Baby Shower Game – Bubblegum Baby!

It’s true, baby shower games are a real love it or hate it phenomenon. When inviting friends to my own shower I got more than a few “I love you, but I’m not coming if there’s going to be games.” Really, I understand. I find a lot of baby shower games to be not only silly but gross and sort of initiation-like. Take for example the chocolate diaper game: it’s where you melt different kinds of chocolate onto a diaper and the players must sample and guess what they are tasting. Ew.

Then there’s the one where each player is handed a baby bottle filled with some type of liquid (could be milk, water or let’s face it – most would require the hard stuff) and whoever finishes theirs first, wins. Yech.

How ’bout guessing what kind of baby food you’re eating? No thanks.

Bet how big around the Mommy-to-be’s belly is? I would have killed anyone who tried this one.

Personally I enjoy more artistic shower fare, like everyone paints a onesie for the little one. Or my personal favorite – the Bubble Gum Baby game! I’ve enlisted my husband (the actual artist of the family) to take me on. See if you can tell which was done by a professional and which was done by little old me…

If you’ve never played it or even heard of it, it goes like this:

Items needed for each player:

1. Pen*
2. 3×5 index card
3. Bubble gum pieces (Bubblicious or Bubble Yum are best)
4. Using the gum, each person creates their own sculpture of a baby.

*I also use the pen tip to indent eyes, belly buttons, mouths, fingers – whatever!

How to play:
Write your name on one side of the index card, turn it over, and place your masterpiece on the blank side so that the Mommy-to-be can judge the best and the worst with impunity.

*Tip: Do not pre-chew the gum! I’ve had folks insist that this is how it is done; which made me understand why when I’ve suggested this game to shower throwers that it’s “gross.” Here’s the best I could do with pre-chewed gum:

Happy baby shower gaming!