Baby shower bingo cards
Guests mark the gifts they spot while presents are opened. It keeps everyone watching and gives the slow part of the party a bit of a race.
Open this list in the card maker
How to play gift bingo at a baby shower
- Hand out one card and a pen to each guest as they arrive.
- When the parent-to-be opens a present, guests mark any square that matches it. "Bottle" counts for any bottle; decide on fuzzy matches before you start.
- The first guest with a full row, column or diagonal shouts "Bingo!" and wins a small prize. Keep going for a second and third winner if there are many gifts.
Gift bingo works best when you have more than 20 presents. For smaller showers, play the "blank card" variation below, or make a 4×4 card so lines fill sooner.
Variations
- Blank card: hand out empty 4×4 or 5×5 grids and let guests write in their own gift guesses before the opening starts. Nobody's card matches anyone else's, and guessing well is part of the fun.
- Baby facts: replace gifts with facts about the family (city where the parents met, first name ideas they rejected, and so on). The host reads clues; guests mark answers.
- Picture bingo: use small photos of the parents as babies, nursery items or animals. Pictures need Pro.
Gift word list (40 items)
Copy it as it is, or open it in the maker and change items to match the registry.
- Onesie
- Pacifier
- Bib
- Rattle
- Stroller
- Car seat
- Swaddle blanket
- Teething ring
- Bottle
- Burp cloth
- Crib mobile
- Baby monitor
- Board book
- Hooded towel
- Tiny socks
- Sun hat
- Sleep sack
- Night light
- Diaper bag
- Play mat
- Bouncer
- Wipes
- Stuffed bunny
- Bath toys
- Changing pad
- Soft hairbrush
- Photo album
- Baby carrier
- Muslin cloth
- High chair
- Sippy cup
- Rocking chair
- Mittens
- Booties
- Crib sheet
- Baby blocks
- Bath tub
- Picture frame
- Knitted hat
- Diapers
Host tips
- Pick the lavender, mint or blush theme to match the decorations, or the ink saver theme for a home printer.
- Print the caller sheet too. Tick off gifts as they are opened so you can check a winner's card in seconds.
- Keep two or three small prizes ready: a candle, a plant or chocolates work well.
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