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Baby showers are a fun time for celebrating the new life joining your family. New mothers have a lot to look forward to the first time they get to experience a shower thrown in their honor. Baby showers today frequently include a decoration theme, creative baby-related games, mom-friendly foods and of course showering the mother with gifts.

Whether you’re throwing yourself a baby shower or your friends, family or co-workers are throwing one for you, this day is going to be about you, which means you should enjoy it to the fullest. Here are five ideas for fun ways to spice up your baby shower.

1. Gender reveal event

Although some mothers prefer to know their baby’s gender ahead of their baby shower and receive gifts based on that knowledge, others may prefer to keep the surprise until the baby shower and keep guests guessing.

A fun way to celebrate your new child and reveal the gender at your baby shower can be in the form of a gender revealing event. Someone, ideally other than the parents, learns the gender of the baby and prepares some sort of decoration to open. Popular forms include a cake with pink or blue coloring that is revealed when cut into, or a box filled with color-coded balloons that fly out when you open it.

2. Diaper raffle

No matter what gender your baby is, you will go through a mountain of diapers. One excellent tip to stock up is to set up a diaper raffle as part of the baby shower.

Guests are promised one spectacular prize—see if someone is willing to donate the cost of an iPod, a 3DS, a Polaroid camera or another fun electronic—as a raffle prize, and every bag of diapers earns each guest a raffle ticket. Friends and family will be eager to help you prepare for the baby and potentially earn a fun new gadget at the same time.

This game works best if you let guests know ahead of time, such as on the invitation, about the raffle and the prize.

3. Baby Bingo

Another fun game that can motivate your guests to bring you helpful gifts and have a good time is Baby Bingo. This game involves drafting up suggestions for gift ideas based on future baby needs. Good ideas to include on the card are baby bottles, diapers, formula, a baby towel, a rattle, washcloths, or baby clothes.

Give each guest a unique bingo card and 10 to 15 Hershey’s Kisses before gift opening time. As the mom opens gifts, each guest can put a Kiss on the appropriate tile, and the winner can get a fun prize or gift card.

4. Baby food game

Another fun game for the baby shower involves tasting various baby foods and acquainting yourself with what your future child will be eating. The baby food game is a taste-testing challenge

To play this game, you should set up a variety of flavored baby foods without the labels visible (cover them with tape, peel them off or draw over them, but make sure to remember which is which). Line the bottles up on a table and give each guest one Popsicle stick per flavor.

Let them taste each bottle and write down what they think the flavor is. At the end of the game, reveal one by one the real flavors of your baby foods; whoever guesses the most correctly wins a prize. This game is more challenging than it appears, as baby food flavors come in inventive and varied flavors nowadays. Get creative with your options.

5. Onesie decoration station

This baby shower idea gives new moms a chance to let loved ones create something personal for the newest member of the family.

Purchase plain white onesies in varying sizes; many online places allow you to order in bulk to save on cost. At the shower, set up non-toxic fabric markers and paints for guests to use, and give everyone a onesie of their own to decorate. Your guests will love the chance to personalize something your child will wear, and you’ll have something to keep as a reminder while your baby grows.

Baby showers are an excellent time for friends and family to help a new mom get all the things needed to prepare for a newborn and celebrate a new life. Make the most of yours with these fun ideas to personalize and celebrate your event.

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