Are you planning a baby shower? Are you trying to figure out what to
do? If so, here are a few fun baby shower game ideas for you.
The key to great baby shower games is to be short and fun. The games
will serve as ice breakers if the guests do not know each other, and the themes
should always be babies. For a typical baby shower in which no full meals
are served, expect to be able to play two or three games.
Icebreaker Games
These games will get your guests interacting.
- Who Am I, the Baby Version - In this game, players are each given a piece of
paper with the name of a famous person on it. They do not look at the
name, but tape it to their forehead. They then must figure out who they
are by the reactions of the other guests. In the baby version, consider
using only famous celebrity mothers, or perhaps cartoon characters. Be
creative!
- Who Is That Baby? - Before the party, have guests send you photos of
themselves as a baby. Have each guest try to match the baby picture with
the correct adult. The person with the most matches wins.
- Don't Say It - When guests arrive, give them each a pacifier on a ribbon
which they can wear over their neck. Instruct them that they are not
allowed to say "baby" during the party. If another guest catches them at
it, the can take their pacifier. At the end of the party, the guest with
the most pacifiers wins.
Word Games
- Baby Boggle - Come up with a fun sentence about the baby and the
mother-to-be. See how many baby related words guests can make in three
minutes from the letters. Everyone reads their list, crossing off
duplicates, and the person with the most remaining wins. Use a phrase such
as "So there's going to be a new [parents' last name] in the world!"
- Advice Poem - Have someone write down a short piece of advice to the new
mother. Then have the next person write down a line to create a poem about
advice they have for the new mom. Continue with each guest adding a line,
but each time, fold the paper so that the only line visible is the last one that
was written. At the end, have someone read the finished poem. It is
sure to contain lots of good advice in quite a funny way. This can also be
done with guests writing a poem about the mother-to-be. This is especially
good at a "Pamper Mommy" themed party.
- Time Capsule - Have each guest write a short note to the baby. Seal
the notes in a plastic bag and place them in a box for the mother-to-be, telling
her she can open them with her child on his or her fifteenth birthday.
Games with Gifts
Assuming everyone is bringing a gift, you can easily create a game around
them.
- Baby Box - Ask every guest to bring a small item such as a rattle or a
pacifier. As they arrive, place the items in a box which has a small hole
cut in the side. After all the guests have arrived, give each person 20
seconds to touch as many items as they can (no peeking!), then have them write
down what they felt. The person with the most correct wins.
Active Games
These games will get the guests up off the couch.
- Diaper Tower - Have guests stack as many diapers as they can without the
tower falling over. Of course, the mother-to-be gets to keep the
diapers!
- Tree Planting - Have guests help plant a tree in honor of the baby.
This is especially nice if the mother-to-be recently moved into a new
home. (Of course, get her input on the type of tree she would
like.)
- Dirty Diapers - Buy ten different chocolate candy bars (Snickers, Hershey's,
etc.). Melt the bars and put each into a separate diaper. Hang
diapers along a clothesline before the guest arrive. Give each guest a
piece of paper and have them smell all the diapers (take lots of
pictures!). The winner is the guest who correctly identifies each candy
bar.
Other Games
Are You Hungry? - Before dessert is served, bring in a tray of various baby
foods, with the labels removed. Number each bottle and have the guests
look at each (no tasting or smelling!) and write down what they think it
contains. The winner is the person who identifies the most correct
foods.
- Pacifier Pass - Have everyone put a pen or pencil (or chopstick) in their
mouth. Place a pacifier on the end of one of the pencils. Guests
must pass the pacifier around the circle without using their hands. If a
guest drops the pacifier, they are out. The winner is the last person
still in the circle.
- Bottle Race - Time guests drinking juice from a bottle - the fastest time
wins! This is best done as a race, with white grape juice or something
else that won't stain. And once again, the mother-to-be keeps the
bottles.
Gifts for the Winners
Gifts for the winners of the baby shower games can vary, but something
inexpensive like shower gel or coffee will do nicely. Or guests can rack
up points for each game they play (100 to the winner, 90 to second place, etc.)
and at the end of the night the grand prize winner can take home something a
little nicer, such as a restaurant gift certificate or bottle of wine.
While you can buy baby shower games from most party stores, the games that
are the most fun are those you create with the mother-to-be specifically in
mind. A new mother will also appreciate it if any of the games result in
baby items she can keep, and the guests will love a door prize.
One way to get something every mother needs: tell guests that there is
going to be a raffle, and the cost of entry is a pack of diapers. They can
enter as many times as they would like. Then either buy or make a gift
basket. For instance, the prize could be a bottle of wine, pasta, sauce,
parmesan cheese, and some yummy cookies in a basket. It could also be a
gift certificate to a restaurant or spa. This will keep the new mother in
diapers for quite awhile!
Jennifer Barnett is a successful party planner providing valuable tips and advice on a baby shower that is inexpensive, fun for the guests with baby shower games, and choosing the perfectshower gift. Her numerous articles offer moneysaving tips and valuable insight. Print her Shower Checklist" to help you plan and organize the upcoming event!
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