Baby shower
Baby shower price guess game
Parents-to-be are about to find out what babies cost, so let the guests guess first. Show each item, everyone writes a price, and the closest guess without going over wins. The prices here are typical US prices; check them at your own store and update them before the shower.
Play it live
Questions on the TV, guests answer from their phones, the reveal and the scores are automatic. Free for up to 15 guests.
Set up a live gameFree printable
A print-ready PDF in US Letter or A4, plus matching signs for the gifts, cards, favors and drinks.
How to play
- 1Pick a handful of items and note what each one really costs.
- 2Show one item at a time, with a photo if you have one.
- 3Every guest writes down or types a price.
- 4Reveal the real price.
- 5Closest without going over wins. If everyone went over, the closest guess still wins.
Running it for your group
- A small group
- Bring the real items if you can and pass them round. It's half the fun.
- A big room
- Put a photo of each item on the screen so the back of the room can see it, and play eight items, not twelve.
- Guests on a video call
- Add a photo to each item so remote guests can see what they're guessing.
The 12 items
1.A box of newborn diapers (about 120)
Guess the price
2.A 9-pack of baby wipes
Guess the price
3.A 3-pack of swaddle blankets
Guess the price
4.A 2-pack of baby bottles
Guess the price
5.A 5-pack of baby bodysuits
Guess the price
6.A 2-pack of pacifiers
Guess the price
7.A tube of diaper cream
Guess the price
8.A baby bathtub
Guess the price
9.A canister of infant formula
Guess the price
10.A video baby monitor
Guess the price
11.A crib mattress
Guess the price
12.An infant car seat
Guess the price
Questions people ask
- How do you play the baby shower price guess game?
- Show an item, have every guest guess its price, then reveal the real one. The closest guess without going over wins the round.
- Where do the prices come from?
- They're typical US store prices, rounded. Prices change, so look them up where you shop and edit them in your event before the party.
- Can we play this live instead of on paper?
- Yes. Put the questions on a TV or laptop, guests join from their phones with a QR code, and the answers are revealed on the big screen with scores kept for you. It's free for up to 15 guests.