teaches theirs to the room. No winners, only applause. An adult pairs everyone up. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 5 min. Props: nothing.
  • Describe and Guess Bag 1. Put one baby thing in a pillowcase. 2. The child feels inside and describes it without saying its name: soft, round, makes a noise. 3. The grandparent guesses. With children the old bag game becomes a describing game for two. An adult fills the pillowcase and leaves out anything small or sharp. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 10 min. Props: a pillowcase and a few baby things.
  • Rocking Chair Read-Aloud 1. A child picks one board book from the gifts. 2. A grandparent reads it aloud with a different voice for every character. 3. The children choose the best voice and ask for it again. An adult checks with the parent before a gift is borrowed. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 10 min. Props: a board book from the gifts.
  • Soft Block Tower for Two 1. A child and a grandparent sit on either side of a pile of soft blocks. 2. They take turns adding one block to a single tower. 3. When it falls, count the blocks and try to beat the number. An adult sits with the under-fives. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 5 min. Props: soft blocks.
  • Story Chain for the Baby 1. A grandparent starts a bedtime story with one sentence. 2. The child beside them adds the next, and it goes around the circle. 3. The story ends when it reaches the parent, who says the last line. An adult writes the story down to keep. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 10 min. Props: nothing.
  • Then and Now Drawing 1. A grandparent describes one thing a baby had when they were small, without naming it. 2. The child draws what they hear. 3. The room guesses from the drawing, then the grandparent says what it was. An adult pairs each child with a grandparent or an older guest. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 10 min. Props: paper and a pencil for each pair.
  • Three Questions About Long Ago 1. Each child asks a grandparent three questions about when the parent was a baby. 2. The child picks the best answer. 3. One at a time, the children report their favorite answer to the room. An adult suggests a first question to anyone who is stuck. Players: 2 to 10. Time: 10 min. Props: nothing.

How this list was compiled: Written by the Game Night Generator editors on 2026-10-03 for the children who come to a baby shower: a big brother or sister to be, cousins and friends' children. Every name and description is our own; these are our suggestions, and player counts, ages and minutes are our estimates, not measurements. Screened game by game: no food and no drink in any game, no balloons, nothing about anyone's body, no guessing of sizes or weights, and nobody is out. Every entry names the adult's part. No fact is stated. Licence: own work