Wouldn’t you love to create games which require you to think instead of just do? There’s nothing better than having to rack your brains in order to win something, which is probably why Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit are such classic and popular games. You could introduce the baby shower ABC game or one of its variations to your guests if this is what you’d like.
It’s usually made to be a quiet game but you could choose the variations which make it a bit livelier, if your guests aren’t the types of enjoy just sitting down.
Let’s look at the classic version first, the very sedate written style of the baby shower ABC game. There are several different types of games which you could also create from this.
This involves a piece of paper with several columns where the letters of the alphabet are printed out with blank spaces beside them. Each guest should receive a piece of paper and a pen to start off the game.
After everyone is seated, you will be giving them 3 minutes to complete the game. They should be able to fill in all the blank spaces with terms relating to babies, baby activities, or baby items which start with that specific word of the alphabet. The guest to complete the list first wins, or the one who has the most blank spaces filled up with correct terms.
This could be played solo, but can be made into a game for small groups to make it suitable at large baby showers. It provides a way for everyone to break the ice and starts off the baby shower with a fun moment.
A different way to play this game would be to use index cards instead of lists. Let the guest pick out a card blind, either from a stack or from a covered container. Then each one gets 2 minutes to list down items or activities related to babies. These can only start with that specific letter and nothing else.
Award the guest who has the most items listed down, which should not include words that are wrongly spelled or items that don’t fit the category. Everything must be relevant.
If you think your guests would fall asleep with written games, why not make it a little active? Have the letters written on bits of paper which will be folded or rolled up and dropped into a wide-mouthed container. With the mommy-to-be acting as director and pulling out the letters, call out the chosen letter and play a game of verbal tag with the guests which were previously divided into groups. If one can give out a correct item, they get to sit down. The last one standing will have to perform a forfeit and the guest who gives the most unusual baby item would be the winner.
Or have the items make the game instead. Why not have a collection of items which the mommy-to-be needs laid out in groups on a table. As long as these are more than fifteen items, it would be quite a challenging game. At a signal, give the groups of players 3 minutes to line up the items alphabetically. The group that finishes first and correctly wins the game.
Prizes shouldn’t be big. Why not have a bag of cookies cut out to look like letters as a prize? You could also give out a piece of jewelry which is decorated with alphabet beads. Cute, but inexpensive!