Oh no, not those baby shower games!

For something more classic in baby shower gifts games, play the baby photo game. Each guest brings a baby photo of themselves and the guest who identifies the most individual’s wins. This game is especially fun when you have a wide range of ages amongst your guests. This means some old black and white photos, maybe Polaroid’, and of course digital photos.

If you’re more sentimental, try a game where each guest brings a recipe-either for a baby treat or an easy-to-fix meal for Mom and Dad. The expectant Mom can pick her favorite as the winner, but still ends up with lots of great recipes.

If you’re not into creating your own baby shower ideas, look online for some conveniently packaged versions of current board games. You’ll find Baby Outburst, Baby Scattegories, Baby Trivia, and more.
Perhaps you want to get creative. Talk with the expectant Mom and use her interest to take off from. If Mom is an avid skier, for example, have each guest draw or design the perfect baby accessory for skiing. You may want to ask them ahead of time so they can be very creative. Or, maybe Mommy and Daddy love to travel. Have guest suggest the perfect destination and compare it from ‘before baby’ to ‘after baby’. Tell, in humorous fashion, ‘how it was’ and ‘how it will be’. Try to find out the guest of honor’s favorite destination to make it really fun.

Whatever you do, pre-packaged or homemade, always keep in mind your guest of honor and her likes, and keep the games short and fast paced. This will guarantee that baby shower food both “Mommy” and guests will have a great time and make some great memories.