tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post6362291171910268424..comments2023-10-19T06:42:07.648-05:00Comments on Banter of a Blond Republican Couple: Moms - I need your helpCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558069223334537518noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-47164281187380952212009-05-28T07:40:33.970-05:002009-05-28T07:40:33.970-05:00Everyone - I just saw they although I said I was g...Everyone - I just saw they although I said I was going to put a poll up, I forgot to do so - but you all gave me great comments anyway. Thanks. I will be taking a trip to the craft store to see what I can find...tiny baby clothes, pins, etc.<br /><br />Rachel - I'm not sure if Craig's explanation gives the right visual picture. He wants one women to be on the ground in a birthing position. She then tosses the baby upwards to the lady in the doctor position, weho has to catch the baby. And now you see what I was having a hard time coming up with "respectable" game options.MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018963981535476477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-50287671444127972902009-05-27T18:00:45.144-05:002009-05-27T18:00:45.144-05:00Game: Craft stores sell tiny little baby dolls, l...Game: Craft stores sell tiny little baby dolls, like the size of a quarter. You take those and freeze them in an ice cube. When guests arrive, they get their ice cube in a paper cup. They also give their prediction for the time their baby will be "delivered". As the shower continues, the ice melts, and babies are delivered. The person that predicts their baby's delivery to the closest time wins a prize.Jessica Littlefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553894137785661817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-34685026646692645322009-05-27T17:19:40.477-05:002009-05-27T17:19:40.477-05:00I don't see why having one person on the ground ma...I don't see why having one person on the ground makes sense. Couldn't they both stand? Why not just have a no-frills baby toss?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062671427548399205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-72915315693568385922009-05-27T16:52:14.942-05:002009-05-27T16:52:14.942-05:00Here's my idea. MacKenzie didn't appreciate it, b...Here's my idea. MacKenzie didn't appreciate it, but others might. Ladies team up in pairs, and each one gets a doll. One woman lays on the ground, with her feet pointed towards her partner, who is 5 feet away. Woman #1 (on the ground) puts her feet flat on the floor and throws the doll with a chest-pass motion to her partner, who must catch it. If successful, woman #2 takes two steps back. Whichever team completes the longest pass wins.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558069223334537518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-59238372996538298892009-05-27T16:30:15.250-05:002009-05-27T16:30:15.250-05:00I'm like Amanda--I only know from baby showers via...I'm like Amanda--I only know from baby showers via TV. On Scrubs, they tried to play the baby food game, but nobody wanted to, so the hostess's boyfriend had to try all of them and he thought it was totally gross. But it's Scrubs, so I don't know how trustworthy that is.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062671427548399205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-82746297402131729452009-05-27T12:57:22.623-05:002009-05-27T12:57:22.623-05:00I enjoyed the guess the item game also, but honest...I enjoyed the guess the item game also, but honestly, I think that's the only baby shower game I've ever heartily enjoyed. I'm not really sure why we even have to have games if you know the people in the group. It seems to me that games are icebreakers for when you have a strange amalgamation of the honoree's friends from random places. So my vote is no games! But I don't think that is an option.<br /><br />On the burp clothes, Jason and I use cloth diapers over the shoulder and the little, itty, bitty commercial burp clothes to dab her mouth when she spits up.aggierudy3https://www.blogger.com/profile/14611749490276368709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-54245868157431012072009-05-27T12:48:02.244-05:002009-05-27T12:48:02.244-05:00I love your idea of the burp cloths; especially th...I love your idea of the burp cloths; especially the Winnie-the-Pooh fabric as long as it is soft, soft, soft! You usually are wiping the wee bairn's face as well as protecting your clothing. I guess that's why diapers work so well.June Cleaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164334599665026981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-14276423181813974852009-05-27T10:57:20.437-05:002009-05-27T10:57:20.437-05:00I don't have the mom experience, but I do have som...I don't have the mom experience, but I do have some guest experience.<br /><br />Like aggieonboard, I've played the baby word scramble game and the "guess the girth" game. I agree with her comments - but if the mommy-to-be won't be too easily offended, it seems kind of fun because it gives the guests an excuse to give her a hug =)<br /><br />I've also played the chubby baby game, where you get the giant marshmallows, give them to the guests one at a time, and they have to say "chubby baby." The guest who can say it the clearest with the most marshmallows wins the game. If you play this one, provide plastic bags for them to spit the marshmallows out into. It's pretty disgusting, but can be really funny.<br /><br />We also played bingo with baby-themed pictures on the cards (instead of letters and numbers). And there's always the "guess the number of objects in this container" game (the last time I played, they put a bunch of cotton balls into a large baby bottle).<br /><br />Prizes always make games more fun. The last shower I went to, the prize was to open a gift that went back to the mother (for the baby). While that seems practical, I had more fun at the shower where the guests received something for winning. It wasn't about getting something as much as it was about feeling included. And it doesn't have to be big or expensive. Candied apples sound pretty awesome =)<br /><br />It sounds like you're going to have fun =) And if one game went over really well in your last shower, don't feel bad about using it again - games are never exactly the same twice, and it doesn't hurt to throw in a game that you know people are comfortable with - maybe even as an ice breaker to get people in the game-playing mood.<br /><br />Hope that helps =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-54399777650715147412009-05-27T09:39:52.598-05:002009-05-27T09:39:52.598-05:00In an episode of Gilmore Girls, they played a game...In an episode of Gilmore Girls, they played a game where you couldn't say "baby" or you had to give up a diaper pin given to you when you came in the door. whoever catches you saying "baby" gets that pin and whoever has the most pins wins...something. That's my extensive knowledge of baby showers. Gilmore Girls.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13572808002652930706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657912610170806601.post-86112070565617134662009-05-27T09:32:28.362-05:002009-05-27T09:32:28.362-05:00Yay, something I'm useful for!
Games: At my showe...Yay, something I'm useful for!<br /><br />Games: At my shower, they did a word scramble of popular baby terms, with a prize for speed and accuracy. Guests also had to take a piece of cardstock and sharpie and try to draw my baby. Holding the paper on their heads. I got to pick the winner, and some were hilarious. <br /><br />They also did a game where you had to try and guess my girth using ribbon. I dont recommend this one if the mom-to-be is easily offended. <br /><br />I think what made all my games successful was the prize aspect. Winners got awesome candied apples. <br /><br />Burp cloths: as I was reading, I was going to suggest embellishing cloth diapers. Then I got to the end, and there it was. My grandma added some blue ribbon to some simple prefolds, and those are the only burp cloths we use. Our daycare provider raves about them. That is absolutely the best choice, hands down. <br /><br />Now I'm tired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com