Baby shower bingo cards
The game that keeps guests watching while the gifts are opened. Each card holds gifts the parents-to-be might get - onesies, a diaper bag, a board book - and guests mark them off as they come out of the wrapping.
Comes with a list of 40 common baby gifts you can edit.
How baby shower bingo works
Hand out a card and a pen to each guest before the gift opening starts. As each present is unwrapped, anyone with that item on their card marks it. The first guest to complete a row, column or diagonal calls out "bingo" and wins a small prize. Keep playing for second place, or switch to blackout if the gift pile is big.
Gift bingo has one quiet advantage over other shower games: nobody has to perform, guess or be on the spot. Guests who don't know many people still get to play along.
Make it match the shower
The starter list covers what most parents receive, but the best cards come from the actual registry. Copy items from the registry into the word box - "car seat", "white noise machine", "the yellow swaddles" - and the game gets more exciting because those gifts really are in the pile. Mix in a few sure things like "diapers" and "gift card" so every guest marks something early.
Put the parents' names or the baby's name in the card title. It turns the card into a small keepsake, and some parents save a filled-in card for the baby book.
Planning numbers
Print one card per guest and a few extras for plus-ones and late arrivals. For a big shower, a pack of unique cards means you won't have two guests with identical cards both shouting bingo on the same gift.
Questions
Do guests fill in their own cards?
Some showers do it that way, but prefilled cards are faster and skip the long pause while everyone tries to think of 24 gifts. This maker prints prefilled cards from your list, with each card in a different order.
What if not many gifts get opened?
Use the 3×3 grid or a list close to the registry so cards fill quickly. Or play for most squares marked when the last gift is opened instead of a full line.
What makes a good prize?
Something small and useful: a candle, a coffee shop gift card, a plant, or a bottle of wine. Many hosts let the winner take home a centerpiece.
Can we play at a virtual baby shower?
Yes. Email each guest their PDF ahead of time, ask them to print it or mark it on screen, and open gifts on camera.