Instead of playing games.

KMorley3 · June 2011

I am throwing a shower for a friend of mine and she isn't into shower games much,what are some good ways to keep guest occupied besides the standard eating/visiting, some people do not know eachother at all.

I am so over all the regular old baby shower games but don't really want the guest feeling bored how can I come up with something that makes them "feel" like they are doing something. I've heard of the "advice cards" where they fill out a card/paper or something more sentimental giving thoughts and advice to the mom to be.

Any ideas ??

zhirsch · June 2011

We decorated onsies. It was a fun activity for people to do, without it being a cheesy shower game. I wasn't much into the games either.

EastCoastBride · June 2011

Honestly, you don't HAVE to fill the "void". A shower is really no different than any other function - there will be people who don't know one another! People will talk and socialize w/o being forced to do so w an activity. It's fine to have something, I just don't think you have to "have" to give them something to do. People will still have fun

HappyMrsK · June 2011

I like the idea of advice cards. You could have the guests fill them out and then maybe put them in a little photo album or for the mom-to-be to keep.

If there are a lot of people who don't know each other I think the idea of having them decorate onesies is cute because it might help them loosen up a bit.

You could do the thing where people are given three mini clothes pins (like the wooden ones that just clip on) and then if they say certain baby related words other people can "steal" a pin from them and who ever has the most pins at the end wins a prize.

Valeriam · June 2011

A shower I went to consisted of decorating scrapbook pages for the baby's milestones like first smile, first bath, birth pics, crib pic, etc. it was fun.

cozylittlecave · June 2011

Advice cards for sure. Also, if you're already worried about it, have a seating chart!!!! That way, you can put people who know each other or have things in common together and you won't end up with a whole table of ladies who are all shy and quiet. Make sure the people who don't know anyone are near very friendly, outgoing people. That helps a LOT.

This is a game, but we usually hate games, and everyone got a big kick out of it at my shower. We did a couple quick rounds of bingo, but the cards were made up with funny pictures of DH & me as babies. People had a good laugh, and my mom made the cards up so that several people would win at once (more winners/prizes that way).

ILoveRedVino · June 2011

Valeriam:

A shower I went to consisted of decorating scrapbook pages for the baby's milestones like first smile, first bath, birth pics, crib pic, etc. it was fun.

I actually like this idea, but in general, I hate shower activities.

Fianschneid · June 2011

EastCoastBride:
Honestly, you don't HAVE to fill the "void". A shower is really no different than any other function - there will be people who don't know one another! People will talk and socialize w/o being forced to do so w an activity. It's fine to have something, I just don't think you have to "have" to give them something to do. People will still have fun

This. My family never plays games and everyone seems to be just fine. Everyone in attendence will be socially functional and will be able to hold polite conversation unti they get their cake. I always think games make things more awkward.

amylett · June 2011

At recent showers that I've attended, we participated in activities instead of games, and I thought it was a lot of fun. At one shower, we decorated burp cloths for a baby boy (although it could be done for a girl too). At another shower we made hair bows for a baby girl. Both were fun activities, and the moms-to-be had great take-home items from their showers that could be used in the future!

EMunion777 · June 2011

I really like 2 PPs ideas:

Decorating onsies and if it's a girl, making hairbows.

rhubarb123 · June 2011

Personally I love the shower games (as a guest and as a hostess) but have gone to many showers where there were none. Keep in mind that if you have guests that don't know anyone (and are not really very social people) they may leave early. Actually, come to think of it, the showers that didn't have games were shorter in duration - maybe 2 hours instead of 3 (and that included the gift opening). I've gone to showers that decorated onesies and bibs - cute idea. Never did the scrapbook pages but that sounds like a great idea as well. I'm a very social person but there have been some showers (where I knew no one but the mom-to-be) that I've attended and everyone just sat in their little cliques and excluded those that were not friends/family. I just left early - usually before the gift opening. No big deal.

Luna12011 · June 2011

kdodge423:
HappyMrsK:

You could do the thing where people are given three mini clothes pins (like the wooden ones that just clip on) and then if they say certain baby related words other people can "steal" a pin from them and who ever has the most pins at the end wins a prize.

That "thing" you are referring to is one of the most obnoxious and annoying shower games ever created.

There is no need to do anything. The best showers I have been to have been the ones without the mind numbing games. We ate, talked, watched her open gifts, talked some more, then left.

I agree with everything kdodge said. But if you really want to have some type of activity, I like the onesie decorating and scrapbook ideas.

tigersgirlgv · June 2011

One activity we like to do at showers is have everyone write a birthday wish for the baby to open on future birthdays. Each wish is written on cute notepaper, rolled around a birthday candle and tied with a ribbon. Each year the child chooses one wish to open and read that year.

Dochas · June 2011

I would not be bored if there were no games. Relieved - yes. Bored - no.

Cubskers · June 2011

An activity we did at a shower I just threw for my friend was to write on diapers for some laughs during those middle of the night diaper changes. I've gotten great feedback now that the baby is here and they're using those diapers!

1RN4Babies · June 2011

Cubskers:
An activity we did at a shower I just threw for my friend was to write on diapers for some laughs during those middle of the night diaper changes. I've gotten great feedback now that the baby is here and they're using those diapers!

Hilarious! Especially if you have witty friends and family.

I've also heard of having guest draw numbers ranging from 1-18. And then based on the number give advice to the parents on parenting a child at that age.

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