Baby Shower Game Prizes
Baby Shower Game Prizes don’t have to be large or expensive. They can be small candles, such as votives, candle holders, shaped notepads, or small lotions. Many of these items can be purchased at craft stores, such as Michaels or A.C. Moore, or even Target and Walmart. Look for sales or coupons to save some money.
Each game requires game prizes. If you have a large party of about 40 or more, you will want at least two prizes per game. For example, if you have three games with 30 guests you should have 3 prizes - one winner for each game.
Dirty Diaper Baby Shower Game
If you are willing to put in the time and money you can create this game on your own. You will need colored felt or baby themed fabric, small safety pins - 2 per diaper, and mustard or a brown fabric marker. Cut triangles out of the felt or fabric. Bring the three corners of the triangles together and pin with one safety pin. You could also hot glue the diaper shut. The winner of the game is the person with the dirty diaper. Determine how many winners you would like. Before closing the diaper, ’stain’ it with the mustard or fabric marker. Add a safety pin to the back and you have your dirty diaper game! You could also embellish the diapers with ribbon, pearls, etc.
If you don’t have the time to make this game you could purchase ready made dirty diaper games here.
Clothesline Baby Shower Game
This is a great baby shower game for co-ed baby showers. The object of the game is to have a race where each person, or team, races to hang their laundry while holding a baby doll. You will need two clothes lines (twine works well for this), clothes pins, an equal number of baby clothes for each person, and a baby doll. If holding baby is not challenging enough, have players also hold a cordless phone to their ear while holding baby and hanging laundry. The person, or team, who hangs all of the laundry the fastest without dropping baby or the phone wins!
Diaper Raffle
Diapers and baby wipes are two items that parents go through the most. Newborns can go through 8-12 diapers per day! Baby shower activities don’t necessarily have to be baby shower games. Holding a diaper raffle at the baby shower is a great way to help mommy and daddy stock up the nursery.
There are two ways to hold a diaper raffle at a baby shower. First, sell raffle tickets at the baby shower and have the proceeds go towards diapers. Another way to hold a diaper raffle is to ask guests to bring a pack of diapers or baby wipes to the shower. Let them know that any guest who brings such items will be entered into a raffle. You should let guests know when you send the invitations. You can write this information on the invitation itself or include it on a separate slip of paper.
Regardless of how you hold the raffle, you need to have at least one prize. For larger showers of 30 or more you should have two or more prizes.
Luau Baby Shower Games
Here are a few ideas on how to turn traditional baby shower games into luau themed baby shower games.
- Lei “Don’t Say Baby!” Game - As guests arrive greet them with a friendly “Aloha” and place a lei made of flowers (fake or real), shells, or feathers around their neck. When you are ready to play the game tell the guests that they cannot say the word baby. If someone catches you saying baby that person takes your lei. The person with the most leis by the end of the game wins. You can set a time for the game, such as during gift opening time, or it can last the entire shower.
- Limbo Contest- Some of your guests may not be up for playing this game, but a limbo contest is a great idea for a co-ed or outdoor baby shower.
- Aloha Bingo - You can actually find Hawaiian themed bingo cards. Do a Google search for “Aloha Bingo Game” to find retailers selling the cards. Party supply stores may also carry them.
- Onesie Decorating - Purchase fabric markers and different sized onesies. Have your guest decorate the onesies keeping with the Luau or Hawaiian theme. Think Hibiscus Flowers, Surf Boards, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Hula Dancers, or even a Hawaiian Shirt! The possibilities are only limited by your guests’ creativity.
- Cookie Decorating - Bake Hawaiian themed cookies - Hibiscus or Orchids, Hawaiian Shirts, Surf Boards, etc. Have your guests decorate the cookies with icing. Mommy to be can choose the best cookie(s). Everyone can enjoy the cookies!
“Guess Who?” Baby Shower Activity
This is a fun activity that involves everyone at the shower. Decorate poster board or foam board for the baby shower. Use wrapping paper, construction paper, markers, etc. Get creative! On the invites ask your guests to bring a baby photo of themselves to the shower. Create a master list as your guests arrive - number a sheet of paper and assign each photo a number. Mark the back of each photo with a post-it of the guest’s name. You want to return the photos in the condition you received them so writing on them is not an option. Post each photo on the board with a number next to them (not on them).
When the time comes to play the game give each guest a sheet of numbered paper. You can create a decorative sheet of paper in Microsoft Word. Have guests guess who each baby is. The winner is the person who has the most correct answers.
This activity is better for smaller showers. The more guests you have the more preparation you have to do.
Christina