About Baby Shower Games

Baby shower games can make a baby shower more memorable and entertaining. It helps guests and the mother-to-be get even more excited about the baby's arrival. There are a variety of baby shower games that can be played depending on the circumstances surrounding the baby. These games can also be extravagant or simplistic, depending on the mother's baby shower budget.

Significance

Baby shower games tend to be the highlight of the shower. These types of games can amp up the fun of the celebration and keep guests entertained. There are certain types of baby shower games that can test guests' knowledge about the mother-to-be as well as her baby. These ask for details about things that the mom-to-be likes and trivia games about the costs of baby supplies. For example, play "The Price is Right" game using baby supplies. A number of baby items will be placed in front of guests, and they will have to guess how much each item costs.

Types

There are several factors that can affect the types of baby shower games that can be played. The sex of the baby, whether the mother-to-be is adopting the baby, and whether the mother to be is pregnant with twins or multiple babies can change the types of games played at a shower. For example, adoption baby shower games tend to be more general. General trivia contests about baby products and guessing games about baby food may be played at these types of showers. For twins and multiple births, baby shower games tend to be related to the babies such as guessing games on the babies' names. When a mom is pregnant with twins, a fun game to play is "Guess the Mom's Belly Size." In this game, each guest at the party will be given the opportunity to guess how much yarn it would take to fit completely around the mother's belly. Each guest will pull a string of yarn and cut it at the point that they think will fit around the mother's stomach. The guest who fits the string around the mother's stomach the closest will win a prize.

Function

The function of baby shower games is to keep guests entertained, and the games should encourage guests to mingle with others. The types of games played at baby showers aim to get laughs and encourage conversation. An entertaining baby shower game that tends to keep guests laughing is one in which each guest competes to see how many balloons he can stuff under his shirt. The guest who stuffs the most balloons under his shirt wins.

Features

Although baby showers have generally been packed with women, more men are getting into the action. In fact, co-ed baby showers are becoming more popular in the United States. As a result, the types of games played at co-ed baby showers are slightly different. One popular game at co-ed baby showers is for guests to send the host their baby pictures ahead of time. On the day of the shower, the baby pictures should be taped to a poster. Attendees will have to match the guest to the baby picture on the day of the shower. Whoever matches the most baby pictures to guests will win.

Identification

Games where guests guess the mother's stomach size are common. Games where guests are tested on how long they can go without saying "baby" during the baby shower add fun through the whole event. Trivia contests regarding baby products such as prices of baby products or baby food types are extremely popular baby shower games. One particularly fun game is when guests compete to identify the most baby food types. In this game, labels are removed from the baby food and placed in front of guests. Then, guests are split into two teams. Each team guesses what each baby food item is by tasting the product and examining it. The team that guesses the most baby food types wins.

Resources

• Free Baby Shower Games