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Fun Coed Baby Shower Games

If you think it’s hard getting a gaggle of excitable ladies to play “Guess The Baby Food Flavor,” try coaxing a bunch of guys who’d rather be at home watching sports. Indeed, the coed baby shower trend doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon, so we’ve decided to go rogue. Ready for a real party? Bring it with these next-level coed baby shower games.

Game: Shower Squares

Pay to play is the way for this football-inspired game that everyone loves. Bonus: You’ll never see a man more excited for a onesie to be opened.
What you need: shower squares printout, $8 download
How to play: First, download or DIY your own game card. Next, sell squares for $1 just like a Super Bowl grid, but instead of betting on the point spread, you’re betting on how many baby bottles and onesies the parents-to-be will receive. After everyone buys a square, the remaining ones go to baby. After all the gifts are opened and tallied, the guest (or baby) who bought the square where the two numbers intersect wins the pot.

Game: My Water Broke!

Not exactly the drinking game your guests are used to, but it’s still super-fun as far as coed baby shower games go.
What you need: ice cubes, plastic babies
How to play: Before the shower, drop tiny plastic babies (available at any party store) inside ice cube trays, fill with water, and freeze. When guests arrive, plop a baby cube into their beverage, letting them know that whoever’s ice melts first, releasing the baby, has to yell “My water broke!” to collect a prize.

Game: Blow & Pop Baby Race

This is one of the easiest baby shower games for large coed groups, but it certainly doesn’t skimp on the fun: Simply see who can get their “bump” ready to rock—and then pop—first.
What you need: balloons
How to play: Give each guest a balloon, then divide everyone into teams of four or five. When the host yells “Go!” the first person from each team races to blow up their balloon and stick it under his or her shirt. Then the next person follows suit, and so on. Once the whole team is sporting balloon baby bumps, it’s up to the first person to figure out how to pop his or her balloon. When it goes boom, the next team member is up and so on. The group that inflates and pops all their balloons first, wins.

Game: Baby Bump Twister

One of the best coed baby shower games of all time is also one of the best games of all time, period.
What you need: Twister, balloons
How to play: Remember Twister? It’s exactly like that, except all players must left-foot-on-green right-hand-on-yellow with a balloon stuffed under their shirt. It’s like everyone is pregnant, you see.

Game: What’s in Your Phone?

Finally, diddling on your phone at a baby shower will earn you points, not scorn.
What you need: smartphones, checklists, pens
How to play: Guests are each given a what’s-in-your-phone checklist, which includes baby-themed items like: Do you have a song in iTunes with the word “baby” in the title? Is this baby shower in your calendar? Do you have a picture of one of the parents-to-be on your phone? Each time a guest has a match in his or her phone, a point is earned. The guest with the most points at the end of the game is the champ.

Game: Guess Who

Play an IRL Throwback Thursday with this classic coed baby shower game where guests must match vintage baby shots with their corresponding grown-ups. What you need: Baby pictures of all shower attendees, poster board, paper, pens
How to play: In your baby shower invitation, request that each guest email you a baby picture of him or herself or bring a hard copy to the shower. Arrange the photos on poster board and assign each adorable image a number. During the festivities, hand out paper for guests to write down which baby matches which grown-up. (Hand out name tags if needed.) Whoever gets the most correct is crowned the champion.

Game: Baby Pictionary

Can you draw a totally recognizable picture of a breast pump? What about a diaper rash? Put your guests to the test with this always funny get-together game.
What you need: Card stock cut into playing cards, chalkboard, chalk
How to play: Before the shower, write words or phrases related to babies onto each card. Go beyond pacifier and crib. Be creative! Think: Diaper blowout, sleepless nights, leaky boobs! Divide guests into teams. Each round-one player from each team picks a card and must draw on the board. If his or her team correctly identifies the picture in the allotted time, they get a point. First team to earn 10 points wins.

Game: Cads About Maternity

Got a potty mouth and a dirty mind? Awesome. This funny coed baby shower game is for you.
What you need: Cads About Maternity, ($20)
How to play: This baby-themed game plays like the infamous Cards Against Humanity—and it’s just as fun and cringe-worthy too. Here, one player reads a card out loud, and everyone else submits an answer card that’s generally vulgar, redic, or hash-taggable. Best answer wins.

Game: Baby Gift Bingo

Amp up the gift-opening excitement by adding a bit of Bingo gameplay to the mix.
What you need: blank Bingo cards, pens
How to play: Just before parents-to-be start opening presents, hand out blank Bingo cards. Have each guest fill in the squares with the items they think the new parents will receive. (Alternatively, the host can pre-make the Bingo cards.) As the gifts get unwrapped, guests cross off items received. The first shower-goer to get five answers in a row—Bingo!— wins a prize.

Game: Don’t Say Baby

Can you manage to not talk about all things baby at a shower? Probably not. But for this coed baby shower game, you’ll need to at least figure out how not to use the word.
What you need: diaper pins or clothespins
How to play: Hand each guest either a diaper pin or a clothespin to wear on his or her shirt. Tell all your guests that they’re not allowed to utter the word “baby” till after gifts are opened. If anyone hears another guest say the forbidden word, he or she can steal the offending guest’s pin. Once gifts are open, the person with the most pins wins a prize.

Game: Stroller Racing

If you crave action-packed, fun coed baby shower games, here’s one. You’ll have a hard time not cracking up as guests race to get baby from point A to point B safely.
What you need: two umbrella strollers, two baby dolls, household objects for obstacles
How to play: With the help of items like a hose, ladder, even kid toys, set up a race course big enough for two stroller-pushers to navigate at a time. Strap a baby doll into each stroller and time each driver as he or she speeds through the course. Points are deducted for running off course, spilling baby, crashing the stroller, and other mishaps. Complete the course the fastest with stroller and baby still inside? You win!

Game: Baby Face

Will baby have mom’s eyes and dad’s goatee? You shall see after guests mix and match pictures to come up with their best what-will-baby-look-like predictions.
What you need: several color photocopies of mom- and dad-to-be’s headshots, construction paper, glue sticks, scissors
How to play: Cut construction paper into baby-face silhouettes and hand one to each guest. At the same time, give each person color copy photos of mom- and dad-to-be. Have each person cut traits from both pictures (think: dad’s hair, mom’s eyes, etc.) and Frankenstein them together on the baby face with the glue. Post each masterpiece on the wall for a who’s-best vote.

Game: Spilling Secrets

Coed baby shower games shouldn’t embarrass anyone—except the guests of honor. This one is kind of like the so-you’re-having-a-baby version of The Newlywed Game, but with slightly fewer questions about makin’ whoopee.
What you need: paper, pen
How to play: Prior to play, separately ask mom- and dad-to-be to answer the same 20 questions that revolve around baby. (For instance: Do you want a girl or boy? What’s your biggest birth fear? Who will be better at changing diapers?) Write down their answers. Bring the pair in front of the shower guests and, for each question, ask mom- and dad-to-be to guess the answer their partner gave. Poll the audience to see who thinks the response is correct, then reveal the answer.

Game: Heads Up! Baby Edition

You know Heads Up!—Ellen DeGeneres’ hilarious party game? You can download a baby shower upgrade and, voilà, you’ve got one of the best coed baby shower games in your hand.
What you need: Heads Up! app; in-app Baby Shower game purchase ($.99 for each; iTunes or Google Play)
How to play: One player holds their phone, screen out, on their forehead and words appear on the screen, like “pacifier” and “baby bump.” Guests need to convey what word is shown without saying any part of the answer or offering an obvious rhyme. When the correct response is given, tilt the screen up for a new keyword—or pass by tilting it down.

Game: Timer Game

Watching other people open presents can get kinda snoozy. What’s way more fun? coed baby shower games that let guests get in on some schwag too.
What you need: timer
How to play: Give the whole gift-opening process a little oomph by setting a kitchen timer for 15 minutes or less. Whoever bought the gift that the mom- or dad-to-be has in hand when the timer goes off, wins a prize. (Think: nips, lottery tickets, cigars, gift card.)

Game: Scattergories, Baby Style

There’s no reason to wait until game night to bust out Scattergories. Baby it up and play at any coed baby shower to get all guest involved.
What you need: cardstock, pen, paper, timer
How to play: Pre-shower, create and print Scattergories cards featuring five to eight baby-themed categories, like Boys’ Names, Things Said During Labor, Reasons Baby Is Crying, Found in a Diaper Bag, etc. Instead of rolling a lettered dice, the guests play four rounds culling answers for each letter in the word BABY. Answers need to be unique (ie: not duplicated) to get points. And each round needs to be completed within a set period of time. Whoever gets the most points wins.

Game: Who Said It?

This coed baby shower game is a sweet and silly rewind, as guests try to match childhood memories to mom- or dad-to-be.
What you need: construction paper cut into speech bubbles, tape, marker
How to play: Before the shower, ask the parents-to-be to share five to 10 funny, wacky, heartwarming tidbits about their own childhood. Write these facts on each speech bubble, tack them up around the party space and have guests guess if the quote is from the mom- or dad-to-be. Whoever gets the most right wins.

Game: Baby Jeopardy

It’s like Jeopardy!, but without the smug host. Just lots and lots of laughs.
What you need: poster board, sticky notes, marker
How to play: On a big piece of poster board, write categories like All the Pregnant Ladies; Push it Real Good; Baby Stuff You Should Really Know By Now; etc. Write five or so questions under each category, covering each with a sticky note that has a dollar amount written on top. Split shower guests into two teams and have them pick a square to answer as a group or individually. The team with the the most “money” wins!

Game: Battle of the Sexes

Does Father know best? Or is Mom always right? We shall see as women match wits with the men in this fun coed baby shower game of trivia.
What you need: paper and pen
How to play: Before the party, do a little research and make up a list of baby-related trivia questions, such as: What’s the technical name for baby’s first poop? What is the No. 1 boy baby name in the country right this second? How many diapers will baby go through in one year? Which is not a nickname for a pacifier: binky, pacy, dummy, tuck-tuck? Each team takes turns answering questions down the list. The group that gets the most right, wins.

Game: Baby Song List

Hey baby, you were born to be my baby one more time? If you instantly knew those were No Doubt, Bon Jovi, and Brit-Britt songs, you will rock this game.
What you need: paper, pen
How to play: Guests work in teams of four or five to come up with as many songs as they can that have the word “baby” in the lyrics or title. Each team then presents their song list to the group. The team with the most songs wins a prize. Tie? Each team must perform a snippet of one of their songs and the rest of the guests pick a winner.

Updated October 2017

49 Baby Shower Games Your Guests Will Actually Want To Play, Plus Virt

Being pregnant is no easy task — but it isn’t always hard work either! Sometimes you get to have fun too, like when you go on a babymoon or have your baby shower.

In this post, the baby experts at Mustela will help you prepare for your special party by sharing 49 ideas for fun baby shower games, including some virtual ones to keep you, your family, and your growing bundle of joy safe for the celebration!

To help you find the perfect game, we’ve split up all of the ideas into the following categories:

• Guessing Baby Shower Games
• Funny Baby Shower Games
• Active Baby Shower Games
• Games To Play Throughout The Party
• Hands-On Baby Shower Games
• Virtual Baby Shower Games
• Meaningful Baby Shower Games

Let’s dive in!

Fun Baby Shower Games

Guessing Baby Shower Games

1) Who’s That Baby?

This baby shower game is an excellent icebreaker, which is super helpful if your baby shower will have guests who haven’t met before.

Ask every attendee to bring a baby photo of themselves to the baby shower. Then, place the photos on a table or tape them to a wall. Have everyone try to match the baby photos with the correct guest.

2) What’s Her Age Again?

Collect about 10 photos of the expecting mom prior to the baby shower. Post them all for everyone to see, with a number next to each photo. Guests must try to guess the mom’s age in each of the old photographs.

3) The Mama Or The Papa?

While you’re going through old family photo albums, grab about a half-dozen photos of family members of both the expecting parents.

Put all of the photos on a table or a bulletin board, and have everyone guess whether the person in each photo is a relative of the mom-to-be or the dad-to-be.

4) Baby Trivia

This game is endlessly customizable! There are so many different things you could make the subject of this trivia.

If your baby shower guests know each other pretty well, a great option is to make the trivia subject them! Before the shower, they can submit a fact about something related to them and babies.

This could be anything, really: a funny encounter they had with a baby once, something entertaining they did when they were a baby that their parents still tell stories about, or, if your childhood friend is attending, something they did with you when you were both very young.

Ask your guests to submit their facts a few days before the shower so you have enough time to make a simple trivia deck on Powerpoint. All you need to do is write the fact and four or five multiple-choice options with some of your guests’ names.

Your other guests will need to choose one of the multiple-choice options — whoever they think the fact is about!

Save all the correct answers for the end. This way your guests don’t use the process of elimination. At the very end of trivia, you can go back through the trivia deck and reveal the right answers.

Plus, this gives your guests a chance to explain the funny stories behind their baby facts. Whoever earns the most points wins!

This game is a lot of fun in-person but is just as easy to play virtually!

5) Price Is Right

Bring a series of gifts for the mom-to-be, and have guests try to guess the value without going over. But winners only get bragging rights! The gifts, of course, are for the woman who’s expecting.

Since the expecting mom keeps the gifts, choose items she can start using right away, such as Multi-purpose Balm with 3 Avocado Extracts or Stretch Marks Oil to nourish and protect her skin, along with other products to pamper herself at home.

Click here to read more about stretch marks.

6) Animal Babies

Make a list of animals and the names of their young. For example, a tadpole that hasn’t yet grown legs is called a polliwog, and a young pig is called a shoat. Have your guests work in teams to guess the names of 10 or 15 different animal babies.

7) Most Popular Baby Names

Each year, a list of the most popular baby names is released. Choose a few different years (go way back to the 70s or 80s if you want!) and see if your attendees can guess the top 10 most popular baby names for each year.

8) Celebrity Babies

Print out photos of the babies of celebrities and see who can guess the parents correctly.

To make this game easier, print photos of the celebrity parents, too, and ask guests to match the parents with their baby. For a harder version, print a long list of possible celebrities for guests to choose from.

9) Before They Were Famous

Find photos of celebrities from their childhood (they’re out there, trust us). Display the photos and have your baby shower guests try to figure out which stars are in them!

10) Guess The Baby Item

For this game, you’ll need to fill a bag — preferably a diaper bag — with useful baby items, such as diapers, wipes, a bib, pacifier, rattle, and Diaper Rash Sprayable Cream, all of which are inexpensive. Give each guest a pen and a piece of paper.

Pass the bag to each guest and have them feel around inside of it without looking. They will guess as many baby items as they can and write down their answers. Once everyone has their list of baby items, name all the items placed in the bag.

Whoever has the most correct answers wins. And of course, the mom-to-be gets the diaper bag filled with goodies!

Include high-quality and natural baby items she’ll love, like SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen for babies, Multi-purpose Balm, and Diaper Cream with Olive Oil and Aloe Vera.

For expecting parents who want organic options, check out our Certified Organic line here.

11) Guess Mom-To-Be’s Measurements

While most women don’t like their measurements taken, especially in front of people, this is a little different. The guests will guess the measurement of mom’s belly circumference by using a piece of yarn.

Start by passing around a ball of yarn. Have each guest cut the yarn to the size they estimate will fit perfectly around the expecting mom’s belly. After each guest has a piece of yarn, they will take turns going up to mom and wrapping it around her.

Whoever is the closest wins. The mom-to-be can save the piece of yarn for a memory!

12) Word Scramble

Create a list of scrambled baby words, print one for each guest, and provide a pen. What do we mean by scrambled baby words? Check out these examples:

• Lelsotrr (Stroller)
• Bbi (Bib)
• Piews (Wipes)

Set a timer or see who can unscramble all of the words first. For bigger parties or more interaction, put guests in pairs for this activity. Two heads are, of course, better than one!

Funny Baby Shower Games

13) Embarrassing Baby Stories

Here’s another great way to break the ice at the beginning of your baby shower. Each person must tell one funny or embarrassing childhood story. It’s a simple game but one that’s sure to get some laughs!

14) Baby Bottle Chugging Contest

Prepare one full baby bottle for each person at your baby shower. Fill the bottles with water, juice, milk, or iced tea. Set a timer and see how much of the liquid each person can drink in one minute.

15) Poop Inspector

Melt 10 different candy bars in small, microwave-safe bowls. Place them all out on a table and have guests guess what type of candy bar each bowl contains.

16) Baby Drawings

Pass around a sturdy paper plate and marker to each guest. Instruct them to draw a picture of a baby, and whoever has the best drawing wins. But there’s a catch: They have to draw a baby with the paper plate placed on top of their head. This one should get interesting!

17) Mommy And Daddy Questionnaire

This is such a fun game if you’ve chosen a co-ed baby shower! Ask the mom- and dad-to-be 10 to 20 questions, making sure the significant other is in another room when asking either one the questions. Some questions you could ask include:

• Where were you when you found out you were expecting?
• What was your reaction when you found out the exciting news?
• What would you want your little one to be when they grow up?
• What are you most excited about when it comes to welcoming your baby?

After the parents-to-be have both been questioned separately and the answers have been recorded, bring them together. Give both mom and dad a piece of paper or a board and marker to record their answers.

When you ask the questions, each parent has to answer in regard to what their partner is thinking. They will reveal their answers at the same time.

It’s a fun game to watch and learn about the parents-to-be, and we’re sure they’ll get a good laugh out of it!

18) Read The Emojis

Print a sheet for each guest with words or sentences (related to babies) represented in emojis. A quick online search will offer plenty of options if you don’t feel like coming up with the emoji combinations yourself.

The guests’ job is to figure out the word or phrase that’s written in emoji. They can jot their answers down on the sheet of paper, and the emoji-fluent guest with the most right answers wins.

Active Baby Shower Games

19) Baby Shower Charades

Turn this classic family game into a special baby shower game! All you need to do is choose baby-related words and phrases.

You can pick simple phrases like “dirty diaper” and “breastfeeding,” or you can make things more difficult by choosing baby idioms (e.g. “don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater,” “smooth as a baby’s bottom,” etc.).

20) Don’t Let Your Water (Balloon) Break!

Fill up a big bucket of water balloons. Create a starting line and a finish line. Place a bucket or large bowl for each person along the finish line.

Guests must hold the water balloons between their knees and waddle to the finish line, then drop the full water balloon into the bucket. If the water balloon bursts, they must go back to the starting line and begin again.

21) Big-Belly Twister

Have everyone place a blown-up balloon underneath their shirt on their tummy. Then, play a game of Twister! Anyone whose balloon pops is out.

22) Relay Race

Get some exercise by holding a relay race for you and your guests to compete in. Events might include changing a diaper, filling a baby bottle with formula, and pushing a stroller through an obstacle course.

23) Bob For Pacis

An active game that’s perfect for outdoor baby showers, bobbing for pacis is sure to be a hit. Just be sure that guests come prepared!

You’ll need a bowl for each participant that’s filled with water and a few pacifiers. On “go,” all the players try to remove the pacis from the bowl using only their mouths. Whoever gets all of them out first wins.

24) Pin The Paci

A baby-themed variant of pin the tail on the donkey, this game works with any crowd. Enlarge an image of a baby’s face and print it out along with several photos (one for each guest) of pacifiers sized to fit the baby face.

With the face taped on the wall, give each guest a paper pacifier with double-stick tape on the back. One at a time, each guest will be blindfolded and have a go at pinning the paci on the baby as close to the mouth as possible!

25) Balloon Bellies

Split guests into teams of two or more people and provide each participant with a balloon. Each person on the team must blow up their own balloon, put it under their shirt, and then pop their balloon by bumping bellies with their teammates.

With the right crowd, this is a hilarious baby shower game that gets guests up and moving.

Games To Play Throughout The Party

26) You Can’t Say That!

At the beginning of your baby shower, choose a word that everyone will be forbidden from saying. The word “baby” is a good (but very difficult) option, but feel free to choose any baby-related word.

Anyone who gets caught using the forbidden word is out. The last person to use the word (or not!) is the winner.

This game is simple but effective, and it can be done at in-person showers or virtually!

27) The Baby Bucket List

Either before or during your baby shower, decorate a small bucket or box. Ask each guest to write down something that they hope will happen to/for the soon-to-arrive baby in their lifetime.

28) Baby Pool

Have each person try to guess the exact date and time of birth of the baby that’s on the way.

You can provide small slips of paper for every guest to write their name and prediction on. Or, you might want to make it more visual by providing a calendar of the month of the little one’s due date and having guests write their names on the day of their prediction.

If you want to make things interesting, let each person throw one dollar into an envelope along with their prediction. Whoever is closest to the real date and time of birth wins the cash!

29) A Message On A Diaper

Provide a big box of diapers and several permanent markers. Have guests decorate the backs of the diapers with funny or inspirational messages. But don’t let the mom-to-be see them yet! Put them in a bag for her to be surprised after the baby arrives.

30) Baby Shower Photos

Don’t forget to take lots of pictures! You can use a camera or your phone, but it might be more fun to buy plenty of disposable cameras for guests to use. That way, the photos will remain a mystery until the film is developed!

31) Ice Baby Breaker

This is literally an ice-breaker game! The night before the shower, put tiny plastic babies into an ice cube tray and fill with water. You may need to fill more than one ice tray. When the guests arrive, have them pick one piece of ice and place it in their drink.

The objective is to yell out, “I have a baby!” when your tiny baby has fully separated and melted from the ice cube. Whoever has their baby first wins the game.

32) “Yes” Or “No”

This is a baby shower twist on the “Who am I?” party game. For this game, you’ll write baby items on notecards and safety pin a notecard on the back of each guest when they arrive.

While guests are milling around, they’ll ask yes or no questions to figure out which baby item is on their card.

33) Find The Pacis

Before the party starts, hide several (or many!) pacifiers around the room. When guests arrive, let them know that they’ll be on a pacifier hunt throughout the party. Whoever has found the most by the end of the shower wins.

Hands-On Baby Shower Games

34) Design-O-Baby

This game requires a little bit of preparation beforehand. Your guests can grab any Play-Doh or modeling clay for this game. If they don’t have any handy, a simple salt dough made of water, flour, salt, and (optional) food coloring will do the trick!

Set a timer for 20 or so minutes — depends on how artistic your guests are! They’ll be tasked to design what they think your bundle of joy will look like on their first birthday.

Food coloring can be helpful if they opted to make salt dough so they can tint the baby’s hair, eyes, skin, and clothes! Hilarity is sure to ensue as your guests reveal their baby masterpieces.

If your guests enjoy this sort of game, you can change the format to suit your virtual baby shower best. For example, read out riddles and tell your guests to make the answer out of their dough.

Whoever creates the answer the fastest (while still making it recognizable) wins!

35) Cupcake Decorating Contest

Provide each guest with a plain cupcake and all the decorating supplies they could dream of — icings in various colors, candies, pastry bags with tips, sprinkles, and all the rest.

Have everyone decorate their cupcake and let the parent-to-be be the judge of this contest. After the winner has been announced, guests can eat their yummy creations.

36) Blindfolded Diaper Changing

Gather a couple of babydolls and a pack of diapers. Put the diapers on the baby dolls. If you’re really feeling saucy, you can add a spoonful of Nutella to the diaper before putting it on the baby doll.

Next, blindfold several of your guests (one for each babydoll). Now, have them race to remove the dirty diaper, wipe the babydoll clean, and put a new diaper on. Whoever finishes first is the winner!

37) Blindfolded Spoon-Feeding

While your guests are still in pairs, have one person put on a blindfold. Now, give each blindfolded person a small jar of baby food and a spoon. They must spoon-feed all of the food to their partner. Be ready to get messy!

38) Baby Food Connoisseur

While half of your guests are blindfolded, have them try a spoonful of 10 different baby foods to see if they can guess the flavors. These might not be the foods you’re craving, but it’s hilarious to watch people’s reactions.

39) Block Scramble

This is a hands-on version of a word scramble game. Divide guests into pairs or small teams and provide each group with several sets of baby blocks (pre-chosen by you). Each set will spell a baby-related word.

See which team can unscramble all of the words first.

40) Design Baby Clothing

Buy several white baby onesies or bibs (best if they’re bought used or are received as hand-me-downs) and markers made for drawing on cloth.

Give one garment to each guest and let them go crazy! Each person can decorate and design the article of baby clothing however they wish.

If you’re doing a virtual shower and your guests don’t live too far away, you can drop off the materials at their house. If they live too far but you really want your little one to wear these keepsakes, consider sending guests a gift card so they can purchase the materials themselves.

During the virtual baby shower, your guests can decorate and chat. At the end, they can present their beautiful works of art and mail their work to you later.

Those onesies are sure to give you all the nostalgic (and grateful) feels during those middle-of-the-night feedings!

While many baby shower games and activities can be adapted for online festivities, here are several that are perfect for virtual baby showers.

Virtual Baby Shower Games

41) Baby Shower Pictionary

The idea here is the same as with baby shower charades. Simply choose baby-related phrases and have your guests try to draw that phrase while other people guess what it is.

There are tons of free, online Pictionary options as well, which means this game is perfect for a virtual baby shower! Instead of having your guests draw in person, they can draw directly onto their devices.

Or, if they’re better with paper and pen, they can hold up their drawings to the camera as soon as they’re finished in order to get the point.

42) Baby Bingo

There are tons of printable baby Bingo cards online for free, so this option is perfect for an easy, quick game with your virtual guests!

Start Bingo at the beginning of the shower so your guests can mark off the things on their Bingo card as the shower goes along. The first one to get baby Bingo wins!

43) Name That Tune

This game is great for trivia lovers. Plus, the best part is that it’s an easy, safe, and fun option for mothers-to-be who prefer a virtual baby shower.

Before the shower, create a playlist of all the greatest baby hits. Any nursery rhymes, lullabies, or popular songs that use the word “baby” in the lyrics or title (we’re looking at you, Justin Bieber!).

Ask all of your guests to mute themselves at the beginning of each round. Then play a small snippet of the song for your guests, maybe five seconds.

The first person to shout out the answer or type it in the chatroom wins a point!

44) Virtual Price Is Right

Price Is Right is fun in person and easy to make virtual, too! As the host, all you have to do is gather a series of gifts for the expecting parent and hold the items up (one at a time) to your camera like an old-school car model.

Guests will try to guess the price of the gift without going over.

Have fun with your presentation –– you can get goofy and play charades with each item, too, while you wait for your guests to answer.

45) Virtual Celebrity Babies

The Celebrity Babies game is also super easy to adapt to a virtual baby shower. Simply throw some photos of celebrity babies onto a Powerpoint slide, and you’re golden!

Guests will take a look at the photo and try to guess the parents correctly.

46) Virtual Cupcake Decorating Contest

Before the shower, drop off a pre-made cupcake along with icing to your local guests’ doors. If you have out-of-town guests, be sure to include on the invitation that they will need cupcake supplies.

Let them decorate to their heart’s desire! The best part is that even if you can’t taste them, you get to judge how they look.

If you’re having a themed baby shower, you could encourage your guests to make a cupcake that epitomizes the theme — get creative! The more fun your guests have with this, the more amazing the cupcakes will turn out.

Plus, guests have an incentive: They get to eat their creation!

47) “Baby” Songs

Put your guests into teams of two or three people. Give everyone three minutes to list as many songs with the word “baby” or “babe” in the title. The team with the most songs at the end of the three minutes wins!

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48) Mama Knows Best!

Have any mothers in the room share three pieces of advice for the expecting mom. This moment can be as meaningful or as goofy as you choose to make it.

49) Love Letters

Last, but definitely not least, have each guest write one short letter to the mom-to-be. It can be full of jokes, well-wishes, encouragement for the hard days, or simple expressions of love and friendship.

The expecting mom can read them when she wants to relieve stress or simply to put a smile on her face.

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So there you have it! With these fabulous baby shower games, you and your loved ones are sure to have an unforgettable time.

And these games help outfit the expecting mom with supplies like the Multi-purpose Balm with 3 Avocado Extracts for herself and Diaper Rash Sprayable Cream for her little one.

In such strange times, we know it’s important now more than ever to feel supported and connected to your family and friends. We hope these baby shower games help put a smile on your face and some warmth in your heart — whether your shower is in-person or virtual!

Now that planning your baby shower is out of the way, all you have to do is pack your hospital bag and wait for the big day to arrive!

Hilarious Baby Shower Games for Men to Play at Your Shower

June 1, 2022July 12, 2021Natalie Anastasia

It’s easy to fall into the tradition of centering a baby shower around women. Baby showers have traditionally been attended exclusively by women — but we live in the 21st century when more and more couples are making new traditions by hosting co-ed baby showers or a baby shower for both men and women 

At WebBabyShower, we live and breathe baby showers. Not only were we the first virtual baby shower service online, we’re currently the market leader in virtual baby showers. Over 10,000 happy customers have enjoyed a virtual shower with us. When you host a WebBabyShower, you get a plethora of features like a fully customizable baby shower (including matching invitations!), unlimited invitation sending, RSVP and invitation open tracking, and SO much more. We aim to please from start to finish, and that includes offering baby shower planning ideas, game guides, and answers to frequently asked baby shower questions.

One question we get a lot is, “Can men play baby shower games too?” The answer to that is a resounding YES! Men absolutely can — and should — join in on the fun. Many women who plan a baby shower worry that playing classic games might make male guests feel excluded, so we developed a list of great baby shower games for men. These baby shower games will bring an element of fun and hilarity to your baby shower. Keep reading for our list of hilarious, fun baby shower games for men to play at your shower! If you want more baby shower games that are incredibly funny, check out our post on hilarious baby shower games.

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Men-Only Baby Showers

Gone are the days of estrogen-packed baby showers. Inviting men to a baby shower is becoming more common, with co-ed baby showers slowly becoming the new norm. Another rising trend is men-only baby showers — bro-by showers or dad-chelor parties, if you will. (We love a good pun.) A men-only baby shower is a great opportunity for the dad-to-be to let loose with his buddies, have fun, and get some valuable advice from veteran dads. 

Playing games at a baby shower is a time-honored tradition. Whether an upcoming shower is co-ed or men-only, these baby shower games for men are fun and hilarious for everyone involved.

Don’t Let the Water (Balloon) Break!

It’s a familiar movie and TV scene: a pregnant mom is going about her business when suddenly there’s a gush of water and a dramatic gasp. “It’s time!” she declares as she waddles to the door while her flustered partner flaps about in a comedic show of nerves. You can recreate this with a funny twist by flipping the script and making men the stars of the show. Here is how to play the Don’t Let the Water (Balloon) Break game.

• Make TONS of water balloons ahead of time. (If you think you have enough, make some more just to be sure.)
• Designate some goal spots and place obstacles in the way. 
• When it’s time to play, give each guest a water balloon to put between their knees. 
• When you say, “Go,” guests must race from one designated spot to another, dodging obstacles along the way. 
• Whoever completes the obstacle course first without “breaking their water” wins! 

Watching people waddle around in a frantic rush is hilarious. Anyone can play this game, but it’s extra funny to watch men navigating obstacles while trying not to break their water balloon. We recommend playing this game outdoors so you don’t make an absolute mess of your living room. 

Baby Bottle Chugging Contest

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Just because your college days are behind you doesn’t mean you can’t still throw back a couple of bottles… baby bottles, that is. With the Baby Bottle Chugging Contest, guests will channel their inner frat guy in a way they’ve never done before. Here’s how to play. 

• Give each guest a baby bottle filled with lemonade, water, or iced tea. 
• Set a timer (1 minute should do nicely) and see who can chug the baby bottle the fastest. 

This game can also be played virtually! Before the shower, instruct guests to buy or find a baby bottle and fill it with their drink of choice. Your virtual guests can chug their drink on camera while on a video call. Alternatively, you could mail them a baby bottle before the shower.  

Tinkle in the Pot

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For a slightly less messy and watery – but still hysterical — version of the Don’t Break the Water baby shower game, try Tinkle in the Pot. If you thought watching your guests waddling around while they try not to break a water balloon was a hoot, just wait for this one. It’s even tougher and funnier! Here’s how to play. 

• Set up an obstacle course. 
• Small cups are set up at the end of the course for each participating guest. 
• Give each guest a coin that they must then hold between their knees. 
• When the game begins, guests must complete the course while holding the coin between their knees.
• Guests have to complete the course AND release the coin from their knees into the cup.  
• The first guest to complete the course and successfully get the coin into the cup wins!

For added fun, have spectators place their bets on which participant will win. And since this game doesn’t have water balloons, you can play several rounds for even more fun. 

Rock The Baby Challenge

Any parent will tell you that one of the toughest parts of having a newborn is sleep deprivation. Many sleepless nights are spent pacing the house and rocking the baby. Test the mental strength and stamina of your male guests to see if they’re up to the task with the Rock the Baby Challenge. Here’s how it goes. 

• Have players line up and hold out their arms as if they were cradling a baby. 
• Tell them to start rocking their invisible baby. (Lullabies are optional, but encouraged for an added element of fun.)
• The winner is the guest who can keep their arms up and rocking the longest. This is harder than you might think! 

This game is great for a virtual baby shower. Simply have guests keep those arms up in view of the camera and you’ve got a great virtual baby shower game! If you really want to make it challenging, give guests something to rock: a baby doll, a small sack of potatoes, or something similar. 

Spoon Fed

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Feeding a baby is one of the cutest parts of being a parent. But let’s be honest: It’s also one of the messiest! To prepare the parents-to-be for what’s in store at mealtimes — and for a game that’s sure to make everyone crack up — try the Spoon Fed Game. This game is perfect for guests who are unafraid to get a little messy. Open wide and say, “Ahhhh!” Here’s how to play. 

• Before the shower, get plenty of baby food jars and small spoons. 
• You’ll also need several blindfolds or scarves (or anything else that can function as a blindfold).
• To play, partner guests up in pairs of two. One partner sits on a chair while the other is blindfolded. 
• The blindfolded partner feeds their teammate baby food. (Bonus points for airplane noises.)
• Whoever is the cleanest by the end of the game (set a timer for a minute or two) wins! 

Tip: Make sure none of your guests have food allergies ahead of time to ensure a fun and safe time for everyone. This is just generally good advice, but since this game is food-focused, it’s especially important!

Wipe Out

Don’t worry, this isn’t the kind of “Wipe Out” you see on TV with people jumping on giant bouncy balls and plummeting into the water. This version of Wipe Out is a lot simpler and quicker, and won’t result in any broken bones or cringey fails. Here is how to play the baby shower game Wipe Out! 

• Before the shower, buy several large packs of baby wipes. (The cheaper the better; hit up a place like Costco or Sam’s Club to buy in bulk.)
• Hand a pack of baby wipes to each player and instruct them to pull out ALL of the wipes from the container… but the catch is, they can only use one hand. 
• The first player to empty their pack of wipes wins! 

This game is easy to play virtually. Simply have remote guests get a pack of baby wipes before the shower — or mail them yourself, so everyone has the same size. 

Should Men Play Baby Shower Games? YES!

With so many people used to traditional baby showers, it’s easy to wonder just what is acceptable these days. We’re big fans of doing what feels right to the parents-to-be, and for many couples, that means including dad. We say throw “proper” baby shower etiquette out the window and have fun! When men join in, everyone has a better time. Many men aren’t used to being included in baby shower games, so watching them navigate this unfamiliar territory makes for a more enjoyable experience for everyone involved. 

Once the baby shower is over, the fun doesn’t have to stop. You can use the WebBabyShower gallery to upload the hilarious photos and videos (or screenshots, if you go fully virtual) from the baby shower games the guys play. Guests will love scrolling through the photos after the main event. 
Hopefully, you’ve found some fun baby shower games for men to play at your next baby shower. Do you have more ideas for hilarious baby shower games for men? Give us a shout and let us know. And if you play one of these games at your next baby shower, make sure to share your photos on social media and tag us using the hashtag #WebBabyShower so we can see. Happy baby shower planning!

Natalie is a freelance writer and digital marketer. She’s a native Chicagoan, but currently lives in North Georgia with her husband and three children, who may or may not be feral. (The children, not the husband.) She loves movies (favorite movie is Jurassic Park), music (favorite band is The Beatles), and books (favorite author is Stephen King). Natalie is passionate about social justice and recently served on the leadership team for the Chattanooga Moms for Social Justice.

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It’s different with dad

It turns out that on a subconscious level, a child perceives mom and dad differently. Mother for the baby is the source of vital warmth. Dad is a source of strength, an older friend who is able to share this power, protect and protect from any life’s adversities. Apparently, dads feel this state of affairs intuitively. And that is why their games are always so energetic, with running around, fussing, squealing and laughing.

It is in the noisy, energetic, “masculine” game that the father, as it were, conveys to the child his strength, confidence and a sense of invulnerability.

Cheerful ball

It may not be too interesting for dad to collect a pyramid with the baby or match the inserts to the frames. But dad is unlikely to refuse to play ball with the baby.

Gingerbread ball. Sit with your baby opposite each other and roll a ball to each other. This game can be played even with the smallest toddlers.

Football. Not only boys like this game. Girls will also take considerable pleasure in pushing the ball with their foot to the delight of dad. And the gates will be in turn the father’s legs and the baby’s legs. First, the baby kicks the ball into the father’s gate, and then the baby plays the role of the gate. You can also use a chair or stool as a gate, or lay out a gate from cubes.

Other feelings

The baby needs not only affectionate and tender games with his mother, but also assertive, mobile, even slightly aggressive “male” games. And even if dad starts playing the usual “hide and seek” with the baby or just carries him in his arms, he will do it in a completely different way than mom. In its own way, in a special way, which will enrich the experience of the child, give him completely new sensations and impressions …

Basketball. Why not play impromptu basketball, trying to hit a cardboard box on the floor or sofa?

Towns. And what if we build figures like small towns out of cubes and knock them down with a small ball? Moreover, the ball can be both rolled and thrown.

Volleyball. Balloons are loved by all kids without exception. You just need to inflate a couple of balloons and stretch the rope between two chairs. Now dad and baby sit on opposite sides of the makeshift “grid” and throw a balloon over it. Toddlers can catch the ball, and let the older kids learn to hit it.

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Mothers do not know how to play cars at all, although they try very hard. And dad will be able to come up with many different plots for the game: racing from one wall of the room to another, and building garages, bridges and tunnels from cubes, chairs and cushions, and even figure out how to open a real auto repair shop at home.

It will be interesting for the kid not only to play with cars, but also to turn into a car himself. To any. In a passenger car or even in a passenger bus. The kid picks up a toy steering wheel, and dad gives commands: forward, reverse, faster, slower, stop, give a signal, etc. The noise of the motor must match the size of the machine. The big car hums loudly, the small one is quieter. Trying to imitate the sounds of the motor and the horns of different cars, the baby will thereby train his articulation apparatus.

Your little one will be thrilled by playing with the train. We build a train from chairs and stools, seat toys in the cars and sit down ourselves. The kid is for the driver. Tu-tu, choo-choo-choo! Go!

Funny all-around

Why not arrange funny competitions? Precisely funny, because serious ones are not yet for the baby. He still does not know how to lose with dignity. And if dad always gets something better than him, he will certainly be upset. Therefore, we play not for the sake of winning, but for the sake of fun.

Competition 1. Place a wide-necked bottle on the floor and give each player 10 peas or beans. The player’s task is to throw the peas one by one down while standing at full height above the bottle, trying to throw them into the bottle. Who will do it more accurately: dad or baby?

Competition 2. We place a plastic bottle, cut in the form of a glass, or any other suitable container at some distance from us and throw clothespins into it.

Competition 3. Toothpicks act as a projectile. Who can go further?

Competition 4. Mark the area on the floor by spreading a towel. We try to throw a disposable paper or plastic plate so that it lands exactly on the towel.

Competition 5. Show your baby how to turn into a spider in a matter of seconds: sit on the floor, lean on the floor with your hands behind your back, raise yourself up on your hands and feet and … let’s run! First forward and then back. And then teach your baby to walk on his hands, holding his legs.

Don’t forget the good old pillow fights. It doesn’t hurt at all, but the release of negative energy, negative emotions happens with a bang.

“Thimbles”

Try to play with your baby the game that everyone knows called “thimbles”. We will train the child’s ability to solve the task and visual-motor coordination, attention, memory. For the game, we need three multi-colored mugs or small bowls. In front of the baby, hide a candy, an apple or a small toy under one of the bowls. Then we start moving the bowls in a circle. Will the baby be able to figure out where the object is hidden after such manipulations. If you guessed correctly, you can eat the candy (do not forget to share it with dad), and play with the toy. If the baby can easily cope with the task, try using bowls of the same color. Can the kid now remember the bowl under which the cunning dad hid the candy?

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For the little ones, this is a fun game. While mom is busy, dad can help the baby get to know the items that are in the apartment better. Take the baby in your arms and say: “Now we will run with you to the sofa. Run, run!” Go to the couch and say: “Come running! Here is the sofa! Now we run to the TV, refrigerator, kitchen, bathroom, mother, cat, watch, in a word, everything that is worthy of attention in the apartment. Such a game will not only amuse the baby, but also help to remember many new words. The main thing is to pronounce the words clearly, making expressive movements with your lips.

It’s also great if dad and baby come up with some special game of their own and play it from time to time. For a child, such moments spent with a loved one will be remembered for a lifetime. And they will become a reason for pride: that’s what he is, my dad! He can do everything!

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Father and son: what to play at home

Very often dads feel awkward when they have to sit with their little son. Things to do? What to play? You don’t really drive the ball in the apartment. Maybe in your favorite “tanchiki”? In fact, joint games are not limited to “shooters” and “football”. There are plenty of fun activities for all ages.

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As a rule, mother spends most of the day with the children, so as soon as the father of the family appears on the doorstep, the children hang around their necks asking them to play. Do not refuse, because joint games lay the foundation of relationships. In boyish games, the main purpose of which is to develop masculine qualities, dad plays an important role.

Board games

Board games are an excellent opportunity to demonstrate by personal example how to accept defeat and victory with dignity. As you know, men’s logic differs from women’s, so it is useful if dad explains the rules of the game, tells you which strategy to choose, etc.

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Recommended reading:

• Board games for the whole family: communication through play
• Overview of Modern Board Games for Preschoolers
• Overview of modern board games for schoolchildren
• Game Review: BOOM BOOM Balloon Family Game by Funtastik
• Gambling: benefit or harm?

Role-playing games for dad and son

Of course, playing mother-daughter with a son is hardly possible, but our other scenarios can be fully considered.

Scenario #1. My dad is an Arabian

Dads, don’t forget to turn the sound on! It is necessary to “neigh” and kick, as well as to ensure that the baby is firmly held “in the saddle”.

Scenario #2. Dad and I are like birds

Mom may find this game dangerous, so it’s better not to fly long distances in her presence. Don’t forget safety precautions! Do not toss the baby too high, watch for objects that are nearby so that there is no collision with an “iceberg” or “skyscraper”.

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Scenario #3. We are builders

What to build? A house, a garage, a lair, a castle… Yes, anything and anything! Boxes, pillows, grandma’s duvet, and maybe even mom’s stilettos will come in handy. Destroying the brilliant creation of architects can be no less interesting than building. Let the son enjoy the process.

Scenario #4. Home theater

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Of course, you won’t have to persuade your son to watch cartoons. The thing is. But try not just turning on the TV, but picking up a cartoon where you can dance, repeat some movements after the characters.

Scenario #5. Quest

You can draw a map and go in search of countless treasures: delicious mother’s borscht or grandmother’s pancakes with apple filling.

Scenario #6. Sleeping Beast

If you have no strength at all, play a sleeping tiger, lion, heffalump (whom you look more like, decide for yourself). The big beast fell asleep and hugged the little one with its paws. So much so that he … fell asleep in his arms (this is the best option).

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If you’re less lucky, don’t despair. The plot will develop as dad thinks. For example, the son must get out of the lair, but in such a way as not to wake up the big beast (the hungry cannibal).

Then the game can develop according to the scenario “Wake up the sleeping beast”. The use of sound effects is not prohibited: rattling pots, hissing and barking, growling and chomping – anything, within the permissible decibels.

Recommended reading:

• 10 skills to fight laziness: anti-advice for child care
• Play role-playing games with a child

Power games, competitions

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Boys’ games are basically noisy fuss and running around. Catching up, hide and seek, shooters, tug of war, arm wrestling, etc. Such active activities stimulate the physical development of the boy, develop dexterity, reaction speed.

Even without going outside, you can come up with entertainment for dad and son: harmless, non-traumatic and not destructive for the apartment.

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Recommended reading:

• Top 10 indoor games for fun company
• Say YES to live games
• Top 10 bedtime games
• Cheap and cheerful: how to please a young motorist?

Another distinguishing feature of men’s games is the element of comparison, competition. It is important for boys to find out who is the strongest, the most accurate, the fastest. The competitive spirit is also familiar to adult men.

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When playing with a child, a father must remember how necessary the feeling of victory is for his son. Of course, it’s not worth playing giveaway all the time, because an easy victory and, even worse, the disclosure of a clear concession can become a reason for resentment and disappointment. Sometimes you can give in so that the baby feels the joy of being able to defeat a strong and dexterous opponent – dad.

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Dad can also read a bedtime story or tell his own stories. At least from time to time. His heroes and their actions will have completely different characteristics.

Sometimes it is useful to work with a child, to check assignments, lessons. If you can “twist ropes” from your mother, then your child will perceive a serious look and a strict but loving voice in a completely different way.

Recommended reading:

• Methods of teaching reading
• How to teach a child to read in syllables
• Child reads slowly: what to do?
• How to teach a child to write letters correctly
• Do you want to teach your child to write numbers?
• Teaching a child to count in the mind is easy!
• How to teach a child to read English: 3 steps to success
• Big world in a small box: matchbox crafts

The main thing that a father who is raising a son should remember is that he is, first of all, a father, and only then a mentor, a teacher, a protector.

Sculpting, drawing, designing

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In addition to noisy outdoor games in the apartment, there are quieter activities. Why not get creative together. Sculpting outlandish little animals or drawing cephalopods is very funny. Moreover, no one will portray a typewriter or a hang glider better than dad!

Recommended to read:

• Animal plasticine modeling
• Home plasticine: recipes for modeling mass
• Salt dough modeling with young children: educational games
• Salt dough for small children
• How to Draw a Snowman: 10 Tips
• Draw winter: 20+ original techniques
• You may not be an artist, but you must draw with children

Tricks and experiments

Dad can teach his son how to do tricks. Putting tricks together is fun and interesting. You can even prepare a short performance for relatives. Or meet mom from the store by getting a rabbit out of grandpa’s hat. Suddenly?!

Recommended reading:

• Math magic: magic tricks for children who can count
• Magic numbers: magic numbers that can “guess” age
• Fun breaks: learning how to do magic tricks
• Magical liquids: magic tricks for children
• Trick for kids: “Secret hit” for cutting fruit
• How to bring a paper flower to life: a trick for children
• Magic at home, or How to tear a child away from the computer

Collecting

The world of men’s hobbies and entertainment differs significantly from women’s. With dad, you can collect stamps, “cheer” for your favorite football team, design tanks or planes, etc.

Recommended reading:

• 10 reasons to start a collection: should you encourage your child to collect?

Joint male hobbies contribute to the self-determination of the baby as a representative of the strong half of humanity, influence the formation of horizons. In the future, this will help in communicating with peers, increase authority in the circle of like-minded people (classmates, friends).

Doing housework

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Who better than dad will teach his son how to fix a faucet, drill and hammer nails and fix similar household problems and problems.

A father for his son is a superhero, an example to follow. The boy is ready to copy everything!

A father can teach his son to clean up after himself, cook, wash socks and iron shirts. In the future, the chosen one of your son will appreciate this. And in the present, the wife, mother will appreciate it.

Dear readers! Tell us what your husbands and acquaintances play with their sons. What do you think is important in a father-son relationship? As an example of a dad can affect the future fate of a boy, teenager, adult man.

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St. Stephen’s is a vibrant parish offering several kinds of worship services. Sunday, of course, is our big day. You are most welcome at any of the services held here.

Sunday schedule (from the Sunday after Labor Day through the Sunday before Memorial Day)

8:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist: Rite One
9:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist: Rite Two*, in the main church and in Palmer Hall Chapel
10:10 a.m., Education for all ages*
11:15 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite Two*
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Year-round
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St. Stephen’s is located at the corner of Three Chopt Road and Grove Avenue (the address is 600 Grove Avenue), near the University of Richmond and across the street from St. Catherine’s School.

If you are coming to the church office, the most direct route is through the double glass doors to the parish house off the parking lot on Somerset.  If you’re coming for a worship service, you can enter from Grove Avenue or Three Chopt Road.

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There are several entrances to the church and parish house that are designed to be accessible to those with mobility issues or other physical limitations:

All entrances to the church, and the main entrance to the parish house, are equipped with power-assist doors. In addition, the main entrance to the parish house, from the large parking lot, has an elevator on the ground floor that allows you to bypass the steps. The Grove Avenue entrance to the main church is gently sloped, without steps, and the Three Chopt Road entrance has a ramp.

Inside the church, several pews are shortened to allow space for a wheelchair or walker: the first pews on either side of the center aisle, nearest the altar, and the pews near the large baptismal font.

The church is equipped with assistive hearing devices for the hearing-impaired. Please ask an usher for one of these devices as you enter the church.

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St. Stephen’s Church has an active ministry for children and youth, staffed by an energetic and talented family ministries staff and dedicated, well-trained volunteers. Our family ministry staff sends an email newsletter to parents for which you may sign up.

Our main offering for young children is Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. For youth in grades 6-12, we use Journey to Adulthood. Both are highly regarded spiritual formation approaches.

We also strive to provide opportunities for parents to learn, grow, and receive support from other parents and from our clergy.

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Holy Baptism is available for babies, children, and adults. Read more about Baptism and preparation here.

CONFIRMATION 

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Young adults

Young adults–single or partnered, with children or not, in college or working–are invited to take part in everything St. Stephen’s has to offer, from worship to small groups, choirs to Sunday Community suppers, from outreach and volunteer activities to our environmental stewardship group.

We have tagged 20s and 30s as “young adulthood” but many who participate in young adult activities are in their 40s. The bottom line is, no one will ask you your age–if you think of yourself as a young adult, so do we!

While young adults at St. Stephen’s sometimes gather with others in their age cohort, everyone is welcome to join a group or a class with adults of all ages. 

Children and teenagers love having adults who are closer to their age as teachers and mentors. You do not have to be a parent to serve in our ministries among children and youth.

Many young adults particularly enjoy the Compline service at St. Stephen’s Church, held Sunday nights at 8 in the church. This ancient service is used as the last service of the day in monastic communities, cathedrals, churches, and schools, and many people say it in their homes. (It’s found on page 127 of the Book of Common Prayer.) At St. Stephen’s, the service is sung by a mixed a cappella choir. The choir chants prayers and psalms, interspersed with motets. It’s an exquisite service, with candles (no other lighting) and incense. Those who attend sit in or lie on a pew in silence, praying, meditating or simply listening to the music. The service lasts just 30 minutes. 

We livestream our main Sunday morning service, our Celtic service, and Compline each Sunday. You’ll find these on our Web site, on our Facebook page, and on our YouTube channel.

A fellowship

One of the distinctive things about being an Episcopalian is the sense of connection and fellowship one has with other Episcopalian Christians. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is part of the Diocese of Virginia, one of the oldest and largest dioceses in the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Our diocese includes 80,000 people who worship God and reach out to others in nearly 180 parishes in 38 counties in central, northern and northwestern Virginia. It is one of three Episcopal dioceses in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the others being the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia (based in Roanoke) and the Diocese of Southern Virginia (based in Norfolk). You can read more about the Diocese of Virginia at thediocese.net.

The best way to learn about what it means to be a Christian in the Episcopal tradition is to attend an inquirers class. This class usually meets once a week for seven weeks and is taught by our clergy two or three times each year.

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Private Catholic Preschool in Kingsville, MD

Our Pre-K 4 offers a full day or half-day program, 5 days a week. The full-day program runs from 8am – 3pm and the half-day runs from 8am – 11:30am. 
Our Pre-K 3 (returning for the 23/24 school year) is a half-day program with two options; Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday, Thursday

The underlying instructional strategy in early education throughout preschool is the use of organized and free-play activities that are intended to provide opportunities for the child to interact, explore and relate successfully in his/her environment.

The preschool program uses multi-sensory hands-on learning approach to teach fine motor skills, auditory and visual learning using center time, books, songs, technology, and art. Free play, story time, show and tell, music, crafts, and outdoor play fill the students’ day. Children attend prayer services, participate in community service projects and are provided many cultural arts activities.

Parents are confident in knowing their children are being educated in a comfortable and nurturing environment which provides an educational curriculum that allows children to achieve their highest potential.

Pre-Kindergarten 4

Our Pre-K 4 program is directed toward a readiness for reading and math while learning in a hands-on classroom rooted in the Catholic faith. We explore reading through an integrated literacy-based reading series that is developmentally appropriate. The children explore story elements, alphabet, vocabulary and concepts, and phonemic awareness. Our Math program is based on daily calendar practices, counting, cardinality, numerical operations and Algebraic thinking. Science and Social Studies concepts are taught in hands-on, age-appropriate methods. We utilize Ben Q Boards and iPad technology in support of the curriculum.
Our religion curriculum covers the Catholic faith through symbols and articles, Bible stories, prayer and attending Mass throughout the year. We study the liturgical events of the Catholic Church and find a love and devotion to Jesus. Prayer partners are established with our sixth grade students. We share meaningful spiritual lessons and develop a sense of community.

Policies

Students entering Pre-K 3 must be (3) years of age prior to September 1st of the current year. 

Students entering Pre-K 4 must be (4) years of age prior to September 1st of the current year. 

All children must be potty trained to enter our preschool program.

Found below is a listing of the areas of study with example content and essential skills.

• Religion
• Mathematics
• English Language Arts
• Additional Subject Areas

Religion

Released in 2011, “Bringing Good News” is the Archdiocese of Baltimore Religion Curriculum for Elementary Schools. This standards-based curriculum serves as a guide, a roadmap for both teachers and students as they embark on a journey, which will provide them with the knowledge and understanding of the faith as witnessed in the teachings and the traditions of the Catholic Church. The curriculum is built on the Six Tasks of Catechesis: Promoting Knowledge of the Faith; Liturgical Education; Moral Formation; Teaching to Pray; Education for Community Life; and Missionary Initiation and is aligned with the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education (IFG:ACRE). By the completion of preschool, students will master a variety of skills including:

• Identify self and my family as belonging to God’s family.
• Identify the Bible as a special book about God.
• Dramatize the stories about Jesus from the Bible, i.e. The Last Supper, The Christ Child in the Temple, The Good Samaritan.
• Demonstrate how we show our love by using kind words and positive actions.
• Participate in prayer with the family, alone, in class and at Church.
• Identify the saints as God’s special friends who are part of the family of the Church in heaven.
• Discover that God has made each of them special and that individual differences are gifts from God.
• Understand when we help our family and friends we are showing love to others like Jesus did.

Mathematics

Revised in 2013, the curriculum for all elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore include the following units:

• Counting and Cardinality
• Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Measurement and Data
• Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
• Geometry
• Numbers and Operations

Catholic educators never forget that our schools exist to bring our students to Christ. By continuing to implement new standards that are challenging, we work to fulfill the promise of quality Catholic education that educates the whole child, both mind and soul. By the completion of preschool, students will master a variety of skills including:

• Count groups of objects to 10 in order to solve a problem.
• Subitize: immediate recognition of the number of a group without counting.
• Manipulate actual, physical objects to represent the problem when working on a solution (e.g. apples to represent apples).
• Use measurement vocabulary when describing the attributes of objects.
• Recognize shapes in their real-world environment.

English Language Arts

Revised in 2014, the English Language Arts Curriculum for the Archdiocese of Baltimore is designed using the Catholic, College and Career Ready clusters as its foundation. Through literature, this course of study fosters students’ Catholic identity, shaping them to be models of Christian living for others. This curriculum is fully integrated with our Catholic faith. We provide students with a curriculum that is rigorous and rich in literature, oral and written language, grammar, writing, vocabulary, informational literature, and multimedia/technology. By the completion of preschool, students will master a variety of skills including:

• Exhibit curiosity and interest in learning new vocabulary (e.g. ask questions about unfamiliar vocabulary).
• Describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
• Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
• Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
• Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e. g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.

Additional Subject Areas

While there are not defined standards in preschool for the following subject areas, Catholic schools offer exploration and introduction to the content that will be learned in future grade levels:

• Science
• Instructional Technology
• Social Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Physical Education/Health
• World Languages

Ready to Explore St. Stephen School? 

Located in Kingsville, Maryland St. Stephen School is a private Catholic School for students in PreK-4 through 8th Grade. To learn more about our school community and the admissions process we encourage you to contact our Admissions team today.

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