Planning a baby shower with a friend who is adopting?

Question

I want to thow my friend a baby shower but she not pregant she adopting her sisters baby and I am trying to think of games we can play with out the baby belly.... I dont want her sister to feel wierd or anything so any suggestions would be great!

Answer 1

i love the candy jar game ... ummm the game were u cant say baby

Answer 2

I assume the shower will be after the adoption is finalized because the child is not hers until then

You could throw the baby shower for the mother of the child, the one with the belly

Answer 3

You can do the "guess the candy bar" with the melted chocolate in the diaper.

You can also buy enough baby bottles for the guys who will be at the baby shower. Fill it up with soda and have them all race to see who drinks it first. Who ever does, wins a prize. :)

Answer 4

There are games like you can't say the word baby and whoever doesn't wins a prize.  That is the only one I can think of right now but get creative, use your imagination and I am sure you can think of some fun games to play.  But sounds like that baby shower could be akward, if you haven't already asked maybe you should ask first because it might be an akward situation and she or the sister might not want to be part of it--so ya, good luck though.

Answer 5

You put ten or twenty baby items on a clothesline, walk through the room, and whoever can name the most items is the winner.

Answer 6

there are alot of games you can do pin the tale on the donkey, use cotton balls in bolw and count how many you get when sat on your head reach up and get hand full the most wins. clothes pin in the bottle. names and spelling can be one nice thing. you can do it all with out belly. take care.

Answer 7

smiley took my respose exactly.  We did that at our baby shower.  there were 6 diapers with different chocallate bars melted in them you can smell and touch but not taste and the person with the most right wins.

We did the bottel thing to the guy who wins got a gas card

Answer 8

I would wait until it is finalized.  I'd skip the belly games and things that are just degrating to others, like drinking out of bottles as adults.

Some ideas you could do if you really want games (though there is no law that says you have to at a shower):

* get a box and put a lid with a hole big enough for a hand to go through. Add 10 or so baby items in the box and have people feel inside and write down what they think is in the box and the one with the most right wins.

*if the due date is known have everyone write their guess down on a piece of paper and the one closest without going past the date wins.

Answer 9

Is she a new parent?  Meaning, does she have other children?

There are still plenty of other games you can play.  

Raffles are good.  Put brown and yellow crayon shavings inside one of the  little diapers  that you pin to each guest.  Whoever gets the "poopy" diaper, get's the prize.

Guess how many (item of your choice; cotton balls, Q-tips, etc) are in the jar.

Funny parent moments:  Have each guest write down his or her funniest kid story on a 3x5 card and then read them out loud.  

Treat it like any other baby shower....  just exclude any belly games.

Answer 10

Everyone gets a diaper pin when they arrive.You are not allowed to say the word "baby" or cross your legs. If someone catches you they are allowed to take your pin. Whoever has the most pins at the end wins. Very fun.

Answer 11

Huh. That is a tough situation. Why not wait with the shower til after the baby is born and your friend has finalized the adoption.

My aunts & I hosted an 'open house' for my SIL when she had her baby.  That way all the guys could come along too. It was a good turn out.

Answer 12

Timing of the party:

When the baby shower should take place is really a personal preference of the parents-to-be. You, as the host, should check with the parents-to-be as to when they expect the child to arrive home. You can either have the party before the child arrives or after.

Games for the party:

There are two differences between an adoptive baby shower and a "normal" baby shower. One is that the mom-to-be is not pregnant. So, the games that you decide to play should not reflect a pregnant mom. Do not play "how big around is mom" and any maternity related game.

The second difference may be the age of the child. They may be adopting a three year old as opposed to a newborn. So, a game such as "guess the birth date/ weight of baby" wouldn't be appropriate for an older child adoption.Baby Gift Bingo

Just like regular bingo, guests will win if they get a line in any direction on the card. Leave the boxes blank. Hand the cards out to guests and ask them to fill in all of the boxes on their card with items they think the mom-to-be will get at the baby shower. Then, as the mom opens her gifts, the guests mark off the items on their card. When a guest gets a line in any direction, have them shout out "mommy" or "baby"! You can continue the game even after the first person has "bingo". There can be multiple winners to this game.

Preparation: make up or buy blank bingo cards, pens

Children's songs:

Pick ten children's songs and select one line from the middle of the song. Ex: "Out came the sun and dried up all the rain" from Itsy Bitsy Spider. Number a piece of paper from one to ten and write the line from the songs next to each number. Ask guests to try and figure out which song each line is from. Mix in some easy ones with some obscure ones to make it a challenge. Time for two minutes. The one with the most correct, wins!

**Nursery rhymes work well too.

Preparation: game sheet with song lines on them, copies for each guest, pens, book or magazine if not sitting at table, watch.

Cotton Ball Transfer:

Blindfold each player as they try to transfer cotton balls from one bowl to another with a large spoon. Set a timer for two to three minutes. The player with the most cotton balls wins a prize. It is harder than it sounds since the cotton balls are so light!

http://www.preggiepeggy.com/adoptshower....

This site has great ideas for Adoption Baby Showers

Answer 13

I went to a shower for a friend when she wasn't even showing yet, so here's what we did w/o a belly:

-Have a race to see who can diaper a baby doll the fastest with an old-fashioned cloth diaper and pins

-Everyone wears a diaper pin on their shirt, and during the whole party you can't say the word "baby."  If you catch someone saying it, you take their pin.  Whoever has the most pins at the end wins

-Make a list of celebrities and a separate list of their babies/kids, and have everyone try to match them up.

Have fun and congrats to your friend!

Answer 14

Not all baby showers have games but if you want to have them I found a cool website that you should check out.

Good luck and congrats to your friend.