Most people don’t go to a baby shower assuming that they’ll have to use their brain a little bit, but when you incorporate a crossword puzzle they’ll have to do just that. A crossword puzzle can be a great icebreaker, and a simple way to have everyone earn a baby shower prize.

Make It Original
There are many websites dedicated to helping you create a professional looking crossword puzzle. You can simply input the clues and it will create it for you. Your clues will be what make your crossword unique. Think of using all types of things such as experiences of mom or dad, the day you announced your pregnancy, and even what your chosen names are for the baby. You’ll really test your friends and family, and you’ll know who has been paying attention and who has not. The individual that finished the crossword first will win the game!

Make It A Team Sport
A fun variation of the crossword is to blow them up to poster size and group your friends and family into even numbered teams, as this can be played with any number of people. Then, allow your teams to tackle the crossword, the team with the fastest time will win the game and the prize.

The great thing about a crossword puzzle is that it can be as simple or as difficult as you would like. Since you can input any questions you have complete control, your friends and family just need to come with the answers! Your baby shower guests will love this crossword puzzle and will compete to win.

Get everyone wondering and joking as they try to guess the function of the most unusual baby items. This is especially fun when husbands and fathers are involved, and you may want to have it be a game only for the men at your co-ed party. You will really have to think to come up with strange looking objects if you want to fool seasoned mothers.

Start by showing the object, and having everyone think what it might do. Either they can shout it out, or write it down. The person with the most right wins. You can also award a prize to the person who thinks up the most unique real use for the product. Some suggestions of products include a bulb syringe, breast pump, ear thermometer, diaper stacker, sling type baby carrier, teething ring, formula mixer, etc.

The fall is a wonderful time to have a party, especially one which celebrates the forthcoming arrival of a new baby boy or girl. When a hostess is trying to come up with an appropriate theme for a baby shower yet does not want to go with the usual themes, a baby shower theme which caters to the season in which it is being held is highly appropriate and welcomed.

Fall Decorations that Please and Delight the Mom-to-Be and Her Guests
Decorating with a fall style is something which is not only crafty but unique as well. The centerpiece on each table can be decorated in colors which have an autumn feel to them such as brown, orange, and red. A great centerpiece for this time of year is a candle in the middle that is surrounded by leaves and gourds. The napkin rings can be fall-oriented as well to really bring out the theme on the table. A wonderful party favor for a fall baby shower is a hand painted gourd for each guest which has the name of the mom-to-be, date of the baby shower and any other pertinent information included on it. Instead of going with the usual baby shower cake, unique fall inspired desserts such as pumpkin pie or spice cake can be served to the party goers.

Games with a Fall Twist
A fun game to play at baby showers is the Name That Baby Food game. In order to keep with the theme of the party, the hostess can choose baby foods which have a fall orientation to them such as squash, turkey, etc. Another entertaining baby shower game which can be played is Name That Baby. The hostess will prepare sheets of paper with FALL FUN listed vertically down the left hand side of the page and the mom-to-be and guests will need to come up with both a boy and girl name for each letter in the word “FALL FUN”. Whoever has the most answers in common with the guest of honor wins a prize.

The fall is a great season to host a baby shower and there are so many ways to make this fall-inspired theme simply perfect.

Planning a baby shower is a lot of work and a whole lot of fun. Have a plan in your mind of how things should go at the shower. This way all the activities at a baby shower go accordingly to your plan and they happen in a timely manner. It is your job as the hostess to make sure the games, present opening, and picture taking all get done and done right.

Around the seventh or eighth month of a pregnancy, a plan for a baby shower should be in the works. Once a time, date, and place have been decided upon, the work for the party does not end. Your guests have begun to arrive and you must keep them busy. Have the food ready to be served so that your guests can show up, greet the mom to be, and nibble on some tasty treats. Once everyone has had time to taste all the goodies that you have prepared, have everyone take seats and begin playing the games you have decided upon. This gets everyone actively involved in the party. Not every mom to be is going to want to play games at her baby shower. Discuss this part of the shower beforehand and if games are not wanted, maybe the mom to be can sit back, relax, and have a good laugh while everyone else plays.

After all the games are played and the prizes have been won, it is time to open up the baby gifts. Have the new mom sit in a comfy chair and start handing the gifts to her. This is her time to be in the spotlight. Do not make her get up or lift anyone of her gifts. Treat her as if she is a princess on this special day. As all of the events are taking place, take pictures. At a later date, these baby day photos can be added to a baby book or put into frames and given to each one of the baby shower guests that attended the party.

The events of a baby shower are to be maintained by the hostess. The order of events that I have listed above is pretty general, but they can be toggled around to fit your baby shower needs. Whatever the order, the new mom will love the party and the fact that the people closet to her were there to help celebrate the new bundle of joy that is about to enter her life.

Even if you do not want to play the corny games usually associated with baby showers, there are many activities that you can turn into games. Women like babies and they like fashion so why not combine the two for a lot of unique baby shower fun? Baby Fashion Designer is a game that every shower guest will wonder why she did not have such fun games at their own shower!

How To Play
Choose a plain piece of baby sized clothing for each guest, for the best results choose the same item for each guest, as this game really can be played with any number of guests. Baby clothing such as t-shirts, sleepers, and onsies work best for this because you can buy them quite plain, and you can also buy quite a few at a bargain. Then, get fabric pieces, fabric paint, sequins, thread, buttons, yarn, and anything else you might associate with clothing. Then, tell each of your shower guests that they can create an outfit for your child with any or all of the items provided. The mother to be or the hostess will then judge all of the finished products and decide which participant is deserving of a prize!

Ready, Set, Go!
Tell your shower guests that they have to put together the best product they can in twenty minutes, or whatever you decide is an appropriate time allotment. This will make guests get even more creative and will also get their competitive juices flowing. Encourage all your guests to get really creative, and have some fun, you’ll be amazed how many of your friends are baby fashion designers!