Mommy or Daddy is an easy baby shower guessing game centered on the parents-to-be.
One person reads each question aloud, and guests decide which parent they think best fits the prompt. If you want to score the game, collect the parents’ real answers before the shower and keep them hidden until everyone has guessed.
The correct responses should always come from the parents-to-be or host. There is no universal answer to any of these questions.
10 Mommy or Daddy Baby Shower Questions
Here is the complete game:
- Who will change the first diaper?
- Who will take more baby photos?
- Who will sing more lullabies?
- Who will be more likely to spoil the baby?
- Who will wake up first at night?
- Who will pack the diaper bag?
- Who will buy more baby clothes?
- Who will read more bedtime stories?
- Who will be more nervous on the first day home?
- Who will make the baby laugh the most?
Decide Whether You Want a Scored Game
Before the baby shower, decide whether guests will be playing for points or simply making predictions.
For a scored version, ask the parents-to-be for their answers in advance. Record their responses and keep them private until the game.
If the parents give different answers to the same question, decide with them how you want to handle that round. You might accept either response, reveal that they disagreed, or leave the question unscored.
Do not choose an answer on their behalf.
For a casual version, you can skip the answer key completely and let everyone enjoy comparing predictions.
How to Play From One Phone
What You Need
- One phone with this game open
- Your baby shower guests
- The parents’ real answers if you are scoring
- Optional scorekeeping
Quick Play
- Open the game on one shared phone.
- One person reads the first question aloud.
- Guests choose Mommy or Daddy.
- Reveal the parents’ real response if you are playing a scored version.
- Continue through all 10 questions and total the points at the end.
One person can host the entire game, or you can pass the phone around while keeping the answer key with the host.
Let Everyone Guess Before the Reveal
For the most interesting group reaction, ask guests to choose before anyone hears the parents’ answer.
At a small shower, people can simply say their pick aloud.
For a bigger group, simultaneous voting works well. Decide on one signal for Mommy and another for Daddy, then have everyone reveal their choice after a countdown.
This keeps guests from changing their answer based on the first person who responds.
Once everyone has guessed, reveal what the parents actually said.
Keep Score Simply
If you want a winner, award one point for each guess that matches the confirmed answer supplied by the parents or host.
After the tenth question, total the scores.
There is no need for bonus points or complicated rules.
What If There Is a Tie?
The easiest solution is to name the tied guests co-winners.
If your shower needs one winner, use a separate neutral tie-break such as rock-paper-scissors. That keeps the original 10-question game intact and avoids inventing another personal question about the parents.
Try a Casual No-Score Version
Not every baby shower activity needs a winner.
For a relaxed version, read each question, let everyone make a prediction, and then ask the parents to share their response if they want to.
Skip points completely.
This works especially well when the game is being played around brunch, during dessert, or between other baby shower activities.
The group can focus on the guesses and reactions instead of keeping track of totals.
Let the Parents Reveal Their Own Answers
If the parents-to-be are comfortable participating, they can handle the reveals themselves.
The host reads the question and collects everyone’s guesses first. Then the parents share the answer they provided in advance.
If their answers differ, that can simply be part of the reveal.
The host should not pressure them to agree or decide which person’s response is more accurate. The game is about predictions, not proving who is right.
Keep a Larger Baby Shower Moving
For a larger gathering, choose one clear host.
Use the same rhythm for every round: read the question, give guests a moment to decide, count down, reveal the votes, share the parents’ answer, and continue.
A few quick reactions can be fun, but long discussions after every question may slow the activity down.
Save more conversation for the rounds that genuinely get the group talking.
Make It Easy for Friends and Family
This couple baby shower game can include close friends, relatives, coworkers, and guests who may not know both parents equally well.
There is no need to put anyone on the spot for getting an answer wrong.
Some guests may be making an informed guess, while others may simply choose whichever answer feels more likely.
That is part of the game.
Play Without Revealing Answers Yet
You can also use the questions purely as predictions about life after the baby arrives.
Guests make their choices during the shower, and the family saves the results instead of revealing an answer immediately.
Later, the parents can look back at the guesses and see how things actually turned out.
If you use this version, remember that the later real-life outcomes must come from the family. They should never be assumed in advance.
Choose a Screen or Paper Ballots
The standard game works from one shared phone.
If you want guests to record individual guesses privately or keep their answers as a small shower memento, you can copy the questions onto paper for personal use.
Printing is optional, and no special download or product is required.
Choose a Second Baby Shower Activity
If guests want another activity, try a different baby shower game format:
- Baby Predictions
- Baby Bingo
- Other baby shower games
- Parent-to-be games
- Baby shower guessing games
Mommy or Daddy works especially well alongside activities that use a different mechanic, such as predictions or bingo.
Compare the Guesses
Read each question, let everyone choose, and then compare the group’s picks with the parents’ real answers.
Keep it playful, enjoy the surprises, and see who guessed the parents best.
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