Nursery rhymes naturally lend themselves to baby shower themes. Truly, who doesn’t have a favorite nursery rhyme that baby can enjoy? Pick up a book and revisit those nursery rhymes, find one you like and use it as an inspiration for your invitations, decorations, games and even appetizers! For example, do you remember “Hey diddle diddle?”

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon!

Incorporate this charming rhyme into your theme by sending out invitations with a cow jumping over the moon, you can custom print these yourself using the “Invitation Creator” at BabyShowerGamesAtoZ.com. Include the nursery rhyme on the interior of the card to trigger many a happy memory for your invited guests. Continue the theme by serving a cake decorated with a fiddlin’ cat; create a fun mobile out of paper plates (the dish) and plastic spoons, and of course, what is a baby shower without games? The right number of games for two hours is three. This provides guests with enough time to arrive, settle in, socialize and get some noshing in. At BabyShowerGamesAtoZ.com, you can print out great game cards for any theme, including the popular “Nursery Rhyme Quiz.” We’ve all heard the classic nursery rhymes, but how many were listening? Have your guests take this quiz and find out! Do they really remember what happened to Humpty Dumpty? What about Jack Sprat? Another favorite is “Name that Nursery Rhyme.” Can you remember the name of a nursery rhyme if you were given the plot? Have guests compete on time, pit one generation against another, read answers out loud. There will surely be some humorous errors. For the third game, try Nursery Rhyme Word Scramble. Guests race to unscramble names of various Nursery Rhymes with only a few hints.

Nursery Rhyme Quiz

Nursery Rhyme Scramble

Name That Nursery Rhyme!

Nursery Rhyme Quiz

We’ve all heard these classic Nursery Rhymes, but how many of us were listening? Have your guests take this quiz and find out! After all, who was it that couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again? Two versions included, makes it fun for a couples shower! Start printing as soon as you order! Price: $6.99

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.