Popular Baby
Shower games:
Dirty
diaper game
- Have mom-to-be change baby doll diaper. Use chocolate topping
and tea to make the game more realistic. If it's her first
diaper change, it may be a lot of fun :) /You will need diaper,
chocolate topping, tea and baby wipes/
Blindfold
diaper change game - Sometimes very tired new mom needs
to change diaper in the middle of the night with her "eyes
wide shut". This fun game may be a time saver in the
near future :) Watch mom-to-be or other guests make it right.
/You will need a diaper and a doll./
Match
the socks game - Put several unpaired pairs of different
colors socks in a bag. Mix them well and give each player
minute or two to pair them. Winner is a guest who at the end
of the time paired the most socks. /You will need several,
possibly 10 or more pairs of socks and some container to mix
all of them/
Baby
food game - Have each guest try baby food from unmarked
container to guess what is it. Sounds pretty easy, right?
Think twice... you will be surprised how many people will
guess it wrong! /You will need unmarked containers. Put jars
in warm water for 10-15 minutes to dissolve glue from the
label. It will be easier to take it off . You may also use
nontransparent paper and piece of tape to cover the label/
Baby
charades game - is a word guessing game. It is an acting
game in which one player acts out a baby word or phrase. /You
need to produce list with as many as you want "secret"
words or phrases. The guests attempt to guess the word or
phrase based on the "actor's" performance. They
can ask questions, to which the "actor" may give
non-verbal responses, such as nodding in affirmation
Name
as many baby Items you can game - Have each guest write
down as many baby products as they can name within few minutes.
Sounds easy at the beginning, but it will start racking their
brains for more closer to the end of the game. Give a prize
to the guest who gets the most baby products named. /You will
need pan and piece of paper for each guest/
Guess
mom's tummy size game - Have each woman pull the yarn
to the size they believe would fit perfectly around the Mother-To-Be's
center of her pregnant tummy. After everyone cuts their yarn
, compare the results to the Mommy-To-Be's actual tummy. Give
a prize to the lady who is the closest! This is a long time
baby shower favorite. /You will need few feet of yarn for
each player/
How
well do you know mommy-to-be game - ( It's a great time
for mommy-to-be to take a brake and refresh herself since
she needs to stay out of the sight for this game ) Have each
guest write down facial features of future mom ( for example:
hair length and color, eye color or even what is she wearing
right now ) /You will need pen and piece of paper with already
written questions/
Drinking
game - Milk of course :) or any other favorite soft drink
or juice - Have each participating guest drink it from baby
bottle with nipple. First to finish provided amount is winning
the game /You will need few baby bottles of the same size
/
Baby
trivia game - Make a list of questions about babies or
parenting and make 3 different answers for each of the questions,
where only one is true. For example: How much parents spend
in the first year on diapers or how many of them will be used
in the first year. Questions and answers can be found in many
publications, including internet. Google is a good start :)
What
is it? game - mom-to-be is blindfolded and needs to tell
their guests what she has in her hands. It's even more fun
if mom-to-be is told that these are items from around the
house... /You will need some toys or baby items, blanket or
bag to cover/hide the items/
Word
scrambler game - One of the favorite baby shower games.
You will need to scramble some baby words. For example: bottle
= letobt , diaper = repaid or pacifier = ficipare /You will
need pen and piece of paper for each guest. It's easier and
faster if you have the scrambled words printed and each participant
have to write the unscrambled word next to it/
