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Baby shower game ideas
Nothing gross like the candy bar in the diaper. yuck.
Looking for fun, as non-cheesy as possible ideas for BFF's shower, which is in just a few weeks. My brain is fried from planning this, and I have procrastinated beyond the point of it being acceptable. So, games fall to me, and I have no idea what to do. Help me my friends. Please!!!
Re: Baby shower game ideas
My favorite games are gift bingo (which is nice because it gives everybody something to do as the gifts are opened) and the one where all the attendees get some sort of token (can be anything...bingo chips, little bracelets, charms, etc) and there is a word you aren't allowed to say (I usually use "Baby") and everytime you catch somebody saying the Forbidden Word you get to take one of their tokens. Whoever has the most tokens at the end of the party wins.
The forbidden word game is good for mixed groups that don't all know each other because it kinda makes them interact a little. And gift bingo is nice for BIG showers because there area always sooooo many presents to open and it can get boring. Both have always gone over really well at showers I've hosted.
My Goodness...another food blog. Featuring: Macarons from a old post with a photo taken by my mom for a break from my crappy food photos!
These two are good!!
Also at my baby shower there was a poster board of a calendar and people could write down their guess of when the baby would be born. My mom mailed the gift to the winner after DS was born.
We also had a giant clear bag of diapers and people wrote down a guess as to how many diapers were in the bag and dropped their guess in a box. Near the end of the shower my mom announced the winner, and I got to keep the diapers!
IMO, the best games are the optional ones. People can mingle and eat and chat and participate in a game only if they want to.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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OHHHHH, I love that.
And gift bingo. This is a huge shower (like 60+ people). I have named is showerpalooza. Shoot me now
Holy crap Mary...you are brave!
Thank goodness i am not the only one involved in planning. However, I am a party planning nazi, so it was hard for me to give up control. But, I did well, and am super proud of myself. Someone else if covering centerpieces, cake, and a few other things, and I just said ok, and didn't even ask what they are doing. That was ROUGH. It's gonna be nuts.
For the game where you can't say "cute" "baby" whatever... I seen clothes pins being used. Cute idea, since no one hasn't to hold onto them.
I've also seen the game where ribbon is cut by every guest, trying to guest how big the mommy to be belly is.
Forbidden Word Game - already explained in pp
Memory Game: Buy a dozen small low cost baby items (pacifiers, bows, socks, etc). Put them on a tray and give the guests 30 seconds to look at it before taking it away. The guests then write down everything they remember in detail. The most right wins and mom to be gets the items! I bought them off her registry.
Picasso: Give the guests one minute to draw a picture of a beautiful baby. The catch is they have to do it with their eyes closed! Mom to be picks the winner.
Association Game: Come up with a list of twenty words (blanket, doll, bottle, etc). in advance, Give the list to Mom and have her write down what she associates with that word/first thing that comes to mind. At the shower, the guests guess what Mom wrote. Most right wins.