so iam a new mommy to be and i need some help on a topic... BABY SHOWER(:

audijones · April 2015

ive heard of people doing little games/activities at their baby shower and i cant think of any games. i want to have fun activities and/or games. but i dont know any... Any ideas?

SantistevanMommie · April 2015

Go on Pinterest and search baby shower games/ideas that's what I did and now my step mom can see all of what I have posted so that she has some ideas for the baby shower

BlueWaffleSpeshul · April 2015

Let your host(s) plan the games. You should only be attending, no work required.

CatsAreShady · April 2015

I'm sure whoever is hosting your shower will come up with games to play.

NoSugarCoating · April 2015

Don't force grown adults to play games at a shower. It's not a children's party.

CatsAreShady · April 2015

NoSugarCoating said:
Don't force grown adults to play games at a shower. It's not a children's party.

To be fair, she is only 15.

audijones · April 2015

i've heard of alot of grown pregnant women that have had games and activities at a baby shower. i thought it would be nice

SantistevanMommie · April 2015

I would think it would be more boring without games/activities besides that what's a baby shower without a little guessing game or something like that?

PrimRoseMama · April 2015

audijones said:
i've heard of alot of grown pregnant women that have had games and activities at a baby shower. i thought it would be nice

It's really not that nice, IMHO. Some of them can be embarrassing & awkward for people who don't know each other well. I enjoy free flowing showers where I can talk & get to know the other guests over food.

The only game I like is the "don't say baby" game. You get baby clips or pacifiers...then no one is allowed to say the word "baby". If you do then you lose your item. The person that busted the person saying the forbidden word collects your pacifier/clip. The one who has the most by the end of the game wins.

It's hard not to say "baby" at a shower & it's fun to bust someone. Other then that or a piñata I'd let the guest do for themselves. The time of the shower doesn't need to be micromanaged. Guests can converse, eat & then gather for present opening/cake.

Boom. Done.

Miz_Liz · April 2015

I've been to a lot of showers where they do trivia during the gift opening process (stop every 5-10 gifts or so and ask a question). Small prizes are given out. I have also seen where a buzzer is set while opening gifts and if it goes off while the mom to be is opening your gift, you get a prize. The only other one I have seen that wasn't overly obnoxious is a, "Name the Song" where clips of songs with the word "baby" were played (just a very small clip) and everyone wrote down the songs they thought they were - whoever got the most right got a prize.

JamieDubs · April 2015

I love the idea of games! We aren't gonna be drinking, let's have some fun! Not everyone has to participate

Kayciejoe56 · April 2015

I am a fan of games that guests can do at their leisure and you don't have to stop the party for. I have seen a price is right type game, where guests check out baby items on a table and guess how much they cost. I think my SIL is planning a "who was it" type game where guests read stories about DH and I from childhood and guess who it's about. I also enjoy the timer idea or some kind of way to break up the present opening. I have also seen activities where guests decorate onesies or write funny messages on diapers for midnight changings.

Either way I agree that showers don't need to be completely micro managed, but there definitely should be a way for guests to win prizes!

missemmawoodhouse · April 2015

The only game I want to play is how quickly can you put a mimosa in my hand when I arrive at the shower.

Kayciejoe56 · April 2015

^^^ Yes!!! Showers (of any kind) Need alcohol!!! Especially if I'm going to have to play some lame game! And even though I can't have any at my shower, I'm not going to deprive my guests of a good time!

On a side note: when we get around to all having big 1st birthdays, it's also ok to have alcohol there! Especially if you plan on inviting all your friends without kids! Lol. I love all of my friends kids, but if DH and I have to sit in another backyard on a Saturday afternoon oohing and awwing at a 1 year old, I'm gonna die! It's 99% adults at a 1st bday anyways... it's ok to make it fun for them too!

CatsAreShady · April 2015

Kayciejoe56 said:
^^^ Yes!!! Showers (of any kind) Need alcohol!!! Especially if I'm going to have to play some lame game! And even though I can't have any at my shower, I'm not going to deprive my guests of a good time!

On a side note: when we get around to all having big 1st birthdays, it's also ok to have alcohol there! Especially if you plan on inviting all your friends without kids! Lol. I love all of my friends kids, but if DH and I have to sit in another backyard on a Saturday afternoon oohing and awwing at a 1 year old, I'm gonna die! It's 99% adults at a 1st bday anyways... it's ok to make it fun for them too!

Lol, I learned my lesson about 1st birthdays. We went all out with this huge party just for my son to cry then fall asleep before we cut the cake at this party facility. It was much too long of an event to not have alcohol there. For my middle child, we had a nice BBQ at the house with several blenders full of mixed drinks. Ditto for my 3 month old when the time comes. 1st and 2nd birthdays are more for the parents than the kids lol.

I didn't drink at my shower but there was lots of liquor and beer for everyone else. My family has this talent for turning all shower games into drinking games. I was insanely jealous and consoled myself by eating massive amounts of cupcakes, cotton candy, cake pops and funnel cakes.

Kayciejoe56 · April 2015

We have friends who threw the EXACT same party for their kid at 1, 2 & 3. Same park, same food, everything. Kids that age dont have friends, and they were the first in our group to have kids, so it was just a bunch of adults sitting in a park, eating sandwiches! We learned our lesson after the first one and started spiking our water bottles lol. We also swore we would be more considerate, and aware of our audience, when we had kids!

soberrysweet · April 2015

missemmawoodhouse said:
The only game I want to play is how quickly can you put a mimosa in my hand when I arrive at the shower.

This. Let me drink and socialize.

PrimRoseMama · April 2015

Kayciejoe56 said:
We have friends who threw the EXACT same party for their kid at 1, 2 & 3. Same park, same food, everything. Kids that age dont have friends, and they were the first in our group to have kids, so it was just a bunch of adults sitting in a park, eating sandwiches! We learned our lesson after the first one and started spiking our water bottles lol. We also swore we would be more considerate, and aware of our audience, when we had kids!

Um, my kids have friends & they're all under 4...

I don't do booze at showers or birthday parties but that is more because my IL don't drink. I don't want to hear about how booze makes us all lazy drunkards that will be criminals.

I love cocktails, but I don't necessarily feel that a party requires it be fun.

KonaCoffeeBean · April 2015

Agree with the above. The best showers involved good food, drinks, and company. No stupid baby shower games.

HaruhiChan · April 2015

I'm not a social person, in fact I deal with social phobia so I'm already stressing a bit about attending my own shower lol but whatever my hostess is doing is what I get to have and I'm cool with that.

my hostess is doing some games, just quiet games that not everyone has to participate in really. She is more than aware of my social phobia so she kept a lot of the interactions lower key.

One is the "don't say baby" game as a PP mentioned, another is "give the pacifier to the baby" which is like pin the tail on the donkey, and "weirdest item in your purse" where the guest with the weirdest thing in their purse wins.

It depends on your crowd. Generally speaking, your host/hostess will decide what games, if any, there will be. If your family likes games, then games may be planned. Also, she will decide if there's drinking or not. Given your age, I don't think your shower is likely to have alcohol.

I don't really drink, aside from the odd glass of sake once in awhile, so alcohol isn't a big deal for me as a guest at a shower. I'm not the norm though lol.

Given your age group, if your host invites friends of yours, I think games may be more appreciated by them as they'd be more likely to be enjoyed. A lot of older women prefer socializing rather than games. All depends on your crowd.

kedbach · May 2015

Games can be fun, just leave them up to whomever wants to join in. It's funny to see older ladies get competitive (especially when prizes are involved!) I hosted my SIL's baby shower, I was still in college and never hosted a shower before, so I was clueless! I left it up to Pinterest! So most of these are repeats from PP's. 1) We played the "purse game" (they have sheets you can print online) where a bunch of items are listed with point values next to them. Each person searches through their purses, bags, or baby bags for said items, and the person with the most points wins. 2) I bought one of the huge plastic bottles from Michael's (other craft stores have them) and filled it with jelly beans (I counted them prior) and each person guessed how many were in there, closest person to the correct number won. 3) We also played belly game. I had a roll of streamers or yarn, and each person cut a piece that they thought would be the size of the belly of the mommy-to-be (Some people would find this offensive but she thought it was hilarious!). 4) safety pin game- hand out a safety pin to everyone upon arrival. You select about 3 baby-related words that people can't say (baby, diaper, pacifier) and if someone says that word, someone else has the opportunity to take their pin. The person with the most pins at the end, wins. There's all kinds of crazy games people play! I think games are a good ice breaker, but it depends on your crowd. Some will choose not to participate, and that's fine! I guess it's the Kindergarten teacher in me that likes the games!

JaqiDec04 · May 2015

The game we loved the most, was gift bingo. It gave people something to do while opening gifts. It was a lot of fun. You call out each item that's gifted, and the first person with bingo gets a prize. No black out as well.

Boonhilde · May 2015

If you want games at your shower let your hostess know. It's completely your decision. You can't please everyone, so don't worry about what your guests want. Some will like games and some won't. I, for instance, get extremely bored at showers that don't have games. And I'm 34.

baconlady · May 2015

some of you people are a little too uptight about baby showers and rules etc. Maybe ya'll should relax a little. To each their own. do whatever the heck YOU want it's your baby shower. Enjoy!