Virtual Baby Shower With an Online Registry: Setup
A virtual shower needs two things guests can open on a phone: a game to play together and a gift list to choose from. Here is how to set up both in an evening.
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To host a virtual baby shower with an online registry, send guests two links: one for a phone game they play together at the shower, and one for a free gift list they open in a browser with no app or account. Share both in the invitation, play on the day, and let gifts arrive at your own pace.
Most virtual showers lose people at one of two points: the game needs an app or printouts, or nobody knows what to buy. Solving both before the invitation goes out is what makes a remote shower feel like a real one. For game ideas on their own, see our guide to virtual baby shower games that work on a phone.
Set up the shower in five steps
- Pick the date and time that suits the guests who are furthest away, and say the time zone in the invitation.
- Create the game link. Start a free Diaper Reveal party; guests join from the link or a short code on their own phones, in any country.
- Create the registry. Start from the newborn checklist, add gifts from any shop by pasting the product link, and copy your registry link.
- Write one invitation with both links. Put the game link and start time first, the gift list second. Invitation wording for a virtual shower has ready-made lines.
- Host on the day. Open the party, play two or three short rounds, then end on the main moment such as the boy-or-girl reveal.
Games that fit a remote crowd
- A live reveal: everyone guesses boy or girl on their phone and sees the answer at the same moment, wherever they are.
- Guess the baby photo: guests send a baby picture beforehand and everyone guesses who is who.
- Mum or dad, who said it: read out funny habits of the parents-to-be and let guests vote.
Keep each round to about five minutes and use the same device for everyone, so people in the room and people on a screen play on equal terms.
Add the gift list without awkwardness
A registry link answers the question guests always ask: what should we get? Add a mix of small and larger items, include a few essentials, and note the country gifts should ship to. Gift links open a shop in the parents' own country, which matters when relatives live abroad.
- Any shop: you are not tied to one retailer, so you can list items from several stores in one place.
- No account for guests: they open the link, see what is still needed and mark what they will give.
- Less duplication: gifts marked as taken stop two relatives buying the same thing. See baby registry etiquette for how to word it.
What to do on shower day
- Open the party five minutes early so early arrivals can join.
- Welcome everyone and say where the gift list is, once, out loud and in the chat.
- Play the short games, then do the reveal last.
- Afterwards, check which gifts were marked and note who to thank; our guide to tracking registry gifts and thank-you notes helps.
Frequently asked questions
How do I host a virtual baby shower with a gift list?
Create a party link for the games and a registry link for gifts, put both in one invitation, then play on the day while guests choose gifts from the list in their own time.
Do guests need an app or an account?
No. Guests open the party link or enter the code in their browser, and they open the registry link without an account or app.
Can I add gifts from different stores?
Yes. The Diaper Reveal registry takes gifts from any shop by link. Gift links open a store in the parents' own country.
Does it cost anything?
Hosting and playing a Diaper Reveal party is free and the baby registry is free.
Can relatives in other countries join the shower?
Yes. The party and the registry both work in a browser from any country, and the invitation can state the time zone.