rae05

Baby Shower Idea Stealer!!!

ryder

Im pretty sure my baby shower is going to be a BBQ too lol, I told my mom id like to have it at a particular family members place (where most family things are because of the space, BBQ and pool!)

I kind of just wanted to have a party and invite guys and girls, the guys dont have to hang around or anything, I just thought it would be a nice way for our families to get to know each other more.

My sister had a wee little one in January and got CRAP LOADS of stuff and money!

mBLACK

Well, your friends/family arrange it, it can be as big or small as you like, held wherever you like. Basically the people who arrange it all cook some things or buy some nice food (cake! yum), get gifts and play games (like who has the biggest stretch mark, don't say the mother-to-be's name the entire time, etc.) . Nowadays men and women come to the parties, or only women if you like! There are usually draws and prizes, and at the end everybody gets together and gives you gifts for baby! This can be done before or after the baby's born (I'm having 3 - one before for family friends, two after for each side of my family).

jen1604

Well because it is mostly an American thing what I did for my baby shower was one of my good friends at work held one for me at hers and it was kind of a cross between a work leaving party and a baby shower with pink and blue balloons and fairy cakes and presents.So maybe you could do something like that but get a few of your other friends that arent from work to come along too.
We didnt have any games so it was a bit of a toned-down version of a baby shower but it was good for if anyone isnt into the idea of a baby shower for whatever reason (for example your guy friends~)
x

nikky0907

Like you didn't steal my baby game idea...

pocahontas35

I love baby showers. Here in the US it used to be that you only would get a baby shower for you first baby, but it seems that trend is changing to any baby (any excuse for a party right?). I like to go to them and throw them. Some of my favorite games are: everyone passes a roll of toilet paper around and takes off as many squares as you think it will take to wrap around mommy's belly. Then the guest of honor gets to wrap the tp around her baby belly and whoever has the closest amount of squares wins a small prize. The next one I like is placing a baby bottle filled with candys (m$m's, skittles, whatever) by the entrance. Have everyone guess how many are in the bottle, and at the end of the party, reveal the winner and give a small prize. My all time favorite game at a baby shower is the guess what kind of poop game. You get a bunch of premie diapers and different flavor baby foods. Smear each diaper with a spoonfull of food, number it and pass it around. Each person tries to guess what is in the diaper. The one with the most correct guesses is the winner. Then there is the blindfolded change the diaper game. You split the guests into 2 teams, give each a baby doll with a diaper, and do a relay to see who can change the baby doll diaper the fastest while blindfolded. Another game is to write down the mommy and daddy full name on a sheet of paper. Let the guests write down as many names as they can come up with using the letters from the parents name. The one with the most original name that the mom likes the best is the winner. Sorry to go on and on, I have been to many showers and you can see I like them.

Beltane

My mother and sisters threw Me a suprise baby shower. I had no idea. There were loads and loads of gifts and a spread of food. I was surrounded by friends and family and there was a cake with My sons name on it. It really helped me prepare for him!