BABY SHOWER GAMES

One of the most fun aspects of a baby shower is the games. By playing games, you make strangers feel more comfortable while having a great time. To make the games a bit more competitive between the guests, have some type of small prize for the winner.

You will find quiet people that come out of their shells eager to win. The goal with each game is to get the guests laughing and interacting with one another. What you want to avoid with baby shower games are those that take too long to explain or games that are difficult to figure out.

You will probably feel nervous about putting games together since obviously, you want them to be well received and a huge success. To help reduce the level of stress, we have chosen games that are perfect for all baby showers, whether 10 people or 50!

TRADITIONAL GAMES

The games in this section are those that have been around for a while and continue to add fun to any baby shower.

Diaper Door

To get the baby shower started, this is an excellent first game. Prior to the start of the shower, you will need to cut small triangles out of white paper (copy paper, white napkins, or even white felt work perfectly). On the inside of one "diaper", place a small amount of Dijon mustard (to resemble a newborn baby's poo).

These triangles will then be folded into the shape of a diaper by folding two of the corners inward, allowing them to touch. Then, fold the last corner from the bottom up over the two corners and pin them together with a very, small safety pin.

Once all the diapers are assembled, place them in a basket. As each guest arrives, he or she would take a diaper and without looking on the inside, pin it onto the clothing. These diapers will be worn throughout the party. While some of the guests may understand the game, others will have no idea. Your job is not to tell!

Once the shower begins to wind down, have all the guests open their diaper. The person who has the dirty diaper is the winner, receiving the main door prize! Excellent options would include dinner for two at a nice restaurant, a full-spa treatment, or a movie package (two tickets, two popcorns, and two drinks).

Tray Game

For this game, you will need a tray and about 20 to 25 small items that would be associated with a baby. For instance, you might choose socks, rattle, teething ring, baby book, thermometer, baby food jar, washcloth, diaper pins, piggy bank, spoon, and so on. With everyone sitting around a circle, pass the tray with all the items on it around the room.

Once the last person has had time to view all the items, put the tray out of sight. Then, go back to the person that first viewed the tray and see how many items he or she can name. Keep in mind that someone will need to keep track of each person's guess with the use of a check off list. That way, you will know the person or persons that win.

Gifts could include something like scented candles, bath soaps, or boxed chocolates. Finally, after the came is over, all the items on the tray are then presented to the mother-to-be!

Smell Game

For the Smell Game, you will take six different jars of baby food, each different. Put the contents into plastic bowls so the content is unknown. Next, each guest will sniff the bowl and then make his or her guess as to the flavor of the food. The person that gets the most right is the winner. Again, small gifts would be great but not necessary.

Clothespin Roundup

With this game, you would hand each guest a clothespin as he or she arrives, asking that it be clipped some where on the clothing. Since a pregnant woman has difficulty crossing her legs, the focus of this game is that no guest can cross his or her legs throughout the entire shower.

If a guest catches someone doing this, the clothespin is taken away and added to that person's clothing. At the end of the shower, the person with the most clothespins wins a small prize. A variation of this game is to ban the word "baby" throughout the baby shower.