Ideas for snacks and games for baby shower?

[April2]

I'm hosting a baby shower this weekend. I've found a few games online that I'm printing out. I'm trying to stay within budget but that can be hard to do! I've already bought some decorations and ordered a cake.

Does anyone have any ideas for games or snacks that are nice but not too much work to put together? I was thinking of a veggie tray, some fruit, maybe some cheese and pretzels. Maybe a punch bowel.
For games I found a bingo game and a couple of other ones. I'd love to hear some more ideas. I need them fast, though, because I've got to go out today and tomorrow and finish up getting stuff!

Any ideas I haven't thought of?

[hope4thegoodstuff]

I had to sit on balloons to pop them, get a number out and that number corresponded with a present.  Very interesting.

At my nieces party, they took newborn diapers and smashed up chocolate candy bars in them and you had to guess what kind of candy was in those diapers...it looked gross, but was hilariously funny with a bunch of women sniffing and touching what was in the diapers.  The one who guessed the most got the prize.  

[April2]

That sounds like a riot!

[AnxiousGurl]

Ohh I must be too late...but I cant help but post this one...too funny

~Pregnant Twister~
Let the guests play at being preggers -- but with a twist. They'll test their skill and flexibility -- while wearing a faux-pregnant belly -- during a, um, complicated game of Twister.
"This can be especially fun to play at a co-ed baby shower, so the guys can get in touch with their feminine side -- and amuse all the women by falling flat on their faces,"
You'll Need
* One Twister game
* Wrist weights
* Pillows
* Fanny packs
Party Time
* The pregnant mom-to-be will sit this one out and act as the judge.
* Give each guest a pillow, a fanny pack, and a set of wrist weights. Have each guest put the weights in their fanny pack and strap the pack and pillow around her waist.
* Play Twister with the extra weight!
* Last one standing is the winner.
Prize
Prize of your choice  -- or a yoga DVD, to help him or her practice those stay-flexible moves!

lol

[April2]

Hey, I like that too! I'll have to remember that next time I have a parrty.
We had the shower yesterday and it was a real hit, I think! We had lots of people, plenty of yummy food and games and I think everyone had fun! She  got lots of nice gifts too.
We had fun!

[kitty51]

those minature cucumbers are called gerkins LOL  you can buy them all mashed up and you mix it with cream cheese and it make a lovely dip!!  

the only game i can think of is you go around the room and you say your name and then some thing starting with the same letter like A is for April and she is Adorable ,S is for Susan and she is sweet or you can be obnoxious and say A is for April and she is an Ape.You can be nice or you can do it by using an animal like the example or fruit,food ok ya got that?? LOL you buy some cheap prizes and wrap them up and the winners dont know what they are getting.but to play this game they have to write the answers down and each person has to read them out and the funniest gets the prize!!

[April2]

Yep, this was just a girl one! It went great! Everything looked nice, we had a big turnout, everyone seemed to have fun and she got some great gifts. It turned out real nice. :)

[margypops]

I didnt see this April it got bumped down, hey I hope it went okay , I was going to say charades goes down well and its fun ..I liked that idea of the candy in the diaper I can imagine it would look real ...I like the idea of Male and female I have only ever been to a Gal one .

[ChitChatNine]

Sounds exciting!!!!

[April2]

Great ideas! I had heard of some of these. I like the dress the baby the fastest one too. I hadn't heard of that one.
Well, I'm almost ready, I think. Thanks guys!

[Lonelymom]

Since teko already mentioned the bottle one I will mention others....lol

At the last baby shower I was at they melted candy bars inside of diapers and you had to guess what kind of candy bar it was.... Wasn't very easy and it looked like baby poo...

Also they had paper bags and put baby items in them. You had to feel the bags to see what the items where. There are baby word scrambles that are a lot of fun. You can do the all favorite one. Gather close pins and when ever someone says baby you get there close pin. Whoever has the most by the end of the day is the winner.

[teko]

When I gave my daughter a baby shower, I put one of those scratch off tickets inside baloons and blew the baloons up. At the end of the shower everyone got a baloon. One lucky participant won 500.00 dollars! No it wasnt me! But it was fun! Her shower was mixed. Both male and female came. We did the who could dress the babydoll the fastest race. Men paired off against the women. Hilarious! Then we had a contest for the guys. We put liquid (beer into baby bottles) The guys had to drink out of the baby bottles and the first one done got a prize. It is way more fun with guys and gals there. They were the hubbies of the gals and boyfriends.

[ShayShay192]

I think its Hi C punch, rainbow sherbet, and z up... I looked it up and it looks like its ginger aile. But you should get those cocktail weiners and the chips and ranch dip. It all sounds yummy :)
Oh and Amara said that she had a family baby shower and she has a bunch of games that she'll bring. Just in case we cant find anything.

[April2]

Too healthy, huh? Hm, lol. Ok, I'll think of some other things. Those little cocktail weiners you mentioned are pretty good and you can keep them warm in a crock pot.
You know, I went to my women's bible study the other day and they had little miniature cucumber sandwiches and they were delicious! It looked easy enough, cream cheese and cucumbers with the skin cut off and the crust cut off and cut into little triangle shapes. Hm.
I figured that since the party is at 2pm, though, that most people will have already had lunch so I wasn't going to do real heavy hors d'oeuvres.

I remember my cousin making a delicious punch with Hi C red punch and rainbow sherbet but I can't remember anything else. Maybe Ginger Ale? Does anybody know?
I'll keep googling too!

How about games?

[kitty51]

OOH  the snacks youre having sound too healthy!! LOL How about some potato chips and dip?? those tiny little red sausages with tomato ketchup,i think you may call them cheerios,we call them cocktail frankfurts, I have a heap of ideas but i dont hin you guys have sausage rolls.Mini quiche sandwiches cut into quarters they are not expensive..
Oh i ve tried hope it helps.