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Keep your baby bash bright and cheery with great games. |
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1.
CANDID CAMERA
Use a Polaroid camera to snap away - candid
shots are always a hit. Then, at the end of the shower, fill up a
keepsake photo album to leave behind with the expectant mom. |
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QUICK DRESSING
Bring out baby dolls, receiving
blankets and one-pieces
and play "dress the baby doll" game. See who can dress baby
the fastest!
We suggest: baby clothes |
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PREDICTION DICTION
Pass around a journal and have each guest write
down predictions for baby's exact date and time of delivery. |
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BABY'S NAMEGAME
If the mom-to-be already has a name picked out,
have guests try to guess what it is! After writing guesses on
invitations,
put the cards in a bowl and have mom pick out a name. If she chooses
the correct one, she must reveal it - if not, guests will have to
wait for the real birth announcement! |
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NAME THAT TUNE
Play name that tune. Sing lullabyes and see
if guests can guess the titles. |
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KEEP'EM GUESSING
Fill up a diaper
bag with baby essentials such as bottle
accessories, rattles
and teethers, one-pieces
and toys. Have each guest
grab an item and guess what it is without looking. |
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NICKNAME GAME
Write down 20 nicknames and ask your guests
to give the matching proper name. If your guests have nicknames, include
those as well. For example: "Babs" for Barbara. |
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8.
IN THE STARS
Ask guests to write their own astrological predictions
for your baby, based on your due date and you and your husband's personalities!
Then compare them to a professional prediction you found online or
in a book. The closest wins! |
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PHOTO GALLERY
This game is full of fun for everyone. Have
each guest bring his or her own baby photo, tape it on a playful card,
mix 'em up then start guessing who's who! |
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RHYME or REASON
Test your guests with baby trivia! Divide your
group into two teams. Whoever can guess the last few words of a Mother
Goose nursery rhyme, wins.
You can also keep it to one-word rhymes with the following:
1. Rhymes with care (answer: bear)
2. Rhymes with call (answer: doll)
3. Rhymes with star (answer: car)
4. Rhymes with dragon (answer: wagon)
5. Rhymes with tattle (answer: rattle)
6. Rhymes with rain (answer: train)
7. Rhymes with nuzzle (answer: puzzle)
8. Rhymes with rocks (answer: blocks)
9. Rhymes with breather (answer: teether)
10. Rhymes with like (answer: trike) |
Games
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