| Are you planning a baby shower? Are you
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| | Diaper Tower - Have guests stack as many
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| trying to figure out what to
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| | diapers as they can without the
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| do? If so, here are a few fun baby
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| | tower falling over. Of course, the
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| shower game ideas for you.The key to
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| | mother-to-be gets to keep the
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| great baby shower games is to be short
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| | diapers!
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| and fun. The games
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| | Tree Planting - Have guests help plant a
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| will serve as ice breakers if the guests
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| | tree in honor of the baby.
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| do not know each other, and the themes
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| | This is especially nice if the
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| should always be babies. For a typical
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| | mother-to-be recently moved into a new
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| baby shower in which no full meals
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| | home. (Of course, get her input on the
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| are served, expect to be able to play
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| | type of tree she would
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| two or three games.Icebreaker GamesThese
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| | like.)
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| games will get your guests interacting.
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| | Dirty Diapers - Buy ten different
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| | chocolate candy bars (Snickers,
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| Who Am I, the Baby Version - In this
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| | Hershey's,
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| game, players are each given a piece of
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| | etc.). Melt the bars and put each into
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| paper with the name of a famous person
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| | a separate diaper. Hang
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| on it. They do not look at the
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| | diapers along a clothesline before the
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| name, but tape it to their forehead.
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| | guest arrive. Give each guest a
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| They then must figure out who they
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| | piece of paper and have them smell all
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| are by the reactions of the other
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| | the diapers (take lots of
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| guests. In the baby version, consider
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| | pictures!). The winner is the guest who
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| using only famous celebrity mothers, or
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| | correctly identifies each candy
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| perhaps cartoon characters. Be
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| | bar.Other GamesAre You Hungry? - Before
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| creative!
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| | dessert is served, bring in a tray of
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| Who Is That Baby? - Before the party,
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| | various baby
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| have guests send you photos of
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| | foods, with the labels removed. Number
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| themselves as a baby. Have each guest
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| | each bottle and have the guests
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| try to match the baby picture with
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| | look at each (no tasting or smelling!)
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| the correct adult. The person with the
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| | and write down what they think it
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| most matches wins.
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| | contains. The winner is the person who
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| Don't Say It - When guests arrive, give
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| | identifies the most correct
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| them each a pacifier on a ribbon
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| | foods.
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| which they can wear over their neck.
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| Instruct them that they are not
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| | Pacifier Pass - Have everyone put a pen
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| allowed to say "baby" during the party.
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| | or pencil (or chopstick) in their
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| If another guest catches them at
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| | mouth. Place a pacifier on the end of
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| it, the can take their pacifier. At the
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| | one of the pencils. Guests
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| end of the party, the guest with
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| | must pass the pacifier around the circle
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| the most pacifiers wins.Word Games
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| | without using their hands. If a
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| | guest drops the pacifier, they are out.
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| Baby Boggle - Come up with a fun
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| | The winner is the last person
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| sentence about the baby and the
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| | still in the circle.
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| mother-to-be. See how many baby related
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| | Bottle Race - Time guests drinking juice
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| words guests can make in three
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| | from a bottle - the fastest time
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| minutes from the letters. Everyone
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| | wins! This is best done as a race, with
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| reads their list, crossing off
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| | white grape juice or something
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| duplicates, and the person with the most
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| | else that won't stain. And once again,
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| remaining wins. Use a phrase such
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| | the mother-to-be keeps the
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| as "So there's going to be a new
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| | bottles.Gifts for the WinnersGifts for
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| [parents' last name] in the world!"
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| | the winners of the baby shower games can
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| Advice Poem - Have someone write down a
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| | vary, but something
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| short piece of advice to the new
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| | inexpensive like shower gel or coffee
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| mother. Then have the next person write
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| | will do nicely. Or guests can rack
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| down a line to create a poem about
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| | up points for each game they play (100
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| advice they have for the new mom.
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| | to the winner, 90 to second place, etc.)
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| Continue with each guest adding a line,
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| | and at the end of the night the grand
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| but each time, fold the paper so that
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| | prize winner can take home something a
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| the only line visible is the last one
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| | little nicer, such as a restaurant gift
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| that
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| | certificate or bottle of wine.While you
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| was written. At the end, have someone
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| | can buy baby shower games from most party
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| read the finished poem. It is
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| | stores, the games that
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| sure to contain lots of good advice in
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| | are the most fun are those you create
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| quite a funny way. This can also be
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| | with the mother-to-be specifically in
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| done with guests writing a poem about
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| | mind. A new mother will also appreciate
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| the mother-to-be. This is especially
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| | it if any of the games result in
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| good at a "Pamper Mommy" themed party.
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| | baby items she can keep, and the guests
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| Time Capsule - Have each guest write a
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| | will love a door prize.One way to get
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| short note to the baby. Seal
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| | something every mother needs: tell guests
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| the notes in a plastic bag and place
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| | that there is
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| them in a box for the mother-to-be,
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| | going to be a raffle, and the cost of
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| telling
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| | entry is a pack of diapers. They can
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| her she can open them with her child on
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| | enter as many times as they would like.
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| his or her fifteenth birthday.Games with
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| | Then either buy or make a gift
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| GiftsAssuming everyone is bringing a
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| | basket. For instance, the prize could
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| gift, you can easily create a game around
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| | be a bottle of wine, pasta, sauce,
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| | parmesan cheese, and some yummy cookies
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| them.
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| | in a basket. It could also be a
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| | gift certificate to a restaurant or spa.
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| Baby Box - Ask every guest to bring a
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| | This will keep the new mother in
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| small item such as a rattle or a
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| | diapers for quite awhile!Jennifer
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| pacifier. As they arrive, place the
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| | Barnett is a successful party planner
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| items in a box which has a small hole
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| | providing valuable tips and advice on
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| cut in the side. After all the guests
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| | planning a baby shower that is
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| have arrived, give each person 20
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| | inexpensive, fun for the guests with baby
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| seconds to touch as many items as they
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| | shower games, and choosing the perfect
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| can (no peeking!), then have them write
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| | baby shower gift. Her numerous articles
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| down what they felt. The person with
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| | offer moneysaving tips and valuable
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| the most correct wins.Active GamesThese
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| | insight. Print her "Baby Shower
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| games will get the guests up off the
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| | Checklist" to help you plan and organize
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| couch.
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| | the upcoming event!
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