Unique Baby Shower Games

How many of you are tired of attending a baby shower and playing the same old games? How many of you are sick of guessing the size of mommy's belly or tasting melted chocolate in napkins shaped like diapers? You are probably thinking, especially if you are getting ready to throw a shower, that there has got to be something better out there! Surely there are games that exist that not everyone has played and is sick of. Well, you're in luck; we would like to give you a few ideas for some truly unique games.

1.)   What's in the bag? This is a great game, especially if tired of trying to remember what was on the diaper cake. You play by getting several brown paper bags and putting one baby item (rattle, disposable diaper, pacifier, etc.) in each bag. After you put an item in the bag, either tape it or staple it closed and number the bags. At the shower, everyone gets a piece of paper and a pen, and then they try to guess what is in the bag by feeling it through the bag. The person with the most right is the winner.

2.)   Never Say Never. For this game you will need to purchase a piggy bank. You can usually order one offline that are specifically for babies. You might also find one that goes with whatever the mother's theme is for the baby's room. Once you get it to the shower, have all of your guests take out some or all of their pocket change. Be sure to have some extra in case someone doesn't have any on them. Then go around the room and have each guest name something they have never done before (I have never been out of the country, I never learned to ride a bike, etc.) As each person says what they have never done, everyone who has done that places a coin inside the piggy bank. You can either pass the piggy bank around the room, or have each guest come forward. After everyone has had a turn, you give the piggy bank to the mother-to-be.

3.)   Who's time is it? Get an egg timer and set it for five to ten minutes at a time while the mommy-to-be is opening her baby gifts. Whenever the timer goes off, whoever's gift she is opening gets a door prize.

4.)   Baby Name Scrabble. This is a great game if the parents have already selected a baby name. Write the baby's whole name out on a white board or on several slips of paper to pass out. Give each guest a piece of paper and pencil and give them five to ten minutes to come up with as many words as possible using only the letters from the baby's name. The person with the most words wins.

5.)   The Price Is Right. Purchase several baby items (bottles, pacifier, a can of formula, jar of baby food, etc.) and set them out on a table, be sure to remove price tags if they are visible on your purchases. Then give each guest a paper where you have typed up three possible prices for each item. They need to be exact ($3.30, $4.50, $1.24, etc.), and give the price that is before tax, so have your receipt handy when you are typing them up. Each guest files by the table and circles the price for each item that the think is correct. The guest with the most correct wins the door prize.

6.)   Create a Time Capsule. This is a great thing to do if there will be lots of family and close friends attending the baby shower. Before the baby shower, ask each guest to bring something that represents them or era the baby is being born into. Get a good sized, heavy duty card board box. At the shower hand out 3x5 cards and have each guest write what they brought and why their item represents them or the era. You might also have the write a word of advice for the baby. After the guests are finished, have each guest come up, tell about what they brought, and place it inside the box with their card. When everyone is finished, tape the box up really good with packaging tape and instruct the mother to save it and give it to the baby on his or hers eighteenth birthday and a birthday present.

As you can see, there are lots of games out there that are definitely out the ordinary, but still as much fun. A few extra tips would be:

1.)   When purchasing baby items for the baby games, be sure to purchase new items and then give them to the mommy-to-be after the shower.

2.)   When purchasing prizes for the games it is up to you whether you purchase baby type things, that way the winner has the option to give it to the mommy-to-be, or you can purchase things every woman enjoys like hand lotions, journals, photo albums, etc. That way they can keep it for themselves.

3.)   Be sure to purchase extra prizes in case you have two winners for one game.

As with any shower the goal is to make your honoree feel comfortable and make sure your guests are having a good time. Don't ask anyone to do anything you think might make them uncomfortable. Think about the group of people you've invited and their personalities, and try not to play super hands-on games if you don't think the people you invited will enjoy them. Remember, just because you are hosting it, doesn't mean its about you and only what you think would be fun.