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Having a baby is a major milestone that calls for a celebration.
Ababy showermarks the occasion and also helps the parent-to-be stock up on essential baby gear.
Of course, there’s got to be more to the event than greatbaby shower gifts,foodandcake.
Baby Bingo
Bingo is a classic!
And playing it during a baby shower will make present opening fly by and keep guests engaged.
What you’ll need:
How to play:
Hand out a sheet of paper to each guest.
The first person to get a straight line of crossed-off squares calls out “Bingo!”
and wins a prize.
But on the big day, having baby snapshots on hand will encourage guests to mingle.
During the event, guests guess who’s who.
Whoever correctly IDs the most baby photos wins!
If your guests appreciate this throw in of humor, this game can lead to a lot of laughter.
Keep in mind, its only chocolate in these diapers!
Get various mini candy bars and slightly melt them.
Guests pass the diapers around and attempt to guess what kind of candy bar is in them.
They can examine the chocolate, smell it and even taste it.
Whoever correctly guesses the most candy bars is the winner.
Hot Potato Dirty Diaper
Looking for a two-part game?
Have guests play the dirty diaper game early on.
Then, use those diapers a second time for a spin on hot potato.
Have guests sit in a circle, then pass the dirty diaper around clockwise.
Play a song (make it baby-themed!)
or set a timer.
This game is played in rounds.
Guess the Baby Food
This game is not as easy as you might think.
Test your guests' tastebuds with this silly, messy game.
Have your guests choose a partner and blindfold each other.
One partner will be the “feeder” and the other will be the “taster.”
The race is on to see whose ice cube melts the fastest!
The babies will be frozen inside the ice cubes.
At the shower, each guest gets one baby ice cube in their drink.
The first person to have their ice cube melt shouts out, “My water broke!”
Down the Hatch
There’s something comical about adults using ababy bottle.
This baby shower game will prompt giggles from your guests.
And chugging a baby bottle isn’t as easy as babies make it look!
The first guest with an empty bottle wins!
(Tip: Whip up a batch of thisbaby shower punch.)
Encourage this dreaming and get guests involved with this future-looking baby shower game.
At the shower, provide guests with blank answer sheets, and have them guess what the mom-to-be picked.
Compare answers whoever has the most correct wins!
There are some celebs who are almost more famous for the names they gave their babies than anything else!
With this game, youll test guests' know-how of celebrity baby names.
Have guests write their favoritelullabieson strips of paper.
(Or write out a list yourself ahead of time.)
Divide guests into teams, and give each team a bowl with half the strips of paper.
Team members take turns humming or acting out each lullaby to get their teammates to guess the tune.
The first team to empty their bowl wins.
Name the Baby Animals
Did you know baby foxes are called kits?
Or baby tigers are whelps?
Ask guests to write what the baby animal is called next to each animal name.
Whoever gets the most correct wins!
More than one parent has found themselves needing fresh pajamas along with their baby.
Help the parents-to-be cope with late-night diaper changes by having guests write funny or motivating messages on new diapers.
(verify to tell guests to only write on the outside!)
Guests will love coming up with sweet (“You got this!")
or silly (“It’s poo-thirty a.m., do you know where your baby is?")
messages for thisDIY baby shower gift.
Blindfolded Baby Changing
Think changing a baby is easy?
This game is particularly great for multi-generational showers orgrandma showers.
Set out baby dolls and infant diapers.
Whoever does it the fastest wins a prize.
it’s possible for you to also have two guests race each other fastest one wins!
The mom-to-be picks her favorite as the winner.
Cover the tray with a towel and carry it into the room.
Remove the towel, and give guests 15 seconds to look at it.
Another variation: Show the tray for 10 seconds, take it away and remove one item.
Bring the tray back and see who can figure out which item is missing.
But with this game, the word on everyone’s lips becomes off limits.
Explain that they cannot say the word “baby.”
If they say it to someone, that person will claim their clothespin or safety pin.
Whoever has the most safety pins or clothespins at the end of the shower is the winner!
If you play this way, whoever finds the most will win.
Or, hide several different items, handing guests a list of all the items to find.
Have her describe cravings she’s been having without naming the actual food.
For example, she might say, “It’s cold and sweet!”
if she’s had a hankering for ice cream.
Guests can keep track of how many they guess correctly using pen and paper.
Guess How Long
Here’s another game that helps keep guests involved as the mom-to-be opens up her presents.
The winner is the person whose gift is being opened when the timer goes off.
it’s possible for you to continue repeating the timer until all the presents have been opened.
On the printable, ask guests to write down their best guesses for how much each item costs.
Whoever gets the closest to the price (without going over) wins.
How many games should you play at a baby shower?
There’s no set number of games to play at a baby shower.
Instead, think in terms of how long you want guests to stay.
But there’s no need to break the bank!
