Baby Shower Games

Baby Shower Games - Ideas for Games to Play at a Baby Shower

Baby shower games are always the most memorable aspect of the party. Planning games and activities for the guests that attend your shower is fun for you too. Unless there is some good reason not to, do try to make games and activities a part of the shower. Once the gifts have been opened and everybody has had something to eat and drink, games can become the centerpiece of the party.

Baby shower games can be a great ice-breaker for a group of guests that don't know each other all that well. You can organize any number of games with a '"baby" theme. But never choose any game or activity that will make the mom-to-be uncomfortable. Don't choose games that will embarrass your guests either.

It's a nice idea to have a store of prizes for the winners of your baby shower games. After all what's a game without a prize at the end? These don't have to be expensive. Prizes can be candy, cookies, foam bath sachets, miniature soaps or fridge magnets.

If you're stuck for ideas here is a list of baby shower games to get you started:

1) Guess theTummy Size - In this baby shower game guests are given ribbon or string to cut to the size they think the mom-to-be's tummy is. The ribbon is then measured against the mom-to-be's stomach and the guest who is the closest wins a prize. Baby shower games like these should be avoided if the mom is at all self-conscious about her weight!

2) Mommies and Babies - In this game guests try to guess the correct names for animal babies. This is a simple activity but one of the best baby shower games to play. The guest who gets the most correct answers gets a prize. Try a package of animal crackers!

3) In the Baby Picture Guessing Game guests are asked to bring a baby picture along. Then everybody has fun trying to guess which guest belongs to which picture. This is one of those baby shower games that entertains guests and keeps them guessing as they try to figure it out by studying each other's faces.

So be sure to check out our pages about Baby Shower Planning, Baby Shower Themes, Baby Shower Favors, Baby Shower Invitations, and Baby Shower Food Ideas elsewhere on this site.