What did you do at the party?
My mom is hosting me a little baby shower for baby #2 in a couple of weeks. We are just inviting close family and friends, so not a whole lot of people. I don't want to do regular baby shower games... but not sure what else to do.
Any ideas for not so typical games we could play or an activity? What was a sprinkle you went to like?
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I wouldn't bother with games! just socialize, food, drinks (maybe some fun, fruity mocktails too!), presents 
if you really want to do games, something that's not cheesy is just having a guess-the-birth day or birth weight!
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Sprinkle 1 was eating, drinking, talking and no games.
Sprinkle 2 was disguised as a sprinkle but was a lavish full on baby shower.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
On my DH's side, they never do games, they usually give a little gift for whoever's birthday is closest to the due date.
pomelo / 5720 posts
We had one for my sister and decorated onesies for her. I hosted another for a friend and we just met at a restaurant, had lunch, chatted and watched her open gifts. Both were small groups.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
We did food at a little restaurant and just opened gifts and hung out.
nectarine / 2465 posts
It was more casual than a shower, kind of just hanging out and talking. We did play quick games at both the ones I was at - 1 was the 'can't say baby' game, and the other was trivia.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
@mrskc: I just hosted a sprinkle for baby boy #2. There was only close family and friends of the mom-to-be. It was at a house. We had food brought in. We chatted for about 45 minutes as people came in. Then we ate. Then cake was served right away while people were still at the table. Then my friend opened her presents. And everyone was given a little favor and sent on their merry way! I really like a 3-hour max rule for showers of any kind.
pomegranate / 3779 posts
I'm a fan of activities - decorating onesies, making headbands for a baby girl, decorating baby blocks, making a mobile, making gripper socks with puffy paint, coloring an ABC book, writing messages on diapers for midnight changes
kiwi / 673 posts
Socialized, ate, decorated onesies and opened the small gifts people brought.
bananas / 9357 posts
Thanks all for the input! I think no games or prizes at all and just socializing sounds nice.
@MrsMcD: I like the sound of that! It's just going to be at my grandma's house, so I think a timeline like that sounds nice.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
@mrskc: Decorations were really low key. Like a few balloons tied to the chairs. I did print out a "wishes for baby" card for people to write on. Its a file I had made from etsy. I could email it to you I think if you want it. I just had it printed for under $10 at Staples.
nectarine / 2019 posts
We just had a really nice lunch and chatted. It was a smaller group then my first baby shower, so conversation amongst everyone was possible. We didn't do games but I did open gifts
pomelo / 5524 posts
Socializing, eating and gifts! I've never been to one where we treated it like a "typical" baby shower.
bananas / 9357 posts
@MrsMcD: Thanks! yeah, I'll put my email on your wall. The wishes for baby sounds like a cute idea.
apple seed / 4 posts
We decorated bibs for my second baby shower. I also had a baby book work sheet where everyone guessed her name (it was a secret) and an sheet for anyone to leave a note for me or baby that they wanted to.
I picked bibs over onsies because I didn't know the artistic talent of everyone and if I hated one, it didn't really matter because my kid would just be spitting up on it/getting baby food all over it.
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