1. CANDID CAMERA
Use a Polaroid camera to snap away - candid shots are always a hit. Then, at the end of the shower, fill up a keepsake photo album to leave behind with the expectant mom. |
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2. QUICK DRESSING
Bring out baby dolls, baby clothes and onsies and play "dress the baby doll" game. See who can dress baby the fastest!
We suggest: Baby Gear |
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3. PREDICTION DICTION
Pass around a journal and have each guest write down predictions for baby's exact date and time of delivery. |
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4. BABY'S NAMEGAME
If the mom-to-be already has a name picked out, have guests try to guess what it is! After writing guesses on blank cards, put the cards in a bowl and have mom pick out a name. If she chooses the correct one, she must reveal it - if not, guests will have to wait for the real birth announcement! |
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5. NAME THAT TUNE
Play name that tune. Sing lullabies and see if guests can guess the titles. |
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6. KEEP'EM GUESSING
Fill up a diaper bag with baby essentials such as diaper, mother milk vitamins, onsies and wet wipes, etc. Have each guest grab an item and guess what it is without looking. |
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7. NICKNAME GAME
Write down 20 nicknames and ask your guests to give the matching proper name. If your guests have nicknames, include those as well. For example: "Babs" for Barbara. |
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8. IN THE STARS
Ask guests to write their own astrological predictions for your baby, based on your due date and you and your husband's personalities! Then compare them to a professional prediction you found online or in a book. The closest wins! |
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9. PHOTO GALLERY
This game is full of fun for everyone. Have each guest bring his or her own baby photo, tape it on a playful card, mix 'em up then start guessing who's who! |
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10. RHYME or REASON
Test your guests with baby trivia! Divide your group into two teams. Whoever can guess the last few words of a Mother Goose Rhyme, wins.
You can also keep it to one-word rhymes with the following:
1. Rhymes with care (answer: bear)
2. Rhymes with call (answer: doll)
3. Rhymes with star (answer: car)
4. Rhymes with dragon (answer: wagon)
5. Rhymes with tattle (answer: rattle)
6. Rhymes with rain (answer: train)
7. Rhymes with nuzzle (answer: puzzle)
8. Rhymes with rocks (answer: blocks)
9. Rhymes with breather (answer: teether)
10. Rhymes with like (answer: trike) | |
