Big Belly Baby Shower Games

As any pregnant woman will tell you having your belly expand and expand and continue to expand beyond what you thought it possibly could is one of the most challenging aspects of pregnancy. Not until you have actually gone through carrying 15 pounds extra just around your waist can you fully appreciate the balancing act required to go on with your daily chores. Here are some baby shower games bound to make your guests appreciate the mother to be a whole lot more!

Belly Baby Shower Game #1: Pillowcase Relay

Get 4-5 pillowcases and stuff them with heavy books so that they weigh a good 15 pounds plus. Divide your guests into 4-5 groups of 4 each and create lanes for them to have a relay. Tie the pillowcase around the waist of the person who will start for each team. In each lane drop 4 baby objects like bottles, pacifiers and bibs placed at a distance from start to finish. The objective of the game is that each member of the team must tie the pillowcase around his or her waist, run down the lane and on the way back, bend and pick up one item and pass it to the second member. All team members must take a turn and pick up one item each until all the items have been cleared off the floor. The team that collects all the baby items first wins. While running with the extra 15 pounds may not be so difficult (especially since the guests wont be worried about hurting the books!), bending is going to be tougher than they imagined.

Belly Baby Shower Game #2: Girth Guess

This is a really popular baby shower game. Get a spool of thread or ribbon and ask each guest to cut off as much ribbon as they think is required to go around the belly of the mother to be. Some of the guests cut off ribbon that could go around the mother to be twice! Of course the mother to be may be offended if she is sensitive about her weight so tread carefully. The person closest to the actual girth wins.

Belly Baby Shower Game #3: Ballooning Belly

Blow up a bunch of balloons. The aim of the game is to have the guests create a balloon belly for them. The guest who can stuff the maximum number of balloons inside her shirt and create the largest belly – wins. Be prepared to blow loads of balloons for this one. It a great sight to see woman wearing fitted tops and dresses have a go at this one.

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