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Baby Shower Games?

JaneMarple — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:24:33 GMT

My daughter and I are hosting a baby shower for my niece next month and i need some suggestions for games. TIA

Re: Baby Shower Games?

deepwaterdotter — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:32:02 GMT

Ask the mother-to be's family some questions about her childhood. Use the answers to these questions as the basis for a game where shower guests guess the correct answers when answering the questions. Whichever guest gets the most answers correct wins a prize. I printed out the questions on paper and gave each guest a sheet of questions on a clipboard and a pen.

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just bee — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:35:39 GMT

I think I've been to two baby showers in my life. The first one was in the 80s. We were asked to get on our hands and knees and Vaseline was smeared on our noses. Then we were told to pick up cotton balls with our greasy noses and drop them in a cup. No hands.

I clearly remember thinking to myself that this would be the last time I attended a baby shower. (I did win, however.)

Re: Baby Shower Games?

JaneMarple — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:36:03 GMT

On 1/14/2014 deepwaterdotter said:
Ask the mother-to be's family some questions about her childhood. Use the answers to these questions as the basis for a game where shower guests guess the correct answers when answering the questions. Whichever guest gets the most answers correct wins a prize. I printed out the questions on paper and gave each guest a sheet of questions on a clipboard and a pen.

I love it, I will use this. Thanks deep

Re: Baby Shower Games?

sunshine45 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 23:37:30 GMT

you can do a scattergories type of game. A-Z and everyone has to come up with a unique baby related item for each letter of the alphabet. those that give a unique answer get a point. the one with the most points wins the game.

(for example, if two people say diaper for D, then no one gets a point)

another game requires a ball of yarn and scissors. everyone cuts a piece of the yarn and then they see who gets closest to the circumference of the mother-to-bes tummy. the person who cuts the yarn closest wins the prize.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

VanSleepy — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:29 GMT

Hand out blank Bingo-type cards. Each person has to fill in possible gifts that will be received. As the gifts are opened, you mark off your card if you had that written down. At least it makes people pay attention while the gifts are opened!

Re: Baby Shower Games?

katy keene — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:20:36 GMT

When my daughter had her baby shower, I googled baby shower games and found some really fun ones. Course I can't remember anything now except everyone enjoyed playing. Have fun!

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Retiredpsych — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:41:37 GMT

At the last baby shower I had one of the favorite games was guess the food. I bought 8 jars of baby food....a wide variety with some easy well known ones and some hard to guess (and some yucky....blech...like beef). I put the food in custard cups and numbered 1-8. Everyone had a cute pencil, 8 small plastic spoons and an index card and had to guess the food and write it down on their cards. Whoever got the most right won a little prize. It was really fun. The other one that was a hit was "frozen baby". Buy those teeny tiny plastic babies at a party supply (they come in a bag of 20 and are really teeny tiny). Using an ice cube tray, but a baby in each cube tray and fill with water. The ice cube will freeze with the baby in it. When you serve your punch or drinks, at the party, everyone gets a frozen baby. Whoever's baby "is born" first, wins a prize. Everyone LOVED that one and it was a good way to have people talking to each other....everyone was checking to see how the baby was doing!!. Of course the old stand by is the one where people take a length of toilet paper they think is the circumference of the mom to be's tummy. Who ever is closest to the actual circumference wins a prize. You can get great, and cheap, baby shower things at the 99 cent store. That is where I got the cute baby shower pencil favors they all took home, and little prizes for the winners. That is also where I got the teeny plastic babies I put in the ice cubes.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

Lila Belle — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:36:11 GMT

We did the old game where a quarter is held between the knees and then you have to waddle over to a bowl and drop the coin into it. The money then goes into a bank for the baby.

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pommom — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:38:31 GMT

At my DD's shower, the MOH passed out a blank sheet of paper to each guest. They were to draw the groom in his boxer shorts - by putting the paper on top of their head! It was tons of fun. The best drawing got a prize.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

insomniac — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:44:51 GMT

This past summer I attended the best baby shower ever! The food was great, the setting was lovely, and the greatest thing: NO GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Baby Shower Games?

Mersha — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:46:44 GMT

Hi, Jane...just wanted to relay two things that were done for my DIL.

The guests were given note cards and asked to write down their best piece of advice for the mother to be. Everyone enjoyed when we they were read and many helpful things were offered.

Another thing that was done was that each guest was requested to bring their favorite children's book for the new baby. They loved doing this and most put a heartfelt message on the inside cover of the book. They were wonderful lasting memories.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

scotttie — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 02:47:36 GMT

Another one is give everyone a safety pin. (Diaper pins it used to be but I doubt those are used anymore). If someone says "baby" "boy" or "girl" whoever hears them say it can take their pin. The one who ends up with the most pins wins.

Another one is like a door prize. You hand out kleenexes folded like diapers and whoever has one with the yellow stain wins.

Another one is a typical shower game for baby or bridal. In the baby shower case you fill a tray with baby items, lotion, powder, safety pins, soap, rattle, binky, etc. etc. Then you show it around and then give people x amount of time to write down as many things as they can remember.

These are very old games. You might find some more current ones on google.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

lolakimono — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:07:30 GMT

I don't particularly care for the games, but here is what I have been subjected to (in addition to those already posted).

Melted chocolate bars (minis) into disposable diapers to look like poo. Then those who guess what caused the stains correctly win.

Use TP squares to guess the circumference of the mom to be's belly (personally I think it's rude, but oh well).

Use a timer and set it for different amounts. When the timer goes off, the person whose present is being opened gets a prize.

The delayed gratification one is the prediction of the delivery date, the weight, and length, and the one who guesses correctly wins a prize to be sent out.

If it is a co-ed party, couples tasks like diapering a doll, opening and closing a stroller, or installing a carseat are part of a race for the winner.

You can also do baby trivia- things about allergies, CPR, delivery facts, old wives' tales, etc.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

JaneMarple — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:40:04 GMT

On 1/14/2014 insomniac said:
This past summer I attended the best baby shower ever! The food was great, the setting was lovely, and the greatest thing: NO GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Baby Shower Games?

sunshine45 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:45:57 GMT

oh, just remembered another one!

we were given a sheet of paper with animal names on it.....you then had a set period of time to come up with the baby names of those animals. whoever got the most correct won the prize.

example:

chicken....... chick

deer......fawn

duck ......duckling

elephant.....calf

Re: Baby Shower Games?

LucyGoose — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:37:53 GMT

On 1/14/2014 beammeupscottie said:
Another one is give everyone a safety pin. (Diaper pins it used to be but I doubt those are used anymore). If someone says "baby" "boy" or "girl" whoever hears them say it can take their pin. The one who ends up with the most pins wins.

Another one is like a door prize. You hand out kleenexes folded like diapers and whoever has one with the yellow stain wins.

Another one is a typical shower game for baby or bridal. In the baby shower case you fill a tray with baby items, lotion, powder, safety pins, soap, rattle, binky, etc. etc. Then you show it around and then give people x amount of time to write down as many things as they can remember.

These are very old games. You might find some more current ones on google.

I remember playing this game once. It was fun. But I can't remember what the stain was. Either peanut butter or mustard.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

lulu2 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:38:05 GMT

On 1/14/2014 insomniac said:
This past summer I attended the best baby shower ever! The food was great, the setting was lovely, and the greatest thing: NO GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is my kind of shower.

Re: Baby Shower Games?

RINGER — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:00:46 GMT

I hate these games!!! Personally if they did away with them, I think more people would be willing to attend, but that is just me!

Re: Baby Shower Games?

LilacTree — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:04:46 GMT

Please consider no games. Most folks just want to socialize.