Creating The Best Coed Baby Shower

We have all seen the results of the many changes in the world over the last 30 years, even if we were not around to witness these changes. Some of the changes include the break up of the Soviet Union, the internet age, and most recently the election of an African American man to the highest office in the United States.

With all of the changes it is funny that many women and men still consider the baby shower to be a ‘women only’ event. Lately this idea has been evolving. Baby showers that are for both men and women are called ‘couples showers’ or ‘co-ed showers’. Nowadays men are aware that a shower is an important and fun part of the activities leading up to the baby’s birth. Many men would enjoy to be invited to a couples shower. If you are worried about inviting men to your baby shower always make sure that the men you invite understand what type of party that you are throwing. After the fun party you are hosting, you will have dismissed any idea that they had that baby showers are for women only.

The key to planning the shower for men and women is to plan the party as if it were any other kind of party that men and women would both enjoy. As with any party a couples shower will be most relaxed if the men know each other and the father-to-be well. Good company and fun activities combine to make such a shower an occasion to remember.

Here are some activities that are fashioned toward men. The common part of these activities the competition among the guests. Everyone will try harder is you offer a reward for the winners. A fun baby shower game that will also help out the baby is the baby guessing pool game. This is an easy party game to set up. You have the players estimate the unborn baby’s date and time of birth, sex (if not known), birth length, and birth weight. The player that guesses the best wins the game. The game is similar to a 50-50 raffle, where you charge everyone that plays the game $5.00 or so. Half of the entrance fees will go into starting a bank account for the new baby and half goes as a prize for the pool winner. If you have 30 people at the baby shower the prize will be quite large. The person that gets to closest on the most guesses will win the prize.

Another fun baby shower game that men will enjoy is the ‘Guess the Baby Food Game’. This game is exactly what it sounds like. It is played by removing the labels from 10 jars of different flavored baby food. Display the unmarked baby foods side by side and encourage your guests to guess what each flavor is by tasting each one. Be sure that you provide sample spoons that your guests will use to taste the baby food. Then the guests will write down their guesses. The person that identifies the most baby food jars correctly wins.

The ‘Story Telling Game’ is another sure fire hit that all of your guests will love. Have your guests take turns relating their own stories about the soon-to-be-born baby’s parents. The stories should be humorous and friendly in nature. You will see that the longer your guests have known the new parents the funnier this activity will be.

These are just a few of the many activities that the men and women at your baby shower will enjoy. There are many more activities that they can participate as well. The key to having a successful baby shower is to provide your guests and the new parents with an atmosphere where they can relax and enjoy celebrating the new baby.

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