Men are attending prenatal appointments, suffering from pregnancy pains, enduring the havoc that goes along with living with a hormonal pregnant woman, and taking the abuse that is often inflicted on a labor coach by a birthing woman.  So, if expectant fathers are involved in so many other aspects of the pregnancy process, then why don't they get a chance to reap the benefits?  It's so passé to host a baby shower that doesn't include the dad-to-be.  That said, if you do have a co-ed baby shower, you need to be sure that the games are gender appropriate.  Here are 10 baby shower games that will please the most discerning parents-to-be.

Baby Shower Bingo - Make cards like the regular bingo format but put in words like maternity, ultrasound, feeding, baby wear, Mother Goose, etc. Call out the names and play like regular bingo.
 

Tray Memory Game. Put 15 to 20 small items associated with babies on a tray—like bottle, pacifier, baby sock, safety pin. Allows 5 minutes for guests to memorize the items, then remove the tray and have each guest write down what they saw on the tray.

The Cotton Ball Game. Fill two large bowls with cotton balls.  Blindfold a guest and give one minute to transfer as many cotton balls from one bowl to the other using only the kitchen spoon. The guest who transfers the most cotton balls wins.  
 

Rice & Diaper Pins Game. Half fill a large bowl with dry rice, mix in a gold colored diaper pins. Blindfolded guests have 1 minute to find as many diaper pins as they can in one minute. 
 

Guess the Baby Game. Ask guests to bring a picture of themselves as a baby. Lightly pencil a number on the back of each picture. Pass the pictures around. The guest who identifies the most photographs wins. 

Don't Say Baby. Give each guest a clothespin to attach to their clothing. Everyone is to avoid saying the word 'baby'. Guests who do, lose a clothespin. The person with the most clothespins wins.
 

Baby Bottle Bowling. Set up 10 baby bottles as bowling pins. Guests proceed to try to knock down all 10 bottles. The guest with the highest score wins.
 

Baby Song Game. Guests name a song containing the word 'baby' in the title or the lyrics. Guests unable to think of a 'baby' song are eliminated.
 

Toddler Taste Test: Remove the labels from several baby food jars--fruit, veggies, meat & desserts. Blindfold guests taste the baby food and identify it's flavor.
 

What's in the Bag?  Pass around several sealed brown paper bags and have each guest shake, listen to, or even smell their bag as they try to guess the contents. The guest with the most correct guesses is the wins.

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