Baby Shower Games

2006-07-18T16:25:00.000-07:00

Baby Shower Games are are an essential part of any Baby Shower Party. They help your guest to break the ice and they are a lot of fun if done properly.

Here are some free Baby Shower Game Ideas you can try at your next shower.

Simple, but fun, is the order of the Day at your Baby Shower making the Games to difficult can take away from what you are trying to acheive.

1. Baby Shower Animal Game give everyone a piece of paper and a pen or pencil then read off different types of animals. Example: Dog, Puppy,Cat-Kitten, Whale-Calf, Lion-Cub, Monkey-Infant, Giraffe-Calf, Donkey-Foal, Swan-Cygnet, Sheep-Lamb, Goat-Kid, Hen- Chick and so on your can adapt this to any thing with some imagination.

See how many they can get Right and to ensure to keep player participation in all of your games you need to reward the winner with a small gift.

2. The Sibling Game You can ask them to write down the siblings of popular television series as you read the name of the television show. Examples: Brady Bunch, Eight is Enough, Rugrats, Different Strokes, Little House on the Prairie, Waltons, Partridge Family, 7th Heaven, Cosby Show, and so on any of your favorite shows will do.

Make sure you have your information right when playing these games as it can be embarrasing if you dont know the topic as well as your game players.

3. Baby Shower Memory Game test their powers of observation and memory. Have someone walk in the room holding some items you have put together. Ask this person to go around the room giving each person a chance to observe for 30 seconds. Then that Person leaves the room. Now ask no more than 10 questions about the person carrying the box. Examples: Was she wearing a watch, What color are her eyes, Did her shirt have pockets, Were here nails painted, Etc.

Do you see what we have acheived with this game by focusing on the box most people will not notice what the person carrying the items looks like.

4. How Big is Mommies Tummy or Baby Game Bring a roll of toilet paper pass it around and have each Person tear off the exact amount that they think will go around mommies tummy. Who ever has torn of the closet piece of toilet paper wins.

Baby Shower Games Ideas

Planning the Baby Shower Games

2006-07-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

We are well into the planning of the baby shower now with the invitations out and the menu decided the next stage of our baby shower plan is the games we wish to play.

Have you set a theme for your baby shower this could possibly dictate what games are to be played at the shower party. If so there are numerous games you could find or even create on your own.

I was at a baby Shower last week where they created a new game called pin the umbilical cord on the baby. It was just a rehash off the old children game pin the tail on the Donkey but it was a great success and everyone had a laugh.

If you are playing games such as this and people are to be blind folded make sure you move furniture out of the way to avoid any un-necessary injuries to your guests.

Planning the Baby Shower Games

Baby Shower Games and Ideas

2006-07-08T18:26:00.000-07:00

Baby Shower Games are something that on occassion to much emphasis is placed on. The Day is about the mother to be and not the games.

Good planning and only utilising about four games on the day is enough dont go out and buy 200 games as you dont need them there are plenty of places to find these games for free.

Below you will find a listing of Games for you to use.

1. Guess the Babies Name- have every one write down a name when they get to the party and after the birth see who is the winner- good ideas that a prize is awarded (party favor)

2. Alphabet Trip- form a circle of guests and start with the phrase "Im going on a trip with baby and Im bringing a..."

3.Its in the bag - fill a bag with 10 baby items and give your guest 20 seconds to feel the items and write it down. (time is optional) The person who guesses the highest amount of items is the winner. (again reward with a baby shower Favor)

Guess the baby- Have all your guests bring a baby photo of them selves to the Baby Shower,then line them all up and have your guests match the photo to the person again right it down dont annouce.

Baby Shower Games and ideas

Baby Shower Games | Babys Name

2006-07-07T16:24:00.000-07:00

One of the most fun aspects of a baby shower is the games. By playing games, you make strangers feel more comfortable while having a great time. To make the games a bit more competitive between the guests, have some type of small prize for the winner.

You will find quiet people that come out of their shells eager to win. The goal with each game is to get the guests laughing and interacting with one another. What you want to avoid with baby shower games are those that take too long to explain or games that are difficult to figure out.

You will probably feel nervous about putting games together since obviously, you want them to be well received and a huge success. To help reduce the level of stress, we have chosen games that are perfect for all baby showers, whether 10 people or 50!

TRADITIONAL GAMES

The games in this section are those that have been around for a while and continue to add fun to any baby shower.

Diaper Door

To get the baby shower started, this is an excellent first game. Prior to the start of the shower, you will need to cut small triangles out of white paper (copy paper, white napkins, or even white felt work perfectly). On the inside of one “diaper”, place a small amount of Dijon mustard (to resemble a newborn baby’s poo).

These triangles will then be folded into the shape of a diaper by folding two of the corners inward, allowing them to touch. Then, fold the last corner from the bottom up over the two corners and pin them together with a very, small safety pin.

Once all the diapers are assembled, place them in a basket. As each guest arrives, he or she would take a diaper and without looking on the inside, pin it onto the clothing. These diapers will be worn throughout the party. While some of the guests may understand the game, others will have no idea. Your job is not to tell!

Once the shower begins to wind down, have all the guests open their diaper. The person who has the dirty diaper is the winner, receiving the main door prize! Excellent options would include dinner for two at a nice restaurant, a full-spa treatment, or a movie package (two tickets, two popcorns, and two drinks).

Tray Game

For this game, you will need a tray and about 20 to 25 small items that would be associated with a baby. For instance, you might choose socks, rattle, teething ring, baby book, thermometer, baby food jar, washcloth, diaper pins, piggy bank, spoon, and so on. With everyone sitting around a circle, pass the tray with all the items on it around the room.

Once the last person has had time to view all the items, put the tray out of sight. Then, go back to the person that first viewed the tray and see how many items he or she can name. Keep in mind that someone will need to keep track of each person’s guess with the use of a check off list. That way, you will know the person or persons that win.

Gifts could include something like scented candles, bath soaps, or boxed chocolates. Finally, after the came is over, all the items on the tray are then presented to the mother-to-be!

Smell Game

For the Smell Game, you will take six different jars of baby food, each different. Put the contents into plastic bowls so the content is unknown. Next, each guest will sniff the bowl and then make his or her guess as to the flavor of the food. The person that gets the most right is the winner. Again, small gifts would be great but not necessary.

Clothespin Roundup

With this game, you would hand each guest a clothespin as he or she arrives, asking that it be clipped some where on the clothing. Since a pregnant woman has difficulty crossing her legs, the focus of this game is that no guest can cross his or her legs throughout the entire shower.

If a guest catches someone doing this, the clothespin is taken away and added to that person’s clothing. At the end of the shower, the person with the most clothespins wins a small prize. A variation of this game is to ban the word “baby” throughout the baby shower.

Baby A to Z

You will need to have papers prepared prior to the start of the shower with letters A to Z listed down a row. When you get ready to play the game, each guest will be handed a piece of paper with the letters and a pencil.

Then, tell each guest that he or she will have one minute to write a word next to the corresponding letter that relates to a baby. Set the timer and let the fun begin. The person that has the highest number of words and the most creative words within that minute would be the winner.

Multiple Guess

For this game, you want to think of 10 questions that will be asked to each guest. The goal of the game is to see who knows the mother-to-be best. For example, you would have questions like, “If the baby were to get sick at 2:00 in the morning, who would Sue call first – (a) Her sister, (b) Her mother, or (c) Her doctor.”

Be sure to have the parents of the expectant couple involved in this came to create a little more fun. The answers will be tallied and the one that had the most right wins.

Diaper Bag

This game is similar to the Tray Game but with a twist. With this, guests would sit in circle with a diaper bag in the middle. The first person would say, “I have the diaper bag and in it, I placed a teething ring”, placing the bag back in the middle.

The second person picks up the bag and repeats the first person but says, “I have the diaper bag and in it, I placed a washcloth.” The third person repeats the first two people and then adds something of his or her own. This goes on around the circle but once a guest forgets one of the items added, they are disqualified from the game. You may end up with a couple of winners but the game is fun.

Word Creation

Make a list of words that relate to pregnancy and babies and post them on a piece of poster board for all the guests to see. Then, hand each guest a piece of paper and pencil, set a timer for three minutes, and have them try to make as many new words out of each word presented as possible within the timeframe. The guest with the most legitimate words wins.

Noah’s Ark

On one side of a piece of paper, write the alphabet in big, bold letters. Then, next to each letter, draw two lines. For this game, the guests would write down the name of two animals for every letter that corresponds with that letter.

In other words, for the first letter “A”, you would have something like “Anteater” and “Aardvark”. Now, set your timer for about three minutes and have everyone write as quickly as possible. The person that completes the task ahead of others is the winner.

Taster’s Choice

Of all baby shower games, this is one of the funniest. In this case, you will need about eight to ten different jars of baby food with the labels removed and replaced with a number so you can keep track. Now, on paper plates draw eight to ten circles with the corresponding number on top of each.

Place a small dollop of the food into each circle and have the guests taste the food. Their goal is to identify the flavor of food but they must be exact. The person that identifies the most wins. With this game, you would want to know about any guests who are vegetarians or have some type of food allergy.

Pins and Rice

With this, a bowl is filled about three-quarters with dry rice. Next, add in about 10 to 20 safety pins. For the guests wanting to play, they would be blindfolded to see how many safety pins could be removed in one minute. The guest who finds the most pins is the winner of the game. Does this sound too easy? Keep in mind that pins and rice feel the same, especially when blindfolded.

Baby Animal Names

On a piece of poster board, write down the following grown animal names plus any others you would like to add. Then, set the timer for two minutes and have each guest write down the name for the baby associated with each animal. The person with the most correct answers wins.

· Cat (kitten)
· Cow (calf)
· Deer (fawn)
· Dog (puppy)
· Duck (duckling)
· Giraffe (calf)
· Goat (kid)
· Goose (gosling)
· Horse (foal)
· Kangaroo (joey)
· Lion (cub)
· Penguin (chick)
· Pig (piglet)
· Seal (pup)

Babys Name

If the expectant parents know the baby’s sex and have the name chosen, this game is fun. With this, write the name of the baby out on pieces of paper on the left side and blank space for guests to write. Then, set the timer for two minutes and have them make sentences out of each letter. For example, if the baby’s name will be Chad, you might see sentences that are messages to the baby such as the following:

· Chubby cheeks are cute
· Happy, happy baby
· Apples are good for you
· Don’t hit your brother

If the name were Jamie, then you might write:

· Just as adorable as can be
· Always hug your mom and dad
· Make happy faces in the sand
· I love you
· Eat your fruits and vegetables.

Baby Ice Cubes

Prior to the baby shower, freeze ice cubes with miniature plastic babies in each one. When it comes time for refreshments, use the special cubes. The guest whose ice cubes melt completely first wins.

Remind guests that they cannot cheat by handling the ice cube, adding warm water to their drink, sucking on the ice cube, etc. To make this work best, freeze the actual plastic dolls prior to dropping them into the ice cube trays.

Unwrapping Presents

When the expectant mother or couple gets ready to open gifts, have a timer nearby that is set every five minutes. The guest whose gift is being opened when the bell goes off wins some type of small prize. If the baby shower is small, you can set the timer to two or three minutes.

Baby Photos

Request that each guest bring one of his or her own baby photos. Then, attach all of the photos to several pieces of poster board, setting them around the room. Above each photo, place a number.

Instruct all of the guests to look at the photos throughout the shower and try to figure out which guest matches up to which photo. The guests can keep track with a paper and pen and then the guest that has the most photos identified correctly would win.

Famous Babies

For this game, you will make a list of about 20 famous people on a poster board, placing it where all the guests can see. You might have people like Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, President Bush, Courtney Cox, and others.

Then, make sure every guest has a piece of paper and a pen. Set the timer for five minutes and see how many people can come up with the correct name of that person’s own baby. The guest that guesses right the most would be the winner.

A variation of this game would be to write down about 20 television shows, asking the guests to name the character names of the children. You can use both old and new shows, mixing it up. For example, you could use the Brady Bunch (Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marsha, Jan, and Cindy); Leave it to Beaver, That 70s Show, Married with children, and so on.

Jack and Jill

For this baby shower game, you would write out a list of about 10 nursery rhymes on the left side of the page. Copy off enough so every guest will have a sheet of his or her own to try to match the exact title to each.

For example, write out the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.” Obviously, the title for this one is Jack and Jill but you would be surprised at how many people miss the answers.

Baby Shower Games

Baby Shower Games

2006-07-06T17:31:00.000-07:00

Baby Shower Games make the baby shower so much more fun and exciting for everyone attending. This is the perfect way for your guests to come together and get to know each other.

The games you choose should be based around the theme of the baby shower and whether it is formal or an informal celebration. Dont make the games to difficult to complete and try and make them fun and exciting for everyone. Remember not everyone will like what you like so maybe a good idea to speak to a few of the guests to get there thoughts.

The next consideration is time for playing the games and having just the right amount of time allocated to play these games. The baby showers that i have attended have usually allocated about 4 games and have been finished inside of an hour. Again consider the size of the party as to how fast the game can be played.

Baby Shower Games

Baby Shower Games

2006-07-05T16:26:00.000-07:00

We have added some more information on Baby Shower Games for you to use.

Mother Goose

Before you attend the Baby Shower it is a very good idea to select a few lines from some of your favorite nursery rhymes, songs to use at the baby shower, this is a fantastic way to add the needed atmosphere to the event.

Make sure you have enough for 2 lines per guest you can go one line if you like depending on time frame of the party. Now give each guest a piece of paper and pencil and then go about reading out the lines of the nursery rhymes out loud of course. Each guest then has the task of trying to name the nursery rhyme or song.

The guest with the most correct answers wins the game and should be awarded a small party favor gift for their effort.

Ice Baby

Get yourself some tiny baby ice cube trays and make with colored water pink ,blue,yellow ,green whatever color theme you have choosen and put then in your guests drinks as they arrive. Ask the guest to state a time to the minute when she or he beleives the baby ice cube will melt and the baby will be born.

Again the guest who gets to to the closest time is the the winner and another small gift/ party favor should be awarded.

Baby Shower Game Ideas

2006-07-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

Baby Shower Games where do we start their is so many to choose from. The best way to solve this problem maybe speak to a few of your friends and pick maybe four baby Shower games that interest all of you. Dont go overboard as this is not a day long event and you should be able to fit in four baby Shower games very easily.

Remember keep stress to a minimum this is supposed to be fun.

If you want to keep cost to a minimum you can create the Baby Shower Games yourself. All you need is some imagination some help from your friends and you should be able to create your own Baby Shower Games.

Planning two or three Baby Shower Games or Activities can really liven up your Baby Shower Party. Many popular Baby Shower Games can be adapted with your baby shower theme in mind to add some flare to your Baby Shower.

Baby Shower Games

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Baby Shower Host

2006-07-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

With out doubt planning a baby shower can be trying at times. There will be many different decisions to be made and alot of organization. The main objective and I think this is the most obvious is to make the baby shower convenient to the parents-to-be.

If the shower is to be a surprise, then it is a good idea to co-ordinate closely with schedules and open communication with the parents of the guest of honor.

If the shower party is not going to be a surprise then you should include the parents-to-be in all aspects of planning the baby shower.

As the host / hostess it is your responsibility to bring all of this together, however if you are a friend or some one other than the parents of the expectant couple, it is highly recommended that you include them in some aspects of the planning. After all it is their grandchild that you will be honoring.

Baby Shower Host

Baby Shower Games

2006-07-02T18:09:00.000-07:00

All successful baby showers include some exciting party games. The games can be played at any time and can also create a lot of mix and mingle.

Consider three or four games for two hour party. Do not plan too many as there are many other things to fit into the time frame. You may have some of your favorite party games in mind, if you need some ideas, ask some of your guests for their ideas or look online for many other ideas.

One suggestion for your baby shower games would be to purchase some baby items such as baby wipes, pacifiers, rattles and cloth diapers. Arrange up to twenty-five of these baby items on a tray, walk around the room, giving each guest an equal amount of time to view the tray. Place the tray out of sight, provide the guests with a pen and paper and have them list as many items as they remember.

Give them approximately two minutes to do so, then whoever lists the most correct items wins a small gift and the items go to the mommy to be.

Theses are just some of the suggestions I have for some fun baby shower games.

Baby Shower Games