Even More Fun Baby Shower Games

Here are some more good baby games I found in that good book by Hope Mason called 'How To Throw a Baby Shower.'

Baby Word Scramble

Scramble 30 baby related words into unrecognizable words – for instance 'diaper' could be 'peraid'. Xerox the words and hand them out to guests. The first guest to unscramble all 30 words wins a baby shower prize.

Disposable Diaper Prank

Unwrap a box of disposable diapers and then have each guest write jokes and comments on the diaper wrappers or on the diapers themselves. Writing things like 'Are you still up?' and 'Isn't it your hubby's turn?' might give mom a chuckle changing diapers late at night. Wrap the diapers up and put them back in the box so she doesn't realize the box is full of messages from her friends.

Diaper Bag Stuffing Challenge

This game is good for after the mom-to-be opens all of her gifts. Present mom with a brand new diaper bag or carry all bag. The guests then take bets on how many baby items she will be able to stuff into the bag. The guest that bets the closest wins.

Thank You Envelope Game

Buy the mom to be thank you envelopes. Inside one hide a gift certificate or a voucher for some kind of prize. Hand out the unsealed envelopes to all of the guests at the party and ask them to write their names and addresses on the envelopes so the mom-to-be is saved the time of looking up all of this stuff when it comes to sending out her thank you notes. One lucky person of course, receives the gift certificate as a prize.
Baby 'The Price Is Right' Game

Acquire some baby items from the store. Call in four 'contestants' and ask them to guess the price of one of the items. The contestant that comes closest to guessing the correct price of the baby item wins a prize. Do this continually until you have two finalists who have to face off for a grand baby shower prize!

Baby Sock Hunt

Hide as many single baby socks as you can throughout the party area. By the end of the party the person who has the most pairs of baby socks wins. Players may also make trades and deals with people who have the match to single socks that they have found.

Fridge Magnet Game

Get a set of alphabetical fridge magnets. Starting with an A have each guest come up with ten baby related words that start with an A. Whoever produces ten words the fastest wins the A fridge magnet. Continue doing the same with the rest of the alphabet. Whoever has the most fridge magnet letters by the end of the game wins a prize!

One Handed Mommies

Divide guests into teams of two. Each pair of women must diaper a baby doll with one hand tied behind their back. The team that does it the fastest (and does it right!) wins.

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History of the Baby Shower

Nowadays it is customary for the Baby Shower to be thrown before the birth of the baby. These events are planned anywhere from six-months to just a couple of days before the blessed event. Probably the optimum time to throw a party is in the third trimester of pregnancy, but not too close to the actually expected birth date. This spares the mother undue stress, as even happy stress can take its toll. It also gives her time to sort out and put away her loot.
Then of course there are those babies that arrive early and show up as an unexpected guest at their own baby shower!

Although it is traditional to throw the baby shower before birth, it is still perfectly acceptable to suggest that a baby shower be thrown after the baby is born. It is especially acceptable to suggest this if for some reason, nobody else has volunteered to engineer the event. Showers are also thrown after the adoption of a child and in this case, the child can be much older than an infant.

The baby shower has come along ways from the days when it was never thrown before the baby’s birth. This presumption was based on an old superstition, that all of the presents and celebration might attract they eye of Lilith, an evil angel, who may spirit the baby’s soul away. The sad truth is that most babies did pass away during birth so nobody wanted to celebrate something that may not happen.

Showers have also mutated over the years into Jack and Jill events, where both sexes, including the father of the child and his friends, are invited to celebrate along with the girls. Unlike women’s baby showers, which have a focus on games, these showers are more about circulating with family and friends and sharing a good meal in honor of the expectant mother. It is the most contemporary way of holding a shower and furthermore there does not have to be a diaper pin or baby shower game in sight!

It is also traditional to throw the shower at a best friend or relative’s house, rather than at the expectant mother’s house to spare her the hassle of a mess to clean up the next day. It also gives her privilege of being able to say good-bye and leave the party. She may feel the need to rest, rather than feel pressured to entertain guests who are in no hurry to leave. However some mothers do feel more comfortable at home and throwing it at her house may save her a lot of transportation and the hauling around of her goodies. Rule of thumb — when in doubt be sure to ask the mom to be if she wants a shower at her house. The answer could be no!

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