Traditional Baby Shower Game Ideas

There are many different types of baby shower game ideas to help you plan a fun and interactive party. If you are unsure of what games to plan, here are a few traditional games that are simple and inexpensive.

Baby Shower Gift Bingo
You can pick this game up at many party supply stores. If you’re having a small baby shower, this one is easy enough to make as well. You might also be able to find free printable game sheets online. Give each guest a bingo card and have them fill in the squares on the card with gifts that they believe the mother-to-be will get at the shower. Before the present opening begins, give each guest a marker to cross out the squares on their bingo card. Whoever gets a bingo first wins a prize.

Baby Charades
Of all of the baby shower game ideas out there, this one requires the fewest materials and can be one of the most fun for your guests. Before the party, put baby-related activities on index cards. Things like changing a diaper, pushing a stroller, feeding baby food to baby, rocking a baby, etc. Get as many ideas down as you can. During the party, have the guest split into two teams. Have a person from one team draw an index card and give them two to three minutes to act out what is on the card. Their team has to guess what the person is acting out. Award points when the team guesses correctly. Give each member of the winning team a prize.

Pin the Diaper on the Baby
This baby shower game idea is similar to pin the tail on the donkey. You may be able to find this game in some party supply stores but if not, it is easy enough to make your own. If you are artistically inclined, just draw a picture of a baby on a large piece of cardstock or posterboard. Draw several diapers on pieces of cardstock and cut them out. You can also print out or get printed at a local copy shop a large picture of a baby and glue it to the cardstock or posterboard.

Play the game like you would pin the tail on the donkey. Blindfold the guest who wants to try first. Hand them the diaper and spin them around a few times after blindfolding them. Have them walk towards where they think the baby is and pin the diaper on. Have each guest write their name on the diaper they pinned on the baby. Give a prize to the one who got the closest.

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How To Plan Easy Baby Shower Games

It’s time for the baby shower, and one of the most notorious baby shower activities is playing some simple games. Easy baby shower games will give everyone a chance to have a little fun while they are mingling and celebrating the occasion. Games can also help pass the time in case things are not going as smoothly as planned.

Although most people have played many of the traditional baby shower games, a great way to keep everyone interested is to mix in a few games that aren’t as common. Remember that when it comes to shower games, just be creative and have fun. Don’t feel pressure to come up with amazing activities. Everyone will still have fun regardless of the games.

A very popular baby shower game that takes very little effort and planning is to play the clothespin game. When all of the guests arrive, they get either a baby diaper pin or a clothespin and they connect it to their clothes. Whenever anyone says the words “baby” for the duration of the game, the person who said it has to give their pin to the person who heard them say it. At the end of the game, whoever has collected the most pins wins a small prize. This game is fun because most people will not be able to avoid saying “baby” while at a baby shower.

Baby trivia is a great way to encourage the guests to bond, and it will no doubt leave everyone laughing and having a good time. Depending on how many people are in attendance, divide the guests into at least two teams and ask them trivia questions.

However, instead of general trivia, tailor the questions so that they relate to the parents-to-be. You can ask questions such as: When did the happy couple meet? What day is the baby supposed to be born? Just make sure you don’t ask questions that are so obscure that no one knows the answers. It is a good idea to ask general questions, instead of more difficult ones that only a few people would know. This will keep the game interesting and keep everyone on their toes.

Everyone loves to look at baby pictures, so prior to the shower, have the guests email you a copy of their own baby pictures. On the day of the shower, put all of the pictures on a poster board and have the guests guess which picture belongs to each guest. You don’t have to have a prize for this game, but it will just be a fun way for everyone to catch a glimpse of everyone’s childhood. It is also a good idea to have baby pictures of the mommy and daddy-to-be on the board as well.

A fun and easy baby shower game that never goes out of style is the guess how many ____ are in the baby bottle game. Fill a baby bottle with some type of small candy and have those who attend guess the total count of pieces of candy contained in the bottle. Just make sure you have an accurate count of the candy so you can accurately choose a winner.

Keep in mind that no matter what games you choose, the guests will have a fun time celebrating the upcoming birth.

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Fun Baby Shower Games Ideas

If you know someone who is expecting a baby soon, planning a baby shower for her will help her to be given with items that will surely help prepare here for her baby’s birth while celebrating her last days as a pregnant woman at the same time. To make this joyous event more fun-filled, you can make use of some simple baby shower games ideas for the guests’ interest and awareness about the wonders of pregnancy.

You could provide the guests with equal numbers of clothespins or stickers to be put onto their shirts. The objective of this game is not to utter the word “baby”. If a person hears someone else saying the word removes a clothespin or sticker from the shirt of the offender. The person who ends up with the most clothespins or stickers on his or her shirt is declared the winner.

One cool game is to guess the size of the mother’s tummy. To play this game, you will need a spool of yarn or strings, colored paper, and other craft materials that can be cut and used to measure, and a scissor. Pass the measurement item that you have chosen and the scissor to each guest. Each of them will be estimating the size of the belly of the mom-to-be by cutting a length of the material. Once the guests have made their own prediction, determine who has made the most accurate guest by wrapping each entry around the tummy of the mother. The person who has the closest length wins.

You can also use cotton balls on baby shower games ideas. To play such game, you will need two medium to large-sized bowls, tablespoon, blindfolds, and a bag of cotton balls. Place the cotton balls and the spoons in one of the bowls. The participants are blindfolded and will use the tablespoons to transfer the cotton balls as much as they can from one bowl to another. They must complete the task within one minute. The participant with the most number of cotton balls transferred is declared the winner.

Bet you don’t know, but the colorful M&M’s can be used in baby shower games ideas. Before the big day, buy a bag of M&M’s and a baby bottle. Fill up the baby bottle with M&M’s until it’s full. Then, pour the M&M’s out of the baby bottle again and count each pieces. Then, again, fill up the bottle with the same number of M&M’s and seal the bottle tightly and write the total number of pieces in a small sheet of paper. During the baby shower, provide the guests with a pen and a piece of paper. Tell them to guess the total number of the M&M’s inside the baby bottle and write their estimate in their paper along with their names. At the end of the event, open up the sealed baby bottle and count the number of M&M’s pieces in front of your guests. Once the actual number of M&M’s was revealed, go through the pile of guesses. The participant or participants who have guessed the right total of the M&M’s win. However, if no one has guessed the exact number of M&M’s in the baby bottle, the participant who has guessed the closest number possible is declared the winner.

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