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Who's that baby? Shower Game

I recently had the pleasure of helping with my cousin's baby shower. My aunt had been scanning in old pictures of the family and thought it would be fun to display everyone's baby pictures at the shower. Well, we took it one step further. We made it a game. 

We had pictures from 4 generations so we displayed them in a jumbled family tree of sorts. Then during the shower we passed out everyone's name on a sheet of paper and asked guests to match the name to the photo. Even though it was family and we should have known all the pictures it proved challenging and fun to see how close some of us looked as babies. In fact, my cousin thought my dad's picture was me. Classic. The game was a huge hit and led to remembering some fun childhood stories. 

Really looking forward to Brian and Mayumi's twin – yes twin – boys this New Year's Eve. Plus my cousin Cristina is expecting her second baby girl around that same time. Exciting for all of us!

For more pictures of the Who's That Baby? Family Tree click here.

Wow Guests with Game Books

 

 
Recently I created a baby shower invitation with matching programs and I just received a nice thank you accompanied with pictures from the event. The mother-to-be thanked the hosts and specifically mentioned the "stunning programs." I think custom programs, or as I call them Game Books, are a must if you're playing shower games. We've all played the same games, but have you been treated to beautiful books with creative names and custom ideas? Here the guests played "Oh Baby, Bingo" and "Baby Tastebud Challenge." The hosts also needed place cards and menus, so essentially we created an all-in-one program with place card, menu and game book. You got to do what works. Below are rules for the games played. You can also see more game ideas on our website: Daisy Social, Bridal Garden Party and Vote for Baby.

To Play "Oh Baby, Bingo":

• Create bingo cards using the names of baby items (i.e. blankets, onesies, diapers, pacifiers, teddy bear). Replace the word B-I-N-G-O at the top with M-O-M-M-Y. Make a custom card for each guest.
• At the party, have guests mark off the items as the mother-to-be opens her shower gifts.
• First person to get 5 in a row must shout "Mommy." First person heard by the new mom wins.

To Play "Baby Tastebud Challenge":

• Get an assortment of baby food. Remove labels from the jars and replace with a number. Around 8-10 jars is enough.
• At the party, give each guest a spoon and pass around the jars for guests to taste. Have guests write down what flavor they think is in each jar.
• Person with the most correct guesses wins.