Need help:Baby shower game prizes for mommy to be

christina627 · April 2009

My MIL asked me today to give her a list of small things (like $5 or less) that we need for our baby bc she wants to use them as prizes at the baby shower or use them for something at the shower and then I get to take them home. The shower isn't until 3 weeks AFTER the baby is due. Any ideas on suggestions for her.

I already added some baby proofing things to the list and bath stuff, socks and mittens.

RoxyLynn · April 2009

I'm confused - are you going to win all the games?

christina627 · April 2009

She said (over the phone) that guests would win and then open the presents but they were for me. I was very confused too.

One thing I saw at a bridal shower that would be cool to do, is they had pantry items with balloons tied to them as center pieces and then the bride got them all as a gift. My MIL could do that with these little things.

christina627 · April 2009

Or at my bridal shower every time we played a game there was a prize for me and a prize for the guest that one.

hopefulmom · April 2009

How old is your mother that she would suggest all the prizes would go to you? Years ago (and I mean like 40 years ago) they used to do that at showers (bridal shower too). I don't think the guest had to give the prize to the mother-to-be or bride but they usually did since they were a baby related item or kitchen gadget. I haven't seen that done in like 30 years! lol

christina627 · April 2009

It's my MIL. She is pretty young for being a GM. She is like 40 or 41, I'm not sure.

She's a bit odd anyway. She told me she would not throw me one (nor would anyone else in the family) because not many people came to the bridal shower she threw for me. Then she decides that she doesn't want to come to the one that my family threw for me and she wants to throw one after the baby is born.

RoxyLynn · April 2009

I think that will be extremely confusing to your guests. I'm over 35 and I've never, ever seen this. You're already getting gifts at the shower, it's terribly inappropriate for you to get all the prizes as well.

groovygrl · April 2009

Ditto the others, this seems really unusual...

If she really wants you to get some prizes, then maybe the guest gets something and you get something so they're 'winning' you something but also they win something...????

christina627 · April 2009

Yeah I've seen that at showers but not the way she described it to me. She does somethings a bit oddly and I've just learned to deal with it. It's her family she will be confusing, my family already had a shower for me. So I'm just oging with it to make her happy.

jolis_petits_bijoux · April 2009

Ditto everyone else. The game prizes are for the guests to win - not something for you. They really don't need to be related to baby in any way, shape, or form. Door/game prizes that seem to go over pretty well with guests: a $10 gift card to a grocery store/Target/etc, or a bath/body set from Bath & Body Works.

lbap · April 2009

They did this at one of my bridal showers (on DH's side) and I found it extremely awkward, since I didn't know that it would be happening. So, someone would win a game, receive a prize and then walk over to me and try to give it to me. And I said, "No, that's ok - that's for you! Congratulations!" and then they were like "No, here you go!" and leave it in front of me with my other presents. I caught on right away, but it was weird and also weird that everyone knew what to do except for me!

At my recent baby shower, it was just the opposite. My mom even suggested that I not participate in the games since I was already getting lots of "prizes" and this would give others a chance to win. In the end, I participated, but if I had won, I would have chosen to pass along the prize!

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