Gag Gifts for Baby Showers

Gag Gift Ideas For a Baby Shower

• One really fun little treat is to make dirty diaper party favors. Fold a large square handkerchief in half so that it forms a triangle, then fold all of the tips together and attach them with a safety pin so that it looks like a diaper. Fill it with unwrapped chocolates, and then, slightly before the guests arrive, microwave the diapers so that the chocolate gets melted, and viola, you have dirty diaper party favors. To convert these favors to snacks, make tasty treats available for dipping in them - fruit, graham crackers, cheesecake bites or cream puffs all taste great when dipped in melted chocolate - that is, provided the shower guests aren’t too grossed out by the idea.
• Another fun gag game to play has to do with the circumference of the mom-to-be’s tummy as guessed by toilet paper. This sounds absurd, but tell each guest to guess how many toilet paper squares it will take to go around the mom-to-be’s tummy. They are to rip off the appropriate number of squares, and then each of them gets to try to wrap their toilet paper around the mom-to-be’s tummy, and the guest whose TP is the closest to accurate wins the game! Make sure to play this game after the guests are all comfortable with each other. Playing it too early may result in the bride feeling awkward or self-conscious.
• Your baby shower gag decorations will vary and depend greatly on the sense of humor of the mom-to-be. If you do not know her very well, and her sense of humor very well, avoid any weight sensitive gag decorations. However, if she has a sense of humor regarding the matter, and you know it, get “wide load” truck signs to put up on the walls or whale wall decorations or plushies.
• Less offensive and equally humorous are references to a “bun in the oven”. A baby shower featuring kitchen themed décor, and even having everyone wear aprons is a fun way to foster a fun, light hearted baby shower. “Bun in the oven” T-shirts make fun gifts for the mom-to-be, especially if it goes along with the theme of the shower.
• “Baby on board” T-shirts and T-shirts for the daddy with a saddle printed on the back inviting the new baby to take a horsey ride also make great baby shower gag gifts.
• A great gag game to play is a variation on pin the tail on the donkey. Draw a big diaper on tagboard with permanent markers. Mount it on the wall. Draw and cut out a few different safety pins and put double stick tape on the back. Set up like all the guests will take a turn trying to pin a safety pin onto the diaper in the right place. Let a few of the guests go, and when it is the mom-to-be’s turn, blind fold her, spin her around, let her take a few steps towards the diaper and then spray her with silly string! She will be so surprised!