Baby shower word scramble and nursery rhyme quiz

Two quick paper games, with the answers. Made by Lumineus Studio.

Both games take about five minutes and need only a pen. Hand them out while guests arrive or between bigger games. The guest with the most right answers wins a small prize.

Word scramble with 15 baby words

Unscramble each word. Every answer is something you find around a new baby.

  1. IDRPEA
  2. TTEBOL
  3. LRTETA
  4. CLERDA
  5. ERSTLORL
  6. KNABTLE
  7. PIIRACEF
  8. IEOESN
  9. NERSRUY
  10. BLYULLA
  11. TONNBE
  12. ETHTREE
  13. TEOIOSB
  14. BWRNNOE
  15. PYAPENL
Show the answers
  1. IDRPEA = diaper
  2. TTEBOL = bottle
  3. LRTETA = rattle
  4. CLERDA = cradle
  5. ERSTLORL = stroller
  6. KNABTLE = blanket
  7. PIIRACEF = pacifier
  8. IEOESN = onesie
  9. NERSRUY = nursery
  10. BLYULLA = lullaby
  11. TONNBE = bonnet
  12. ETHTREE = teether
  13. TEOIOSB = booties
  14. BWRNNOE = newborn
  15. PYAPENL = playpen

Finish the nursery rhyme

Guests write the missing last word of each line.

  1. Twinkle, twinkle, little ...
  2. Humpty Dumpty sat on a ...
  3. Jack and Jill went up the ...
  4. Mary had a little ...
  5. Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the ...
  6. Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any ...
  7. Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the ...
  8. Little Bo Peep has lost her ...
  9. Old Mother Hubbard went to the ...
  10. Rock-a-bye baby, on the ...
Show the answers
  1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star
  2. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
  3. Jack and Jill went up the hill
  4. Mary had a little lamb
  5. Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle
  6. Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool
  7. Hickory dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock
  8. Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
  9. Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard
  10. Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop

How to run both games

1. Set a timer. Five minutes for the scramble, three for the quiz. Guests work alone or in pairs.

2. Read the answers aloud. Guests swap sheets and mark each other's answers.

3. Break a tie. If two guests have the same score, the one who finished first wins, or ask one bonus line: "Hush little baby, don't say a ..." (word).

Printable sheets

Our Baby Shower Games pack has both games as printable sheets with a line for each answer, plus 50 different bingo cards, guess the baby food, baby predictions, and advice and wishes cards. 59 pages in US Letter and A4, with an answer key.

See the Baby Shower Games, $4

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