Games

1. Try this: Buy a bunch of baby food jars and note on a separate sheet of paper what each one is, numbering the jars on top as you go. Then remove the labels. When the party is going on, pass the naked jars around and aske people to guess what the food is. The person with the most correct, wins the prize.

2. Make a list of a bunch of baby related things: bottle, crib, diaper, formula, etc. and make a search-word puzzle. Whoever finishes first, wins the prize.

3. Grab a bunch of the little girls' baby dolls and have a diapering contest (no butt creams necessary). For a more exciting version, have everyone blind-folded.

4. See who can make the longest list of companies that make baby products.

These are just a few ideas for you. The most important thing is to have fun!

Since the shower will be mostly his side of the family, you could make up a Getting to Know "Her Name" game. The questions could be simplie things like What is her middle name? What city was she born? What is her favorite food?Etc. Who ever gets the most questions right, wins. That way everyone will get to know your s-i-l a little better!

We always play the clothes pin game. Everyone gets a clothes pin and if they say baby at anytime the person who heard they gets the clothes pin. The person with the most pins at the end of the shower gets a prize. For prizes i always go to the dollar store and get little gift bags and lotions, shower gels, or anything that looks nice. If husbands and other men will be there my sister played the "diaper derby" st my shower. You get several aby dolls,diapers,powder. You get together teams of two guys. Ine stands behind the other and puts his arms around the other to reach the baby. The one in front clasps his hands behind him. The one behind can't see so he tries to change the baby. The fastest team wins. This was the best game at my shower. Everyine laughged so much.

For a modern twist, I've played a matching game where you have to match celebrities with their baby's name(s)... it's fun to laugh at the crazy names they pick out.

I have several that have been played at multiple showers and have been hits at all of them.

1st one - have two bowls of rice and mix in "small" safety pins. You blind fold two guests and they have to pick out the safety pins. This sounds simple but is quite difficult. It creates curiosity after the first two do it, thus becoming a challenge for everyone as they all think it's pretty simple when it's not.

2nd - Dress the baby: Have one or more baby dolls. One outfit for each doll, usually just a one piece outfit. Pick two people per a doll. They have to dress the doll together with one arm behind their back. So they have to work together to get the baby dressed. You time them to see who has the fast time.

3rd - Dirty diaper game - ok, this one looks gross and everyone gives you a funny look like you must be crazy, but it creates lots of laughs (always). Get about 6 to 8 diapers (sent free is a must). Pick out 6 - 8 small bit size candy bars. You mark the diapers on the outside with a sharper/marker with the numbers 1-6 or 8. Then you put a candy bar in each diaper. Have a sheet of paper with the numbers and what candy bar is in each diaper. Put the diapers in the microwave for about 10 seconds (nice and gooey texture), smash the candy bar around in it a little bit. When it's time to play the game, pass out a sheet of paper and pen to each guest. Start passing the diapers around. They have to open the diaper and smell it trying to guess what candy bar is in there. It's funny because after the 1st or 2nd diaper everyone is laughing and saying I haven't smelled diaper #? who has it, and then there are some hard candy bars to try and guess and can stump some of them. Just don't get scented diapers as they all smell the same then. I know it sounds gross, but I have played this at 4 showers and it was received the same way each time.

4th - My water broke - (depends on crowd) You get an ice tray (dollar store if you don't have one), party favor babies (party store), freeze a baby in each cube. When you serve drinks you put one cube in each glass. When the first person's baby starts to float, they yell "Water Broke!" they are the winner.

Good luck and have fun!!

Hello C.,

Sure, all that ooh-ing and ahh-ing over baby clothes is a blast, but why not play a game or two to spark some fun and help shower guests get to know each other? Here are five of my favorite party games.

TWO TRUTHS & A LIE
Great for: Breaking the ice
How to play: Each guest must introduce herself and then tell the group three things about herself -- two are true, one is a lie. Then the remaining guests must each guess which statement was false. When each guest has placed her bet, the "liar" must confess to her lie. The truths are often way wackier than the made-up lies -- which creates opportunities for story swapping (and is generally hilarious).
Party Pointer: Shy guests needn't freeze with indecision when it's their turn. Advise them to theme the three statements. For example, "My first car was a navy Saab, I've been in five car accidents, and I got my driver's license when I was 26." In certain circles, this good-natured game can take a sexy turn. If you think this won't be appropriate, be sure to lay down some ground rules beforehand.

ANALOGIES
Great for: Intimate showers, where guests know each other well
How to play: A guest starts thinking of one of the other guests and keeps her choice a secret. The other guests take turns guessing who's on her mind. The guessers must determine the answer through creative questions such as, "If she were a fabric, what kind of fabric would she be?" and "If she were a television show, what show would she be?" or "If she were a cocktail, what cocktail would she be?" The more imaginative the questions, the more intriguing the clues that help guests determine the identity of the mystery woman. If a guest thinks she can identify her, she may say so when it's her turn. If she's wrong, she's out of the game for that round. If she's right, it's her turn to choose a person and field questions.
Party Pointer: You'll need at least 10 guests to keep this game interesting -- otherwise it's way too obvious who the woman in question is.

ARTS & CRAFTS
Great for: Breaking the ice; artistic crowds; any showers where kids are in attendance
How to play: Pretend you're a camp counselor again, and plan a calm, laid-back arts-and-crafts project. Buy enough Play-Doh, paper, fingerpaint, or collage materials for all of your guests. Ask them to create mementos or visual messages that remind them of the parents-to-be or the experience of having a new baby.
Party Pointer: Don't plan anything too messy. Guests might grumble about marring their manicures or staining their clothes. Consider providing smocks.

WORDS OF WISDOM
Great for: Sentimental crowds
How to play: Tuck a pretty blank card into the shower invitations and include a note asking guests to inscribe the card with their advice for new parents. They should come to the shower prepared to read their card to the group. Their words of wisdom, encouragement, and well-wishing can be in the form of a recipe, a poem, a humorous anecdote, and so on. Encourage guests to be creative. After all the cards have been read, the hostess can compile them in a scrapbook for the mom and dad-to-be. This sweet activity goes especially well with dessert!
Party Pointer: This is a great activity for crowds who might be prone to pooh-pooh shower games. Want an alternative plan? Have a beautiful blank book on hand at the shower, and invite each guest to write messages in the pages. Have a helper keep tabs on who signs, so that no one's excluded.

SCATTERGORIES
Great for: Traditional crowds
How to play: Hand out pieces of gridded paper to guests, with the mom-to-be's first name written out across the top margin (example: LIZ). The left margin should list several categories (for example: flowers, baby toys, restaurants, household products, colors, baby names, etc.) Each guest must then come up with words that a) fit each category, and b) start with the letters forming the new mom's name, writing them in the corresponding grid square (example: lilac, iris, zinnia...). They should be allowed no more than five minutes to complete their grids. When time is called, each guest must read off what they wrote. If other guests have chosen the same words, the word gets disqualified. The goal is to acquire the greatest number of unique words. Award a prize to the winner.
Party Pointer: This game can be both challenging and nerve-wracking, but that's part of the fun. Also, debates over the validity of certain words inevitably will arise -- the hostess may have to moderate.

Print out blank bingo cards with a little baby design in the middle "free" space and give each guest a pen and a set of cute stickers. Then have them fill in all the squares with gifts they think the mother will receive, and when she opens the gifts they mark them off with the stickers. First one to bingo wins! This is good because it gives the guests something to do while she is opening all her presents. I did this for my sister-in-laws shower and it was a big hit.

I even have the bingo cards saved on my computer if you send me your e-mail address I can send them to you and then all you have to do is print them on card stock.

Hope this helps!
E.

hello

Well there is the clothes pin one each person starts out with one and no can say the word baby if they have to give up the pin to who ever heard it and the person with the most wins also you can break people into groups of three or four and each group has to pick the person there going to turn into a baby each group get a roll of toliet paper and has to use anything they can find in there purse to turn the person into a baby the best baby wins a prize.also measure mommy belly the closets won wins well hope this helps have fun.

If you google "shower games" there are websites that you can print out and give you ideas. Good luck :0)

Sarah

I have a great game that will help eveyone relax. I have seen it played and have played it at my own shower. It will start off a little stuffy, but trust me...by the end everyone will enjoy it.

We made (or you can purchase plastic ones) pacifiers out of life savers and jelly beans on strings. Each person got a few and everytime someone crossed their legs (ankles count) the person that noticed got to take one from the crosser. At the end of the party, whomever has the most wins!

People got really competitive and it was a blast! Even the guys got in on it!

I assume she is preg.

Diaper the baby game: teams of 2 with each member using only 1 hand try to diaper a doll. Whoever does it faster wins.