Virtual Baby Shower Games That Work Over Any Video Call
Hosting a shower where some — or all — of the guest list is scattered across time zones comes with its own flavor of stress: how do you run a game when nobody's in the same room? The answer isn't a special "virtual game" app. It's games everyone can play on their own phone while staying on the Zoom or FaceTime call for the parts that matter — the mom-to-be's reactions, the conversation, the cake.
If you've been part of a virtual shower before, you might already know the bad version of this: the host finally gets the game loaded, and then half the guests are stuck at a login screen while everyone waits. It's a rough way to spend the two minutes right before the mom-to-be logs on. BumpBash skips that step entirely — guests tap a link, type their name, and they're playing. No account, no "can you see my screen," no waiting.
Before you start: four things that make any virtual game run smoother
Have guests play on a second device (phone) so the video call itself stays open on their laptop or tablet. Pin the mom-to-be's video so her reactions stay visible during reveals. Designate a co-host to answer tech questions in the chat so you're not troubleshooting mid-game. And test your link about ten minutes before guests join, the same way you'd test a screen-share.
12 games that work over video call
1. Guess the Due Date
Works for: any size remote group
The host shares the real due date at the start of the call, then everyone submits their guess for when the baby will actually show up — babies rarely arrive on schedule. Guests submit from their phone while staying on the call from a laptop or second device. Score by closeness in days rather than exact match, so late guessers still have a shot.
Try the due-date guess yourself
This is the exact guessing motion your guests would use, on their own phones, mid-call.
2. Virtual Baby Trivia
Works for: any remote group · strong opener while stragglers join
Same format as an in-person shower — a run of multiple-choice questions — except the host reads each one aloud on the call while guests answer from their own phone. Five to eight questions keeps the pace tight; more than that and people start multitasking.
3. Emoji Pictionary: Baby Edition
Works for: any remote group
Post one emoji string at a time in the chat, or read it aloud — 🌙👶 for "Goodnight Moon" — and give guests 30 seconds to submit their guess from their phone before you reveal the answer on camera.
4. Guess How Many (jar count)
Works for: any remote group
Fill a jar with something small and hold it up to the camera for a slow rotation so everyone gets a good look. Guests submit their guess from their phone; closest without going over wins. A tight camera zoom helps — from far away, the jar just turns into a blur.
5. Nursery Rhyme Name That Tune
Works for: mixed ages, any remote group
Unmute and hum, or play a short clip, of a nursery rhyme melody with no words. Guests type their guess as fast as they can; first correct answer gets the point. A little audio lag just makes this funnier.
6. Nursery Reveal Screen-Share
Works for: remote guests who haven't seen the space in person
Walk the camera slowly through the finished nursery — usually the moment guests have been waiting for anyway. Guests guess the paint color, the theme, or where a specific piece of furniture ended up, submitting from their phone as they watch.
7. Two Truths and a Bump: Mom Edition
Works for: any remote group
The mom-to-be shares three statements about her pregnancy or plans, on camera — two true, one invented. Guests vote from their phone rather than shouting out, which keeps the reveal from getting spoiled by whoever talks fastest.
8. Word Scramble Race
Works for: any remote group · a quiet stretch between louder games
Share a handful of scrambled baby words and start a two-minute timer. Guests type their answers into their phone as they solve them; whoever submits the most correct words when time's up wins. We've got a full word list with an answer key on our printables page.
9. Baby Photo Match
Works for: groups where guests mostly know each other
Ask guests to send a childhood photo before the shower, the same way you'd collect an RSVP. During the call, reveal photos one at a time and have guests guess whose is whose from their phone. No pinning a physical board, no ballots to collect afterward — see the full breakdown of this game.
10. Virtual Gift Bingo
Works for: any remote group · needs gift-opening on camera
Before the call, guess likely gifts — onesies, bottles, a stroller, diapers — and build a simple bingo card for each guest, five gifts across and five down. As the mom-to-be opens presents on camera, guests mark off matches on their own card. First bingo wins.
11. Lullaby Playlist Building
Works for: remote and async guests alike
Ask each guest to submit one song for the baby's playlist before or during the call, with a one-line reason why. Read a few out loud as they come in. It doubles as a group gift the parents can actually use, and it still works if someone can't make the call at all.
12. Wishes for Baby
Works for: any remote group · a warm way to close out the call
While the mom-to-be steps away from the camera for a few minutes — or after she logs off — guests fill out a wish, a piece of advice, and a prediction from their phone. Everything gets compiled into a keepsake she receives afterward, so no one has to read their note out loud if they'd rather not.
Run all twelve without juggling three tabs
BumpBash guests join with a link, no login, whether they're in the room or dialing in from three time zones away.