Baby Shower Emoji Pictionary: How to Play, Clues and Answers
Baby shower emoji pictionary is a guessing game in which players turn a row of emoji into a baby-related word or phrase. Give everyone the same clues, award one point for each correct answer and add up the totals. You can play individually or in teams.
Below is a complete 15-clue DIY round with a separate answer key. The key belongs to the clues in this article only. Different downloads and printed games use different puzzles, so use the matching key when playing another version.
What you need
- One clue sheet per player or team
- Pens and space to write
- A separate answer key for the host
- A timer, if you want a timed round
- An optional small prize
Try an eight-minute answering period, followed by time to read the answers and mark. That is a suggested starting point, not a fixed rule. For a more relaxed table activity, let guests finish while chatting and agree when you will reveal the key.
For teams, use the same team size where possible. One pair comparing ideas and a table of six discussing the clues are not equivalent challenges.
How to play baby shower emoji pictionary
- Choose one clue set and its matching answer key.
- Give every player or team the same clues. Keep the answers out of sight.
- Explain that the emoji may suggest a sound, an object or a combination of words.
- State the time allowance and whether players can confer. Ask everyone to avoid online searches.
- Work through the clues, writing one answer beside each number.
- Stop together, reveal the answers and award one point per accepted response.
- Add the totals out of 15 for the DIY round below. The highest score wins; equal scores can share the win.
Before starting, agree to accept ordinary spelling differences and equivalent wording. If a clue supports another reasonable answer, make the same decision for everyone.
A 15 clue DIY round
Copy just this numbered list into a document for players, leaving space after each clue. Put the next section on a separate host sheet. The theme is baby items and familiar family phrases, rather than film or book titles.
- 👶 🚿
- 🍞 🔥
- 🌙 🍼
- 👶 🛁
- 👶 🧦
- 👶 👟
- 👶 📖
- 👶 🚗 💺
- 🍼 🧼
- 🌙 💡
- 🦷 🧚
- 👶 🎁
- 👶 👣
- 🧸 🧺
- 💤 🎵
Emoji can look different across devices and fonts. Print a test copy before making the full set, especially for the seat, fairy and basket symbols. If an icon is missing or too small, fix it before handing out the sheets rather than asking some players to guess from a blank square.
Answers for the 15 clues above
These are the intended answers and the alternatives to accept for this round. Some clues are literal and others use wordplay.
| Number | Intended answer | Also accept |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baby shower | — |
| 2 | Bun in the oven | A bun in the oven |
| 3 | Night feed | Night-time feed or night feeding |
| 4 | Baby bath | Bathing the baby |
| 5 | Baby socks | — |
| 6 | Baby shoes | — |
| 7 | Baby book | Baby's book or a book for baby |
| 8 | Baby car seat | Child car seat |
| 9 | Washing bottles | Cleaning baby bottles or bottle washing |
| 10 | Night light | Nightlight |
| 11 | Tooth fairy | The tooth fairy |
| 12 | Baby gift | A present for the baby |
| 13 | Baby footprints | Baby feet or tiny feet |
| 14 | Toy basket | Teddy basket or basket of toys |
| 15 | Lullaby | Sleep song or bedtime song |
For clue 2, the bread and heat suggest a bun in an oven; it is not a picture of an actual oven. For clue 13, footprints are the intended answer, but “baby's first steps” is another understandable interpretation. If someone gives that answer, accept it for every player who wrote it.
The host's job is to keep marking consistent, not to defend an ambiguous picture at the expense of the game. If an icon failed to print and nobody could reasonably solve that clue, remove it from everyone's maximum score.
A scoring example
Suppose a player has 11 exact answers, two accepted alternatives and two blanks. Their score is 13 out of 15. Do not award extra points for speed unless you announced that rule before play.
If you remove one broken clue from the round, mark everybody out of 14 instead. Joint winners are the simplest tie rule. If you prefer one prize, agree in advance how a tie will be settled rather than changing the scoring after seeing the totals.
For ideas on how many prizes to prepare, see our baby shower game prize guide.
Make the game easier to join in
Use a clear print size and let guests work in pairs if they prefer. If someone cannot see a symbol, the host can describe the pictures literally, without giving away the phrase. Give the same description to everyone who needs it.
You can also replace the emoji round with a spoken quiz or a different activity. Recognising tiny phone symbols should not be the price of joining the celebration.
Avoid mixing baby phrases, nursery rhymes and children's books without telling players which categories are included. A picture of a bear could suggest a toy or a book character; knowing the category changes how people solve it.
Printable and ready printed options
If you want an existing design rather than laying out the DIY round, visit our free baby shower emoji pictionary download. Check the actual file before the party and keep its clues separate from this article's answer key.
For games you do not need to print at home, our six-game baby shower bundle includes Emoji Pictionary alongside five other games, with answer sheets and instructions. It is a physical game pack, not a set of decorations or a copy of the DIY puzzles above. Choose the guest-pack option for your players.
The free baby shower games hub remains the place to find the wider download selection. Choose one version, test the sheet and keep its matching key ready; that is all the preparation this round needs.