Baby Shower Questions

[LovesMeSomeCake]

Hi all, I'm hosting/helping with 4 bridal/baby in home brunch showers over the next two months. I've googled and pinned but I'd love some real life advice and suggestions on what makes a great shower.  activities, games, easy foods to make, please share.  

[NariaDreaming]

Games- gift bingo is always a hit. Minimal effort required, no awkward-making.

For bridal- get 5-8 pics of the bride and of the groom at different points growing up. Have the guests guess how old they are in each photo.

For baby- get a headshot of mom and of dad, roughly the same size. Cut the pictures into strips with each feature- so eyes are one strip, Noses another, mouths another, chins another, foreheads another.

Have guests mix and match the strips to "create a portrait of baby".

You can do one at each table and judge them, or have people take pics and text them to you to judge

[peaseblossom55]

Guacamole, salsa chip, veggies and dips are always good party food. Of course cake. Fruit is always a good idea as well. Sandwiches are great, salad and pasta salads as well.

I love gift bingo! At my bridal shower they had 3 teams and they had to create a wedding dress from toilet paper. I did go to one baby shower where we had to guess how big the mom to be was, that I thought was awkward.

[lakegirl]

What's in your purse was a big hit at the last bridal shower I attended.

[flcl]

My H always tells me how unhelpful k am cause I like to say things I don't like/want but one thing that makes a shower awful is if it's too long. A girlfriend of mine had a wedding shower that lasted over 5 hours. It was awful.

[thelittleredm]

From experience, I prefer more written games (ie. BINGO, questionnaires, etc.) because I don't like participating if it means being front and center. However, there was one game we did at my baby shower where you were blindfolded and had to have someone hold a bowl of cotton balls on your head while you had to scoop out as many as possible within like, 15 seconds. It was a pretty big hit. I also like games that are more like activities, like painting onesies and such.

For showers I've hosted, I've picked a theme and done simple finger foods. I usually gave them a name if it was a baby shower, but nothing extravagant. Veggie trays, fruit bowls, and a couple other finger food items depending on what the bride or mom-to-be likes and then a dessert option or two.

[irish14]

Best game ever: At my shower someone put together that game from price is right with the yodeling guy who climbs up the mountain. You have to guess prices, and if you're off, he goes that many steps until he falls over the top of the mountain and you lose. They did this game with baby products (i.e. How much is a case of 64 diapers) and downloaded the yodeling song and everything. It was hilarious.

Requires one or two brave volunteers but it's a fun throwback b/c everybody knows that game

I encouraged my hosts to do mimosas and beer for ppl because, just because I'm not drinking, doesn't mean everyone else has to be dry.

[heybulldog56]

I not super helpful at these things, it's more of my sister's bag (which is why she was the official party planner for DS's first birthday). However, I really enjoyed painting onesies at my baby shower. At a recent baby shower we played baby pictionary. It was really fun but we were in a classroom so we had access to white boards and markers...

ETA: didn't check before posting. Had to fix annoying typo!

[NariaDreaming]

Also, in case words didn't accurately describe the portrait game:

[scout251]

I'm actually not a fan of shower games at all but I'm probably in the minority. I tend to prefer games that people can participate in as the eating/gift opening is going on but that they can choose not to do also. Things like gift bingo and other written ones like guess how many objects are in a jar. I've done prizes like bottles of wine, candles, boxes of chocolate, etc. A theme is cute to help you hone in on decorations and foods. If I were you I'd try to use similar themes so I could reuse some of decorations.

[peaseblossom55]

May 23, 2016 15:38:16 GMT -5 irish14 said:

Best game ever: At my shower someone put together that game from price is right with the yodeling guy who climbs up the mountain. You have to guess prices, and if you're off, he goes that many steps until he falls over the top of the mountain and you lose. They did this game with baby products (i.e. How much is a case of 64 diapers) and downloaded the yodeling song and everything. It was hilarious.

Requires one or two brave volunteers but it's a fun throwback b/c everybody knows that game

I encouraged my hosts to do mimosas and beer for ppl because, just because I'm not drinking, doesn't mean everyone else has to be dry.

OMG that game is awesome!