Here is a list of fun games to play at your next baby shower. All homemade games are not difficult to make.
1. Guess how Big. You will need some ribbon or yarn for this game and scissors. Take twice a piece of cloth or ribbon, and give it to each of the guests, and ask them to know the size of the piece of material which they think there is around his belly. After each guest has cut a piece, measure around the mom-to-be’s belly from the back until the two meet at the front. Cut the right piece of material where they come together. Then go round to each guest, and compare the sizes of the pieces. Whoever is closest is the winner. It’s interesting to see how big a deal pregnant guests are.
2. Clothespin Game. You need to buy a bag of clothes or just use the ones you have around the house. You need one for every guest. When the guest arrives at the party, hand them a pin and tell them to say every time they hear someone say a word. “Boy” stole that man’s vestepin. If more than one garment, it should only be taken at one time. They are intent on watching who says a word and also what they say so that they don’t get their clothes stolen. At the end of the party, or after a certain time limit, tell people to count how many clothespins they have and the guest with the most wins the game.
3. Baby Gift Bingo. For this game you will have access to a computer and a printer as well as some paper. You may also want to bring some brushes or pens into the shower for guests to use. Make bingo cards using a spreadsheet program or table in a word processor program. Make sure to skip five rows and run through five rows and have a free space in the middle if you want. In the bingo squares, type in gifts you think mom-to-be will receive in the shower. You can use things like bottles, a blanket, a sleeper, a high chair and a walker. Make sure to make each card different by placing things in different positions. Before the gifts are opened at the shower, hand out a bingo card and a pin to each guest. as each gift in the card as the mother opens the presents. He who is the first to five in a row gets the prize.
5. Throw in baby food. Buy 10 boxes of various baby foods in the store. He will decorate the labels of baby food and put a card in each of the jars that number 1-10. Make sure you have a key for each number of the container. When you are in the shower, pass around the buckets and have a guest write down what they think of each bucket. They can see and smell, but they have no taste! After everyone has seen the urns and their answers have been written down, announce what each urn was and whoever has the most correct wins the game. If you want to make the game a little more difficult, use food combinations like Strawberry Banana.