At the end of the game, read the correct answers. The guest with the most correct guesses wins and gets a prize. This great game would work well at a coed shower too. And you could offer a bonus prize for the person who can correctly identify the greatest number of people in the photos. Some friends are more qualified to babysit than others. At the end of the shower, whoever still has their baby receives a prize.
Extra points if the doll is right-side-up and has not yet been sat on. Mingling game — Easy prep — Ice breaker. Can you imagine a Baby Shower without being able to say the word Baby?
Yes, maybe. But also a fun game especially for those folks most aware of what they say. The only items you need for this game are safety pins or clothespins and optionally a sign which explains the game. Every guest gets one to five pins give everyone the same amount , along with the instruction not to say a forbidden word. Guests have permission to request one pin from anyone who says the word. Once someone is out of pins, they are out of the game.
Whoever has the most pins by the end of the shower wins. Once at a baby shower, my young daughter was bored and made it her mission to listen in to every conversation and get as many pins as she could. She won the prize by a wide margin. So the quiet listeners just might dominate this one along with the folks that can come up with unique synonyms for baby. Can you say propagule? Mingling game — Easy prep — Ice breaker — Virtual friendly. This time, the joke is on the mom-to-be.
There are two crucial elements to this game. The first is making sure that the mom-to-be does not know about the game. The second is having a vigilant scorekeeper. I recommend that the hostess not be the scorekeeper. This person needs to stay near the expectant mother throughout the shower and hostess duties may not allow for this. If your virtual baby shower includes some live video chat time, this game can easily be played remotely. Just create a private message with everyone but the mom-to-be to tell them how to play.
In this situation, the hostess can be the scorekeeper. Mingling game — Medium prep — Ice breaker. I think I speak for all guests when I say baby photos of the mom are nearly a requirement at a baby shower. This game certainly allows for that and it helps break the ice among guests as they admire the adorable mother-to-be in her younger days. Provide guests with a sheet of paper and ask them to write the corresponding letters down in order of age.
The guest with the most correct answers wins. Using this game to break the ice before playing a game that requires teamwork may prove especially productive. Prior to the shower, have the new mom write an interesting fact for each person on the guest list. Make copies of this list to give to the guests once everyone has arrived.
They will then be tasked with racing each other to find out which fact belongs to each guest. Once a guest has completed the list, confirm each answer with the whole group for extra laughs. If the answers are correct, the guest receives a prize. Mingling game — Easy prep — Ice breaker — Coed Showers.
Pick a theme like fictional mothers from movies, celebrity moms or historically-relevant mothers. If your guests already know each other, you could even pick mothers who are present at the shower. You can name the first person who figures out who they are the winner or you can give the first couple of people who figure out their identities raffle tickets that make them eligible to win a prize from a drawing.
You could also play it just for fun. Mingling game — Easy prep — Ice breake r — Coed Shower. Watching the guys, especially the single ones trying to do this is hilarious. This is the piece of yarn you will use as your baseline to measure all others for length. Place a sign, yarn, and cards on a table where the guests can see it and play during the baby shower. Towards the end of the shower the hostess picks up all the cards and measures all the guests guesses to baseline yarn. This is fun to do in front of everyone.
You will not believe the range of lengths you will get. The guest who comes the closest wins a prize. Sign Printable, Rustic. Mingling game — Medium prep — Ice breaker — Coed Shower. The second person adds to the story, but before passing, makes sure to fold the paper so only their line is visible.
The last person reads the complete story aloud. Before the shower and separately, have the bride and groom share their love stories. The host reads one story at a time at the party and guests have to guess if the story belongs to the groom or the bride. The person with the most points wins. Split up the guests in two teams or more. A person picks a card with "Wedding Crashers" on it and acts it out to her team.
The team must guess the movie before time is up to score a point. The team with the most points wins. Write 10 or more questions about the couple that can be answered with one word. Use a free crossword site to create the puzzle. Give each guest or team a crossword and 30 minutes to complete it. When time is up, collect the crosswords and see who was able to correctly complete it.
Write wedding activities on card and have guests draw one. The player must draw what is on the card and the other player has to guess what it is. Split the group into teams. A person picks "tossing the bouquet" from the hat and must draw the phrase on paper without talking. To win points, the other player has to guess what it is before the timer buzzes. Have the host write "I vow too Repeat until everyone gets a turn.
The host writes, "I vow to never hog the TV remote. The paper gets passed around and folded each time until all players contribute and the vow is complete. The host reads the vow to the bride.
The host writes a series of questions that applies to each guest. Guests have an hour to talk to everyone and figure out who belongs to each question. First question is "Who introduced the bride to the groom? Person with the most points wins. Ask each guest to bring a piece of lingerie that matches her style.
Display the lingerie and see if the bride can match them to the correct person. Display the lingerie with numbers and give the bride a sheet of paper to write down the match to each piece of lingerie.
Get guests involved and have them also guess who brought what. On note cards, write out wedding faux pas or nightmares. Hand out a card with a question and have guests respond to the scenario. Guests get the question, "What if two bridesmaids get in a fight over the bouquet? Once everyone is done, the host collects all the answers and reads aloud. Set up a cake or cupcake bar where only the host knows the flavors. The host takes turns blindfolding each player to taste the cakes, while the other players wait in a different room.
The blindfolded guest must guess the flavors. A Player is blindfolded and is guided by the host through the tasting. The host writes down the guesses. After each player gets a turn, the host reveals who guessed the most flavors correctly. After collecting all the memories, the host reads the first card aloud. The guests then have to guess who shared that memory with the bride.
In the bridal shower invitations, include a Advice Card and a note of instruction to write down a tip for the bride and to return it with the RSVP.
Or, have guests bring it with them to the shower. The host collects all the responses and reads them aloud to the bride. After reading them, the host can compile all the cards into a scrapbook for the bride. With hands tied together palms facing each other , have a couple try to remove a Jenga block without tipping the whole tower over. Create a list of 20 quotes from famous films, TV shows or books. Provide help with a word bank or leave out hints.
Then, see if guests can guess the titles. Have guests pair up and race each other, transporting balls from one side of a field to the other. However, they can only transport the balls between their knees. Line up the pairs of players and let one set at a time race down the field. Without using their hands, each guest has to transport five balls between their knees from one bucket to the other.
Whoever completes it the fastest wins. Make it a challenge and add famous couples who are dating, in a domestic partnership or recently split. A guest writes that they are married and answers the rest of the questions. The host reads the answers and players tally up how many they got right. The one who has the most points wins. Create notecards with wedding themes, phrases and items. Without saying the word s , a player describes it to her team as fast as she can before time runs out.
Split the group into two teams. A person from one team draws "Bouquet". The person describes it to her team without using the word. If the team guesses correctly before the buzzer, that team gets a point. Fill a bag with items the bride would bring on her honeymoon. After showing each item, guests have to quickly write down and recall what was in the bag.
Show the group up to 20 items. After hiding the items, give players five minutes to write down as many items as they can remember. The guest with the most correct items wins.
Provide each guest with a sheet of forbidden words up to five and hand out only five plastic rings. If someone catches someone with a ring saying a forbidden word, that person gets to take the ring. One guest, with a ring, mistakenly asks where the bride is going on her honeymoon.
The person who catches it takes the ring. The person with the most rings at the end of the party wins. Is that weird?! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This post contains affiliated links where I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase or click on the link at no cost to you. Please read disclaimer here. Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.
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We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Look at that! How to play this unique baby shower game: Before the party, ask each guest to bring a 4-xinch headshot of herself, and another 4-xinch headshot of her partner or dream partner Brad Pitt, Patrick Dempsey, of whoever strikes her fancy.
Give each guest a baby-shaped cutout and scissors. Have them cut up their headshots so that eyes, noses, mouths, and other features are separate pieces.
Mix 'em up and then glue the features onto the baby-shaped cutouts. This fun baby shower game probably won't qualify as an event in the summer Olympic games, but it makes for a great time at an outdoor party, says Sharron Wood, author of Baby Shower Games.
How to do it: Map out an area of land. Use one stick to mark off the starting line, and another stick to mark off the finish line. Within that area, set up a few obstacles with the lawn chairs, logs, or other materials. Each guest will go behind the starting line, holding a baby doll and standing next to a stroller. When the mom-to-be says "Go! A one-second penalty is added each time the stroller or guest hits an obstacle, and a guest is disqualified if the baby falls out of the stroller oops!
The person with the speediest time wins. Give her a pedometer or reusable water bottle to celebrate her physical prowess. A new mama always has questions—but let's hope she'll find better answers than the ones in this hilarious party activity, suggested by Friedland. Tell each guest to write down a question a new mama would have, such as "How can I transition baby to solid food? Have each person write down the answer to her original question on the back of her new card.
Take turns reading the question-and-answer combos out loud. Creative juices will flow when guests write a short story on the spot. This baby shower game idea is less of an icebreaker, so it works best with a group of people who are already friendly. The results are hysterical—and the worse the story, the better, says Wood.
Take turns reading the hilarious stories out loud. The person who comes up with the funniest tale wins. Friedland recommends giving baby-to-be a present she'll one day cherish: A time capsule created by mom's closest friends , will show her what life was like in the year she was born.
At the shower, have each guest present the item she brought and explain why she chose it. Everyone will place their items into a container and present it to the mom-to-be as a gift.
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