| Spice up your baby shower with some fun | | | | try to transfer the cotton balls from one bowl to the |
| baby-themed games! A few games can make the | | | | other, using a spoon, while blindfolded. Cotton balls are |
| celebration you throw for your baby fun and exciting. | | | | light, so it's really hard to gauge how many balls you |
| Games add a little zip to any gathering, and they help | | | | are scooping up with the spoon. The winner of the |
| the attendees to get acquainted and feel at ease with | | | | game is the player that is able to transfer the most |
| each other. Here are a few examples of games you | | | | cotton balls to the other bowl within thirty seconds. |
| can play: | | | | RICE BOWL |
| THE NAME GAME | | | | Half-way fill a bowl with plain, uncooked rice, then mix |
| Have your guests pick out two names for the baby. | | | | in some closed safety pins. Blindfold the players and |
| Ask them each to write the names they picked on a | | | | have them, one at a time, use one hand to take as |
| piece of paper (and tell them not to tell anyone else | | | | many safety pins out of the bowl as possible. The |
| what the names are). Then tell them to try to come up | | | | person who gets the most pins in 30 seconds is the |
| with as many words possible using just the letters | | | | winner. This may sound simple, but in reality the safety |
| from those two names. Words should be of three | | | | pins feel a lot like the rice. |
| letters or more in length. They need to come up with | | | | BABY GUESTS |
| as many words from these names as possible. Give | | | | Have your guests bring pictures of themselves as a |
| the guests a few minutes of time to complete this | | | | baby to the baby shower. Be very careful with these |
| task. | | | | photos as they are important keepsakes. Lay each of |
| When the time is up, have each guest read only the | | | | these photos next to a number. Give each guest a list |
| words they came up with - not the name, and see if all | | | | of the names of all the other guests and see if they |
| the other guests can figure out what names she | | | | can match the number of each photo to the right |
| wrote down. | | | | guests. |
| Example: Ant - hint - mint - minty - lint | | | | These games are only a few of the dozens of |
| Answer: Michael and Anthony | | | | games you can play during a baby shower. These |
| FEEDING TIME | | | | games are great for fostering friendships and making |
| Put a several cotton balls in a big bowl and place an | | | | your baby shower a lot more fun and memorable. |
| empty bowl in front of it. One at a time, players should | | | | |