The best gender reveal games let guests guess, vote and compete before the big moment, like Team Pink or Team Blue, Don’t Say Boy or Girl and an Old Wives’ Tales Quiz.
Gender reveal games keep the party moving while everyone waits for the big moment. Here are 31 games sorted by type: guessing and voting, prediction, icebreakers, team games, kids’ games and virtual games, with a planning table so you can pick in minutes.
Most need only paper, pens and a few household supplies, and none of them needs a printable. We also cover how parents actually learn the baby’s sex and the safety rules every host should know.
Key Takeaways
Start with an arrival vote so guests pick Team Pink or Team Blue.
Play guessing games before the reveal and keepsake games after.
Old wives’ tales make a fun quiz, but they do not predict a baby’s sex.
Plan a few short games for kids and keep balloon pieces away from children under 8.
Skip fireworks, smoke devices and anything that explodes or shoots.
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Gender Reveal Games at a Glance
Quick Answer
The most popular gender reveal games let guests guess and vote before the big moment: Team Pink or Team Blue Vote, Don’t Say Boy or Girl, an Old Wives’ Tales Quiz and Baby Prediction Cards. Add a team game like Pink vs. Blue Trivia or a Diaper Relay, and a kids’ game like Pin the Pacifier on the Baby, and you have a full party.
This guide is about the games guests play. For ways to share the news itself, see our gender reveal ideas.
Start with these as guests arrive. They get everyone choosing a side, and the tally builds suspense for the reveal.
1. Team Pink or Team Blue Vote: set a board by the door with two columns. Each guest adds a sticker to their guess as they arrive, so you have a live tally before the reveal.
2. Wear Your Guess: ask guests to come dressed in pink or blue for their prediction. It doubles as a fun group photo, split by team.
3. Don’t Say Boy or Girl: give every guest a clothespin. If you hear someone say “boy” or “girl,” take their pin. Whoever holds the most pins at the reveal wins.
4. Old Wives’ Tales Quiz: read classic tales aloud (carrying high or low, sweet or salty cravings, the ring test) and have guests score how many point to each team. Our old wives’ tales gender guide has a full list. Say it plainly as you play: none of these tales actually predicts a baby’s sex. That is the joke.
5. Guess the Bump: pass around a ball of ribbon. Each guest cuts the length they think will fit around the parent-to-be’s belly. Closest cut wins, and the parent-to-be decides whether to be measured.
6. Candy Count Jar: fill a jar with pink and blue candies and have guests guess the total. Keep the jar away from children under 4, since hard candy is a choking hazard for young kids.
Prediction Games and Keepsakes
These are quick to play and fun to revisit after the baby arrives.
7. Baby Prediction Cards: guests fill in a card with their guesses: birth date, hair color, eye color and who the baby will take after. Save the cards and open them after the birth.
9. Advice and Wishes Cards: each guest writes one piece of advice or a wish for the baby. Read a few aloud between games, and keep the rest for the baby book.
10. Parent Prediction Showdown: each parent-to-be shares their guess and the reason. Guests pick the parent they think is right. Winners get first slice of the cake.
11. Who Will Baby Take After?: list traits (curly hair, a big laugh, early riser, loves to dance) and guests decide which parent each trait will come from.
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Gender reveal parties often mix both families, coworkers and friends who have never met. Icebreakers help.
12. Who Knows the Parents Best?: write 10 questions about the parents-to-be (where they met, first date, who cooks) and guests answer on paper. Highest score wins.
13. Baby Photo Match: ask guests to send a baby photo ahead of time. Number them on a board and have everyone guess who is who.
14. Find Someone Who: hand out a handwritten grid of prompts: find someone who has changed a diaper, who has twins in the family, who guessed the same team as you. First to fill a row wins.
15. Two Truths and a Lie, Parents’ Edition: each parent-to-be shares three statements about the pregnancy so far. Guests spot the made-up one.
16. Baby Food Taste Test: for adults: label jars of baby food with numbers only and guests guess the flavor. It gets big laughs.
Team Gender Reveal Party Games
Use the arrival vote to split guests into Team Pink and Team Blue, then let the rivalry run. Keep a scoreboard so the winning team gets bragging rights right before the reveal.
17. Pink vs. Blue Trivia: split guests by their vote and run rounds of baby and parenting trivia. Keep score on a whiteboard.
18. Baby Charades: teams act out baby things (a midnight feeding, a first step, a diaper blowout) while their side guesses against the clock.
19. Pink vs. Blue Cornhole: the classic lawn game, played team against team. Add a bonus point for any bag that lands while the thrower shouts the baby’s predicted name.
20. Diaper Relay: each team races to diaper a baby doll, pass it to the next player and repeat. Fastest team wins.
21. Pink vs. Blue Tug of War: the two teams settle the debate the old-fashioned way. Mark the middle of the rope with a plain ribbon.
22. Pacifier Dig: hide pacifiers in a tub of dry rice or sand. Teams take turns digging with one hand for 30 seconds. Most pacifiers wins.
Games for Kids at a Gender Reveal
Big siblings, cousins and friends’ kids need games of their own. Keep them short and simple. For more ideas, see our party games for kids.
23. Pin the Pacifier on the Baby: draw a big baby face on poster paper, blindfold the child, and see who gets closest to the mouth.
24. Pink and Blue Scavenger Hunt: hide pink and blue paper shapes around the yard. Kids collect them, and the team that matches the reveal gets a small prize.
25. Color Sort Relay: set out a pile of pink and blue items (cups, socks, paper circles) and two baskets. Kids race to sort them.
26. Freeze Dance: play music and kids dance until it stops, then freeze. Anyone who wobbles shouts their guess before the next round.
27. Draw the Baby: set up a table with paper and crayons where kids draw what they think the baby will look like. Display the gallery near the cake.
Games for a Virtual Gender Reveal
Far-away family can still play along on a video call. Send any supplies list a few days early.
28. Live Chat Poll: use the chat or poll feature of your video call to collect votes before the reveal. Screenshot the final tally.
29. Virtual Who Knows the Parents Best?: read questions on screen and have guests answer in the chat. A host keeps score.
30. Emoji Baby Phrases: show baby phrases written in emoji (a moon and a bed for bedtime, a sheep for counting sheep) and guests type their guesses.
31. Guess the Baby Item: hold baby items very close to the camera, then pull back slowly. First guest to name it wins the round.
How to Plan Your Game Lineup
Pick four to six games: one arrival game, one or two guessing games, a team game, and something for kids.
Run games before the reveal: guessing only works while the answer is a secret. After the reveal, switch to keepsake games like advice cards.
Keep it printable-free: every game here works with paper, pens and a few supplies.
Small prizes: think snacks, plants or a candle, and let the winning team cut the cake first.
Old wives’ tales are for fun only. In real life, parents usually learn the sex from a prenatal test or an ultrasound. MedlinePlus, from the National Library of Medicine, says prenatal cell-free DNA screening can be done as early as the 10th week of pregnancy and lists determining a baby’s sex among its uses. It is a screening test, not a diagnostic one. MedlinePlus also says second- and third-trimester ultrasounds can determine the baby’s age, growth, position and sometimes sex.
Some families choose to wait until birth, and some prefer a party that celebrates the baby without a focus on gender. Every choice is a good one: the games here work just as well as a “guess the due date” baby celebration.
Gender Reveal Safety: Skip Anything That Burns, Explodes or Shoots
The best gender reveal games are low-key. Some reveal stunts have caused serious harm, so keep these rules:
No fireworks, pyrotechnics or smoke devices: according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, the 2020 El Dorado Fire started on September 5, 2020, at a couple’s gender reveal party in Yucaipa, California, with a smoke bomb marketed for gender reveal events. It burned 22,744 acres and one firefighter was killed. The San Bernardino County District Attorney identified him as Forest Service wildland firefighter Charles Morton.
No explosive targets or anything that shoots: skip anything that is fired, launched or detonated.
Kids and fireworks: the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says to never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks, including sparklers. CPSC received reports of eight fireworks deaths and an estimated 9,700 injuries in 2023.
Balloons and young kids: CPSC warns that uninflated balloons and pieces of broken balloons are a suffocation hazard. It advises not letting children under 8 play with uninflated balloons without supervision and picking up broken pieces right away. The AAP also says balloons pose a choking risk for children up to 8.
Food: keep hard candy, whole grapes, nuts and popcorn away from children under 4, per the AAP.
Great gender reveal games are simple: a vote at the door, a guessing game or two, a team rivalry and something for the kids, all before the reveal. Treat old wives’ tales as a joke, keep the party free of fireworks and smoke devices, watch balloons around young children, and remember that every guess wins once the baby arrives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are good gender reveal games for guests?
Good gender reveal games for guests include a Team Pink or Team Blue vote, Don’t Say Boy or Girl with clothespins, an Old Wives’ Tales Quiz, Guess the Bump, Baby Prediction Cards and Who Knows the Parents Best. Add a team game like trivia and a simple kids’ game.
What do guests do at a gender reveal party?
Guests usually vote on whether they think the baby is a boy or a girl, play guessing and prediction games, share advice or name ideas, eat, and gather for the reveal itself. Many hosts split guests into Team Pink and Team Blue and keep score through the party.
Do you play games before or after the gender reveal?
Play guessing and team games before the reveal, while the answer is still a secret, since that builds suspense. After the reveal, switch to relaxed keepsake activities, such as advice cards or wishes for the baby, so the party can wind down naturally.
How many games should you play at a gender reveal?
Four to six games is plenty for a typical party: one arrival game, one or two guessing games, one team game and something for kids. Choose short games, keep one running quietly in the background, and leave plenty of time for guests to mingle.
What is the old wives’ tales game at a gender reveal?
The host reads classic tales, such as carrying high or low or craving sweet or salty food, and guests tally whether each tale points to a boy or a girl. It is played for laughs only, because these tales do not actually predict the baby’s sex.
How can you make a virtual gender reveal fun?
Use the video call’s chat or poll to collect votes, run a quick Who Knows the Parents Best quiz, play Guess the Baby Item close to the camera, and try emoji baby phrases. Send any supplies list a few days early so far-away guests can join in.
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