The "Can You Remember?" Game
Before the party, place several new baby items such as
baby shampoo, cotton balls, bottle nipples, baby cloths,
soft baby toys, rattle, diaper, and other items related
items on a large tray and display this on your coffee table
or on the kitchen table, wherever the guests are likely to
see it as they arrive. When it is time to play party games,
start by giving each guest paper and pen/pencil, but do not
tell them why they need them. Then take the tray away. Now
ask your guests to write down what they remember seeing on
the tray. They don't have to remember the brand name, just
the description of the item. The guest who remembers the
most items wins. In case of a tie, ask the guests to then
write down brand names or colors of the objects and the
guest who remembers the most detail wins (or give all the
guests with the same score a party favor!) When the game is
over, give the items on the tray to the mother-to-be as a
shower gift.
Tasting Game
Before the party, remove the labels from several jars of
baby food and secretly record what each jar contains. (Hint:
Use a black magic marker to write A, B, C, etc., on the jar
lids. Then write the corresponding letter on the back of the
label you removed. Save the labels.) At party time, gave
each guest a spoon and have them taste the baby food. The
one who can name the most food correctly wins. (Since you
have removed the labels and opened the jars, you must
discard the remaining food. Do not give opened jars of baby
food to the mother-to-be. You might want to buy two of
everything and then give the labeled, unopened jars to the
mother-to-be as a reminder of a fun game!)
Baby Name.
At party time, give each guest paper and pen. Tell them to
write down as many baby names as they can in a minute's time
(you should have a watch with a second hand, or a digital
display to use as a timer). The one who can come up with the
most names wins. (Hint: have a "Baby Names" book to give to
the mother-to-be as a memento of the game!)
Memories
On the invitations ask each guest to bring one baby item
from their past, either something they or their children
wore or played with. Have each person tell the story behind
the item. Have the guest vote on the best story to pick the
winner. As a gift for the mother-to-be, give her a "Baby's
First Year" memory book that she can use to record memories
of her baby.
Keep the Egg
Have enough eggs on hand so that each guest will have an
egg. Before the party, tie a different colored ribbon around
each egg. As the guests arrive, or once all the guests have
arrived (but before all the games begin), give each guest an
egg and tell them to protect the egg as if it were their
baby. Tell them they may set the egg down, but they must
have the egg at the very end of the party. Before the guests
start to leave, ask the guest to return their egg in
exchange for a party favor. Then stand back and see how many
still have their eggs (or if they remembered where they set
them down!) and if they want to keep the egg or exchange it
for a gift. Don't be surprised if some guests have named
their egg and decide to keep egg instead of taking the party
favor! As a memento for the mother-to-be, you can use one of
those empty plastic Easter eggs and stuff it with a few
pairs of baby socks or anything that will fit inside the
egg.
Written by Kimberly Hargis
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