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Baby Shower Games Are Not Always Embarassing

By David Cummings

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Published: 07Mar2009
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Are you planning a baby shower? Are you planning to have games for the people who attend your shower? Games can be a great way to make a baby shower memorable not just for you, but for everyone who is in attendance. Before starting any games, it is sensible to have everyone introduce themselves, and explain how they know the mother to be. It is easy to forget that they may not already know each other, but even if you think they do, it's a pretty good icebreaker, and gets people telling stories and enjoying themselves.

Now let's take a look at some of the games. The first game is easy to set up: "Guess the New Mom's Tummy Size." In order to play this game, you need some string or yarn and scissors. Each women than estimates what she believes is enough yarn to go all the way around the mother to be, and cuts their string. After all the guests have guessed, they can either take turns measuring around the new mom's tummy (for a lot of laughs) or comparing to a 'master' piece of yarn or string which has actually been wrapped around the expectant mother. The best guesser gets a prize, and everyone has fun!

Another game that is fun at baby showers is the "How Many Baby Items Can You Name?" game. For this, you need only a piece of paper and pen for each player. Have each guest write down as many baby products as they can name off the top of their heads within a short time, for example, five minutes. Bottles, pacifiers, blankets—whatever comes into your mind, write it down. Give a prize to the woman who names the most baby products. Of course, if someone writes down things that aren't really baby products, they don't count! This has the advantage of not only being fun but useful. After all, the new mom will have a baby soon, and the winner will have come up with a readymade shopping list which can be shared with the guest of honor as well as any other expectant mothers.

Baby-Maker is another great game. No, it isn't anything naughty and doesn't require the presence of a man (or any medical personnel!). Get a stack of baby magazines, scissors, glue and paper. The women form teams of three and cut out pieces of pictures from magazines to put together a composite baby of what they think the new mom's baby will be most likely to look like. The mother to be can then be the judge of the winner. Give prizes to the winning team. They earned it and laughed during the process. This has the added advantage of being something your child will enjoy seeing when they get older as well.

Baby Food Flav-O-Rama is another fun game. Before the baby shower, get a selection of several different flavors of baby food. Then take the labels off. You'll want to get about ten different flavors, just to make the game challenging enough to be interesting. Have the women taste the foods and guess the flavor. If there is a tie, blindfold the leaders and have a taste-off. The winner, of course, should get a prize. And the new mother will be relieved to know that what she will be feeding her baby is surprisingly edible, even for grown ups.

Don't be afraid to be creative! Create your own games, and you will have a baby shower to remember.

David Cummings is a devoted family member and a regular author on parenting topics. He is devoted to helping other parents create quality time with their families and to assist children-oriented organizations as well. As the manager of Bustling Baby, LLC, he locates baby products that appeal to both men and women, such as the Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System offering safety and style for active parents, and the Eddie Bauer Baby Gear Collection

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