Place several baby items on a tray. Show the tray to the guests for only fifteen (15) seconds, then hide the tray and have everyone write down as many of the baby items as they can remember. The guest with the most correct items wins. The tray is then given to the mommy-to-be since she'll [...]
Create a sheet of four to six actual baby pictures (from magazines, mother-to-be photo album, family albums, etc.). Make photocopies of the sheet for each guest. The guests try to create funny captions of what they think the baby is trying to say!
Create a crossword puzzle with baby-related clues. for example, the color for a girl is #1 across. This takes a lot of time to prepare ahead of the shower!
A Mother's Purse Read a list of items and ask each guest to tryand find it in her purse. Assign each item with points (the odder the item, the higher the points). The person the most points and is the winner. Something that rattles (besides keys and loose change)Something that is pinkSomething that is blue [...]
Soap Carving Contest A bar of ivory soap per teama butter knife per team2-3 people per team7 minutes to carve a baby out of the soap and every member of the team needsto have a min. of 1 1/1 min. on the soap. Imaginations run from baby in the womb- baby in the crib and just the [...]
Baby Rattles from Tea Strainers This is a favorite gift of mothers-to-be when they receive it as a gift fortheir baby... it makes a lot of noise is really light-weight and doesn't hurtthe baby when he/she bonks themselves with it! This is an inexpensive, easy,great gift! Materials: Two plastic teas strainers -- the kind with the [...]
Draw Baby on Your Head Our family seems to play many different Shower Games. However, we ALWAYS play this one: Give everyone a plain white paper plate. Then have each person place the plate on their head and do their best job of drawing a baby. Once they have removed from their head they are not allowed [...]
For a parent, holiday entertaining comes with the hopes that the children will make a good impression on our guests. A holiday meal however, isn't the time to give your child a manners 101 class. If you are concerned about how your children are likely to behave at the table, start talking about dinner manners [...]
By Patty Sachs and Phyllis Cambria co-authors of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Throwing a Great Party Sparkling Pineapple Float6 servings This refreshing pineapple float is doubly delicious because the beverage and the ice are really "made for each other." Serve with crisp, tender tea cookies or with your special dessert party menu. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups drained crushed pineapple - [...]
Party Punch Ingredients: 1-1/2 qts ginger ale, chilled5 cups double-strength tea2-1/4 cups sugar2-1/2 cups orange juice1=1/2 cups unsweetened grapefruit juice2/3 cup lemon juice1/4 cup lime juice Prepare your tea and let chill. When cool, add to it the sugar, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice and lime juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover punch and chill [...]