How it works
These are things to do at a baby shower besides games: stations guests visit when they like, keepsakes, crafts and practical help. Nobody competes, guesses or performs, and each entry says what to set out and what the parents keep.
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Baby shower activities, no games: how the afternoon runs
Set up three or four entries from Stations that run themselves before the first guest arrives, and say where they are when you welcome everyone. Add one table from Make-and-take craft tables for guests who like their hands busy.
Sorting by the work for the host
More filters, the last entry of the All activities menu, sorts by guest count and by the host's set-up time, and Runs itself hides everything that needs a helper at the table.
Tips
- Put a sign on every station that says what to do in one line, so nobody has to ask.
Questions and answers
What can you do instead of baby shower games?
Give guests something to make or write. Messages on the Diapers for the Night Shift, An Alphabet Book, a Page Each and Sign Up to Bring a Freezer Meal each leave the parents with something useful, and no one has to win anything.
Can you have a baby shower without games?
Yes. Three or four stations fill the time between food and gifts, and guests move among them as they please. Nothing on this list has a winner, a guess or a turn in front of the room.
What do guests write on the diapers at a baby shower?
A short message for a tired parent to find at a night change: a joke, a cheer, a line of a song. The notes go on the outside in permanent marker, and the diapers go back in the pack.
What can men and children do at a baby shower?
Choose For a mixed or co-ed room. Gear Assembly Corner puts a boxed bookshelf or stroller in the hands of anyone who likes to build. Among the stations, children can sign the growth chart at their own height.