Icebreaker Games
Warm up your event with Icebreaker Games!
Ahhhh! Icebreaker Games! Just what you need to get started! For a baby shower to be successful you must create a comfortable environment first. Bringing your guests together is what you want to achieve.
BREAK THE ICE!
Play one or two icebreaker games to prevent awkward silences and bad small talk so that guests can mingle and get actively involved. Set the mood that will encourage conversation!
Have all your guests introduce themselves and share how they know the mother-to-be and also maybe a few stories.
Create a fun environment, start the games on the right foot.
Your job is to use games to build familiar intimacy.
Choose from all the baby shower games, the icebreaker games that are easy to explain, easy to play and that are sure to put your guests at ease.
A good conversation starter would be to create name tags for each guests with the relation to the mother-to-be written below.
See below icebreaker games that will help your guests relax and have a great time!
What's in your purse
With these icebreaker activities, guests will have to dig deep through their own purses to find items. Before the shower, the hostess will draw up a list of items which you would expect to find in a woman's purse, items such has nail clippers, paper clips, sunglasses, gum or a simple mirror. Do not make it too easy, like a wallet or keys. Each items is given a different point value, for example lipstick would be 1 point and since paper clips are less likely to be in a woman's purse, you give it more points like 3 for instance, the person with both the most items and the most points, WINS! You can also have two winners, one with the most items and the one with the most points. This game is full of fun!
Diaper pin game
The diaper pin game is a fun and easy way to keep a baby shower lively. Has your guests first arrive, three clothespins are clipped to each person's lapel. Once everyone has attended, explain to all the rules of the game. Throughout the entire event, each time a guest is caught saying the word "Baby" that guest must relinquish one diaper pin to the guest that catches them. The guest with the most pins at the end of the shower, Wins the prize! Another variation of this icebreaker game is to relinquish one diaper pin to the guest that crosses her legs.
Toilet paper game
Pass a roll of toilet paper around to all guests, tell each one to take as many squares as they think will be enough to get the job done. Do not tell the baby shower guests what the toilet paper will be used for. Once everyone has tore off their sheets explain to them that for every square in their possession, they must share something about themselves. Another version of this icebreaker game would also be to ask the expectant mother to stand up. Each guest then takes turns trying to wrap their piece of toilet paper around the expectant mother's belly! The guest than gets closest to her actual girth wins the game.
Penny for your thoughts
The penny for your thoughts icebreaker game is a perfect baby shower game. Each guest is given a penny when they arrive, a second penny of the same year is placed in a jar. A different year is chosen for each guest. Once the shower begins the mommy-to-be pulls a penny from the jar, the person holding the matching penny introduces herself and perhaps share a little story about the guest of honor. After every guests has spoken the penny is put back in the jar and once again select a penny but this time for a prize.
Little did you know about Me
Icebreaker games to get your guests to mingle. As guests arrive, have them write on a 3 x 5 card something about themselves that nobody knows, not even family and ask them to keep it to themselves. Shuffle the cards and pass them around to each person, one by one each guest will read aloud what is on the card, then they will guess who matches the description on the card. This game is a great way to bring everybody together and get conversation going.
Dirty Diaper Games
This is one of the baby shower games that will have your guests laughing. Upon arrival each guests is given a small baby diaper, which are made from a piece of fabric folded into a diaper shape. Place a small piece of melted chocolate in only one of the diapers. Later have everyone open their diapers, the person with the dirty diaper (with chocolate inside) wins the prize.
Baby Photo Game
When you send out your invitations, include a request for every guests to bring with them their baby picture for the next icebreaker games. Before the party, prepare cards with a list of each and every guests that attend the event. As guests arrive, pin each picture on a corked board or simply side by side on any wall for everyone to see. Number each picture! The host then asks all the guests to write down their guesses of which baby picture belongs to which guest. The person with the most correct answers Wins.
What's in the Bag
A great icebreaker for everyone to enjoy! Buy 10 baby products and place them in 10 individual paper bags and staple shut. Give each guests a piece of paper that is numbered from 1 to 10. Have each person guess what is the bags by touch only. Take all the pieces of paper back, make sure they all write their names first. Open each bag in front of the guests, the person with the most correct answers WINS! and the mommy-to-be keeps all the goodies. Enjoy all icebreaker games!
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