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I need help please..baby shower game.
One of our games will be a who knows the parents the most game. So I need to come up with questions (and answers) for approximately 15-20 questions. I would like to go anywhere from Tiffany's middle name to is Paul were stranded in a jungle, what would he be most afraid of. But I am at a loss as to some that would be baby shower appropriate but still fun!
This is ending up being a BIGGGGG shower, so I had to scratch the decorate the onsie game. We are looking at about 60 guests, so need games and stuff that are more appropriate for all ages!
eta: If I can's come up with enough, I will do a baby trivia instead with basic baby questions...what is a diaper called in south africa, who was the original gerber baby...etc.....
Re: I need help please..baby shower game.
I have been to a lot of baby showers lately. Some of the games that we have played are:
I am not a huge fan of shower games, so the quicker and less involved they are the better! Good luck!
Full disclosure- I HATE GAMES! So with that being said how about these ideas-
With a crowd that large games are going to be out of control anyway. I went to a shower that was that large and people stopped listening and just were chatting away.
Have the decorate the onesie station- some people may not want to do it and just want to visit with everyone.
Have a table with jars of items to guess the number (q-tips, diaper pins, pacifers (ok that could $$), buttons, etc)
Have a table with pieces of paper so guests can leave a special message for either the baby, couple or words of wisdom for parenting, tips or whatever you want to theme to be.
If you have prizes to give out, do it door prize style. Pull names out of hats. The best prizes I have seen were plants and Target gift cards (they were at co ed showers).
That is all I can think of right now. Good luck with such a large group!
I've been to a couple showers, not many. Some games are just horrible. Please don't melt candy bars on diapers and make people sniff them to figure out what kind they are. Disgusting. Don't make people drink out of bottles and see who can finish first either.
One that I did like: Buy a diaper bag (or reusable shopping bag if they already registered for and will be receiving a diaper bag as a gift from someone else) and fill it with typical baby supplies like shampoo, lotion, nuks, bottles, diapers, snappies, teething toys, etc. Shoot for 15 items or so. Pull them out of the bag one at a time slowly and set them on the table. Then, put them all back in the bag and tell people to write down all the items they can remember. Whoever gets the most, gets a prize.
let me specify...I have games picked out. I want ALL baby shower stuff (games, food, etc..to be done within 1 hour) then the last hour or two or whatever it takes will be gift opening.
here are my games:
1. I will have bought 2 packs of bottles..one bottle will be on each table. We will be doing a Guess the number of jelly beans thing. Each place setting will have a blank business card and they can write their number. I will start calling out number and the closest will wina prize
2. We will be doing the a lot to remember game. I will be having Tiff's mom take a tray around with 15-20 baby items on it. Meanwhile, I will pull Tiff into the kitchen and have her stay there. Instead of them having to remember the items on the tray, they will be asked questions about Tiffany. (what color shirt, watch, etc...)
3. I would like to do one last game with Trivia type questions. I have a baby trivia game, but would like to ask questions relevant to the parents to be. So looking for some help on those questions.
Prizes for the games are Tastefully Simple items, candles from Scentsy, and some Bath and Body works items.
and nooooo....I will NOT have the diaper game. anything that would make me puke in public is out of the question!! lol
I don't have any suggestions for questions, but another piece of unsolicited advice that maybe you've already thought of: make sure that you have several extra prizes and/or several "tie-breaker" type options, because with that many people, you're bound to have quite a few people who all get, say 15/20 correct... I just know that for some of the showers I've planned, we hadn't really thought about how to deal with ties in advance and had to kinda scramble to come up with a fair system on the fly. Not that anyone cared THAT much, but still...
For one baby shower I hosted, I made up my own "match the baby animal names with the baby animal picture" kind of game. I found adorable baby animal pictures online, and printed them with a list of their corresponding baby names (e.g. baby geese = gosling), and people had to match them up. It was fun and a little different. Everyone loves baby animals
If you're looking for trivia questions about the baby & parents ...
What will the baby's astrological sign be (assuming he/she is born on the due date)? Parents' astrological signs?
What hospital were mom and/or dad born at?
Were mom/dad born on their due date? Early? Late?
What were favorite childhood books or toys of mom/dad?
What are the names of the baby's grandparents?
How many aunts/uncles will the baby have?
What historic events happened on the baby's due date? Or what celebrities have birthdays that day?
Mr. Sammy Dog
awesome questions!! Thanks a TON!
And yes, I have PLENTY of prizes! I have 8 lotions, 5 candles and about 6 Tastefully Simple items to choose from. That should be more than enough! (at least I hope so for only 3 games)