| If you are planning a baby shower, you will of | | | | blanks. Here are a couple of examples: |
| course want to find the perfect baby shower | | | | Little Miss Muffet |
| games to play. There are lots of easy, fun games | | | | Sat on her _________ |
| to choose from, but I've chosen just a few to | | | | Eating her _________ and whey |
| get you started. And remember, not everyone | | | | Along came a spider and sat down beside herand |
| likes to play every kind of game. Some people | | | | frightened Miss Muffet away |
| prefer "word" games, and some prefer "action" | | | | Little Boy Blue |
| type games, so try to choose a couple to please | | | | Come blow your ________the _________'s |
| both kinds of people. Keep the games easy and | | | | in the meadowthe _________'s in the |
| simple, and everyone will be sure to have a great | | | | cornwhere is the boy who looks after the |
| time. | | | | sheep?he's under the _________, fast asleep |
| Baby Name Scramble | | | | Whoever fills in the most blanks wins. Give your |
| If the mother-to-be has a name picked out for | | | | guests one point for each blank they fill in. It |
| her baby, this is a fun word game your guests | | | | sounds easy, but you wouldn't believe how many |
| can play. Have the baby's first, middle, and last | | | | people don't know their nursery rhymes! Make |
| name spelled out at the top of a piece of paper, | | | | sure to include at least one hard one to fool |
| and have the guests use the letters of the baby's | | | | people. |
| name to create new words. Whoever comes up | | | | Safety Pin Game |
| with the most words in 60 seconds wins. A | | | | The safety pin game always causes a lot of |
| variation of this game is to use each letter of | | | | excitement at baby showers. When your guests |
| baby's name to create new baby names. If the | | | | arrive, give each one three safety pins to pin on |
| baby is a boy, have them think of new baby boy | | | | their shirts. After everyone gets there explain |
| names with each letter of the name. Whoever | | | | that there are certain words they are not allowed |
| comes up with the most names that no one else | | | | to say during the baby shower, such as "baby", |
| thought of wins. | | | | "sleep", "crying", "diapers", etc. If someone is |
| Baby Item Tray | | | | caught saying one of those words, whoever |
| This game will test the memories of your guests. | | | | hears them first gets to walk over to them and |
| Set out on a tray a variety of baby items, such | | | | take one of their safety pins. Whoever ends up |
| as a bottle, pacifier, thermometer, diaper rash | | | | with the most safety pins at the end of the baby |
| creme, diaper, rattle, nail clippers, bib, burb cloth, | | | | shower wins. |
| baby spoon, baby comb, etc. Pass the tray | | | | Measure Mom's Belly |
| around so everyone can take a quick look at it. | | | | Make sure to ask the mom-to-be's permission |
| Put the tray in another room and give your | | | | before you play this game. If she is willing to go |
| guests 60 seconds to write as many things as | | | | along with the game, have the guests guess the |
| they can remember from the tray. Whoever | | | | measurement of her pregnant belly. This game is |
| remembers the most items wins. Give the items | | | | really fun, you will get some really funny guesses. |
| on the tray to the mom-to-be as a baby gift. Hint: | | | | After everyone guesses have the mom-to-be |
| if you use a basket instead of a tray, your | | | | stand in the middle of the circle and measure her |
| guests will have a harder time remembering the | | | | belly to see who had the closest measurement. |
| locations of the items in the basket. | | | | Whatever games you decide to play at your |
| Nursery Rhyme Game | | | | baby shower, keep it simple. The games are just |
| This game is really fun. Dig out an old book of | | | | ice breakers to help people get to know each |
| Mother Goose nursery rhymes and pick out a | | | | other so everyone feels comfortable being there. |
| couple well known and not so well known nursery | | | | After the games is a good time for the |
| rhymes. Type them up and leave out a couple of | | | | mom-to-be to open up her gifts. |
| words here and there for your guests to fill in the | | | | |