My Top 5 Favorite Baby Shower Games

I’m an aunt again!! My “little” brother and his wonderful wife just welcomed a son last week, bringing the grandchild total up to 17! Before he arrived, we threw a baby shower for my sister-in-law and I thought it would be fun to share with you the games we played, plus a few of my favorites that we didn’t have time for. They are all inexpensive, unique and very entertaining!

Clothesline Challenge

SUPPLIES: string, clothespins, laundry basket, diapers or other small linens, cordless phone, baby doll and timer

HOW IT WORKS: Make a small clothesline inside in whatever way you choose (window to window, from one piece of tall furniture to another, etc.). Fasten a good number of clothespins to the line. Set a laundry basket full of diapers, burps cloths or other “small” laundry under the line. Have each guest take a turn holding the baby doll and cradling the phone under the chin while hanging up as many diapers as she can during a set time. The one who hangs the most laundry within the allotted time wins. This game is hilarious to watch, and presents a really fun challenge for the women!

For even more laughs, have the men take the challenge, too. 😀

What’s in the Bag?

SUPPLIES: small paper gift bags, stickers and about 6 small baby items

HOW IT WORKS: Put one item in each bag, fold the top down and seal. Mark the front of each bag with a letter or number. Pass the bags around and have guests feel the bags and try to guess the contents. Each person can record her answers on an index card and turn them in to the hostess (i.e. “Bag A is a bottle nipple, Bag B is a wash cloth” etc). The expectant mother gets to keep all the contents of the bags. Some ideas for things to put inside: nail clippers, brush, rash cream, teether, etc.

Upside Down Advice

SUPPLIES: index cards and pens

HOW IT WORKS: Have each guest write on her card a question that a new mother might ask. Then ask everyone to pass their cards to the left. Now everyone should flip the cards over and write the answer to their original question. This will mix up the questions and answers and elicit a lot of laughs when the hostess reads them out. An example might be “How do I know if baby has a fever?” and the upside-down answer you might get: “Swaddle and rock her.”

Mad Lib

SUPPLIES: pen and paper

HOW IT WORKS: Write a short mad lib about anything baby-related before the shower. After the guests arrive, the hostess can go around the room, asking each guest in turn to help fill in the blank spaces of the Mad Lib (for example “Celeste, give me a noun. Theresa, give me an action,” and so on). Read the completed Mad Lib at the end of the party for a funny end to the festivities.

Pacifier Pass

SUPPLIES: 2 pacifiers and a pack of regular plastic straws

HOW IT WORKS: This is a relay race with a baby shower twist! Create two teams by dividing the ladies in the group in half. The two teams stand up and face each other in opposing lines. Each person holds a straw in her mouth. The first person on each team hangs a pacifier on the straw. At the sound of “GO!” they must pass it to the next team member without hands or any kind of contact (except the straws). The team which passes the pacifier to its last team member quickest wins.