Baby Shower Games
By Joanne Elliott
And just like a children's party there are hundreds of ideas and variations that you can use to really make the occasion both fun and memorable.
Here are some examples to help get your creative juices flowing when you are planning the games for your baby shower.
- Guess the amount of pins
For this game all you need to do is get a big glass jar or vase and buy some nappy pins. Fill the bowel - remembering to keep count as you go along - and write the number down. You could put the note in an envelope, seal it, and pop it under the glass container. Let your guests take turns to guess how many pins are in the container, and the nearest guess to the correct number wins a prize.
- Memory lane memory game
Think about the sorts of games that you used to play when you and your baby shower guests were children. If you have a range of ages attending then you could always research for ideas on the internet in order to ensure a broad cross section of games so that everybody can be involved in the fun. Make pairs of cards with the names of the games on them. You could also add pictures and visuals - not only to make things more bright and visual, but also to help jog your guests' memories. When it is time to play the game simply lay the cards out face down on a table. Get your guests to gather around in a circle and take turns to flip two cards over. If they get a correct match they keep the cards and take another turn. If it is an incorrect match the cards get turned back over again and the next guest takes a turn. At the end of the game the guest with the most correct pairs is the winner, and gets a well-deserved prize.
- Adult baby pictures
This game takes a little bit more thought, planning and preparation. Unless you have access to old photos yourself, you will need to ask you guests to bring along a secret photograph of themselves as a baby. So that you can play along too a good idea is to ask them to bring their photos along in a plain white sealed envelope. When your guests arrive the envelopes should be put into a pile and then shuffled. Open the envelopes and lay out the pictures. Give your guests pens and paper, and let them secretly guess which baby is which. The guest with the most correct answers wins a prize.
- Guess the size of the baby
This game is fun because it will obviously be carried on after the birth itself. Simply make a chart on a big piece of card and draw on baby weights in a scale on the side. Make paper flags out of card and make sure you have one pin or piece of tack/ tape per person. Let your guests guess how big your new baby will be and invite them to put their names and guesses onto the chart. After the arrival of your newborn the guest with the closest guess is the winner.