Enjoy These Great Baby Shower Games With Friends And Families

If you're organizing a baby shower, you'll want to ensure that all your guests feel comfortable and relaxed. It's likely that they won't all be previously acquainted since they will include relatives of the expectant mother in addition to friends and colleagues. Party games allow people of all ages to interact in a spirit of friendly competition. Here are some baby shower games that are sure to get everyone smiling and chatting.

How big is it?

The only props required for this game are a pair of scissors and a ball of string. Ask the Mom-to-be to stand up, turn around and show off her bump. Instruct the guests to each cut a piece of string to a length that will fit precisely around the middle of Mommy's belly. Wrap each string around the bulge so the ends overlap (or don't, as the case may be). The closest fit wins.

Don't say baby

Before the shower, make a necklace for each guest out of a knotted piece of pink or blue ribbon decorated with five diaper pins. Pass these out at the start of the party when all guests are assembled. Tell people that whenever they hear someone else say 'baby' they should take a pin from her necklace and attach it to their own. After an hour, or some specified amount of time, the person with the most diaper pins wins.

Make a baby

This twist on a classic birthday party game will get people giggling. Instead of pinning the tail on the donkey, pin the sperm on the egg. Simply paint a round shape on a piece of poster board and attach it to a wall. Draw some sperm shapes with wiggly tails onto white card and cut them out. Put sticky putty on the back if you don't want pin holes in your wall. Blindfold the contestants, spin them around and let them try to make a baby.

What smells?

Buy five different brands of chocolate bars. Try to find ones with distinctive fillings such as coconut, peanuts or almonds. Put each chocolate bar inside a disposable diaper and pass it around your guests. They must try to guess the brand of chocolate using their sense of smell. The real fun of this game comes in taking and sharing photos of the action.

Drinking game

Drinking contests aren't usually associated with baby showers, but this one fits the bill. Give each guest a baby bottle filled with party punch. At the count of three, everyone has to start sucking. The person who finishes off her bottle first is the winner.

It's easy to invent your own baby shower games. Just think of games commonly played at parties or celebrations and give them a baby theme. Search for baby trivia on the internet and make up questions for a quiz. Stuff a clear plastic box full of pacifiers and have guests guess have many it contains. Play charades with phrases or titles containing the word 'baby'. With a little imagination you can find endless ways to keep your guests happy and entertained.

Baby showers are such a fun event for everyone, but planning one can be quite a challenge for the hostess. Get baby shower games and ideas by visiting our site to help you plan your event. You can also choose from a wide variety of themes to use for your baby shower party such as the popular moon and stars theme.