| Baby shower games happen only once in a while and | | | | the party itself) to bring with them pictures of |
| are a great occasion for having fun. After all, a baby | | | | themselves when they were kids. The more amusing |
| shower is sort of a welcome party for the bundle of | | | | the pictures look, the better. Upon arrival of participants, |
| joy and fun himself or herself, the soon-to-be-born | | | | party hosts will collect the pictures and assign numbers |
| baby. Aside from the moms-to-be, close friends and | | | | to them. At game time, the pictures will be laid on a |
| relatives like grandparents and godparents make | | | | table and each participant given paper and pen. The |
| themselves available for such an occasion. And how | | | | task is to identify or recognize as much picture as one |
| else can one brighten up the party but play group | | | | can by writing the identities on the paper. The |
| games? People enjoy playing games. Games give | | | | participant who gets to identify correctly the most |
| people occasion to relate to others and develop | | | | number of kids wins the game. |
| friendships among themselves. Baby shower games | | | | Don't say baby |
| are also a way of paying homage to the mother for | | | | This game will refrain oneself (in the spirit of fun) from |
| bearing the child. | | | | saying the word "baby". This can be tough considering |
| Here are some of the more common baby shower | | | | that the event is called baby shower. Diaper pins are |
| games and the brief descriptions of how they are | | | | given to participants at their arrival for the baby |
| played: | | | | shower. Every time a participant says or mentions the |
| Sing it, baby! | | | | word "baby" a pin is taken away from his or her |
| Participants position themselves into a round formation. | | | | possession. The participant who gets to retain the |
| They may either stand up or sit down. When his or her | | | | greatest number of pins when the party ends collects |
| turn comes, each participant will sing several lines from | | | | a prize. |
| a song that contains the word "baby". Somebody from | | | | Baby truth or dare |
| the group of participants will have to be designated as | | | | This is a question and answer game. Somebody will |
| starter. The next player to his or her right will have ten | | | | be asked to prepare true-or-false trivia questions |
| seconds to do the same after the starter has finished | | | | about babies in general. As the baby shower game |
| singing. The next player to the right follows until only | | | | gets going, participants will be asked in random to |
| one person is left who is able to sing a "baby" song. A | | | | answer the trivia questions. Those who respond or |
| song cannot be repeated. Those who repeat a song | | | | answer the questions correctly will win a prize while |
| and those who cannot sing a "baby" song within ten | | | | those who do not will be dared to do anything he or |
| seconds when their turn comes boot themselves out | | | | she likes for everyone's entertainment. |
| of the game. | | | | The seventh gift |
| Measuring up mommy | | | | This game is inspired by the single lady who grabs the |
| The mom-to-be becomes the center of attention in | | | | wedding bouquet lobbed by the bride after the |
| this game. A facilitator will need some two rolls of | | | | wedding rite. Belief has it that that lady will come to be |
| sanitary tissue for this game. Players will be asked to | | | | the next bride. Here, the baby shower game partakes |
| guess the size of mommy's girth with the use of the | | | | of somewhat similar fable-like turn when the gifts are |
| tissue. They will cut the tissue to a length of the paper | | | | unwrapped. The lady who gave the seventh gift that |
| which they think will approximate the size of mommy's | | | | gets unwrapped is tossed to become the next |
| round belly. Each player will then wrap around | | | | woman on the family way. Here is a tip: Make sure |
| mommy's belly with the tissue he or she cut to | | | | that the seventh gift is not "planted" so as to make it |
| determine the winner. The one whose guess is closest | | | | truly fun and exciting. |
| to the actual belly size wins it. | | | | Dig out the pins |
| Looking at you, kid! | | | | Players scramble to fish out diaper pins from a big |
| It is fun looking at pictures taken when we were | | | | bowl full of uncooked rice. The game runs for two |
| toddlers, right? That is what this game is all about. To | | | | minutes. The player who collects the greatest number |
| get this going, those who are attending the party must | | | | of pins wins the game. |
| be asked earlier (that is, before they come to attend | | | | |