| As with any party, the success of your baby shower | | | | diaper game. For those of you who have never |
| is going to hinge on one simple thing: are your guests | | | | played it, well, the description of the game is pretty |
| enjoying themselves? Most of this enjoyment will stem | | | | much in the title. First you place a candy bar in a |
| from the idea that their interest is being kept. For the | | | | specially made diaper (umm, a clean diaper of course) |
| most part your set: chances are everyone will enjoy | | | | then you melt it in a microwave until it looks like, well, |
| themselves during the meal. Heck, everyone loves to | | | | you know. Next you bring them out and have guests |
| eat, especially when it's free catered food. Have you | | | | attempt to figure out which candy bar is in which |
| ever been to a bad office party when it's catered with | | | | diaper using smell, texture and taste. Surprisingly, this |
| good food? Didn't think so. | | | | always seems to be a hit at baby showers, probably |
| No, the true test of any baby shower occurs after the | | | | due to the gross- out factor. |
| meal is served. This is the point where everyone will | | | | Continuing on the "whimsical" route, shops and |
| be full and truly need to be entertained to enjoy | | | | websites offer games like ‘My Water Broke" |
| themselves. This entertainment usually comes in the | | | | where guests try to be the first make an ice cube |
| form of baby shower games- specialized games that | | | | containing plastic babies melt (get it, "water broke"?). |
| were developed to relate to the overall theme of the | | | | Another popular game is the scratch-and-sniff "Who |
| party: babies. These are games that are supposed to | | | | Smells The Stinky Doo", where guests scratch off a |
| keep the attention of your guests, make them laugh, | | | | special card and if they are the lucky (?) recipient of a |
| and let out that competitive nature that is inherent in | | | | smelly card they win the game. |
| women. | | | | Sometimes, though, the most popular games are the |
| Besides the obvious baby connection, most baby | | | | ones that are the simplest (and cheapest) in the |
| shower games have something else in common: | | | | arsenal. One of the most beloved games is one |
| whimsy. These are not serious games, these are | | | | where you try to guess the number of squares of |
| games that are, in a way, designed to highlight the | | | | toilet paper it takes to fit around your pregnant friend's |
| more humorous (or gross) sides of having a baby. | | | | belly. Sometimes money is involved as you can give |
| Take for example one of the stranger games in the | | | | the mother-to-be a dollar for each square. It's a basic |
| baby shower arsenal: the melted candy bar in the | | | | game, but can always enjoyable. |