Game ideas for a baby shower??

Question

I am throwing a shower for my sister in law. I need good ideas for games, maybe something that isn't done all the time. What are some fun ones you have played at baby showers?

Answer 1

I have hosted MANY babyshowers and got bored of the same 'ole games everyone plays.. So i did some reasearch and found some really fun ones that everyone really ended up loving. Here they are:

♥ Play the "Tricked ya" variation of Guess whats on the tray.Thats when you place 8-10 small baby items (pacifier, diaper pins, baby spoon, etc. on a tray and hold in in sight for about 30 - 45 seconds for everyone to memorize. Then you remove the tray and have everyone guess.
Well this alternate version is nice for a change of pace -- especially when you have hosted or attended a lot of baby showers and have played this game one too many times. In this version, the hostess displays the tray and then leaves the room for a moment. Once she is out of sight, the guests, expecting to guess the contents of the tray, are told to recount what the hostess is wearing, including as many accessories as possible. The most accurate guesser wins the prize. There is even a combo variation of this game where the hostess actually becomes the display by pinning small baby items to her clothing and then leaves the room while the guessing commences.

♥ Bottle Chug
Fill 8 oz bottles with something (we use soda/juice/and beer) and have everyone compete to finish them.

♥ What'd you say
Get someone to write down everything the mom to be says when she opens her presents. At the end of the night say 'This is what was said the night the baby was conceived' and then list everything she said.

It'll be like:

'OO I always wanted one of these'
'Wow, thats so tiny'
'Aww look at it, it's pink'

stuff like that..you'll have everyone rolling with laughter.

♥ Gift Bingo
Hand your guests a bingo card that is blank... have then write in items they think mom will recieve. As mom opens gifts.. they put a bingo chip or X or whatever over the item if they have wrote it in. Make sure everybodys card are completed before you start opening gifts and have everone write in pen so they cant change there answers.

Answer 2

I threw my sister a baby shower and played the following games. Feel free to take the ideas! :)

1). Candy bar diaper. Buy diapers and microwave candy bars into it. Rotate the diapers around and have people taste what looks like poop to identify the chocolate. The person who gets the most right wins.

2). Pregnancy timeline. If your sister has been taking photos of her progress, print them out and scramble them. Have the guests guess the timeline of her pregnancy. It's not as easy as it seems!

3). Gift gab. When your sister opens gifts, write down the funny things she says. At the end, announce them and say that these are things she may say when the babies comes out. They are funny such as "oh - it's furry!" and "Aww- it's green!"

Enjoy!

Answer 3

Get a roll of toilet paper. Have everyone take off a piece as big as they think will fit around mom to bes waist. Then count the sheets. See who is closest. My husband got DEAD on at our shower adn my 13 year old was within a few sheets :)

Give everyone a ribbon. Every time a guest is caught saying the word "baby", whoever catches them gets to take their ribbon. The winner is the one with the most ribbons at the end. My daughter won that one.

Answer 4

At a friends baby shower, she bought bottles and put 3 ounces of water in it and whoever drank the water the fastest won a small prize. It was really funny! We laugh when we see the pics.

Answer 5

Everyone takes some ribbon and everyone guesses how big mommy's belly is. Whoever is closest wins a small prize.
Or take diapers and smash up different candy bars and melt them into the diapers, then everyone has to smell them and guess what candy it is. Also there are diaper changing races. Or bottle races....fill the bottles with water or juice and see who can drink them the quickest. Ect. Hope that helps!

Answer 6

Have a tree decorated with different baby items and remove the tree during the party... then hand out papers and have the people identify the as many items as possible. Leave the tree on the gift table and remove it shortly after all the guests have had an opportunity to view it. It's simple fun and easy. Sometimes people add to their invitations to bring a small baby item to help decorate the tree. As people add their item to the tree they view the other items. See who can remember the most items. :) Have fun and enjoy the little bundle of joy when it arrives!

Answer 7

oh. play the game taboo. Girls love that game!! it is fun and a lot of people can play it, you'll laugh, you'll all have a great time. It is a simple game i would defenitly recomend it. You could also play scharades.
Hope this helps!1 and have fun at the baby shower!

Answer 8

Pin the bottle on the baby.

You have a large baby image with an open mouth, and you have a bottle image. You have the try to get the bottle on a small X you put on the mouth, usually on the toungue.

Answer 9

Baby showers suck.
Invite men and women to celebrate your good news, and treat it like a birthday party. No lame games or puzzles.
Just presents for the baby and good food.

Answer 10

#1 hid a bunch of baby picture around where ever you are having the party who ever can guess how many pictures there are wins.

#2 guess the mothers weight (dangerous!)

#3 take a bunch of baby diepers and put a bunch different melted chocolate bars in them. baby ruth, snicker, ect... and make them guess what they are. it sounds gross but it was pretty fun at the baby shower i went to.

Good Luck!