Baby Shower Games
You’ve gotten all the RSVPs, planned the fabulous menu, and set the theme for your upcoming baby shower. You’re a great host. What’s left to do, you may be wondering. Plan the entertainment, of course! With guests coming far and wide, as well as from different eras of the mom-to-be’s life, there are going to be plenty of people who’ll need introductions. It’s your job to take care of that as efficiently as possible.
A foolproof way to get everyone mingling and interacting at your event is with games. Baby shower games give everyone an excuse to let guard down, get silly, and at the same time, they focus the attention on the guest of honor and her soon-to-be born baby. Here are a few great games to get you started:
Tummy Girth Baby Shower Game
You’ll need 1 or 2 balls of string or ribbon, preferably in pink or blue. Pass the string around and ask the guests to cut a length of string equal to the girth of the expectant mother’s tummy. When all the guests have finished, the mom-to-be then wraps each ribbon around her tummy. The one closest to the true size without going over the actual size wins!
Popular Baby Shower Game: Pin the Passy on the Baby
Love “Pin the Tail on the Donkey”? So do I! Apparently, a lot of people do because this game is a hit at all the baby showers I’ve been to. It’s pretty self-explanatory, yeah? Just use a pacifier, a picture of a baby on the wall, and try to have the blindfolded guest pin the “passy” to the baby’s mouth. Closest one wins!
Dress The Baby Shower Game
Have each guest bring a doll, receiving blanket, onesie, and a diaper. Then have them randomly exchange their baby gear with another guest. The guests take turns trying to dress the baby they’ve been given while they are timed. Fastest dresser wins! Just as a note: this game really gets the competitive juices flowing since it’s against the clock. Some people may start getting fired up, so be careful!
Baby Shower Game Fave: Guess the Baby’s Gear
In case your game time starts getting too heated, this is the perfect antidote: it’ll calm all the ladies down and re-direct their attention solely on the mom-to-be. Blindfold the expectant mom and seat her some place everyone can see her. Place a bag of baby products in front of her and have her take them out one at a time. As she tries to guess what the items are, there’ll be plenty of opportunities for laughter, especially if you put some unusual baby gear in the bag.
All-Time Best Ice Breaker: The Bottle Game!
Have all the guests fill bottles with liquid and suck the bottle using a nipple just like a baby would. The women (or man!) who drinks the most in, say, 5 minutes wins a baby shower gift. This is sure to get everyone loosened up!
Well, that’s quite a list of fun baby shower games! They should be enough to get you started. Or, they can get your creative juices flowing with your own ideas. If you think of a great game that you’d love to share, please do, and we’ll include it on this list. Happy Shower!
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