Guess How Many Candies in the Jar: Baby Shower Game
The guess how many baby shower game is the one guests actually play. It waits on the gift table, it needs no host to explain it, and it gives the shy cousin in the corner something to do. All you do is set it down.
Why it works for baby showers
A shower has a lot of standing around in it — before the food, between the gifts, while someone finds a pen. A candy guessing game baby shower guests can join at their own pace fills that time without a microphone or a circle of chairs, which is a mercy for everyone who dreads organized fun.
It doubles as decor and a favor. The jar looks lovely next to the cards, and when the reveal is over the candy goes home with the winner or gets passed around the room. Add a custom label with the parents' names and the shower date and the jar becomes part of the photos.
Best of all, the jelly bean guessing game baby shower version needs no prep from the host. We fill the jar, count it and seal it, and the official number arrives in a sealed envelope — so the person throwing the shower can play too, honestly, right alongside everyone else.
Candy we'd suggest
Jelly Beans - 49 Flavors
high count
Jelly beans are the shower favorite: soft colors through the glass, a high count relative to the chunkier candies, and a jar that photographs beautifully on a dessert table. If you want the guesses to spread out further, they are the easiest choice to guess wrong.
How to run it
- 1Order the jar with your candy and, if you like, a custom label with the parents' names and the shower date.
- 2Print the free kit and set out entry slips and a pen next to the jar before guests arrive.
- 3Let people guess as they come and go. One slip per guess, names written clearly so you can find the winner later.
- 4Before dessert, read the sealed number aloud, then award the jar or your prize to the closest guess.
Get the jar
A one-gallon glass jar of the candy you choose, filled, counted and sealed by us. The official number ships in a sealed envelope, so nobody knows it — not even you — until it is opened at the reveal.
See the Guessing JarFree printable contest kit
Entry slips, a table sign, official rules, a host tally sheet and a winner certificate — customize them with your event name and prize, then print or download the PDF. Free, no account needed.
Get the free printable kitFrequently asked questions
What prize should the winner get?
The jar itself is the easiest prize — the winner takes the candy home. A small gift card or a bundle of treats works just as well if you want to keep the jar on display.
Can we put the parents' names on the jar?
Yes. Add a custom label and either upload your own artwork or pick one of our templates and type in the name and date.
Can the host play?
That is the whole idea. Because the count is sealed before the jar leaves us, the host has exactly as much information as every guest.
More guessing jar ideas
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A candy guessing jar fundraiser is the rare booth that runs itself: one jar, one question, and a line of people happy to hand over a dollar for a shot at it. The only unpleasant part has always been counting the candy. We took that part off your hands.