Games To Play At Baby Showers

[KCI]

Does anyone know any games that are played at baby showers? My babies are 42 & 45 so I just can't remember...besides I'm sure they've evolved over the years. Or maybe someone can suggest a website where they discuss baby shower games...any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jestjoan]

http://www.party411.com/games0606.html

 

[krissydee]

A friend organized by baby shower and had a very fun and disgusting game arranged.
She put different household substances in diapers and numbered them. Everyone sat in a circle and passed around the diapers trying to figure out what was in them, then wrote their answers down on paper. Person with the most right answers won the prize.
As I said, it was disgusting but so much fun and everyone was laughing a lot by the end of it, we used peanut butter, melted chocolate, vingear, beer, crushed garlic etc.

 

[Mom2MNEm]

I remember two games played at a friends shower.

In one game you brought yarn around to each person and you cut a piece of yarn based on how long they think it would have to be to go around the moms belly. Each person then takes turns wrapping the string around the belly. Whoever's string/yarn is the closest in size wins.

Another game that was played--- there were several jars of babyfood with the labels removed. Tiny spoons were provided ( like those used for tasting samples at ice cream stores). You had to guess the flavor of the babyfood--you could taste it, smell it or both. We each had a piece of papers with numbers on it and each jar was numbered. You filled in your answers and the papers were collected and checked to see who guessed the most correctly.

LIsa

 

[teachingmyown]

One we've always loved playing...

Give everyone a pink piece of paper and a blue piece of paper, post-it note size is fine.

On the Pink piece have them write one problem, challenge, obstacle etc that new parents can expect to face. Ex... diaper needs changing, baby has colic, running out of formula, etc. (Remember..P is for Pink and for Problem)

Collect all the pink pieces of paper in a bag (or whatever) and mix them up.

On the blue piece they now write their advice for a solution to the problem. Ex...change the diaper, rub the baby's tummy, send dad to the store, etc.

Collect the blue pieces of paper in a bag (or whatever) and mix them up.

Now, let everyone randomly draw a pink paper and a blue paper from the mix, and go around the group letting everyone share the problem and the solution they are holding.

 

[Grand Vic]

I just went to a baby shower on Saturday and they passed out a list of animals and you had to list what the baby was called for each animal. They had the easy ones like dog - puppy but then there were harder ones like alligator - hatchling, or bat - pup which made it a little more challenging. The list had 20 animals on it and one lady got 15 right! Also at that same shower, in the invitation, there was an insert that told us for every 10 diapers that we brought, our name would be put into a drawing for a free message at one of the spas in town. The mother-to-be was the one that bought the message, and in turn got a TON of diapers (which cost a whole lot more than the message), and the lucky winner got a message. Win/win for both.

 

[kathyj0205]

I do the same things at both baby and bridal showers - Bring 'em in, give 'em vodka slushes, feed 'em, open gifts, and thank everyone for coming. I don't like the games, and often I don't know, or care if I know, the other people there. I agree that games can be an ice breaker, but if it's a really mixed crowd, sometimes it's just awkward.

 

[jlr10]

The only one I ever enjoyed (I am not a fan of attending baby showers) Prepare a tray of baby items, rattle, bottle, diaper pins, etc. Have someone bring it in the room and say "You have 2 minutes to observe and then you will be tested on what you see." At the end of 2 minutes have the person holding the tray leave the room and then ask questions about the person, not what was on the tray. "Was she wearing a watch? What color are her eyes,?" etc.

Another thing that I liked is give an index card to everyone and have them write down a thought, advice, or something they have learned about babies on the card. Then share the cards with the group. It is not a game but it is interesting to find the things that people have learned over the years. At the shower I was at where this was done mine was "Once you have a child nothing is your's anymore." My son, who was with me, at exactly the same time as my card was read came up to me and ask me if he could have the cake on my plate, which I gave him. It was perfect timing and good for a laugh.

 

[pcgirl54]

Just went to a shower. I also do not like playing games at showers.

A friend of the nana to be made bingo cards with pics of the things in squares that the mom to be had in her Babies R US registry . This was done on her computer and printed in color. Caption under photo may be book or baby bag,stuffed toy, etc. They used colored cheerios for bingo markers and put the cheerios in tiny plastic cups that looked like a shot glass. There were 5-6 happy winners. Gifts were Dunkin Donuts coffee card, Burt Bees products and things of that nature. It was very nice. Some of the elder women were playing more than one bingo card and trying to cheat and pouting when caught. Pretty funny at a shower.


Each table centerpiece was a basket filled with little baby needs-shampoo,wipes, Dr Seuss stuffed character and varying baby books. This was to be donated to a Women's Shelter for single mothers. I thought this was indeed a wonderful and generous idea.