Baby Shower Memory Game
Baby Shower Memory Game
Graduation is both a happy and a sad event. It certifies the fruition of the hard work the graduate invested in the pursuit of knowledge and skills, but also it marks the beginning of a possibly even more exciting phase in life. Nonetheless, it means saying goodbye to long-time friends and classmates which is saddening. It is certainly a time for a party, a time to both celebrate and to say good-bye. Giving the graduate one more chance to be with his or her friends and classmates can be the best graduation gift you can give. With this in mind it is important to consider planning graduation party activities that will really make this occasion stand out as unforgettable. Here are some activities you could include in your special party.
Hand each guest a plain white T-shirt and a permanent marker. The guests can sign each other’s name, or leave small, yet memorable notes on it – best done before they put it on.
Designate a table as a memory station. Place several note boxes, one for each guest. Make sure you label each note box with the guest’s name. Leave note pads and pens on the table. Guests can write anything they wish to impart to their friend or classmate, then drop the notepad into the appropriate note box.
Welcome the guests with a life-size image of the graduate. Include sets of male and female life-size cut-outs where guests can stick their photos. Delegate a photographer who will never leave the spot. Make the photos available before the party ends. At the end of the party, let the graduate sign each photo and give it to respective guest – this alone is a wonderful party favour.
Provide a sign-in book or a sign-in board or even both. When the party has ended and when the graduate is all alone, there’s nothing more heart-warming than reading messages from friends and classmates. Aside from leaving a space for personal messages from the guests, provide questions relating to the graduate for the guests to answer.
Create a time capsule. It can be a plastic box or any durable container. Tell each guest to bring something that best represent their high school or college. The guests can bury the box in the ground together or assign some to keep it until their reunion.
Open House Party
A popular option when planning a graduation party is to make it an “open house” party. You are familiar with an “open house” for selling real estate. The idea is similar. An open-house party is one which gives guests the freedom to arrive and leave anytime. To make the open-house party even more exciting, maximize all parts of the house. You could showcase the graduate’s various interests and hobbies in different rooms. In this case, the decoration, the food, and the type of activity will vary for each section. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking, but don’t limit yourself to these. Be creative and use your own imagination:
Living or Dining room: Play the celebrant’s favorite songs and serve the favorite dishes. Just let guests have fun and chat with each other.
Graduate’s bedroom or a Family or Recreation Room: This setting is a little more intimate – a good place to really let the guests know more about the celebrant. Play videos taken of the graduate since childhood to present time. Put photo albums on display.
Yard: Say, the graduate is interested in soccer. Set up a soccer goal in your yard. Organize a mini-tournament. Invite cheerleaders for a little performance. They can come up with chants that particularly mention the celebrant. Barbecue, cocktail food, and hotdog work well for this setup.
As a final note, though you may include other activities or even some party games, be aware that high school or college kids just love to get together and talk, or have quiet time listening to music together. So be sure to allow adequate time for them just to “hang out”, and when you do add activities try to include activities that complement the meaning of graduation. What is that? Some say it is the point where memories of the past meet dreams of the future.
Shannon Summers is a teacher and a party planning enthusiast who delights in helping others create magical parties. Shannon’s website http://www.partyplanningmagic.com is just full of many exciting party planning tips.
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I need ideas for Baby Shower games?
ideas the baby came early so it is a baby welcoming shower! but i need some ideas of games to play . i already thought of the baby bingo and the dont say baby and memory game what else be creative!!
New Parent Questionnaire
The night before the shower ask the dad-to-be a series of questions about his knowledge of babies. At the shower have an envelope that has strips of paper, each of which has a different question on it that you have asked the father. At the start of the game tell all the ladies that you have asked the dad-to-be 15 questions and their goal is to guess how many of his answers the mom-to-be could get right. Then pass around the envelope and take turns asking the questions to the mom-to-be. The lady who guesses closest wins the game. Here is a list of sample questions. Add your own to make it really hilarious.
How many diapers do you think a baby needs each day?
How many diapers do you plan to change each day?
How many hours does a baby sleep each day?
At what age does a baby start eating solid food?
Do you think that your baby will be born with a lot of hair?
How many kids do you want to have?
Who will be the disciplinarian?
…and so on.
Baby Bag Mystery
Take about five baby items and place each in a paper bag. Staple the bags shut and number them. Pass out paper and pencil to the guests. Then pass the bags around and have them write down their answers. After all have finished, the one who gets the most right wins. Get some easy items like diaper pins, pacifiers, rattles, and a few harder items like fingernail clippers. Use items mom-to-be can take home after the shower.
Baby Fear Factor
Purchase an assortment of baby foods: green beans, carrots, bananas, etc. You can mix different flavors together or just put a couple of different ones on the same plate. Give one to each participant, with a baby spoon. First person to finish eating their baby food wins. This was hilarious!
Who Am I?
As your guests arrive, stick a label with the name of a celebrity or a fictional character onto their backs so they cannot see it. One person stands up to show her back and that person has to guess who she is by asking questions. For instance, you might be Martha Stewart, and you would ask questions like, “Am I on TV?” “Am I young or old?” “Am I a performer?” “Am I a talk show host?” Participants are only allowed to ask yes/no questions. The guests respond accordingly until you have guessed correctly. Then it is the next person’s turn to guess which character she is. The guest who correctly guesses the name on her label with the fewest questions wins a prize.
Baby Memory Trey with a Twist!
Arrange about 20 baby items on a small trey. Use a bottle, a diaper, Qtips, nail clippers, a baby spoon, a washcloth, etc. Have the mom-to-be carry the trey around the room for guests to look at. Send her around the room again so they can have a second look. Then have her leave the room with the trey. Once she is gone, tell your guests that instead of writing down all the baby items they can remember, instead they have to write down everything they can remember about the appearance of the mom-to-be. They get a point for each detail, such as the color of her top or her skirt, style of her shoes, style of her earrings, etc. This is loads of fun because it totally catches your guests off guard!
And finally, consider displaying a diaper cake!! Diaper cakes are great because they add so much to a Baby Shower. They make a gorgeous centerpiece and your guests will just ooh and aah. You can use the diaper cake to play a game as well. Instead of having guests guess the number of candies in a bottle, have them guess how many diapers and supplies the cake is constructed with (everyone will be incredulous when you reveal everything that’s in there.) And finally, after the baby shower is over, mom-to-be can take the diaper cake home as your gift to her – this makes a diaper cake much more practical than most other centerpieces. It’s a centerpiece, a conversation piece, a game, and a gift all in one! Check out the diaper cake website below.
Happy Baby Shower Planning!
Baby Shower Memory Game