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| Looking for some unique baby shower game ideas? | | | | the guys out their seats and love to play, like the |
| Before making any game decision which you are | | | | famous Guys and Dolls and Baby Jeopardy (of |
| going to spend hours of preparation before the baby | | | | course, then the men will most likely say "that's so |
| shower, I'll want to tell you the most popular types | | | | easy, any man can do it better"
and let them find |
| of baby shower games and other details that will | | | | out they can't!) |
| make your Shower planning better. | | | | You can even get guys involving into the scrapbook |
| The first type, games for creating memories. | | | | making during your coed baby shower. The outcome |
| If you're good at creating scrapbook items, why not | | | | is usually great. |
| make some cute items for the parents-to-be to take | | | | And how about having activities with no winners? |
| home as reminders of this wonderful day? | | | | Yes, I mean it and people love it too! |
| As I know, most of these projects can be turned | | | | Do you know baby shower games don't always need |
| into great group activities. | | | | to have a winner? Sometimes just an activity |
| Still have no clue? | | | | provides all the fun you need, like baby story which is |
| For example, have you ever wondered what to do | | | | all about gathering the baby essentials. |
| with over 100 guests at a baby shower? Oops, it's | | | | You will use words that are brand names or names |
| extremely difficult to coordinate some of the | | | | of products that are presented to the parents-to-be |
| traditional baby shower games, so why not make a | | | | as the story is read. Just put in the Mom-to-be's |
| placemat for each guest and let them doodle? | | | | name - and Dad's too, if he's at the baby shower |
| Crosswords, word scrambles, matching | | | | party. The words in BOLD are brand names or names |
| games
they can all be added. Just cut out some | | | | of products to be presented as the words are read. |
| of your favorite printable baby shower games and | | | | You can even get creative and add new products |
| paste them to both sides of a piece of paper. | | | | into the story. |
| Then decorate with baby pictures and such, then | | | | The last and my most favorite one, the pencil and |
| take it to your local copy store, like Kinkos, and have | | | | paper game. |
| them print the page on pastel colored paper. At the | | | | Pencil and paper based baby shower game ideas are |
| Shower, guests can fill in the puzzles, or just doodle. | | | | always a great addition to any Shower because they |
| Have a small prize for the first person who has both | | | | require the least materials and usually the shortest |
| sides filled out correctly. | | | | prep time. A very popular choice is the Baby Safety |
| Ok, the next one would be the coed Shower games. | | | | Bingo. |
| Let's face it: More and more baby showers are | | | | You can create a baby shower bingo game card with |
| including new Dads and couples, so why do you think | | | | answers in each square — which means your |
| Dads want to be left out of the fun? | | | | guests will want to pay attention because there's |
| You will say, "I need those baby shower game ideas | | | | going to be a quiz! |
| talk a lot about the parents-to-be, not just the | | | | Tips: It also means you will need to create a quiz |
| mom-to-be." | | | | ahead of time. As you read quiz questions aloud, |
| No problem. | | | | each guest marks the right answer box, or uses a |
| When you decide to celebrate a new life with the | | | | Hershey's Kiss to cover the appropriate square on |
| New Dad together, here is a few hints: | | | | their bingo card to match five in a row, up, down, or |
| - Get the male guests to buy-in before hand, and | | | | diagonal. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's |
| agree to play games | | | | Baby Safety Checklist can be found at: |
| - Invite more than 3 guys - don't let the dad-to-be | | | | Quiz questions should include things like "One of these |
| stay alone at the baby shower. | | | | will prevent children from falling down stairs" and "If |
| - Don't play those ooh-and-aah types of girls' games - | | | | burst or un-inflated, these can be a choking hazard to |
| they are not suitable for men, like measure Mom's | | | | young children" - where the answers in the Bingo |
| tummy or talk about "girl-stuff" like birth stories or | | | | square are "baby gate" and "balloons." |
| labor. | | | | Enjoy your baby shower planning! |