I like various "activity/game" stations set up around the shower for guests to complete on their own, with maybe 1 facilitated game. I like the decorate a onesie with decals, so that could be a station. Perhaps there is a glass jar filled with pink/blue M&M's and the activity is guessing the number and closest person at the end of the shower wins a goody bag. I've also seen "decorate a diaper" so guests can draw or write or sign a diaper to be used later and it's a nice something for the mom to walk away with. Just small activities that are easy and someone can do as they are making their way around the shower.

Since there are guests that don't know each other, I would base the game on the mother to be. Perhaps you ask her mom/parents (even the mother to be) questions about her as a baby/little kid/grown up and everyone has to guess the answers (when did Sally get her first tooth, what instrument did Sally play in elementary school, what is Sally's favorite dessert, when does Sally's mom think the baby will be born and how much does she think it will weigh, etc. etc.).

Just a couple of ideas that come to mind; hope this helps!

Anonymous wrote:No chugging from a baby bottle or deciphering which melted candy bars are in diapers (both real things that I have been subjected to).

Let it be something low key like a quiz that matches celebrity baby names with their parents or having a basket of baby things and having people write down a guess of how much it costs, price is right style.

Both of these are good!

Also matching guests and their baby pix is cute even if ppl don't know each other.

I wouldn't spend too much time on games. They are usually not that fun and guests enjoy spending time chatting with each other, snacking/drinks etc like any other casual gathering.

Anonymous wrote:I liked the one where every attendee sent in a photo of themselves as a baby and everyone had to guess who it was.

And I also liked the one where everyone had to fill out a form that asked questions about the guest of honor like "What was Kate's first word? When did Kate take her first steps? What was Kate's first favorite color?"

Went to a shower that did the questionnaire, and my friends mom was literally screaming at us over her microphone when no one knew the answers. It was a huge outdoor shower, hence the microphone. Her mom is an ES teacher, so that was, um, an interesting afternoon. I was pregnant myself so couldn’t even drink!

Either one of those packages of baby shower games seem fine to me. Personally I like mad libs, so I vote for the one with mad libs.

Instead of a game, why doesn’t everyone go around the room and talk about their experiences? It’s a wonderful opportunity to support one another.

Anonymous wrote:Guesses on how many squares of TP it takes to circumnavigate the mother to be’s belly. I personally did not like that, but others did.

Oh that sounds awful for the mom!

Anonymous wrote:Not at all. Most people would rather go to the dentist than to a baby shower. Don’t make their weekend that they are giving up anymore miserable than it already will be.

who do you know? Definitely, not my experience

Guesses on how many squares of TP it takes to circumnavigate the mother to be’s belly. I personally did not like that, but others did.

Op here. Thank you PPs, what about these types below? Are individual game cards better than the box game in my original Pp? Again, this crowd does not drink alcohol so many of the alcohol games would be out but mom to be enjoys and would like baby shower games.

Thoughts on this type?:

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Not at all. Most people would rather go to the dentist than to a baby shower. Don’t make their weekend that they are giving up anymore miserable than it already will be.

Pentecostals don't drink alcohol.
They also don't watch TV, so the game about celebrities would not go over well with them.

Agree, games are mostly annoying.
At showers I’ve hosted people have really enjoyed decorating onesies.
One game that’s not too bad is the one where all guests send in baby picture of themselves in advance, and everyone has to match the adult to the baby photo.

PLease don't do games

Have a game where people guess baby's weight and date born. They win a small gift card.

Anonymous wrote:I would advise against prediction games. I have a friend who was struggling with infertility when her younger sister got pregnant. The games involved guessing the baby's eye color and other physical and personality features that the baby might inherit from family members. This was very upsetting for my friend as she'd imagine her own potential child.

I like the idea above of doing celebrity baby trivia.

The perfection game just sounds boring. And no chance of a *WINNER*
Celebrity trivia is ok for a few questions but really excludes a lot of the guests. Most of the world does not follow Kardashian baby daddies or baby names.