So my mom and I started planning my baby shower this week, and I never thought it would be so hard to come up with games to keep people entertained!
We found this one game where you have a little baby frozen in an ice cube and each person has one. The first person who's ice cube melts completely and their baby comes out yells "My Water Broke!"
Since it's nearing the time most people start planning their baby shower I thought it would be a fun topic to share other baby shower ideas like games, prizes or activities. What are you doing for your baby shower?
Re: Baby Shower Game Ideas!
That being said, games I've played at other showers include:
Many party stores have games like word search our baby bingo. You might not need them though.
-celebrity baby name game
-list out 20 animals or so and give guests time to come up with what that animal's baby is called. There are some tough ones. Cute if you have an animal themed nursery
-separate guests into teams and give each team a certain amount of time to come up with songs with the word 'baby' in it.
Now for OP's original question: check out pinterest and youtube. I have seen tons of adorable games on both :-) good luck!
My mom is throwing my shower too, but she's not creative in the slightest, so she's asked for my help with a lot so that the place looks good/fun, we have fun games, and it goes smoothly. I've also done up the invites because I'm an artist so I could design them myself, and plus she's a bit of a wallflower and had no idea who to invite! If it were up to her, it would just be my mom and I at the party! So I really don't mind throwing my own shower/helping out if it means I get to see my whole family and celebrate my new arrival with them.
And my family all love games, it's totally their thing! The more humiliating the better so these are such great ideas! They will all love them!
I disagree. The host dictates the buy in for a poker game. It's not a "gift"--it's a purchase for your spot at the table. As long as there's drinks, snacks and the prizes are worth more than a case of diapers, nobody will care. I think it's a great idea!
I'm doing a travel size B&BW lotion with a similar scented handi bac, but not the same scent, lol I like variety. Wrapped in cellophane, like the Easter kind, with ribbon. I have 2 sets of those that are different scents.
I also like an idea on Pinterest that I saw, it was smaller size body wash, lufa, and lotion (or any bath products) with a tag that says 'from our shower to yours'.
Why have I put together some of my own shower prizes, helped with the planning, ordered my own baby shower invites etc.? Because my mom of course wants to throw her daughter a baby shower for her first grandbaby, but my parents just don't have a lot of 'extra' money ever; that's the way I grew up so I've always known this and this is how I've lived. I don't think anyone should judge or imply someone doesn't deserve a shower to celebrate and socialize with friends and family just because their situation is different from another. Where is all the love?
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Not true, because I'm not personally hosting my own shower. My sister is. I just don't see the sense in someone pushing their beliefs on others.
It's a great activity to include everyone, no awkward game involved, and you get an amazing keepsake for baby. Therefore also, no one has to feel bad if they can't get a gift, host provides the blank onsie, and guest can decorate with whatever they want to show the baby how much they love them. Even if their not creative they could always write something cute like "Auntie loves me".
Great way to spread love, family, and fun.
I talked to a nearby bar / restaurant where I could have it but they don't have a very private area to rent out . I think it would be kind of awkward to have the shower in front of strangers. I also think itd be expensive to have my mom pay for meals for everyone coming vs snacks/ apps .
Any thoughts on what I should do ?
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The games my mom and MIL talked about was the decorate a onsie (probably in teams bc there will be a lot of people), measure the belly, and where the guests have 60 seconds to look at a tray of baby items and then write as many as they can down that they remember after the tray is covered. We will also probably do a diaper drawing where the guests bring a pack of diapers and get a ticket, at the end the person with the winning ticket gets a prize.
https://theecofriendlyfamily.com/2014/08/babies-parenthood-game-free-printable/