You’ve gotten all the RSVPs, planned the fabulous menu, and set the theme for your upcoming baby shower. You’re a great host. What’s left to do, you may be wondering. Plan the entertainment, of course! With guests coming far and wide, as well as from different eras of the mom-to-be’s life, there are going to be plenty of people who’ll need introductions. It’s your job to take care of that as efficiently as possible.
You need a failsafe way to get everyone to interact and get the party started! That’s where baby shower games come in. Baby shower games serve to break the ice and start conversations. Here are some popular games you can use at your next shower:
The Tummy Game
Pass out some ribbon or string. Try to tie in the color with your theme or go with the standards: pink, blue, yellow, or green. Have each guest cut their string to the length they think will match the girth of the pregnant mom’s tummy right now. After all the guests are done, have the guest of honor wrap each string around her stomach at the biggest part. The guest whose string comes closest to the mom’s actual size without going over wins!
Pin The Pacifier On The Baby Shower Game
Love “Pin the Tail on the Donkey”? So do I! Apparently, a lot of people do because this game is a hit at all the baby showers I’ve been to. It’s pretty self-explanatory, yeah? Just use a pacifier, a picture of a baby on the wall, and try to have the blindfolded guest pin the “passy” to the baby’s mouth. Closest one wins!
Dress The Baby Shower Game
You’ll need a life-sized baby doll, a onesie, diaper, receiving blanket, and a timer. Each guest takes turns dressing the baby. The guest with the fastest time wins.
Guess the Baby Gear
Have a large bag of baby items placed in front of the blind-folded guest of honor. Have her take each item out one at a time and guess what she has in her hands. The more unique and wacky items you choose to put in the bag, the more fun this game gets!
All-Time Best Ice Breaker: The Bottle Game!
I LOVE this game! It’s so silly that it breaks any reservations people have about being with strangers. It gets people laughing and smiling better than any other game! Have bottles filled with liquid (not milk, as some may be lactose-intolerant) and topped with a real baby bottle nipple! Set a time limit, like 4 minutes, and have everyone start at the same time! See who can actually keep from laughing while watching everyone else try to suck the liquid out of their bottle. The one who sucks the most liquid out in the fastest time wins!
With baby shower games like these, it’ll be easy to get carried away on a wave of fun celebrating the upcoming birth. And that’s the point! These baby shower games will make fast friends out of all the guest of honors friends, and get everyone to focus on how much fun the mom-to-be is about to have. Happy Baby Shower! And if you think of a great game you’d like to share with others, let us know, and we’ll include it! Thanks!
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