Pass the Parcel Game

Wrap a small gift in several layers of paper before the shower begins. Have as many layers of wrapping paper as there are guests. Fasten each layer with tape. All the shower guests sit in a circle. When the music starts playing the guests pass the parcel round from person to person in the circle. As soon as the music stops, the person holding the parcel removes as many layers of wrapping paper as possible. When the music starts again, the guests continue to pass around the parcel. The guest who removes the last layer of wrapping paper wins the game and gets to keep the gift!

Baby Shower In A Box

Are you a super busy hostess who doesn't know where to start and who is short on time? If you want to host a shower with little effort, you can buy a product like "Shower In A Box". The one above is from BabyCakesInc and is a Noah's Ark party in a box for 16 people (you can get different sizes to accomodate your number of guests). These are SO cute, easy and has everything you need for a great shower except food. You could serve a party sub from Subway-it's easy, budget-friendly and you'll have your perfect shower ready to go in no time. You can find "Shower In A Box" at:

Diaper Napkins

Fold white napkins to look like diapers and secure with small diaper pins. For a door prize you can smear a little mustard or peanut butter into one of them and whoever gets the "dirty diaper" gets a prize. (I know, that sounds gross). If you're planning an elegant, sit-down luncheon shower, you can skip the mustard mess and use white cloth napkins pinned and set on plates at the table.

Baby Picture Game

Make a note in the shower invitations asking guests to bring in a baby photo of themselves. At the shower, attach a number (written on a small square of paper) with a small paper clip to each photo, careful not to cover the face. When it's time to play the game, give each guest a pen and a piece of paper. Pass around the baby photos (or if it's a smaller shower you could just hold them up) and have the guests write down the number of the photo and who they think it is. The guest who gets the most right wins a prize. This is a fun game because everyone enjoys seeing what others looked like as a baby and are curious to find out how many others recognized their picture. It works especially well at parties where there are a good mixing of guests from different families, co-workers and friends so they won't be able to recognize the pictures as easily.

Diaper Pins and Rice Game

Take a large bowl and fill it half full with dry rice. Then take a pack of small gold colored diaper pins and mix them in with the rice.

Each guest will have a turn to find as many pins as they can within a given time (about 1-2 minutes) while blindfolded. After each turn, make sure you put all the pins back into the bowl of rice for the next guest.

The guest who finds the most diaper pins is the winner.

This is a classic baby shower game and while it sounds super easy, trust me, it is NOT! While you are blindfolded the pins and rice feel the same.

*Important tip for this game: make sure the bowl you choose is a LARGE one or else you'll end up with rice all over the floor!

Ice Cube Game aka My Water Broke game

This is always fun and easy for guests to play. Buy tiny plastic babies, you can find them online, at party supply stores, I've even found them at Walgreens before. Make sure you have 1 for each guest. Place on baby in each compartment of an ice cube tray. Then fill the tray with water and freeze them. To play the game, give each guest a small cup with one of the baby ice cubes in it. As the shower goes on, they have to keep one eye on their cups to see when it has melted. Once it has melted enough that the baby breaks free of the cube, that guest yells (or if they're shy, they may say it in a quiet, polite voice) "my water broke". The first one to break gets a prize, but it's fun even after the prize is given, people still watch their cubes and like to call out when their water broke too.

This is what the little plastic babies look like and if you want to order them online, you can find them through the link below.

Game Ideas for the Busy Hostess

Fun games are a favorite part of baby showers. While it's fun coming up with your own games and I will be posting lots of creative game ideas in the future, sometimes a hostess just doesn't have the time to do that. If you are a hostess and want to save time and stress of planning your own games, there are a lot of sites where you can buy and print pre-made games that are creative and fun.

I found a great site for Baby Shower Games. Click here for the Best Baby Shower Games on the internet! Print and play in 5 minutes. They're unique, easy, and fun.