My baby shower is June 7th and I'm getting a head start on getting things together, if anyone has any suggestions on fun games or just anything that will help me out and make it more fun please let me know. thanks
One of my favorite games to do at showers (I've hosted quite a few)is a purse scavenger hunt. It is usually pretty funny to see what people can pull out of their purses or diaper bags even. I always put a few totally random things like a rock or ketchup packet along w/ all of the usual things and give them points: like 3 points for a lipstick or pen, 5 points for a brush or bobby pen, 10 points for a rock....the more random the better. Then who ever has the most points wins a little prize. I always have a list of items prepared beforehand so I'm not standing there making it up as I go and then people get bored.
Or we've done a baby sculpting challenge-you can use playdoe or bubble gum(kind a sticky, but so funny)and have your guests 'sculpt' a baby out of it. Usually turns out very interesting. Let the mom-to-be pick her favorite.
Hope these ideas help or at least give you some ideas to work w/. Also, I posted a question last week or so asking for dip ideas so go look on that day for some awesome ideas for your snacks.
Hope you have a great shower and congrats on the new baby.
Well you should do what I did. Have a Diaper baby shower. Were everyone brings a pack of diapers with there regular gift. your probably thinking well thats rude to ask for two gifts but heres the catch. everyone that also brings a pack of diapers put there name in a drawing to win a gift just for them. My Aunt did a basket with like candles and stuff women like, well you get the idea. get creative with it. trust me the diapers came in really handy i did not have to buy any for his first 4 months. there is also a game its really out dated but it was fun have people take a role of toilet paper and guess how many squares around you are. also there is the baby food game where you rip off the label and number the jars and have people guess what is in each one. who ever gets them all right wins a prize. Where I used to work on of the women I worked with did this one game for her daughters baby shower where you buy like 3 or 4 candy bars( it seems nasty but she said every one had a blast) any way you take the candy and mush each bar in your hand and make it look like (poopoo) ha ha lol any way you put them each in a diaper and have your guest guess what kind of candy bar it is. Here is an idea you could also do if you are going to have any kids there like a little sister or cousin. 8-10 years old, you could buy like a disposible camera and let her take pictures from her view of the shower. I also recomend taking your own pics. just in case she didnt aim very well. it would be fun seeing what all the child can capture. Well I hope all of this helps you out. have fun and congradulations with the new bundle of joy. Katie
We did a "Baby Pot" at my shower. (football Pot) Rather than the two teams, one side is weight and the other height. Doesnt cost anything to play, but it gets the guessing ball rolling. People were looking at me and sizing me up!!! It was funny. We xeroxed the filled out page with the birth announcement. Some people actually told me that they were looking foward to this. The person who won got a dinner for two at a restuarant. You talk about a game that lasts!!! It took 3 months for everyone to get the answer!!!!
Also, we put mine and Daddys birth size on there to really get those minds a turnin'.
I always suggest this game because its not that involved and it can go on throughout the shower. After I opened gifts, I walked around to everyone and asked them to guess. This way everbody gets a little time with me and I also thanked them for coming and for their gift. (sent out Thank you cards, also.)
Margaret :)
First off Congrats on your pregnancy. On your computer type out Evan's whole name about ten times. Print. Then cut each name into a strip. Buy uncooked Alphabet noodles and pour some in ziplock bags. Who ever spells Evan's whole name out first, wins the prize.
We did a game where they wrapped toilet paper around my belly and people had to guess how many squares it wold take to go around. You can also have every one try to guess what day the baby will be born on and how much he will weigh and how long he will be. Then after you can see who was closest.
Baby showers are so fun,im 24 yrs old,33weeks pregnant,with our third child...i planned all of our babyshowers,and we had a blast..one game that is really fun to participate in and to watch,is the feeding game..u get 6 ppl to partner up in two's...one is feeeding and the other is eating...but they are both blindfolded...we used chocolate pudding,but u can use anything ur guests can stomach...who ever finishes their pudding first with the least amount wasted,wins....
Another one that we played that was funny,is a cotton ball game,it is timed..we times ours at 30 seconds...u get a jar of vaseline,go to each of ur guests and ask them to get some on their finger...any amount they want,then they put it on their nose.....(its best ot not let them know what they are geting the vaseline for,so everyone gets a different amount)then u have a bowl of cotton balls..the object of the game is to see how many cottonballs they can get to sick on thier nose,and drop,by shaking them off or whatever they have to do,to get it off,and stick their nose in the bowl again and again..till thier time runs out....they cant use thier hands.. Whoever gets the most cottonballs out,wins......
Well i hope i explained the games to where u can picture them in ur head,and maybe use them.... I hope u have a great babyshower and have lots of fun.....jenifer
Congratulations !!! It's been a long time since I went to a baby shower but I hope to go to one for my daughter soon ! The ones I remember are: measuring the mom's tummy and the one who guessed the right measurement gets a prize; baby words scrambled on a sheet of paper and the first one that gets them all right or the most gets a prize. (Prizes can be small gifts like natural soap or just anything you want to get from the dollar stores. You can Google "baby shower
games", since you have a computer and get a whole lot of free ideas. I hope you are letting your female relatives and friends help because that's the way it works the best. Ask away if you have any more questions. Have fun !
If you get one of these diaper cakes as a centerpiece or gift it makes a good game. You can have your guests guess how many diapers there are. Also, you can fill up a baby bottle with jelly beans and have guests guess how many there are. Good Luck!
Some fun games I've played at showers.
1. Wrap a person in tp and make them look like a baby. People made diapers, rattles, bibs...all kinds of stuff from tp...very funny.
2. Had to name all the kids from famous tv shows...like brady bunch, married with children, jetsons...etc.
3. Had a tray of candy bars and teh host stated phrases and we had to guess which candy bar they were talking about (they got the candy bar that they got right). The person with the most right guesses won the prize. Example phrase - after breast feeding your breasts are like....the answer was milk duds.
Google babyshower games and it will pop up all kinds of things. i did this for my brothers baby shower.
My son is 4 months old so my baby shower was in October. We played a few games that turned out to be fun. Here are a few of the games:
1. We had my name and my husband's name on a sheet of paper. Everyone had to find as many names as possible using our letters of our names. Whoever found the most names won.
2. Everyone got a sticker when they got to the shower. Anytime you said the word baby the first person who heard you / caught you got to steal your sticker. At the end of the shower, whoever had the most stickers won.
3. We had a sheet of paper with each letter of alaphabet listed. Then you had to list a baby item that started with each letter.
One of the most fun games I've played, both at a shower I hosted and at one hosted for me, is called "Multi-tasking Mama". You'll need a laundry basket full of baby clothes, clothes pins, a baby doll (preferrably infant life size), a cordless phone, and a clothing line. Two guests hold the clothing line at eye level or slightly higher while another guest must hold the baby while "talking" on the phone and hanging up baby clothes from the basket. The object is to see who can hang the most clothes in 60 seconds. They can't put the baby or the phone down and if they drop the baby their turn ends. Both times I played it the game was an absolute scream and everyone LOVED it! Best wishes for the new baby! Boys are great!
I have attended tons of baby showers and the toilet paper game is always fun. What you do is...... stand where all your guests can get a good view of your tummy. Then pass a roll of toilet paper around to your guests and they can guess how many squares (round) you are. After everyone is done. You will then wrap the toilet paper around your tummy and count how many squares fit around your belly. The person closest to right amount of toilet paper squares - wins!!!
Good Luck!!
I just went to a baby shower last month, and I'm doing this for my baby shower in the summer... We did a scrapbook instead of games. The hostess brought the materials, and while they were serving the food, the hostess asked 4 of us to sit and do a couple of pages.. and then we would switch. We had a lot of fun doing it... Then, the hostess developed the pics from the shower, filled up the scrapbook and gave it to the soon-to-be mom as a keepsake. I thought it was such a wonderful idea, that is what I'm doing. Good luck !
Audie...I give spa parties, some are home shopping spa parties but I also give event parties, starting at $15 per person with everyone getting a goodie bag. Let me know if you are interested, they are so much fun!
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The POOP Game is really fun but we used about about 7-10 candy bars just because there were a lot of people and if you use 2 or 3 the other guest get antie because they have nothing to do and we used some really funky ones like Baby Ruths, Snickers, Reeses and then of course you have to get some hard ones just so you dont have 5 or 6 winners and you can do toffee but melt it a little in the micro to soften it up. Believe me your guest will have tons of fun with it. I was creative with the letters on the diapers my daughters name is Hailey (7 letters) So I put those letters on the diaper after the game ask everybody who can guess the name of your baby (only works if you have not told anybody) this gets your guess to think or you can always spell something on them and have them unscramble it afterwords thats is fun too. Another on is get ziplocs (snack size) get lots of different powder like items ex: Oatmeal, salt, surgar, formula, anything like that (again put letters or # on them just for your answer key) and have them guess. Well those are some I dont want to overwhem you... just have fun with it!!!
Tiffany
The funniest game I ever played at a baby shower was the diaper game. You get infant diapers and then you put a different chocolate mini candy bar in each diapers. First you number the diapers and you have to make a list of which candy is in each diapers. Then you pu the diapers in the oven or microwave for a few minutes to melt the chocolate and bring them back out. You pass the diapers around on a tray and each person has to figure out which candy bar is in each diaper. Those cnadies look so much like little poops and people are smelling them, wanting to taste them, it was hilarious to watch.
Another quick and inexpensive game is when each person arrives at the shower you give them a blue diaper safety pin and pin it on them. As they talk to other people at the shower if they say the word baby in conservation then you can steal their safety pin. The person who ends up with the most pins win.
Are you throwing your own baby shower? Someone else should be doing that for you! I always liked the game where you make a list of weird items and see who has the most in their purses. You could put things on the list like nail clippers, rulers, hair spray, scissors, pantyhose, condoms, etc.......
My friends threw me a baby shower w/my 2nd child & did something I have never seen before....they put the following on the invite-
Admission: 1 pk diapers
Everyone thought that it was a cute idea & I had diapers for the first 3mos! (the stores will exchange them for different sizes if the baby outgrows them)
Congrats & good luck!