I personally don't like to play games at baby showers, so usually if they're playing a bunch of games I'll just drop off the present, hug the mommy, and go. *Before I'm flamed for being a party pooper - Sorry, it's just how I am.

So a very good friend of mine (who wants me to be less of a party pooper!) is having a baby shower Sunday and has put me in charge of the baby shower games. And if I'm in charge I'm going to try to do it right! I'd rather the games be short and fun not boring and long. Most of all the prizes need to be cheap!

I've thought about the one where you use toilet paper to guess how big the mommy's belly is and the one who is the closest wins. I also saw the game on "Girls Next Door" where they melted candy bars in diapers and you had to guess which candy bar went with which diaper.

So what have you played that didn't bore you to death?

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Well I'm just like you, i absolute hate baby shower games, so for mine, we didn't have that at all. But mine was odd, because we had guys and girls invited. We had different board games at the table for people to play, it went over very well. But mine was more of a party anyways.

But as for games, here are a couple.

1. Bingo: Its always a hit at every shower, basically you make up a bingo card and everyone fills in what they think the gifts will be, whoever gets bingo will get a gift (its played while opening up the gifts)

2. Guess Mom's Tummy Size: (Materials- String or yarn and scissors) Have each woman pull the yarn to the size they believe would fit perfectly around the Mother-To-Be's center of her pregnant tummy. After everyone cuts their string, compare the results to the Mommy-To-Be's actual tummy. Give a prize to the woman who is the most close! This is a baby shower favorite.

3. Never say "Baby": (Materials- baby safety pins or another type of baby object you can place on a string for each woman at the party as well as string or yarn, enough for each woman to wear as a necklace). Have each woman place the necklace with the baby safety pins around her neck when she gets to the party. The rules for this baby shower game are given out at the beginning of the baby shower that whenever someone says the word "baby" during the shower, any woman who calls it out gets a pin from the other woman who stated the word. At the end of the baby shower, the woman with the most pins wins a prize.

4. Who Can Make The Mother-To-Be's Baby: (Materials - Baby magazines, Scissors, Glue, Paper). Have the women group up into teams of 3 and give each 3 baby magazines. Have them cut out pieces of different baby qualities and put together a picture of what they think the Mother-To-Be's baby will look like. Have the Mother-To-Be pick which baby would possibly look like hers the best! Give prizes to the winning team! One of the top baby shower games!

I got most of these from a web site : Baby Shower Games from Baby shower 101

This isn't so much a game, but someone did it for me. The hostess bought a small ceramic piggy bank. At the beginning of the shower, she told everybody, "Every time you say the word 'baby', you have to put a quarter in the piggy bank." Even the mom-to-be must abide by the rule.

It was really a challenge to spend the next couple of hours not saying "baby" and there was a substantial amount of money in the bank.

The penalty amount could be modified, but this game isn't really appropriate if people in attendance are struggling with finances or not really good friends with the mom-to-be. It was a lot of fun for me & it's been a great story to share with my son.

I'm the same way about shower games, so when I hosted a shower for my sister, we used the following poem as our only game. At our shower, everyone was seated around round tables with about 8 - 10 people at each table, so each table had their own box to pass. Each table (or group) has one item to pass around (in our case we wrapped a small photo album or nice picture frame). Someone hosting the shower stands in front of the group and reads the following poem. Each time the word RIGHT (or WRIGHT) is said the group passes the item to the right and when the word LEFT is said they pass the item to the left. Here is the poem:


Mr. WRIGHT was to take Mrs. WRIGHT RIGHT to the hospital when she was in labor. As he LEFT in the car, he turned RIGHT out of the driveway. He had to go RIGHT back home, for he LEFT Mrs. WRIGHT at home. They both got into the car on the LEFT side, as the RIGHT side door would not open. Mr. WRIGHT and Mrs. WRIGHT again LEFT for the hospital, turning RIGHT out of the driveway. An argument occurred about the RIGHT turn, as Mrs. WRIGHT said that Mr. WRIGHT should have turned LEFT. Mr. WRIGHT kept insisting that he was RIGHT, but Mrs. WRIGHT kept insisting that the hospital entrance was on the LEFT. Two blocks away after another LEFT turn they discovered that they had LEFT Mrs. WRIGHT's overnight bag at home. So, they made a LEFT turn, then a RIGHT to go back home to where they had LEFT the bag. As they turned RIGHT on to their street, Mrs. WRIGHT said "Let's just go RIGHT to the hospital and send someone else RIGHT to the house for the fact that we LEFT the bag on the couch." They went LEFT at the next block and turned RIGHT back around. Finally at the hospital, Mr. WRIGHT pulled up to the front where he LEFT his wife to go RIGHT in. Inside the hospital they wheeled Mrs. WRIGHT away. "Where is my wife? I only LEFT for a minute." exclaimed Mr. WRIGHT. A nurse rushed him RIGHT down the hall, they made a LEFT turn, then a RIGHT, then a LEFT again. Mr. WRIGHT, found Mrs. WRIGHT already in delivery. But, he then realized he LEFT the video camera in the car. RIGHT away he ran out of the room and back to the car. Not only had he LEFT the camera but he had LEFT the lights on too. Mr. WRIGHT wasted no time, he ran RIGHT back to his wife's room. As Mr. WRIGHT walked in all he heard was screams from his wife, because he had LEFT her room and was nowhere in sight. I'm sure you can guess what happened next. As Mrs. WRIGHT had the baby Mr. WRIGHT passed out on the floor. But when he came to he got a shock once more. For there he saw Mrs. WRIGHT sit with the miracle of life. With two babies on her LEFT and one on the RIGHT, Mrs. WRIGHT turned to her husband and said "there is one thing LEFT to do, I think we should name these babies, how about you? Now you know how their whole evening went. They LEFT things at home, but still made it. Which way did the gift go? To the RIGHT and to the LEFT, stop the passing and open your gift.

Everyone seemed to like it and I've been asked for copies of the poem from other people hosting showers. The thing I liked about it is that it's quick and easy and gets some prizes passed out!

A few years ago my gf's and I were in charge of throwing a baby shower for another gf and we had to come up with games. The one I did was to buy tiny babies (think I got them in the craft section of Wal-Mart) and freeze each one in an ice cube tray. Each guest was given a drink with one baby ice cube. As the ice melted the baby 'appeared'. Whoever's baby 'popped' out of the ice cube first had to scream "my water just broke" and they got a prize.

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I like to use yarn instead of TP to play the "guess the belly size" game. I was at a shower once where 4 people guessed the correct amount of squares. With string it is more percise.

-The bottle game. You start with so many ounces (equal everytime) of water in 3 bottles. Then, 3 at a time, you set the clock to 1 min and see who can drink the most water out of the bottle.

-Guess the baby food. You number the lids and jars then peel the lable off. The guests have to guess what food is in the jar, some people allow tasting others do not.

-Draw the baby .You put a piece of paper on a book then on top of your head. You have 5 min to draw the baby while the paper is on your head. Mom-to-be picks the one she likes best.

- I like the right/left one too. I have never played that one. My sister is having a shower in june or july and we will have to try that one.

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Another 'activity' we did at my daughters shower was to have small squares of scrapbook paper and pens available and ask everyone to write some advice for the new mommy......just a sentence or two--it can be funny, sentimental, practical or whatever! My daughter then put these in a small scrapbook with pictures from the shower. It's a wonderful keepsake, fun to do but not a ridiculous game!

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I did one at a baby shower that everyone really seemed to like and more than one person could potentially win a prize. You play it as a memory match game, and when they match the clue to the candy then they win that candy.
Contraction-Whopper
Umbilical cord- twizzler
Girls Name-Baby Ruth
Boys Name- Clark or Oh Henry
Hospital Bill- 100 Grand
Conception- Score
Pregnant Belly or the baby- Chunky
Twin Boys- Mike and Ike
Anesthesiologist - Mr Goodbar
Epidural- Lifesavers
The Nursery- Cry Babiese
Premie- Runts
Nursing- Milky way
Time Alone- Zero
Baby Laughs- Snickers
Etc.. You can find more by googling candy bar baby shower game