Drinking Games for Baby Showers

Last Updated on June 10, 2024 by Michael

Forget what you know about baby showers. Those pastel decorations, polite conversations, and diaper cakes? Toss them out the window. It’s time to take this traditionally tame affair and flip it on its head with drinking games that will have everyone questioning their life choices by the end of the party. This is not your grandma’s baby shower. Brace yourselves, and let the games begin!

Shot for Every Snot

Let’s start with a game that makes snot-sucking a spectator sport. All you need is a baby nasal aspirator (unused, please!) and some willing participants. Fill the aspirator with your drink of choice – tequila for the brave, vodka for the reckless. Each participant takes a turn squeezing the booze into their mouth. If anyone refuses, they must chug a full drink. You’ll quickly discover who has the stomach for both alcohol and bizarre parenting practices.

But don’t stop there. Each time the mom-to-be mentions how tired she is, everyone must take a shot. By the end of the event, you’ll have newfound sympathy for her sleep-deprived future.

Diaper Derby Drinking

For this game, you’ll need a bunch of diapers and some strong stomachs. Melt different kinds of chocolate bars in the diapers (make sure they look convincingly disgusting) and pass them around. Everyone has to take a guess at what kind of chocolate is in each diaper. For every wrong guess, the person has to take a drink.

This game not only tests your alcohol tolerance but also your ability to suppress your gag reflex. By the end, the sight of chocolate will either make you hungry or extremely nauseous.

Bib Toss Challenge

Gather up a collection of baby bibs and some shots of your favorite poison. Each participant gets a bib and must toss it into a basket from a designated distance. Sounds easy, right? Well, here’s the twist: every time you miss, you drink. As the game progresses, move the basket further away and increase the stakes.

And to keep things interesting, add a “strip” element. Miss three times in a row? Lose an item of clothing. By the end of the game, someone’s definitely going home in just their underwear and a lot of regret.

Pacifier Pass-Out

Remember the good old days of pass-the-parcel? This is nothing like that. Sit everyone in a circle and pass around a pacifier while the music plays. When the music stops, whoever is holding the pacifier has to take a shot.

But wait, there’s more! The person with the pacifier must also share an embarrassing story about themselves. If they refuse, they have to take an extra shot. You’ll be amazed at the things people are willing to share after a few rounds of tequila.

Baby Bottle Booze-Off

Fill baby bottles with your choice of alcoholic beverage. Participants must race to drink the contents of their bottle as quickly as possible. Sounds simple? Not when you realize how hard it is to chug beer through a nipple.

The last person to finish their bottle must wear a diaper (over their clothes, unless you’re into that sort of thing) for the remainder of the party. This game guarantees laughter, messes, and probably some questionable photos that will surface at future family gatherings.

Contraction Charades

This one’s for the theatrically inclined. Write down various pregnancy-related words and phrases on slips of paper (morning sickness, water breaking, stretch marks) and place them in a hat. Players take turns drawing a slip and acting out the term without speaking, while everyone else guesses.

Every wrong guess means a sip of your drink, and if nobody guesses correctly within a minute, the actor has to finish their drink. Add in a rule where you must keep acting until someone gets it right, and you’ll have people contorting into bizarre shapes and making noises that will haunt your dreams.

Gender Reveal Roulette

For this game, you’ll need blue and pink shots (use food coloring to make it festive). Line up the shots on a table, alternating colors. Everyone takes turns picking a shot and downing it without knowing what color they’re getting.

Here’s the kicker: if you get a pink shot, you must tell an embarrassing secret. If you get a blue shot, you have to do a dare chosen by the group. The dares should get progressively crazier as the game goes on, leading to some unforgettable baby shower moments.

Baby Food Blind Taste Test

This game tests both your palate and your bravery. Buy an assortment of baby food jars and remove the labels. Participants are blindfolded and fed spoonfuls of the baby food, guessing the flavors as they go.

For every wrong guess, take a drink. For every right guess, choose someone else to take a drink. By the end of this game, you’ll understand why babies cry so much and you’ll be crying for an entirely different reason.

Labor Pain Simulation

Here’s one for those who think they’re tough. You’ll need a TENS unit (used for muscle stimulation) and some willing participants. Strap the unit onto a player’s abdomen and gradually increase the intensity while they try to perform simple tasks like drinking a shot or saying the alphabet backwards.

Each time they fail or give up, they drink. The TENS unit simulates labor pains, so this game not only gets you drunk but also gives you a whole new appreciation for childbirth.

Baby Name Betting

Everyone writes down what they think the baby’s name will be and places their bets with shots. Once all the names are in, the mom-to-be gives hints about the actual name.

For every incorrect guess, the guesser drinks. If someone gets it right, everyone else finishes their drink. This game might even help the parents-to-be settle on a name, assuming they can remember anything the next day.

Mommy-to-Be Roast

Roasts are a tradition that never gets old, and why should baby showers be any different? Each guest takes turns delivering a lighthearted roast of the mom-to-be. Keep it fun, but with a biting edge that pushes just the right buttons.

Every time the mom-to-be gets visibly embarrassed or laughs out loud, she has to take a sip of her (non-alcoholic) drink. If someone crosses the line and makes it awkward, they take a shot. This game is all about balancing wit with the risk of social faux pas.

Milk Pong

Similar to beer pong but with a twist. Instead of using ping pong balls, use baby bottle nipples. Line up cups as usual, but fill them with milk and vodka. The vodka helps sanitize the nipples, we promise.

Players take turns throwing the nipples into the cups. When you land a nipple, the other team drinks. This game combines skill, alcohol, and the strange satisfaction of seeing adults play with baby items in a totally inappropriate manner.

Onesie Design Contest

Turn this classic baby shower activity into a drinking game. Provide plain white onesies and fabric markers. Each guest designs a onesie, but here’s the twist: they have to take a shot for every color they use.

At the end, the mom-to-be judges the onesies. The person with the best design gets to assign drinks to the other players. The person with the worst design must wear a baby bonnet for the rest of the party. Creativity and alcohol often lead to some truly questionable fashion choices.

Conclusion

Who knew baby showers could be so… intoxicating? With these drinking games, you’ll turn a typically serene affair into a raucous celebration that’s sure to be remembered – or forgotten, depending on how many shots were involved. Just be sure to have plenty of water, snacks, and perhaps a sober cab on standby. Because nothing says “welcome to parenthood” like a hangover that lasts longer than the diaper-changing phase. Cheers!