Originally Posted By Minnie1955 Do people enjoy playing baby shower games? I'm going to throw one for my sil and I've been asking on mothers boards for ideas on games, but people just get back to me saying games are lame. I've always liked them Do you guys have ideas for fun baby shower games, or ideas on anything else we can do for the shower? Thanks in advance
Originally Posted By mickeymeg We are doing a shower for my friend in the next few weeks and were trying to think of games but were running into the same problem. A lot of people just are not into the traditional baby shower game. So I am going to make a baby shower pinata ! Who doesn't like a good pinata. I am going to fill it with things like Soothers, Bottle nipples, baby proofing gizmos and any other small baby necessities I can think of. That was my only brilliant idea so I hope it entertains people for a while. Maybe I will reinforce the pinata so it is harder to break and takes longer =)
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I've played this game at a couple different showers...buy several varieties of baby food, remove the label (after making a number/flavor list), pass them around and have your guests write down their guesses. Try not to use sweet potato and carrot in the same game, you just can't tell em apart without a consistancy/taste test.
Originally Posted By Rebekah I'm not a fan of baby shower games but they played one at my shower that I actually enjoyed. I was about 8 1/2 months pregnant and they had everyone guess how many toilet paper squares it would take to wrap around me. I've seen similar done with a ball of yarn. Each person cuts a length of yarn and whoever comes the closest wins. R.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin We did that TP game at my daughter's shower last summer and I won! Nobody else was willing to hurt her feelings by taking such a long piece of TP. I just remembered, she had the cutest maternity top..."Please tell me if my shoes match"
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I've been to more baby showers than I care to count. I actually like the games, probably because I'm a competative kinda gal. Besides the ones mendioned above I've done PASS THE BABY TRAY. Put many baby items on a tray and pass it around and then the guests have a time limit on remembering what was there. It's good to leave some "essentials" off and a few odd items on. Most correct answers wins a prize. There's also the baby name game. Either take the new baby's full name or the mom's and try to see how many words you can make. Another version is a word scramble with baby related items.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan Best baby shower game I have played is Baby Shower Memory. Make pairs of 3 x 5 cards with baby related words written on them. Mix them up, turn them over (on a table) and have everyone gather around to play memory. Each person picks 2 cards and tries to make a match. If the words don't match, turn then back over and let someone else guess. I usually number the back of the cards. Anyway...the funny part is when a match is made, the person wins a candy prize that relates to the word they matched. It always gets really big laughs. Some examples of words/candy prizes: Conception - Skor Bar Umbilical Cord - Red Rope Daddy - Big Hunk Mucous Plug - Gobstopper Epidural - Life Saver Plugged Duct - Milk Dud Preemie - Runts Post-Partum Mommy - Jelly Bellys Uterus - Wonderball (Nestle candy chocolate ball with a toy inside) Engorged - Mounds
Originally Posted By Kira The funniest & funnest baby shower games I have been involved in were the leg crossing game & the "poopy diaper" game. Leg crossing game: Each party guest is given a baby diaper safety pin to wear. If that person is caught crossing ANY part of their lower body by another person, the pin is taken away by the person that caught them. The person with the most pins at the end of the night wins. The second one is kind of "gross" but hilarious at the same time. Baby diapers are filled with mushed up and melted candy bars. 1 candy bar per diaper. The diapers are then passed around and each guest can either taste, look or smell the diapers and write their guesses about which candy bar it is on a piece of paper. The one with the highest number of correct guesses wins. Showers can be more fun with games, but I wouldn't go into game overload. Keep it to 2 or 3 (depending on how long the shower runs) games and you should be good to go!
Originally Posted By JazzCat I don't know if I made this up but I think it would be fun to play. Research the 20 most popular names (10 boys and 10 girls) and whoever gets the most right wins a prize.
Originally Posted By Minnie1955 THanks for all of the suggestions guys! I'll definitely just try to keep it to three games and then we'll go straight to presents
Originally Posted By velo I always liked the one where the guests brought baby pics of themselves, you'd put them all up on a posterboard or wall and then you had to guess who was whom.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS At my baby shower (19 1/2 years ago!!) they gave everyone a white piece of tissue paper. You must put the paper behind your back and try to tear out the most perfect baby t-shirt shape. It was absolutely hilarious...some came out looking like a disaster.
Originally Posted By Maleficent one at my friends baby shower we did a few.. we did the poopy diaper game.. i love that one.. ive done that at 2 showers.. then we got a baby doll and blindfolded the people and they had to put a diaper on the doll and then put the clothes on it. that was funny too ummwe did one that was kinda unrelated where we had a list of about 20 items and the hostess called them out and if u had them in your purse u got a point and the person with the most wins.. some items were a lil strange (ticket stub, flashlight, a coin from another country etc)
Originally Posted By magic0214 There's one that I know alot of my friends play. (Yes I have ADULT friends) Go to a local Sweetbay or other grocery store and buy a couple foriegn or disgusting drinks(Beverley or Moxie for example)Then you fill up baby bottles. You put people of three head to head with the drink and who ever finishes it first moves on. T=Each round is a different drink. The results are hilairous. So are the facial expressions! ~Miracles from Molecules~
