Planning guide
Gender reveal party games before the big moment
A gender reveal party builds to one moment, and the games are how you fill the time before it. The best ones get guests to commit to a guess, so the reveal has winners.
Updated October 28, 2026
The short answer
The best gender reveal games make guests commit to a guess before the reveal: a predictions round (boy or girl, due date, hair color), a baby trivia ladder, and the shoe game for the parents-to-be. Lock the guesses in before the reveal, then announce who called it right.
Make everyone pick a side
Start with gender reveal predictions: every guest commits to a guess before the moment. Played live, the answers lock when you close the round, so nobody can change their pick once the confetti flies.
Predictions and bets
Gender reveal predictions
Gender reveal prediction cards: boy or girl, who baby will look like, a name you'd pick. Guests predict before the reveal, and it all goes into a keepsake.
6 prompts · Baby shower
Guess the number
Guess the baby weight
Guess the baby's weight, length and birth date. Closest without going over wins. Free cards or a live number-line reveal.
5 questions · Baby shower
Games while you wait
A baby shower shoe game puts the parents-to-be on the spot, and a baby trivia ladder keeps the room competing. Keep it to two games: the reveal is the main event.
The shoe game
Baby shower shoe game
Which parent will do it? Twenty-two shoe game questions for a co-ed baby shower, printable or played live with phones.
22 questions · Baby shower
Ladder climb
Baby shower trivia ladder
Ten baby trivia questions that get harder as you climb. Miss one and you're off. The last guests standing win.
10 questions · Baby shower
After the reveal
Show the predictions again and read out who called it. Leave wishes for baby cards out for guests to fill in before they leave.
Questions people ask
- What games do you play at a gender reveal?
- Predictions (boy or girl, due date, weight), a baby trivia round and the shoe game for the parents-to-be.
- How long should a gender reveal party be?
- About two hours, with the reveal at around the hour mark, after food and one or two games.
Play it on the big screen
Questions on the TV, answers on guests’ phones, scores kept for you. Free for up to 15 guests.
Plan a live game