baby shower help!

jessicalynn

Hello!  I am throwing my sister-in-law a baby shower this weekend and need some help.  Looking for suggestions for games.  I am planning on one game, which will be a "who knows the mom best type of game"....example of questions are....

-what has mom been craving the most during her pregnancy?
-what is the theme of the nursery?

I seem to be at a loss for ideas for questions.  I would appreciate any suggestions.  TIA!!

eastsidegal

I'm not a big fan of games, but I really liked decorating onesies for the mom.  You can have a variety of pens, stencils, markers, paints, bedazzlers even.  You can hang them up on clotheslines for decoration/display and then the mom to be can pick a fav for the winner. 

Otherwise, I would suggest baby gift bingo.  Played like bingo but with baby gift items instead of numbers (like diapers, blankets, car seat, stuffed animals, books, etc). Hand out bingo cards with various gifts that the mom-to-be might open and they check them off as she opens them.

jessicalynn

Thanks for the info.  I am also not a fan of games, however SIL wanted one.....

jessicaclare

I did baby price is right at a recent shower. Buy about 10 baby items (diapers, wipes, pacifier, etc) and have everyone guess the price. Award point values for how close people are to the actual price.

Its hilarious to see how off people are. Even new moms don't really have an advantage. Then the mom to be gets to take all the stuff home!

Brewtowngrl

JC's game was fun.  I think I did the worst.  An extra bonus to her game was the mom-to-be got to keep the items. 

Baby trivia is fun. Example: 
When does baby recognize mom's voice? 
In 1900 what color designated boy? (ans. is pink)
How many bones are baby born with? 

jessicalynn

Oh, I forgot about the Price is Right one.  My friend had that at her baby shower a few years ago.  I might have to give up on my original idea. 

pharmernicole

I second the onesies -- did this for a friend and they turned out great and were a huge hit at the party! we did it blinded (mom didn't know whose she was voting for) and the winner got a prize.

another thing we did was bring a package of diapers and decorated the outside of it to say "middle of the night diapers" .. we then let everyone write something on one of them for mom/dad to get a giggle out of in the middle of the night (i.e. "remember the time...." )

for prizes, i did a "Baby Yourself" kit -- the travel size packages of the following with ideas on how to put them to use.. 
1. baby wipes (makeup remover, removes deodorant stains from clothes, polish shoes)
2. baby lotion (well..just lotion, I guess)
3. baby oil (to put on legs after shaving, soften cuticles, soften eyebrows before tweezing, use on dry, cracked feet then put socks on)

jenni822

One of my dear friends had the most fun game at my shower. She found tiny plastic babies at Hobby Lobby, put them in cups of water (use small cups), and froze them. The ladies had to get the baby out of the chunk of ice. the game was a huge hit, and even my grandmas went nuts trying to get the babies out!