9 Virtual Baby Shower Games You Can Play on Zoom

Your bestie is expecting her first child—a girl!—and you’ve had the date for her baby shower saved in your calendar for months. Cue the pandemic and, just like everything else in the world that’s been affected by social distancing, the party has been pivoted online. But how do you make it special with so many friends and relatives Zooming in from near and far? With a slew of crazy creative (and non-eye-roll-inducing) virtual baby shower games you can all play together. We rounded up the best ideas, plus details on how to organize—and psych up—the group.

1. Who’s That Baby?

It’s a virtual baby shower game that never gets old. Ahead of the party, ask every guest to email a baby pic of themselves. (In a lot of ways, this is easier given that it’s a virtual party—you won’t have to print anything out!) Next, throw every image into either a PowerPoint presentation or simply an album in your favorite photos app. During the event, share your screen with the group so that everyone can wager guesses about whose baby photo is whose.

2. Who’s Who in the Family?

Another photo-focused game that lends itself well to this virtual setup. Ask the mama-to-be to round up a selection of photos of relatives on both her side of the family and her spouse’s. Then, cue the slideshow. The goal is for everyone to guess which relative has a face that resembles the mom’s side or the dad’s side. The guest with the most correct answers wins a virtual prize!

3. Baby Shower Gift Bingo

Yep, this baby shower classic is still one you can play virtually. You simply need to mock-up the template (or use one that you pulled online) and email it to everyone ahead of the occasion. That way, they can print it out themselves and play along. The person who calls out Bingo first has to hold up their card so that the host can cross-check their work.

4. How Well Do You Know the Mama-to-Be?

Virtual or not, it’s tough to beat a round of trivia that you can all play as a group. Teams for this aren’t as easy to pull off when you’re all in separate places, but everyone can still play for themselves. You’ll need a series of questions about the mom-to-be (perhaps sectioned off into periods of her life like, “the college years” or “working woman”), then the host will call them out. Guests can jot down their responses and then the host will have to trust their word that they are keeping an honest tally of their score. (Or you could have everyone email their answers so you can tally them up while everyone sips homemade mimosas—your call.)

5. Celeb Baby Name Game

Jennifer Garner. Gwyneth Paltrow. Michelle Obama. All moms. But can your guests recall the names of their kids? Again, present your screen with a series of celeb images, then have everyone wager guesses as to the correct names of their kids. (Bonus points if they can recall their ages, too.)

6. Baby Shower Charades

Just because you’re not all together in person doesn’t mean you can’t play a physical game or two. You can divide everyone into two teams, then assign each person a baby-related action. (Say, burping a baby, changing a diaper or just being a sleep-deprived parent in general.) Then, as one team member acts out their assignment, their team will wager guesses with a time limit set in place by the host. (To minimize someone on the wrong team shouting out, the host can mute those who aren’t participating in that particular round.) The team with the most correct answers at the end wins.

7. Baby Song Roulette

Whether you cue up a 10-second clip of “Baby, Baby” by the Supremes or “Hit Me Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears, the goal is for guests to name that baby-themed tune. The person with the most correct answers wins. To keep things more organized, you could have people write their guesses and hold them up to the screen, since video platforms have a tendency of prioritizing the first person to talk.

8. Virtual Scavenger Hunt

The host can make a list of fun (and baby-themed) objects that may or may not be lying around everyone’s house, then see which of the guests can produce the most items. Some example objects: milk, a diaper, a baby pic. Set a timer for how long everyone has to search and let the virtual race begin.

9. Advice for the Parents – A Live Reading

OK, this is less of a game and more of a sentimental surprise. But, given that in-person baby showers often ask guests to share sweet sentiments—say, advice for the mom-to-be—why not utilize one of the best features of these video chatting services? The option to record your live chat. Give each guest a head’s up that they’ll be put on the spot to read a piece of advice about child rearing and then hit record during the party as you go around the “room” calling on people for their turn to talk. At the end, the parents will have a beautiful time capsule of the day—and a memento to call up when they’re in need of extra support on a sleep-deprived night.