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Shower Games
 Type of Games
Humor
1. Estimate
Size of the Mother-to-be's Waist Game
Pass
around a ball of string and a pair of scissors. Each party member cuts
off a piece of string guessing the length to fit around the Mother's
middle. Mom tries on each string. The person with the closest length
wins a prize. Meanwhile, Mom gets to show off her proud tummy! Great for
coed baby showers! Some showers use toilet paper instead of string.
Ribbon would work well, too.
2. Baby
Questions
Pass out
note cards and pencils to each attendee. Each person writes a common
baby question such as "What do you do when a baby cries?" or "How do you
get a baby to sleep through the night?" Then collect the cards and
redistribute them face down (so you cannot see the question) and have
each attendee write the answer to their initial question on the blank
side. Then read the cards and get ready to laugh!
For
example, you could have a card with a question "How do you know you have
folded a cloth diaper correctly?" on one side and the answer "Where you
get your first smile" on the other.
3. Balloon
Carry
Place two laundry baskets across the room from each other, one with
about 10 party balloons. Divide guests into two teams. Each member of
the team puts a balloon between her knees and waddles across the room
placing the balloon in the other laundry basket without touching the
balloon with their hands. (Shaking, wiggling and hopping over the basket
to free the balloon are all allowed!) The balloons get staticy so this
can be tricky. After the attendee gets his/her balloon in the basket or
drop it on the floor, he/she runs back and the next team member goes.
Two teams can go at the same time with four baskets or one team at a
time. Whichever team gets the most balloons in the basket within a
certain time frame wins. This game is good for belly grabbing laughter
especially if mom-to-be gets an honorary turn.
Another
version is using the clothes pin and milk bottle instead. Yes, the
clothes pin still goes between the knees!
4. Clothes
Pin Grab
Two
attendees to hold a long cord (meant to resemble a clothes line), with
numerous clothes pins attached. Everyone has to try with ONE hand to get
as many clothes pins off while still holding them in your ONE hand. As
soon as you drop one you are out and that one does not count.
5. Cotton
Ball Games
Pass
around a jar of Vaseline and tell everyone to take as much as he/she
needs. When everyone has some on his/her finger, tell them to cover
their nose with it! The objective of the game is to get as many cotton
balls from a big bowl to the floor in 60 seconds only using the Vaseline
covered nose. The attendee with the most balls on the floor wins (balls
on the nose do not count).
Hint: To
get the balls off the nose, shake your head or blow on the balls. Most
likely, laughing will not make them come off!
Another
game is feeding cotton balls to a baby made out of a shoe box. You can
make your baby by taking a shoe box and cutting a crescent (or oval) in
it to be an open mouth, and draw eyes and nose on with a marker. You can
even gave it dimples and a pipe-cleaner curl that can stick up out of
the top. Then, using a bowl of cotton balls and a serving spoon or other
pretty big heavy spoon, let the blindfolded attendee try to feed the
baby (held by an opponent who is free to make the baby wiggle and
squirm). The guest who manages to feed the most cotton balls to the
"baby" wins. Of course, if the baby is "wiggling" you may not even need
to use a blindfold to make it fun.
A third
game is a cotton ball transfer. Get two large bowls and fill one up with
cotton balls. The attendee is blind folded and tries with a heavy metal
spoon or ladle to try and get as many cotton balls from one bowl to the
other. It's actually very hard because all you feel is the weight of the
spoon! The attendee who gets the most cotton balls into the other bowl
wins.
6. Dirty
Diapers
Fold
white napkins or cloth into little diapers and close with small diaper
bin. Hand one out to each attendee when he/she arrives. At the end of
the party, each attendee opens his/her diaper and the one with the brown
"poop" spot wins a prize. You can use an unwrapped Hershey's chocolate
kiss for the "poop."
Great idea!
Before
the party: Take ten disposable diapers (number doesn't matter) and
number the outside from one to ten. Then smear the inside of each with
some smelly food item (i.e. tuna, horseradish, Italian dressing, garlic,
mustard) Close each diaper up.
To
play: Pass out paper and pens. Each diaper is then passed around for the
players to smell. The one with the most correct guesses wins!
In this
version, the guesses try to determine what candy bar Daddy let the baby
have last night while Mom was out! Melt 8 different candy bars
(Snickers, Butterfinger, Three Musketeers, Baby Ruth, etc.) in the
microware in 8 different diapers. Hint: do not melt the chocolate too
much, just enough for it to soften and then smear it inside the diaper.
Make sure the host/hostess numbers each diaper and tracks which
chocolate bar when in it. The guest with the most correct guesses wins.
7. Name
Poem with Advice
If you already have
a name picked out, have the attendees make a poem with the letters of
the name. For example if the first letter is N, the tip could be "Never
pull on daddy's mustache." The next letter could be E and the tip could
be "Eat all your veggies!"
8. Baby
Expression
Create a sheet of
four to six baby pictures (from magazines, mother-to-be photo album,
family albums, etc.). Make photocopies of the sheet to each guest. The
guests try to create funny captions of what they think the baby is
trying to say!
9. Dress
the Baby - Lots of versions!
The idea is to
dress a doll just like you would a real baby. Get a doll about the size
of a baby and clothing to dress them up in. Include a cloth diaper,
rubber pants, socks or booties, t-shirt, pants and shirt for a boy,
dress for a girl, bonnet, etc. Give a 2 minute time limit to see who can
dress the baby the fastest without being harmful to this make believe
child. The attendee who gets the most clothes on the baby wins.
Funny!
Different
version great for coed showers! You will need a doll, a cloth diaper,
two diaper pins, and two "volunteers" for each attempt. The more
participants the better. Once you have the two volunteers, the rules are
you can only have two hands between you to pin the diaper on as neatly
as possible. One uses his/her left hand only and the other must use
his/her right hand. Remaining hands must be kept behind their back.
Attendees judge the volunteers who did the best job. The funniest part
is watching them open the safety pins!
Another
version uses balloons instead of dolls. The attendees have to blow up
the balloons and dress them with the markers, ribbons, kerchiefs, etc.
provided by the hostess. Everyone votes for the best looking "baby" !
Another
version:: Try diapering the baby (or large teddy bear) with a cloth
diaper with two blindfolded participants.
10. Feed
the Baby
Have the
guests divide up into teams of 2, one is be the MOTHER the other is to
be the BABY, give each team a baby bottle filled with a preferred
beverage; remember to cut the nipple hole a little larger; the BABY sits
in MOTHER'S lap and is fed the bottle. The team who finishes the bottle
first wins the prize! Very funny, especially if you decide to use a soft
drink as the beverage.
11. Pin the
Diaper on the Baby
A variation on pin
the tail on the donkey. Instead of pins, use tape, and die-cuts of
diapers. Attendees try to tape them, blindfolded, on to a picture of a
baby. Closest diaper to the right spot wins a prize. Great for
coed showers!
New variation - Pin the bottle on
the baby. Same idea as above, but use a picture of a bottle with a
nipple.
12. Baby
Draw
Have the attendees
draw a picture of a baby. But instead of holding the paper on their
laps, they have to put the paper on their heads! Use a paper plate or
magazine under the paper to ease the drawing. The guest of honor picks
the one she likes best or most resembles a baby. Funny!
13.
Multi-tasking Mama
Two people hold a
clothesline, while each attendee takes a turn hanging up baby clothes.
The trick is that they have to hang the clothes while holding the baby
and talking on a cordless phone! The one who can hang the most clothes
in one minute wins.
14. Kiss My
Baby
This game is for
small showers with close friends.The mom-to-be is seated in the center
of everyone. The host goes to each of the guest with a doll and tells
them this is the mom-to-be's baby.The host then tells them to hold her
baby, talk to it, hug it and most important give it a kiss anywhere they
want checks, hand, foot, etc. After every one has kissed her baby the
host tells everyone wherever they kissed the baby they have to kiss
Mom-to-be. Be sure to have your camera ready!
15. My
Water Broke
The participants
race to a finish line (where there is someone dressed like a doctor)
with a water filled balloon between there legs. The one who hasn't
broken their water balloon wins!
16. Baby's
Life Story
In this game
various stages of the baby's future life are written by the guests. The
host or hostess titles several sheets of paper with important or funny
stages of life such as birth, first day of school, learning to drive,
first date, etc. The guests are divided into groups and given a stage of
live to write about. Give the groups 10 to 15 minutes to compose the
story. Have the mother-to-be read them (in order) outloud. Very funny!
Challenge
17. Baby Word
Scramble Game
Pick 10 or so words
related to babies and scramble the letters. Photocopy the scrambled
words on a sheet of paper for each party attendee. Give a time limit of
about 5 minutes for each person to try to unscramble the words. Here is
a sample of 20 words to get you started (some easy, some hard).
**Printing tip, save the web page on your hard disk, then print it out.
It will be much faster than printing directly from the web.
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Sitbenas |
Bassinet |
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Searance |
Cesarean |
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Raxbont Kisch |
Braxton Hicks |
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Treesbidganef |
Breastfeeding |
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Irnbhgit Moro |
Birthing Room |
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Raragice |
Carriage |
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Peidar |
Diaper |
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Kirgonc Hicar |
Rocking Chair |
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Yabb Gnisw |
Baby Swing |
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Gapar Sett |
Apgar Test |
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Licoc |
Colic |
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Rupb |
Burp |
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Raprengdtasn |
Grandparents |
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Tspi Pu |
Spit Up |
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Webnonr |
Newborn |
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Tolbet |
Bottle |
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Akeblnt |
Blanket |
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Ditmnhig Nesegfid |
Midnight Feedings |
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Declra |
Cradle |
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Goconi |
Cooing |
18.
Remembering Baby Items on a Tray Game
Place several baby
items on a tray. Present the tray to the attendees for 15 seconds. Then
hide the tray and have them write down the baby items they remember. The
baby shower attendee with the most correct items wins! The
tray is then given to the
guest of honor
since she will need the items.
One variation is instead of
putting the items on a tray, but them in a bag (do not use anything
sharp) and let each attendee feel in the bag.
Another variation is to have one
of the attendees dress up in fottie pajames and pin items/packages on
them. The attendee carries a stuffed aminal, bottle, etc. and parades
around the room for a limited time. Everyone is so busy laughing that it
is hard to remember anything!
Here are some sample items:
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Baby Pins |
Travel Baby Shampoo |
Travel Baby Oil |
Ear syringe |
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Tweezers |
Rattle |
Cotton Balls |
Syrup of Ipecac |
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Pair of socks |
Small baby toys |
Wash cloth |
Small bottle/sipper |
19. Memory
Game Variation
Prepare for the
game listed as above. Even pass the tray around. Then the mom-to-be
leaves the room with the tray and
instead of asking
everyone what is on the tray, ask questions about the mom-to-be.
Examples of questions include: What color was her top, what type of
shoes was she wearing, was she wearing eye shadow, how was her hair
done, was she wearing lipstick, what jewelry was she wearing? Everyone
was so busy looking at the tray, they did not even notice she left the
room! Great version of a classic shower game.
20. Finding
Baby Pins in Rice Game
Place a dozen plain
safety pins (of different sizes) in a large bowl of rice. Blind fold the
player and give him/her 60 seconds to pull out as many pins a possible.
The one who pulls out most pins during that time wins. We played this at
my shower and as the mom-to-be I won. I politely declined the prize and
the second place player won instead.
21. Guess the
Number of Jelly Beans in the Baby Bottle Game
Fill a baby bottle
with little jelly beans (or other small candy, you can even get baby
themed candy at some candy stores). Show the attendees the baby bottle
and have them guess how many beans or candy are in the baby bottle. How
about picking the mom's favorite small candy to use as they did at my
baby shower?
Terry
used baby pins instead of candy in the guessing game for her party. This
is a low calorie version!
22. Baby
Product Logo Game
Collect several magazine ads of
baby products. Cut out the brand name and put the ads on stiff paper.
Number the ads from one to twenty. The guests can either look at the ads
on a wall or the ads can be passed around. The guest who names the most
wins.
Variations include taping the
commercials on a cassette tape or reciting the catch phrase.
23. Taste
Test Baby Food Game
Cover the labels of several jars
of baby food with numbered labels. Each person takes a sample on his/her
paper plate and writes the number from the bottle. Each guesses the name
of the baby food and the one with the most correct guess wins!
If you do not want to taste the
food, then remove the labels from the jars and guess the contents by the
looking.
24.
Mom-to-be Trivia Game
Compile a list of about 20
questions about the mom-to-be to ask the attendees to see who knows her
the most. The attendee with the most correct answers wins. You might be
surprised who wins!
Sample questions include the
following:
What names does she have for
picked for the baby?, Does she hope for boy, girl or either?, What are
the color of her eyes?, What are the colors she has picked for the
nursery?, What is she wearing today?, What is her favorite children's
character (Pooh, Bart Simpson, etc.)?, Has she had any crazy food
cravings and if so, what was it?
If you are having the shower after
the baby is born, change the questions to make Labor Trivia. Ask
questions such as exact birthweight, time of birth, time arrived at the
hospital, etc.
25. Baby
Name Song Guess
Make a tape with short snippets of
songs (10 - 25 seconds in length) with names in the title. If the sex of
the baby in known, use names for that gender.
Play the songs and have people
guess the name of the song and the artist. The one with the most correct
song titles and artists wins!
Examples of songs for a
girl
would include: "Cecilia" by Simon and Garfunkel, "Mona Lisa" and
"Ramblin' Rose" by Nat King Cole, and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by
the Beatles, "Sara Smile" by Hall and Oats.
Examples of songs for a
boy
would include "Fernando" by Abba, "Hey Jude" by the Beatles, "Thomas
O'Malley Cat" from the Disney movie "Aristocats", the James Bond Theme
by Monty Norman Orchestra, and "Don't Mess Around with Jim" by Jim
Croce.
For baby of
unknown gender, you could
mix some of each of the songs above. Or you could use songs with the
word "baby"
in them.
26. Stork
Bingo
This game works like regular
bingo, but instead of using the word "bingo" across the top of the card,
use the word "stork" instead. Also use baby words such as bassinet,
crib, bottle, etc., for the content of the card.
Use a bingo car without the
numbers. Each guest writes what he/she thinks the mother-to-be will be
getting as gifts. As the mom opens her gifts, the attendees mark it off
their card if they have it. When the card is full (or a line in any
direction is a smaller party), the guest yells BINGO and wins.
27. Baby
Crossword Puzzle
Create a crossword puzzle with
baby related clues. For example, the color for a girl is #1 across.
You could also make up a
word search
with baby items. For example, use Excel and make the database boxes
smaller so that only one letter will fit into each box, and then just
type in letters in all directions that spell out baby items (i.e.
pacifier, bottles, diaper, etc.). Print out and photocopy.
28. A
Mother's Purse
Read of a list of items and each
attendee tries to find it in her purse. You can assign a number of
points for each item (the more unusual the item, the higher number of
points). The person with the most points wins. Hint: Best for any type
of shower, especially when most are moms!
Ideas for items are:
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A
crayon and paper |
Something that is pink |
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A
safety pin |
Something that is blue |
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A
baby toy |
Two of something (for a twin's party) |
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A
picture of children or a baby |
A
wet wipe |
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A
picture of a mother |
Invitation to the shower |
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Cotton swabs |
The letters in the word "baby" written somewhere |
29.
Scramble Name Game
Attendees try to
come up with the words using the letters in the mother's and father's
name. Use a five minute time limit. After checking for correct spelling,
call the win's name. Instead of giving out a gift,
each player must pay a
dime for each word
on their list. All the money goes into the baby's bank!
30. Raffle
The attendees buy
raffle tickets for a door prize. About $1 per ticket is common. The
grander the prize the better. Maybe one of the attendees could offer a
service (house cleaning, massage, etc.) based on his/her skills. The
guess of honor pulls out the lucky ticket to great fan fair (drum roll,
please). Meanwhile the money is used to start the baby's first piggy
bank!
31. Nursery
Rhyme Game
Pick one line from several nursery
rhymes. Print the lines out on paper and whoever can guess the most
rhymes wins! For example, like a diamond (printed out) = twinkle little
star (guessed) and jumped over the = hey diddle diddle or jack be
nimble.
The one with the most correct
guesses wins!
32. Guess
the Delivery Stats
Let the attendees
guess at the actual delivery date and height and weight of the baby. The
hostess must keep track of the guesses for the attendees. The guess that
was the closest for all three items wins. You could also give gifts for
each item instead of all three.
Another
version- A
prize can be given to the attendee whose birthday with the closest to
the baby's due date. Another gift was can also be given to the attendee
whose birthday was closest to the mother's birthday.
33. Baby
Shower Bag Game
Use white or brown lunch bags and
spell out
B A B Y S H O W E R.
In each bag is something for the
baby. For example B has bibs, A has applesause, etc. Great for laughs.
The person with the most correct quesses wins.
34. Nursery
Boo-Boo
Find someone who
can draw and have them draw a picture of a nursery with errors in it.
For example, crib missing a wheel, candle instead of night lamp, etc.
Make sure to make enought copies for everyone and give the attendees a
time limit (5 mintues) to find the mistakes. The one with the most
mistakes wins.
34. Match
Name to Meaning
On one half of a
piece of paper, write all the attendee's names. On the other half, write
the meanings or origins of each of these names - mixed up, of course.
Have everyone try to match the name with it's meaning. The person with
the most correct wins a prize.
35. Cookie
Cutouts
The host/hostess
purchases a bunch of odd looking cookie cutouts. The cutouts are
numbered. The attendees try to guess that the cutouts are and write them
on a list. The one with the most correct guesses win. You might be
surprised at how many weird looking cutouts there are!
36. Rock A
Bye Baby
This game is like
musical chairs or hot potato. The attendess stand in a circle with one
holding a small baby doll. The mother-to-be sings a lullaby and each
guest rocks the baby and then passes the baby on. When the mother-to-be
stops singing the attendee holding the doll is out. Besure to have each
attendee rock the baby and throwing is not allowed! Funny!
Creative
37.
Embroidered Cloth Baby Diapers
Every baby needs
spit up wipes. If your baby shower attendees are handy with a needle,
provide needles, embroidery thread and cloth diapers. While sitting
around talking, everyone embroiders one (or more) diapers. Ideas to
embroider are the baby's last name (or first name if known), flowers,
blocks, bottles, or just trim the edges.
Mom-to-be will love these
after the baby is born.
38.
Playdough Sculpture Game
The attendees are
separated into teams. The mother-to-be creates a list of baby items. The
list is cut up and put into a bowl. She pulls one slip from the bowl and
shows it to one member of each team. That person goes back to the team
and tires to make a sculpture of the item. The team that thinks they
know the item raises their hands. The mother-to-be asks them the word.
If they are incorrect, the remaining teams keep going until someone
guesses. Remember all the teams are working on the same word at the same
time. No talking during the sculpturing, but laughing is allowed.
39. Gum
Babies
Give each attendee
some chewing gum and a piece of wax paper. The attendees soften the gum
by chewing and try to make the shape of a baby on the wax paper. The
mom-to-be picks her favorite. Funny!
40.
Decorate Baby T-Shirts
Give each attendee
a plain white baby t-shirt and some puff paint. The attendees can
decorate away. Since newborns go through many outfits a day, any new mom
will love having many cute t-shirts!
41. Baby
Quilt
Before the shower,
cut our squares of muslin (or other material). Leave some plain and
apply iron on baby related transfer on others. At the party, attendees
can either color in the transfers or create their own design. Don't
forget to have each attendee sing their name on their square. After the
shower, sew the pieces together, put on e batting and tied it off. What
a great keepsake for baby and mom!
42. Baby
Bonnet
Each attendee makes a bonnet out
of the supplied materials. This is a game for smaller showers. It is
also recommended to pick up items (netting, ribbons, thread, small
flowers or other decorative touches) on sale.
Give the same materials to each
attendee and instruct them to make the cutest bonnet that they can in
ten minutes (longer or shorter as desired). These will be judged.
Judging is best done by someone not directly involved or by Mom-to-be if
she does not see who created each one. Give prizes to two or three best
bonnets or have categories like cutest, craziest, most creative....
If the Mom-to-be has a sense of
humor and is not too shy, ask her to model the best bonnet and take her
picture wearing it with the guest who designed and created it.
Ice Breakers
43. Try Not
to Say "Baby" Game
Every baby shower attendee gets a
baby diaper pin to pin on his/her clothes. Everyone tries not to say
"Baby" during the party. When someone does, the first person who catches
the slip, gets to confiscate the pin. The one with the most pins at the
end of the party, wins!
Another
variation
on this game that is also used for Bridal Showers is to confiscate the
pin when someone crosses his/her legs. This works best for smaller
showers where everyone is sitting around a living room and can watch
each other's legs!
Instead of using a pin, make candy
pacifiers to put on a ribbon and wear around the neck. To make the
pacifier, glue two white lifesavers together with one standing up on the
other. Then glue one small jelly bean on the upright lifesaver. String
the rillbon through the hole to make the necklace. If you use a
peppermint or wintergreen lifesavers, then you get a pleasant smell.
Cute!
44. Baby
Pictures Guessing Game
Everyone brings a
baby picture of him/herself. The host/hostess displays the numbered
pictures. The baby shower attendee who guesses the most correct wins!
Great for coed parties.
(Be sure to mention
in the baby shower invitation to bring a baby picture.)
45. Who Did
What Game
Attendees try to
find someone at the party who as a child did that was unique. The
host/hostess may check up on the attendees before the party for
specifics. Here are a sample of items from one baby shower:
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Played a string instrument |
Did not have any sisters |
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Wore glasses |
Born in a foreign country |
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Wore braces |
Won a trophy |
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Born the same month as the baby's due date |
Wore a cast |
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Walked before their first birthday |
Had 3 or more brothers |
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Sang in the choir |
Walked to school (in the snow?) |
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Was not born in a hospital |
Had a horse (not rocking) |
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Sent to the principal's office |
Was chalkboard monitor |
Each attendee is
given a piece of paper with the above and a line for the name. Attendees
circulate so they can ask each other the questions. A
name can only appear once
on each attendee's sheet.
Great game if the attendees do not
know each other well.
46. Guess
the Famous Moms
On separate pieces of paper write
names of famous moms. (Examples: Hillary Clinton, Florence Henderson,
Princess Diana, Mrs. Cunningham - from Happy Days TV show, etc.)
Choose as many participants as you
have names and attach a sheet of paper with the name on their backs. The
participants have to guess who they are supposed to be by asking the
attendants questions that can be answered only with YES or NO answers.
(Example: Am I American? Am I alive?, Am I fictional ?, etc.)The first
to guess which famous mom she is wins.
Use famous
mothers of twins
if the shower is for a mother-to-be of twins.
47. Baby
Gift Guess
Have attendees bring a small item
that you would use for a baby (i.e. pacifier, bib). Give each attendee a
list of names of all the attendees. Have them wear these things if
possible. After everyone is there and sitting down, have them remove
the items and put it in a small basket.
See how many people can guess what
each person was wearing when they came to the shower. When the lists are
complete, have them take what they brought out of the basket. The person
with the most correct wins. All items go to the mom-to-be.
48.
Birthing Babies
You place tiny babies in an ice
tray and fill with water. Freeze. Then at the shower each guest gets a
drink with one baby-to-be in each glass. The guests can not bite the ice
cube or suck on it. They have to patiently wait for the baby to be born.
The first baby born wins a prize.
In order to get the babies to
freeze in the center of the cube, you have to freeze in two steps. First
fill half way and freeze, then add baby, then fill the rest of the way
and finish freezing. Otherwise, the baby sinks to the bottom.
49. Lucky
Roll
Attendees roll dice
to try to win gifts. If the attendee rolls 7 or 11, they can pick a gift
the floor or table. If all the gifts are gone, then the attendee can
"steal" a gift from another person. Set a time limit of 5 minutes to
really keep the game exciting. Ideas for gifts include shower gel with
scrubby, pads of pretty papers, large candy bars, etc.
50.
Father-to-be Great for
coed showers!
The father-to-be
places a balloon under his shirt with his birth weight listed on it.
Everyone tries to guess the father-to-be's birth weight. He reads
through the cards and then "gives birth" and the one who guesses the
closest wins.
51. Guess
Birth Year and Weight
Give each attendee
a piece of paper with names of the other guests. Then, have them take a
guess at 1.) What year that person was born 2.) What they weighed at
birth This should prove to be hysterical when guests of different ages
are together.
52. Finger
String
Each attendee has
to wrap the string around his/her finger without knowing why. As the
string is being unwrapped, the attendee must say how they know the
mother-to-be and give a piece of advice. The longer the string the more
the attendee has to talk!
Funny!
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