Harry Potter is a magical theme choice for a baby shower! I’m a lifelong HP fan. I was the same age as Harry was when the first book came out, and I immediately became obsessed! Order of the Phoenix is my favorite book, but Prisoner of Azkaban is my favorite film. I included specific elements from both in these printable Harry Potter baby shower games!
To make everything baby-friendly, these baby shower games are designed with adorable watercolor versions of your favorite Harry Potter characters, creatures, and iconic objects. And while I have a massive collection of games you can choose from, I’m giving away five of my favorites here for free!
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Harry Potter Baby Shower Games
Before we get to the free download, I want to share some of my favorite games for a Harry Potter themed baby shower. Some of the usual baby shower games are more fun with a Hogwarts spin on them! The next few are some fun, classic games and activities that fit this theme well.
Late Night Diapers
More of an “as you please” activity than a game, Late Night Diapers is a great way to let guests contribute something fun to the expecting parents. This sign can be propped up on a table full of plain diapers and non-toxic fabric markers. Guests can draw whatever they want on the outside of the diapers! Even if it’s not a game, I assure you family members get competitive over whose diaper is the cutest. This sign is included in the free download below!
Baby Predictions
Alright, alright, also more of an “activity” than a true game. But this one is so highly recommended! Have everyone fill one of these out and save them for the parents. They can look at them after the baby is born for a good laugh! They can even be saved beyond that for the child to read when they’re older, as the “greatest wish” part will likely touch their heart. You can get this one for free!
Baby Shower Bingo
Isn’t the Golden Snitch free space so cute? One of the most popular baby shower games of all time, baby bingo is an opportunity for guests to make their own luck! I like to have everyone fill in the boxes on their own with gifts they think the expecting parents will open up during the party. If you prefer, you can edit my template to make pre-filled copies using common baby shower bingo words!
Best Competitive Baby Shower Games
The next few games are the kind that will have guests ready to go head-to-head in battle! (At the ministry?) Try one of these if you want your guests actively engaged in the shower games.
Don’t Say Baby
For this game, only the sign needs to be printed – guests won’t need pen and paper. Place the sign near a basket of mini clothespins for everyone to put on as they arrive. Then watch as they hilariously try to trick each other into saying the forbidden word! This sign is part of my free games pack because I’ve never attended a baby shower that didn’t play it.
Triwizard Maze
A fun, quiet game for adults and children alike, a maze couldn’t be a more perfect printable Harry Potter baby shower game! The Triwizard Maze from the fourth book/movie lends itself to it perfectly. Yes, I know in the story the Triwizard Cup is in the center of the maze, not the exit. It’s still a fun representation of The Goblet of Fire.
Baby Shower Charades
Charades is a wonderful baby shower game if you’ve got guests willing to get up on their feet! You only have to print one copy of this one to cut up the charade clues. Divide your guests into teams and see who has more experience taking care of a baby for real. Oh, and isn’t Dobby the cutest? He’s my husband’s favorite Harry Potter character.
Baby Shower Trivia Games
If you need a clear winner, know your guests would prefer to stay seated, and don’t want to have a bunch of props or extra items, these are the games for you. Just print enough copies for all of your guests and see who gets the most answers correct!
Guess Who? Mommy or Daddy
No matter the theme, this is one of my most popular baby games – and you can get it for free below! I think this one is particularly cute with Ginny and Harry at the top. Guests have to circle whether they think the expecting mom or dad – or both, or neither – agrees with each statement. And points can be lost for wrong answers!
Who Knows Mommy Best?
With this kind of game, it’s not wise to count out the coworkers or distant cousins as winners. Sometimes they’ll know details the best friend doesn’t! Luna Lovegood looks so lovely in her pink sweater and blue dress, doesn’t she? And I bet she’d make a great mom.
American vs. British Terms
This game feels particularly poignant for a Harry Potter game held in America, right? And it’s honestly shocking how different the words Brits use can be for baby items. Who knew a trump was so funny over there? Naturally, I had to include this game in the freebies!
Free Printable Harry Potter Baby Shower Games
I know what it’s like to be on a tight budget, even when throwing a party. So I’m giving away five of my best Harry Potter baby shower games for free! These aren’t editable like the big pack, but the color scheme is a gender-neutral shade of Golden Snitch. The following games and activities are all included in a single free PDF:
- Late Night Diapers
- Baby Predictions
- Don’t Say Baby!
- Guess Who? (Mommy or Daddy)
- American vs. British
More Harry Potter Baby Shower Game Ideas
In my shop I have a much larger pack of Harry Potter-themed baby shower games! It includes ALL the games featured on this page – plus 29 more. With that many to choose from, you are guaranteed to find several all of your guests will enjoy! Even better than that, though, is the big set gives you access to ALL the original templates for my games to edit as you please. You can change the colors, fonts, images, or even add the names of the parents-to-be to personalize them.
The following listed games are ALL included in the purchase, making it an absolute steal:
- Diaper Raffle
- How Many Jellybeans?
- Guess the Poop
- Baby Food Taste Test
- Don’t Say Baby
- Pacifier Hunt
- Late Night Diapers
- How Big is Her Belly?
- My Water Broke
- Baby Shower Charades
- Name That Tune! (2 versions)
- Baby Bingo
- Baby Predictions
- Time Capsule Messages for Baby
- Baby Item ABC
- Guess Who? (Mommy or Daddy)
- Where Was She?
- The Price is Right
- Who Knows Mommy Best?
- Finish Mommy’s Phrase
- Which Would Mommy Rather?
- What’s in Your Purse?
- Draw the Baby
- Word Scramble
- Word Search
- Triwizard Maze
- Children’s Books Emoji Pictionary
- Baby Animals
- Nursery Rhyme Quiz
- Cartoon Moms
- International Traditions
- Baby Language
- Animated with Children
- Celebrity Baby Names
- Animal Pregnancies
- American vs. British
- Family Feud
- True or False?
If you’re planning early enough in the pregnancy, you can use some for your gender reveal and different ones for the baby shower. Even then, you won’t use them all! So you can just pick your favorites from the bunch.
Number of Games to Play
I don’t expect anyone on Earth to try and play all 38 of my games at one party. The reason I’ve made so many is because different people like different types of games, and I want to make sure everyone will find several they enjoy. But the exact number to choose can be tricky. For the baby showers I’ve attended, three to five games seems to be the sweet spot depending on the number of guests and overall vibe.
When choosing your specific games, try to include a variety of gameplay types. Pair active games like My Water Broke with casual activities like Late Night Diapers. Combine a game like Where Was She?, where certain guests are most likely to win, with trivia games like Baby Animals that level the playing field.
Prize Ideas for Your Baby Shower Games
I’m not saying you have to have prizes for the winners at your shower. Some budgets just don’t allow it. As a guest, just the satisfaction of winning is enough for me! But if at all possible, I do recommend having some small gifts available for the winners. It encourages guests to participate and really try! These are some of my favorite Harry Potter-themed baby shower prizes.
- INSPIRED BY HARRY POTTER: The Monopoly Deal: HARRY POTTER game…
- COLLECT MAGICAL ITEMS TO WIN: Compete to collect magical items from…
- GET HELP FROM FAVORITE CHARACTER’S CARDS: To start, players choose a…
- CAST SPELLS TO DISRUPT OPPONENTS: “Obliviate!” “Stupefy!”…
- PLAY IN 15 MINUTES: This quick-playing family card game for 2 to 5…
- SQUAD UP Grow your Squishmallows Squad with this super-soft,…
- HARRY POTTER PLUSH Bring some wizarding style home with this soft and…
- ULTRASOFT Original Squishmallows plush are made with soft,…
- COLLECTIBLE Look for other Squishmallows extensions, including…
- OFFICIALLY LICENSED PRODUCT This 10-inch plush is officially licensed…
- Quiet Pretty Fidget Toy: Not just for fun, also a quiet smooth fidgets…
- The Cool Orb Design: Perfect For Office, School ,Travel or Home etc….
- A MUST-HAVE FIDGET SPINNER TOY ! Good For Anxiety, Quit Smoking,…
- High Standard Material: CNC aluminum. Metal texture,corrosion…
- Lifestyle: Calms the mind, helps with concentration at work, more…
- Harry Potter – The Coloring Book by Inc. Staff Scholastic (2015,…
- ISBN-13:9781338029994 Author:Inc Staff Scholastic Educational…
- Best Value
- Scholastic (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
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