12 Fun Baby Shower Games
Moan and groan at the thought of baby shower games if you must, but think how much fun we'd miss out on without them! Baby shower games offer your guests a great chance to break the ice - especially when they may not know each other very well. Here are some games for you to consider the next time you throw a baby shower.
Special considerations
Many of these games are classics in the world of baby shower
gaming, but keep in mind that several of them could, potentially,
offend either the expectant mother or your guests. Remember to
keep your guests and guest-of-honor in mind as you plan your
party games. For example, some moms - particularly in an advanced
state of pregnancy - may be sensitive to wrapping lengths of
toilet paper around their midsections to get an accurate
measurements and other guests might be embarrassed participating
in some of the more risqué activities when her
great-grandmother is in attendance!
Toiletpaper classic
Pass around a roll of toilet paper. Each guest counts the number
of squares she thinks would be required for the two ends to meet
around the expectant mother’s tummy and then tears off her
length. Once everyone has made a guess, the mom-to-be tests each
length. The guest with the number of squares that is the closest
match wins the game. If you need to speed this activity up, you
can have the mom take the roll of toilet paper, wrapping a new
length around her waist. Then, simply count the squares on that
length and poll the guests to see who has the closest match.
Also, while most people use toilet paper for this game, you can
also have guests snip lengths of string, yarn or ribbon to use
for measuring.
You must have been a beautiful baby
Have each guest bring a photo of herself from when she was a
baby. Tape the baby pictures onto a piece of poster board and
assign a number to each photo. Have the guests try to guess the
baby pictures which go with the adults present. The guesser with
the most correct matches wins a prize.
Guessing game and variations
Place 8-10 small baby items (pacifier, diaper pins, baby spoon,
etc.) in a paper bag. Pass the bag around to each guest and let
them get a good look. Then have everyone try to name as many of
the items they saw in the bag as they can. Once everyone is done
with their lists the items are dumped out of the bag and the
guesses are tallied. The winner is the guest with the best
recollection of the items.
Another popular variation is to place all the baby items on a tray. The hostess then carries the tray displaying the items so that each guest gets a good look and then the tray is covered while the guessing commences. Once everyone is done with their lists, the tray is uncovered and guesses are tallied.
There is also the "Tricked ya" variation, which is nice for a change of pace - especially when you have hosted or attended a lot of baby showers and have played this game one too many times. In this version, the hostess displays the tray and then leaves the room for a moment. Once she is out of sight, the guests, expecting to guess the contents of the tray, are told to recount what the hostess is wearing, including as many accessories as possible. The most accurate guesser wins the prize. There is even a combo variation of this game where the hostess actually becomes the display by pinning small baby items to her clothing and then leaves the room while the guessing commences.
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