The Diaper Bag Game
This is a memory game. Players sit in a circle or
around a table. The first player says "I
grab a diaper bag and put a diaper (for example)
in it". The second person repeats "I
grab a diaper bag and put a diaper and a wash
cloth in it" (adding another item). The
third person repeats the phrase with those two
items and adds a third one: "I grab a diaper
bag and put a diaper, a wash cloth and a
pacifier". And so on. Players are
disqualified if they forget an article or
misplace the order in which items are added. It
is very fun and hard to play.
How Big Around Is Mom? Game
Check with the guest of honor in advance on this
one. All you need is a ball or two of string,
ribbon, or even toilet paper will work. Ask
guests to cut a length of string that they think
will stretch around the future mom's belly. After
everyone has had a turn, the mother-to-be
measures and cuts a string that fits her belly.
Compare her string to all the guests' pieces of
string. The person who was closest wins a small
prize. This is a great icebreaker and always good
for some laughs.
Preparation: rolls of ribbon/toilet paper,
scissors, a watch.
Unscramble the Words Game
Scramble baby, pregnancy, and labor-related words
along the left side of a sheet of paper. Put
blank spaces to the right of each word. Ask
guests to unscramble the words within 2-3
minutes. You might want to test the game on
someone before the party to determine how long
you should time the guests. Give guests enough
time, but keep it challenging as well.
Preparation: print one scrambled game for each
guest, pens/pencils, magazines or books to
support paper while guest writes - if not sitting
at table, a watch.
Baby Shapes Game
Give guests a small amount of play dough or clay.
Have them each create their best version of a
baby using their piece of clay or play dough.
They'll place their masterpieces on a piece of
cardboard or thick paper. After the guests are
finished with their creation, hold each one up
for all to see. Have the party clap at their
favorite one - and that one wins! Some parties
have used gum in place of the clay - guests chew
and then mold. Obviously, this is determined by
who your guests are and if they would play along.
After the
Preparation: playdough/clay/gum, construction
paper
Diaper Doo Doo Game
Crush various candy bars into diapers and have
guests guess what type of candy bar it is. This
gets really funny when guests start to sniff the
diaper and taste the contents. Yuck! Label the
number of diapers that you'll be using. Crush
different candy bars and place each one into a
diaper. Give guests a piece of paper with the
numbers of the diapers on the left and a blank
space to the right. If it is a rather large party
and you will have many tables, a suggestion is to
use that number of diapers and give each table a
diaper. Instruct that once finished with one
diaper to pass along to other tables. This is a
great ice-breaker and gets your guests to mingle
a little. Candy bar suggestions: Hershey's, Three
Muskateers, Butterfinger, Milky Way, Snickers,
Baby Ruth, Mars, Kit Kat, and Reeses.
Preparation: candy bars, newborn diapers, pens
for guests to use, paper list for guests to write
answers, magazines/books if not sitting at a
table.
*Alternate method - let the diapers sit in the
sun or a warm place to melt.
Memory Game
Buy small baby items and place on a tray. Walk
around in front of guests with the tray so that
each guest has time to view the contents. Remove
the tray from their sight and ask them to write
down the items that they remember. Time them for
two minutes, more or less depending on how many
items you have. The person with the most items
correct wins! In addition to a great game, you
can give all the baby items to the mom-to-be as a
gift! Ideas on items: bottle, pacifier, baby
socks, baby hat, thermometer, nasal aspirator,
rattle, ducky, washcloth, spoon, baby nail
clippers, travel baby shampoo, diaper.
Preparation: buy items, tray, paper for the
answers, magazines/books if not sitting at table,
watch.
Memory Game 2
Tell everyone the next game is going to test
their powers of observation and memory. Have
someone walk in a room holding a box full of
items you have put together. Ask this person to
go around the room slowly giving each person a
chance to observe for 30 seconds. Then ask this
person to leave the room. Now ask 10 questions
about the person carrying the box. Examples: Was
she wearing a watch, What color are her eyes, Did
her shirt have pockets, Were here nails painted,
Etc.
Noah's Ark Game
Write the alphabet in big letters down one side
of a piece of paper. Put two lines next to each
letter. Have the guests write down two animals
that start with that letter for each letter of
the alphabet. (ex: A - alligator and anteater)
Time them for 2-3 minutes (you may want to test a
few people before your party to see how long it
takes them). You want to give guests enough time,
but still make it challenging. The guest who has
the most at the end of the time - wins!
Preparation: Write out the alphabet on paper as
described above, make copies for each guest
attending the party, magazines/books to support
paper if not sitting at table, watch/clock.
Taste Test Game
A very popular baby shower game! The object of
this game is to have your guests taste a variety
of unidentified baby foods and try to guess what
they are tasting. Use around six different baby
foods and label each jar with a number. On a
paper plate, draw circles with numbers inside.
Have guests take a dollop of each baby food and
place onto their paper plate (ex: baby food jar
#1 would be placed onto circle #1 on their
plate). Remember to take the label off of each
jar and keep track on a separate piece of paper
as to which food corresponds to each number. Have
guests write their guess on the paper plate next
to the number (or provide them with a piece of
paper). The person with the most correct guesses
wins the game!
**Since guests don't know what they are eating,
you may want to consider who is attending. Ex: if
some don't eat meat, do not buy a jar of beef
baby food.
Preparation: buy jars of baby food, paper plates,
pens, spoons.
Pins and Rice Game
A fun and surprisingly difficult game to play!
Fill a small bowl 3/4 full with dry rice. Add
small safety pins to the mix. Blindfold each
guest and give them the chance to remove as many
safety pins as possible in one minute. The guest
who finds the most pins wins the game. It is
actually pretty hard to do since the pins and the
rice feel the same. Make sure to return all the
pins into the bowl before each guest starts. Then
everyone gets a fair chance at winning!
Preparation: small bowl, small safety pins,
blindfold, paper and pen to record guest results,
watch.
Children's Songs Game
Pick ten children's songs and select one line
from the middle of the song. Ex: "Out came
the sun and dried up all the rain" from Itsy
Bitsy Spider. Number a piece of paper from one to
ten and write the line from the songs next to
each number. Ask guests to try and figure out
which song each line is from. Mix in some easy
ones with some obscure ones to make it a
challenge. Time for two minutes. The one with the
most correct, wins!
**Nursery rhymes work well too.
Preparation: game sheet with song lines on them,
copies for each guest, pens, book or magazine if
not sitting at table, watch.
Baby Animals Game
Give everyone paper and pens then read off
different animals and see if they write down what
the babies are called. Example: Cat-Kitten,
Whale-Calf, Lion-Cub, Monkey-Infant,
Giraffe-Calf, Donkey-Foal, Swan-Cygnet,
Sheep-Lamb, Goat-Kid, Fish-Fry. The guest with
the most correct wins!
Preparations: game sheet, copies for guests,
pens, watch.
True to Life Game
This is a game of distractions, much like real
life. The object is to dress a baby doll while
guests shout out distractions. Get a baby doll
that is close to the size of a baby. Get some
clothes that will fit, you can make it as
challenging as you'd like. Make a list of
distractions such as food burning on the stove,
doorbell ringing, phone call, dog throwing up,
etc... Either have your guests pick one
distraction and read it out loud or have the
hostess read each distraction. Get a few
volunteers to "dress the baby" and time
them for a few minutes. While they are trying to
dress the baby, have them check on the
distraction. See who gets their baby dressed the
fastest. And they are disqualified if they leave
the baby by itself!
Preparations: baby doll, baby clothing, watch,
list of distractions
Guessing Game
Ask guests to give their best guess as to the
baby's weight, length, gender, date and time of
birth. A great keepsake for the baby book.
Preparation: paper, pen, book or magazine to
write on.
Baby Mad Libs
Create a story about the mom and her pregnancy or
labor/delivery. After it is written, go back in
and take out some key words (around 4-5 words,
depending on the length of your story) and
replace with a blank space. Make note of the word
you removed and what it represented (adjective,
adverb, noun, verb, number, emotion, etc..).
During the game, give guests a piece of paper and
ask them to write down the type of words you
removed. So, if you had removed an adverb, then
the guests would fill in an adverb like
"slowly". After guests have completed
all of the words, hand them another paper with
the story and have them fill in the blank spaces
with their words. Be sure that you number each
word assigned to the blank spaces. You'll be
surprised at how funny their stories will be!
Preparation: create story with blanks and make
copies, number a paper with the key terms (adj,
adv, noun,) and make copies, pens.
Name Some Advice Game
The perfect activity if you have a name picked
out for the baby. On a piece of paper, list the
name of the baby down the left side. Have each
guest give some advice that starts with that
letter. Example:
B - Be nice to your sister
E - Eat your vegetables!
N- Never forget, your grandma loves you!
**Works great using index cards and have each
guest use their own name, index cards can then be
saved for future reference plus reminder of
Mom-to-Be's shower.
Preparation: game sheet with letters, copies for
every guest, pens, books to write on.
Baby Gift Bingo Game
Just like regular bingo, guests will win if they
get a line in any direction on the card. Leave
the boxes blank. Hand the cards out to guests and
ask them to fill in all of the boxes on their
card with items they think the mom-to-be will get
at the baby shower. Then, as the mom opens her
gifts, the guests mark off the items on their
card. When a guest gets a line in any direction,
have them shout out "mommy" or
"baby"! You can continue the game even
after the first person has "bingo".
There can be multiple winners to this game.
Preparation: make up or buy blank bingo cards,
pens
Don't Say "Baby"! Game
As guests arrive, hand them each one clothespin.
Have them clip the pin to their shirt. If they
say the word "baby", then someone can
take their clothespin. The person with the most
clothespins at the end of the party wins! An easy
game to play and a great ice breaker.
Preparations: buy clothespins, keep near the
entrance and hand out as guests arrive.
Unwrapping Game
Set a timer to go off every five to ten minutes
as the mom-to-be is opening her gifts. The guest
whose present is being opened at the time the
buzzer sounds, gets a small prize. A great game
to play if time is limited for the party.
Preparations: timer and small prizes (hint if you
get "baby friendly" gifts such as
pacifiers, rattles, diaper pins, small baby
shampoo, lotion, baby wash the guests are likely
to be thrilled with winning but will donate
prizes to Mom-to-Be (unless you invite a bunch of
new or soon to be New-Moms)
Cotton Ball Transfer Game
Blindfold each player as they try to transfer
cotton balls from one bowl to another with a
large spoon. Set a timer for two to three
minutes. The player with the most cotton balls
wins a prize. It is harder than it sounds since
the cotton balls are so light!
Create Baby's Name Game
Write out the mom's first name and the dad's
first name on a piece of paper. Make copies for
each guest. While you time them for about three
minutes, ask players to find names for the baby
out of the letters in the parent's names.
Who is that Baby? Game
In the invitations, ask your guests to bring a
baby picture of themselves. With tape, place the
pictures on a poster board next to a number. Ask
guests to write down who they think each picture
belongs to. Be sure to include a guest list on
the paper with names of guests AND ask guests to
wear nametags. It is very likely that all of your
guests won't know each other, so this will
eliminate confusion.
Television Sibling Game
You can ask them to write down the siblings of
popular television series as you read the name of
the television show. Examples: Brady Bunch, Eight
is Enough, Rugrats, Different Strokes, Little
House on the Prairie, Waltons, Partridge Family,
7th Heaven, Cosby Show, Etc.
Cartoon Baby Shower Game
Name off cartoon characters and see if they can
name the cartoon they are on. Example Wendy - Bob
The Builder, Swiper - Dora the Explorer, Dipsy -
TeleTubbies, Daphne - Scooby Doo, Angelica -
Rugrats, Jughead - Archies, etc.
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