Best Baby Shower Game

[Anonymous]

OP, please don't take advice from most of these responses. I don't think a lot of these posters are likely to have many friends with their nasty attitudes.

I agree that the shower should be about what your friend wants. Include on the invite that there will be games (if she wants them). That way all the nasty bitches that can't put on a smile for their friend for just a few hours will be fairly warned and can stay home.

[Anonymous]

I am defitely not a huge fan of games at showers, but know it is something that brings everyone at the shower together (instead of having people just sit & mingle with those they know). The only game I really like it a trivia game about the mom-to-be & maybe dad-to-be from when they were born. You can give questions to the mom-to-be or ask for the grandparents emails or phone numbers to ask questions.

[Anonymous]

I am defitely not a huge fan of games at showers, but know it is something that brings everyone at the shower together (instead of having people just sit & mingle with those they know). The only game I really like it a trivia game about the mom-to-be & maybe dad-to-be from when they were born. You can give questions to the mom-to-be or ask for the grandparents emails or phone numbers to ask questions.

Totally agree. You can play games that aren't offensive or likely to make people uncomfortable. Another easy one is the word scramble game - scramble up some baby-related words and whoever unscrambles the most after a set time wins a prize.

[Anonymous]

OP here= Thanks for all of the suggestions. The mom to be has specifically requested games. So, games we will have.

Please keep the ideas coming- the ideas above are great.

[Anonymous]

Here's one that I've done as a baby shower host and then someone else did at my shower. Not embarrasing and the parents-to-be get lots of great stuff to keep.

Baby item "Higher or Lower" a la "The Price is Right"

Each guest (including the parents to be) is given a card with "higher" written one side and "lower" on the other.
The host has a number of small ticket baby items displayed (bottle nipples, butt paste, wipes, pacifier, washclothes etc) with the "actual retail price" concealed (we kept a list, but jumbo pricetags would be funny too). The host displays each item and describes it in detail, then announces a fake price. The assembled guests raise their cards to indicate if they think the "actual retail price" is higher or lower. Then the real price is revealed. 1 point is awarded for each correct answer, most points wins a small prize, parents get to keep all the baby items.

Have fun hosting!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's probably been dreaming about her baby shower since she was a little girl.



thanks for the morning giggle. who says sh!t like this? oh right, people who like to play baby shower games. i almost spit out my coffee as i read this ridiculous statement.

Why are you personally attacking posters who are trying to answer the OP's question? She wants game suggestions. If you don't have any, maybe move along to another thread. It isn't necessary to attack those who are trying to be helpful.

[Anonymous]

Do a craft instead - decorate onesies, create a picture frame, decorate sugar cookie cut-outs, etc

[Anonymous]

I just had my baby shower & I'm not into traditional things, but the ones my sister chose were really perfect & hilarious:

1. Everyone got 1 clothespin with baby's name to start. Whenever anyone said the word "baby" in any form in any language (we were an international group), anyone else could call them out & get their clothespin. This was great b/c it was ongoing during chatting, the food, the opening of the gifts. It was also a really good way for guests to get to know eachother (as they came from different circles and included some kids). In the end a friend's husband got all 20 pins from my dad by asking where we were registered.

2. As I was opening the gifts, someone wrote down my comments, then they were read back to us by a neighbor who said he'd overheard us 7.5 months ago making the baby, and here are some of the things I say to my husband (while making love). I even said "oh size doesn't matter.."

thank God for anonymous posting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's probably been dreaming about her baby shower since she was a little girl.



thanks for the morning giggle. who says sh!t like this? oh right, people who like to play baby shower games. i almost spit out my coffee as i read this ridiculous statement.

Why are you personally attacking posters who are trying to answer the OP's question? She wants game suggestions. If you don't have any, maybe move along to another thread. It isn't necessary to attack those who are trying to be helpful.

Thank you! Well said

[Anonymous]

yes the dirty diaper game is DISGUSTING. NASTY! don't do it. ask the expectant mom what she wants, she may not want games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes the dirty diaper game is DISGUSTING. NASTY! don't do it. ask the expectant mom what she wants, she may not want games.

Anonymous wrote:OP here= Thanks for all of the suggestions. The mom to be has specifically requested games. So, games we will have.

Please keep the ideas coming- the ideas above are great.

[Anonymous]

Guess the baby food game.

Self-explanatory: remove the labels of a few baby food jars and have guests guess what flavor it is.

It's a good conversation starter and made for some great laughs. It really got people talking at my shower especially since not many people knew each other.

[Anonymous]

How about a "Mad-Libs" type game? You write up in advance a storyline about the baby (or you could do a couple of versions, depending on how much time and energy you have), leaving blanks like in Mad-Libs. Hand out copies, and have the guests fill them in. Then have the guests swap them and read them out loud. Hopefully hilarity ensues.

I second the idea of decorating onesies (use a combination of sizes so all the guests aren't doing the same size).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do a craft instead - decorate onesies, create a picture frame, decorate sugar cookie cut-outs, etc

We decorated onesies and had a blast. The host had stencils too which helped the unartistic - trains, bears, animals, etc.