NOT having baby games. NO ONE likes those. Just let people mingle and serve some wine and punch.

We threw one for a friend who is really fun and we always used to go to trivia night at the local bars so we made a baby trivia game with odd baby trivia from google. It even had a name that tune with music that contained the word baby and it included the women from all the generations so it was very fun for everyone

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Anonymous wrote:I had an 80s themed baby shower. Tang mimosas, Tab, candy necklaces, and no baby-themed games. We did play Pin the Rat Tail on the Mullet (using a pic of Keifer Sutherland from "Lost Boys") and had an 80s trivia contest. It was awesome!

It totally depends on the audience. In our circle this would mean nothing. Most of us were being born during the 80s.

We went to a couple's shower when I was pregnant myself. We all had a blast. The guys tasting the baby food, the baby trivia, all the laughter and joy... it was so much fun! The person who threw my shower is older and did the fancy linen no games thing. We all sat on a circle while I opened the gifts. The silence in between was so awkward...

I think you're missing the point a bit. Of course it depends on the audience. The point is not that everyone should play Pin the Rat Tail on the Mullet (where would we even get enough rat tails? ), but that shower games don't have to be generic, and in my opinion, kind of dumb. They can be fun and reflect the interests of the mom-to-be. For example, I helped to throw a shower for a woman who loved to travel, so we played a game to see who had visited the most countries, and we served food from all over the world. There will be plenty of time for baby stuff after the baby is born. The best showers I have been to have been the ones that reflected the interests of the future mom, rather than making people stick their noses into diapers full of fake crap.

Anonymous wrote:I had an 80s themed baby shower. Tang mimosas, Tab, candy necklaces, and no baby-themed games. We did play Pin the Rat Tail on the Mullet (using a pic of Keifer Sutherland from "Lost Boys") and had an 80s trivia contest. It was awesome!

It totally depends on the audience. In our circle this would mean nothing. Most of us were being born during the 80s.

We went to a couple's shower when I was pregnant myself. We all had a blast. The guys tasting the baby food, the baby trivia, all the laughter and joy... it was so much fun! The person who threw my shower is older and did the fancy linen no games thing. We all sat on a circle while I opened the gifts. The silence in between was so awkward...

Totally depends on the hostess and guests. I hate games and was adament that we not have them at my shower. I threw a shower for a friend last year and she really wanted games.

We did two. One was the Price is Right. The other was a match the movie star with their kid's name. I did some google searches and found children with names like Diva Muffin and Kal-El.

Simple, non-embarassing and the mom-to-be was happy.

I had an 80s themed baby shower. Tang mimosas, Tab, candy necklaces, and no baby-themed games. We did play Pin the Rat Tail on the Mullet (using a pic of Keifer Sutherland from "Lost Boys") and had an 80s trivia contest. It was awesome!

Anonymous wrote:+1 for NO GAMES AT ALL! It's soooo not necessary. If you feel the need to do some activity, here's one that I like. Write down a bunch of little favors and chores on slips of paper. Everyone draws a paper and should plan to do that favor sometime in the first year of babies life. These should be very simple so it's not a burden to anyone. Such as "call to see how baby is doing" "bring a batch of cookies for the family next time you see them" "send baby a 1/2 birthday card" "email the mom an inspirational poem about parenting"

I've seen this done where it was way over the top. we had specific months assigned for our chore and they were way too involved. DH and I got January, and we were supposed to shovel snow for them! Uh, we live 20 miles from the family and DH leaves for work at 5:30. he's doing good to shovel our driveway, and I had 2 little ones at home and was pregnant!

I would hate this. On top of attending the shower and giving a nice gift, I'm now obligated to do some random chore during the first year of the baby's life?

9:14 - this is the pp who had henna and alcohol. We didn't have anyone young at this shower (or any hipsters), but the older women loved the henna. In fact, got the most compliments after from the oldest women there (75+). As for younger girls, I would have no trouble doing henna with younger girls. Kids love henna. Think of it as a riff on those silly tattoos you get in Cracker Jacks.

Oh, and we served mimosas, not martinis. And we used beautiful linens and china handed down for generations in my family. Place was filled with flowers. It was lovely, and I got a round of applause for NOT having silly shower games.

I think shower games are fun. I like the one where you display a bunch of baby related items on a serving tray, let the guests see them for 1 minute, then cover the tray and ask everyone to write down as any items as they can remember. Winner is the person who remembers the most. Mom to be gets to keep the items on the tray as a gift.

Also, at my shower the hostess provided 18 notecards numbered 1-18, and each guest wrote a note on one to the baby /child for that year's birthday. Each year on her birthday, I/my daughter opens the appropriate card and reads the note. Some are funny, some have had age-appropriate advice, some relate their friendship with me and my husband. Very cute idea IMO.

Enjoy, and ignore the haters. Plan the shower to fit your guests. Most of my friends/family aren't too-cool hipsters who would roll their eyes at fun shower games. My shower included guests of all ages (12-75) so henna and martinis probably would have seemed odd to them.

+1 for NO GAMES AT ALL! It's soooo not necessary. If you feel the need to do some activity, here's one that I like. Write down a bunch of little favors and chores on slips of paper. Everyone draws a paper and should plan to do that favor sometime in the first year of babies life. These should be very simple so it's not a burden to anyone. Such as "call to see how baby is doing" "bring a batch of cookies for the family next time you see them" "send baby a 1/2 birthday card" "email the mom an inspirational poem about parenting"

I've seen this done where it was way over the top. we had specific months assigned for our chore and they were way too involved. DH and I got January, and we were supposed to shovel snow for them! Uh, we live 20 miles from the family and DH leaves for work at 5:30. he's doing good to shovel our driveway, and I had 2 little ones at home and was pregnant!

I typically hate all shower games, but the one I found someone amusing was the "guess how many inches around the mother-to-be is" where you cut a piece of string that you think matches her circumference.