Hellobee Boards

Mine was very much like the one @anonysquire described. I didn't want games either. It was a brunch drop in and as people came I would open their gift with them and chat a little.i liked that part because I got a chance to talk to everyone individually and it was great for those special homemade gifts too. My shower was bigger though, probably 30-40 people at least? I have thrown a shower before where we had each person decorate a onesie for the baby. That was fun too because it gave something to do but wasn't a crazy game or anything. You could always pick yo favorites for prizes of that too!

My shower was at a baseball game so the entertainment was taken care of. We ate, mingled, the boys watched baseball, and dh and I opened gifts. It was coed so it was a big shower and gifts took a long time.

I just went to a shower where they asked the daddy to be questions and then we had to guess how many of his answers the mommy to be was going to get right. They asked things like how many hours does a newborn sleep? And different newborn questions and also more personal questions like what is the dad most excited about to do with his son? What did the dad say was the mom to bes biggest craving? What was her most embarrassing pregnancy moment? Etc. It was a cute game.

I really want to have people decorate alphabet letters for the nursery, but I'm worried that might be asking too much labor from people depending on who's in the crowd. I know my friends would enjoy, not so sure about relatives.

We did somethign a little different, it was an evening cocktail and appetizer event. My parents hosted, it started at 7pm, I opened gifts as people arrived (mostly the guys didn't care about the gift part, the women were excited for that). No games, just drinks for everyone (except me!). I finally gave in at midnight and went home, apparently my dad and some of the guys were still going at 2am!!! It was an absolute blast, and totally my style

My sister and mom threw me a "high tea" shower. It was at a little coffee shop and they served little sandwiches and treats. It was pretty awesome, and we only played one game. It was the tape one where people cut a piece they thought was the circumference of my bump. I don't like games either, but that one was fun!

If you kept the gender a secret doing some of the Old Wives Tales could be fun.

The guess how many whatever is in the bottle or bowl is always fun.

The don't say "baby" or cross your legs games with clothing pins is always fun. Prize goes to the person with the most pins.

You could always make part of the food an activity, such as an ice cream sundae bar or diy pizza.

I didn't think I'd really like games either, but people who wanted to play in the games all got really into it! The biggest hit was "Dress the Baby" and different teams had to design and dress a "baby" on a team. Those who played were into it, and everyone else was into it just to watch the hilarity and have fun cheering for the winners.

People also really liked the "decorate the onesie" activity table. Even the guys got into it. That being said, I wouldn't put my baby in most of them - they came out really ugly and/stuff came off in the wash afterwards. That's also why I didn't want the "make the letters" or any kind of room decoration for the nursery. The onesies are easier to just toss if I didn't like them.

@mrs. bird: LOL! That's a great idea!