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Baby Shower Games: Some Ideas for Having a Ball at a Baby Shower

Party games are not just for kids -- adults can also have tons of fun by participating in them when the occasion calls for it. Baby shower games are great ways for adults to release the child in them as they are celebrating the impending arrival of the reason for the shower: a new baby. And the good news for the shower organizer is that she doesn't have to plan elaborate or hard-to-prepare games; as long as the games are guaranteed to bring on the fun and help the guests become more comfortable with each other, then that's more than good enough.

Information on the most popular baby shower games can be found online. For instance, there's baby bingo that you can buy as a set. It's a variation of regular bingo; instead of numbers on the card, there are images of or words about baby-related things. The host reads out the clues and the guests mark the appropriate box; the first to complete the required pattern wins. Some of the most popular baby shower party games involve the use of celebrities. For instance, cut out some pictures of children of celebrities and have the guests try to guess who the parents are. Alternatively, you can show childhood pictures of the stars and have the guests try to guess who the celebrity is.

Budget-savvy organizers can plan party games at a minimal cost to them. One way to do this is to ask each guest to bring a pack of disposable diapers for newborns for a diaper skyscraper contest. The guest who is able to make the highest stack without having it fall down wins the game. Or you can ask guests to bring a jar of baby food each. Game participants are blindfolded and should guess what food is inside the bottle. The one with the highest number of correct guesses gets to take home a small prize. Variations to these guessing games involve the "poo" game (trying to guess what's inside a baby diaper by feeling it) and the drinking game (blindfolded guests should drink from baby bottles and try to guess what they're drinking).

As you can probably imagine, these and other baby shower games would bring an additional dimension of fun to a baby shower. They're something to be done in the spirit of good, clean fun and a more relaxed and cheerful party atmosphere will be the result.