Baby shower
Guess the baby weight
Every guest guesses the baby's birth weight, length and arrival date. Closest without going over wins. Play it live with the parents' best guess as the answer, or keep the cards and reveal after baby arrives.
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
- 1Ask each guest for one guess per question.
- 2Collect every guess before the answer is revealed.
- 3Reveal the real number.
- 4Closest without going over wins. If everyone went over, the closest guess still wins.
Running it for your group
- A small group
- Pass round one sheet and have guests write their guesses in a column. Read them out at the reveal.
- A big room
- Collect guesses on phones or on slips in a bowl, and only read out the top three. Closest without going over is quick to judge.
- Guests on a video call
- Remote guests type their guesses on their phones. Nobody can see anyone else's guess until the reveal.
The 5 questions
1.How much will baby weigh?
Answer in lb
2.When will baby arrive?
3.How long will baby be?
Answer in in
4.How many weeks along is mom-to-be today?
Answer in weeks
5.How many diapers will they go through in the first month?
Answer in diapers
Questions people ask
- How do you win guess the baby weight?
- Closest without going over. If every guess is over, the closest one still wins, so nobody goes home empty-handed.
- What if the baby hasn't arrived yet?
- Use the parents' best guess at the shower, or keep the guesses and fill in the real answer after the birth.
- 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.