Jar of Fun and Advice
Make a ‘Jar of Fun and Advice’ from family and friends. Plan a Perfect Baby Shower
When the mother-to-be has had the baby, she has had

little sleep and needs a little distraction she can dip into the Jar and pull out a message from a friend or relative. The messages can include funny stories about the mother, words of wisdom, jokes or advice. Write the messages during the baby shower and present the jar to the mother-to-be at the end, she must be instructed not to read the messages until she has had the baby and when she needs distraction.

Make a Quilt or Blanket
Ask each guest to knit or decorate a square of fabric that can be sewn together to make a blanket or quilt for the baby when he/she arrives.

Have a Traditional 7-Month Ceremony*
The origins of the concept of a Baby Shower come from the traditional 7-month ceremony celebrated in many countries. The 7 month ceremony is celebrated in Guatemala with a ritual where the mother walks around outside and describes the scene she sees to her unborn child, describing the mountains and rivers.

In Indonesia the 7 month festival centers around a feast held at the home of the maternal grandmother-to-be. The table is laid with seven pyramids of rice to symbolize the seven months of pregnancy and a large pyramid of rice to symbolically provide strength to the baby.

You can hold your own 7-month ceremony with a feast and include your own ritual within the celebration. Light 7 candles or plant 7 trees. Have each guest whisper words of wisdom to the unborn child.

Write Special Messages to The Baby
Have a special book at the baby shower. During the celebration each guest can write their own special message to the child.

How Many Songs Can You Think Of?
This is a great game to play at baby showers and gets everybody singing. In teams ask your guests to think of as many songs as they can with the word 'baby' in it. Each team has a turn to sing one song. Continue to give teams a turn and knock out any team that can no longer think of a new song. Songs can not be repeated. Keep going until only one team remains. The game can then be repeated with another word or name.

Make A Necklace or Bracelets
Ask each guest to bring a bead or make beads at the celebration from clay or fimo. Use the beads to make a necklace or bracelet that the mother to be can wear during labor.

Make a Hanging Mobile
During the baby shower get everyone to make a mobile together. Each guest could decorate a square of cardboard or make a felt toy that can be joined into a hanging mobile.

Lighting Candles
During the baby shower light candles to name and honor the mothers and grandmothers who have come before. Alternatively, ask each guest to bring a candle, in turn each guest lights a candle and gives a blessing to the mother to be.

Have a Pampering Day
Hire someone to attend the baby shower to give each guest a massage, facial, pedicure or manicure

Baby Shower Quiz
Make up a personal quiz to do during the baby shower. Divide the guests into 2 – 5 teams. The mother-to-be will be in a team of her own. Each team can select a team name. Team names are a good opportunity for a bit of fun, you could ask each team to come up with a name based on what the team thinks the babies first or middle name will be. Or the team could guess the due date of the baby and that becomes their name.

Write questions based on the personal details of the mother-to-be, for example her birth weight & height, her first word etc (you will need to have a secret conversation with the grandmother-to-be to find out this information). Write other questions about motherhood and what the new mother can expect. Also think of some group challenges for the mother-to-be and a team to have fun with. We have included some examples of questions and challenges, use them or let your imagination go wild and think of your own! Baby shower quiz questions and challenges.

Baby Shower Quiz Questions

What was Mother-to-be’s birth weight and length?
Answer:
What are the 4 Wiggles called (and their colors)
Answer: Greg yellow, Murray red, Jeff Purple, Anthony Blue
What is the common period between the birth of a child and the next romantic dinner with your husband?
Answer: at least 18 years
Name 3 popular kids’ TV shows/ bands. (apart from the Wiggles)
Answer: High Five, Bob the Builder, play school, Dora the explorer
What was Mother-to-be’s first word?
Answer:
What colors is Thomas the Tank Engine?
Answer: Blue
True or false? When newborn babies cry they produce tears?
Answer: false
When did Mother-to-be start walking?
Answer:

Baby Shower Quiz Challengers

In 1 minute demonstrate as many different positions for baby in the sling.
First team to correctly put a nappy on a pretend baby.
Teams compete to drink milk from a babies bottle, first team to finish wins.
All teams are given 1 minute to write a detailed list of what a mother needs to pack in a bag for a days outing with her baby.
Each team thinks of as many nursery rhymes as they can. Each team has a turn to sing the first few lines of one nursery rhyme, keep having turns until one team can no longer think of a nursery rhyme (they are out) continue until one team remains. Teams can not repeat nursery rhymes sung by other teams
Each team to write a list of as many Dr Seuse books as they can
Each team to get a piece of string and guess the circumference of mother-to-be’s tummy. Measure mother-to-be and see which team was closest.

*Jackson, D (2005) A Gift for New Mothers, London

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Make a Quilt or Blanket Ask each guest to knit or decorate a square of fabric that can be sewn together to make a blanket or quilt for the baby when he/she arrives.

Make a Quilt or Blanket
Ask each guest to knit or decorate a square of fabric that can be sewn together to make a blanket or quilt for the baby when he/she arrives.