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Baby Shower Find the Guest Bingo

A find-the-guest card for baby showers and sprinkles, where friends, family, and coworkers often meet for the first time. Prompts are warm and easy to answer, and none of them ask about anyone's own family plans.

  • 4×4 grid
  • 70 prompts to pick from
  • US Letter & A4
  • Host instructions included
Use This TemplateGenerate a default pack: 30 cards, US Letter

Free, no sign-up. Every card in a batch is different. You can edit the title and prompts before you print.

Baby Shower Find the GuestFind a guest who fits each square and ask them to sign it.NameCard 1 of 30First full row, column, or diagonal wins. One signature per person. You can't sign your own card.Knows fewer thanthree people hereHas a go-to giftfor new parentsHas changedmore diapersthan they cancountHas lived in thesame town asone of theparentsHas knitted orsewn somethingfor a babyCan hum achildren's TVtheme songWas named aftera family memberGrew up with afamily petLearned to swimas a little kidHas met theparents' petCan swaddle ababyHas babysat formore than onefamilyTraveled morethan two hours tobe hereHas a baby photothey loveHas a favoriteplayground gamefrom childhoodKnows what ababy kangaroo iscalled
Card 1 of a sample batch, made with the generator on this site.

Who it’s for

  • Baby showers where the guests come from different parts of the parents' lives
  • Office baby showers held over lunch
  • Co-ed showers and sprinkles for second babies
  • Hosts who want a mixer instead of a guessing game

How to play

  1. Give each player a card and a pen. Players write their name at the top.
  2. Players talk to each other. When someone fits a square, that person signs it. Nobody signs their own card.
  3. By default each person can sign a card once and the first full row, column, or diagonal wins. In the generator you can allow two signatures or switch to “most squares in a set time.”
  4. Plan on about 15–20 minutes for a 4×4 card. That’s a suggestion; adjust it to your group.

Full rules and what to say when you start: How to play icebreaker bingo.

Tips for hosting

  • This is a mixer, not the gift-opening bingo where guests mark off presents. Play it early, while people are arriving and finding seats.
  • No prompt asks whether a guest has children, is expecting, or plans to; keep any prompts you add just as considerate.
  • Ask the parents-to-be to play too. Guests enjoy collecting their signatures.
  • Collect finished cards in a basket; many hosts give them to the parents as a keepsake of who came.

Prompts on the sample card

These are the 16 prompts on card 1 above. Other cards use a different mix from the full list.

  • Knows fewer than three people here
  • Has a go-to gift for new parents
  • Has changed more diapers than they can count
  • Has lived in the same town as one of the parents
  • Has knitted or sewn something for a baby
  • Can hum a children's TV theme song
  • Was named after a family member
  • Grew up with a family pet
  • Learned to swim as a little kid
  • Has met the parents' pet
  • Can swaddle a baby
  • Has babysat for more than one family
  • Traveled more than two hours to be here
  • Has a baby photo they love
  • Has a favorite playground game from childhood
  • Knows what a baby kangaroo is called
See all 70 prompts in this template
  1. Has known one of the parents since childhood
  2. Works with one of the parents
  3. Traveled more than two hours to be here
  4. Has met the parents' pet
  5. Knows how the parents met
  6. Has changed more diapers than they can count
  7. Has babysat for more than one family
  8. Has assembled a crib or baby gear
  9. Has knitted or sewn something for a baby
  10. Took weeks to choose a name for a pet
  11. Is the oldest of their siblings
  12. Is the youngest of their siblings
  13. Is an only child
  14. Was born in a different country
  15. Shares a birth month with one of the parents
  16. Knows what time of day they were born
  17. Has a baby photo they love
  18. Has the same first initial as one of the parents
  19. Brought a book as part of their gift
  20. Wrapped their gift themselves
  21. Has a favorite children's book they could recite
  22. Has read a bedtime story out loud this month
  23. Has taught a toddler a new word
  24. Can fold a paper airplane or paper boat
  25. Has planted a tree
  26. Has thrown a surprise party
  27. Has hosted a shower or party before
  28. Knows fewer than three people here
  29. Can make a great cupcake
  30. Has written a letter to their future self
  31. Has a family recipe passed down for generations
  32. Has lived in the same town as one of the parents
  33. Has been on a road trip with one of the parents
  34. Has a nickname from childhood that stuck
  35. Can do a convincing animal sound
  36. Has kept a stuffed animal from childhood
  37. Has won a baby shower game before
  38. Has a guess for the baby's first word
  39. Would love to teach the baby a hobby
  40. Arrived early to help set up
  41. Has a go-to song for soothing a baby
  42. Has a funny story from their own childhood
  43. Was named after a family member
  44. Learned to swim as a little kid
  45. Knows what a baby kangaroo is called
  46. Has played peekaboo this week
  47. Can make a silly face that makes kids laugh
  48. Has built a blanket fort
  49. Has made a mobile or nursery decoration
  50. Knows how to say baby in another language
  51. Can draw a cute animal in ten seconds
  52. Has helped decorate a nursery
  53. Has a handmade blanket from their childhood
  54. Has put together a toy with too many parts
  55. Lost a baby tooth in a memorable way
  56. Has made a photo album for someone
  57. Can swaddle a baby
  58. Has a favorite playground game from childhood
  59. Can hum a children's TV theme song
  60. Made a card for the parents by hand
  61. Has a guess for who the baby will look like
  62. Has taught a kid to tie their shoes
  63. Has blown bubbles outdoors this year
  64. Kept a drawing from their childhood
  65. Grew up with a family pet
  66. Can make a balloon animal
  67. Has visited a petting zoo with a little one
  68. Knows the meaning of their own name
  69. Has carried a baby in a carrier or sling
  70. Has a go-to gift for new parents

Printing

  • The Baby shower style prints soft blue and blush with tiny stars; choose black & white if you want to match your own decorations.
  • Print a few extra cards for guests who arrive late.
  • Print at 100% (“Actual size”). More detail in How to print bingo cards on US Letter or A4.

Questions

Is this the baby shower bingo where you mark off gifts?

No. In this version guests find other guests who match each square. It's meant to help people talk, and it works before gifts are opened.

Does it work for an office baby shower?

Yes. Pick a 3×3 grid for a short lunch, and use "Most squares in a set time" so it ends on schedule.