What prizes do you give for baby shower games?
First you need to decide how many prizes you will be giving away throughout the shower. Count up the number of games, how many diaper raffle prizes, and other prizes like “first guy to show up at the shower.”
Then think about your guests and what type of gifts they would actually like to take home. You will probably want to have different prizes depending on if you are hosting a coed shower, themed shower, or a traditional shower. Of course we all love a gift card, but there are so many inexpensive options that you may not have considered!
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Coed Baby Shower Prize Ideas
Throwing a coed baby shower for guys and girls is a fun way to celebrate mom and dad as they start their parenthood journey together. Here are 10 baby shower prize ideas for men and women.
Movie tickets
Wait, people still go to a movie theater and watch movies?? YES! And nowadays with the super spruced up theaters (oh, hello fancy recliners and dinner), people would love to go catch the latest flick, while lounging in a La-Z-Boy, and having food and drinks delivered to them–and all FREE to them. You can’t go wrong with movie ticket prizes!
Framed map
People love maps. People love maps of their city. Frame it up (or not), and give the people what they want!
In almost any gift store you walk into, or print shop you stumble upon online, you are bound to see a map of a city. Its cool, its trendy, and it’s great for a coed shower!
Finding one of your city or town is a breeze (usually) so be sure to check out places like Etsy, or Minted — or support a local shop in your town!
Alcohol
Depending upon your crowd, you could simply gift a nice bottle of wine or liquor.
People love getting gifts that they usually wouldn’t buy themselves, so opt for a nicer, high quality drink! So skip the Trader Joes “Two Buck Chuck” , and splurge on something a little nicer for your guests.
Want to do extra? Include a few wine glasses or tumblers for an added bonus!
Gift Baskets
Who doesn’t love winning a prize where there are several gifts included?
Gift baskets are a fun way to incorporate multiple smaller items into one bigger prize. Baskets are usually themed, and are always a crowd pleaser.
Both the ladies and gents would love a basket full of goodies. Some ideas include: a coffee/hot cocoa themed basket, a “date night” basket, a kitchen utensil basket, a wine and cheese basket, and the list could go on and on!
Simply arrange the items in any sort of container (basket, bowl, jar, etc), add some tissue paper, wrap in cellophane, and a bow and voila! You’ve got yourself one great prize.
This would definitely be an opportunity to flex your creative muscles (or an excuse to get on Pinterest for hours).
Amusement passes
Bring on a day of fun! Adults sometimes forget how much fun amusement parks/water parks really are, and this is a way you could remind them! Giving a prize of a couple of amusement park passes could bring out the kid in any adult.
Don’t have an amusement park/water park nearby? Arcades, putt-putt, or tickets to the fair could also do the trick!
Driving range
Okay, I admit, this one is geared more for the guys out there. BUT driving ranges are a super fun activity that anyone could enjoy!
Get your guests a prize to a local golf course where they can spend the money on hitting range balls OR if they really weren’t into that, they could cash it in for lunch instead (thats me). Win-win for everyone.
And who knows, maybe your prize winner will unleash the Tiger within!
Subscriptions
Subscriptions truly are the gifts that keep on giving. And in this day in age, you can practically buy a subscription for anything!
Bonus, depending on your budget, you can customize most subscriptions any way you like–from a one month subscription, to multiple months!
Both guys and gals love TV subscriptions (Netflix, Hulu), audiobook subscriptions (Audible), and most any music subscription that you can find (Spotify, etc).
Cash
Alright, so this idea came straight from my husband. Yes it made me cringe at first, until he passionately reminded me that “all people really want is cash”.
And let’s be honest, he is right.
So, if you’re short on time or have a guest list of guys and girls with lots of different interests… cash may just be the way to go (and secretly what everyone is actually hoping for)!
Cookbook
Who doesn’t love food?? And most people are willing to admit it’s time they brushed up on their cooking skills.
Cookbooks are a fun prize idea for either gender and with an enormous range of cookbooks, you could find one for just about anyone.
Added bonus: they might invite you over for a little something they created using this fun prize–sign me up!
Nice Cigars
Guys are known for celebrating the birth of a baby with a cigar. Depending on your guests, this could be a really fun prize for a coed baby shower.
Check out local cigar shops for recommendations. Maybe grab some for the Dad-to-Be, too!
Lottery Tickets
Your guests already agreed to gamble by putting their names in the hat for a raffle, so might as well let them attempt to win the REALLY big bucks! Lottery tickets are fun, would be great for a coed shower, and are another very simple gift with a big impact!
Inexpensive Coed Baby Shower Prize Ideas
- wine glasses
- shot glasses
- king size candy bars
- homemade desserts
- coffee mug or water cup
- 16 oz coke and mini bottle of rum
