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15 Modern and Fun Baby Shower Games
It won’t be long when your life and everything in it will revolve around your bundle of joy, your baby. A baby shower is a highly awaited event of the lives of “soon-to-be parents” as friends, relatives, and neighbours join in to prepare and celebrate the expected birth of your baby. As a general norm, the expectant mother is showered with presents and gifts. This is followed by a fun and exciting round of unique baby shower games. Most baby showers are held about 4 to 8 weeks before the due date.
Games for Baby Shower that you will Surely Enjoy!
Here is a possible collection of the topmost games for the baby shower party for parents-to-be:
1. Name of the game: Who’s that baby?
Things you will need
A childhood snap of every invited guest (mention that in your invite), Pens, paper and a clothesline with clips.
How to Play It
This game is the perfect icebreaker for a group that doesn’t know each other. Hang up the photos on the clothesline and assign a number to each photo. Allow a maximum of 10 minutes for the guests to match the photo to the guest as they write it down on paper. The guest who matches the most is the winner.
2. Name of the game: Don’t call me “Baby”
Things you will need: One Diaper Pin for each guest
How to Play It
As soon as your guests arrive, hand over one diaper pin to each guest to be displayed on their shirt. The only rule for this game is that no one is allowed to utter the word “Baby”. Someone is bound to slip up and the person who catches another one say the word, gets to keep the pin. The person with the most pins at the end of the baby shower is declared the winner. This is one of the most simple baby shower games and can be put together easily.
3. Name of the game: Guess the celebrity baby
Things you will need
A dozen pictures of celebrities and their baby (separately), pen, paper, tape to hang the pictures.
How to Play It
Collect at least a dozen pictures of celebrities and their babies from magazines, newspapers or print them. Provide a number to the celebrity baby image and put it on one side of the wall, while the celebrity parents’ image can be put up on the adjacent wall. Ask your guests to show their celebrity-baby knowledge and match them in 10 minutes.
4. Name of the game: Name that tune
Things you will need
Pens, Paper, a CD or MP3 player, a pen drive
How to Play It
Pick out 15 peppy numbers that have the word “Babe or Baby” in its title. Put in a good mix of classic, retro and modern numbers that are fun to listen to. Provide the guests with pen and paper before you play the first five seconds of every song in that list. Ask them to recognize the song title and the artist. The guest with the most number of right guesses is the winner.
5. Name of the game: What will your baby look like?
Things you will need
4” X 6” snapshots of your guest and her partner, a pair of scissors, glue, pink and blue tags
How to Play It
Before the baby shower begins, create cut-outs in pink & blue with large heads and small bodies and distribute these amongst guests, with a pair of scissors. Ask your guests to cut the headshots they have brought along; where eyes, lips, nose, and mouths are separated. Mix these together and watch weird and funny creations take shape. This is one of the most popular baby shower couple games where the couple can participate.
6. Name of the game: Baby Stroller Olympics
Things you will need
Baby Stroller, a baby doll, chairs, logs, traffic cones, two large sticks (for start and finish lines, a stopwatch.
How to Play It
At the whistle, the guest who is behind the starting line, puts the baby in the stroller, straps it in and begins to navigate through the various obstacles placed until the end of the finish line. Every time the stroller hits an obstacle, one second is deducted from the final tally. If the doll falls out of the stroller, the guest is disqualified. Such baby shower outdoor games can be fun and give a boost if the party is dragging.
7. Name of the game: Just ask mama
Things you will need
Note Cards and pens
How to Play It
Give out the note cards and pens to each guest and ask them to write down one question a new mother would have. Ask them to turn the card over and hand it over to the guest on her left. Now make the guest write the answer to their original question on the card they now have. The funniest combination of Q & A wins when you read them out to the crowd.
8. Name of the game: What is the story?
Things you will need
A list of unrelated and related words for babies, pens, and paper
How to Play It
Create a list of 10 words like diapers, bottles, gurgling etc. and another list of 10 words totally unrelated to babies like automobiles, beer, super-market and circulate these lists among your guests. Ask them to write a story with these 20 words and give them five minutes to do so. Read out the stories and have a good laugh.
9. Name of the game: Baby items in the bag
Things you will need
ten baby items like a rattle, a feeding bottle etc., a diaper bag, paper, pens
How to Play It
Put the baby items in the diaper bag and pass it around the guests one by one. The guests then put their hand in the diaper bag and guess the items and write them down. The one with the most correct items on their list is the winner.
10. Name of the game: Diaper Derby
Things you will need
Toilet roll
How to Play It
This fun game has to be played between two teams. So divide your guests into two. Hand over the toilet roll and ask them to wrap one team member each as a baby in five minutes. The outcome is outrageously funny and hilarious!
11. Name of the game: Guess the baby food
Things you will need
5 to 10 baby food jars, spoons
How to Play It
Remove the labels of the popular baby food jars and pass them around the guests, asking them to guess the name of the baby food and its flavours. The keenest taste bud wins.
12. Name of the game: Feeding the baby
Things you will need
Large-sized bibs, two small spoons, blindfolds, and sauce or jam
How to Play It
Divide the guests into two teams and blindfold them all. Ask them to feed each other, one team at a time, and watch the gooey mess that happens. The pair who is the fastest wins. Of course, the dribbling of the sauce and jam is one hilarious scene to watch.
13. Name of the game: Placing the baby
Things you will need
A large photograph of the mommy to be, picture of a baby, blindfold
How to Play It
Put the expectant mother’s full-sized photo on a drawing board and ask the guests to place the baby’s picture as close to the tummy as possible. Of course, they do this blindfolded and whoever is closest, wins.
14. Name of the game: Sketching the baby
Things you will need
Sturdy paper plates, colour pens
How to Play It
Give out the colour pens and paper plates to the guests and ask them to draw a sketch of the baby. The catch is that the sketch has to be done while the paper plate is placed on their head. The results are absolutely hilarious.
15. Name of the game: Quilting time
Things you will need
Fabric pens, fabric cotton squares
How to Play It
Distribute the fabric cotton squares amongst the moms and ask them to decorate it using the fabric pens. When they hand over their squares, ask someone to stitch the squares on a quilt. The baby’s first ever quilt is ready before it arrives into the world.
These fun games are bound to keep your guests engaged throughout the baby shower while you are guaranteed to have a fabulous time too. Click tons of photographs and email them to your guests and keep it as a remembrance you can share with your baby when it arrives.
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मनोरम प्यार के तराने की उमंग "श्रीधर और रमा की कहानी के संग"
कॉलेज की जिंदगी का भी एक अलग ही आनंद है, इसी तरह की कुछ कहानी है, "श्रीधर और रमा" की । तो चलिए मैं आप सबको ले चलतीहूँ उस दुनिया में जहाँ स्कूल की पढ़ाई खत्म होते ही ग्रेजुएशन के लिए प्रथम चरण कॉलेज ही होता है ।
श्रीधर का कॉलेज में आज पहला दिन था, इसलिए साइकिल को ठीक जगह पर खड़ी करके वह दौड़कर कॉलेज पहुँचा और सीढ़ियों पर बैठकर आराम करने लगा। तभी विक्रम ने उस पर एक बाल्टी पानी डाल दिया और कहा-" मैं नए विद्यार्थी का सम्मान कुछ इसी तरह से करता हूँ "। श्रीधर को गुस्सा तो बहुत आया पर उसने कुछ कहा नहीं, उसकी माँ गांव में मेहनत मज़दूरी करके उसे यहाँ तक पढ़ाया था किसी तरह ताकि कॉलेज की पढ़ाई के साथ जीवन में एक नेक इंसान बन सके। श्रीधर पूरी तरह से गीला होकर घर पहुँचा तो उसने अपनी ,माँ से कहा" कि मुझे कॉलेज की पढ़ाई नहीं करना," तो माँ ने कहा - " गुस्सा मत करो "। कुछ दिन बाद कॉलेज में सभी तुम्हारे दोस्त बन ही जाएंगे। कुछ दिन बाद ऐसा ही हुआ, कॉलेज में श्रीधर के कई दोस्त बन गए ।
धीरे-धीरे समय बीतता गया और कॉलेज का द्वितीय वर्ष प्रारंभ हुआ ही था कि कॉलेज में एक नई लड़की का प्रवेश हुआ जैसे ही उस लड़की का आना-जाना होता, विक्रम वही अपनी आदत के अनुसार कुछ ना कुछ शरारती करने लगता । वह लड़की बेचारी सहमी सी आती और जाती, ना वह किसी की कुछ बातें सुनती और तो और ध्यान भी नहीं देती थी।
सब दोस्तों को उस लड़की का नाम जानने की बड़ी उत्सुकता थी, फिर पता चला उस लड़की के भाई पुलिस में बड़े अधिकारी हैं और अपनी बहन को एम. बी. बी. एस. की पढ़ाई पूर्ण कराकर डॉक्टर बनाना चाहते थे ।
एक दिन श्रीधर ने उसके भाई से आखिर पूछ ही लिया,"तो पता चला उसका नाम रमा है" जहाँ पहले रहते थे, वहाँ किसी रूद्र नामक लड़के से प्यार हो गया था और शादी की नौबत आने तक मालूम हुआ कि लड़के का चाल-चलन ठीक नहीं है। वो तो किस्मत अच्छी थी रमा की जो शादी के पूर्व पता चल गया। भैया ने कहा" तब से ऐसे ही गुमसुम सी, सहमी सी" रहने लगी है, रमा। इसीलिए कॉलेज में दाखिला दिलवाया ताकि आगे की पढ़ाई भी कर लेगी और दिल लगा रहेगा दोस्तों के साथ।
श्रीधर जब से रमा कॉलेज में आई थी, तभी से मन ही मन उसे चाहने लगा था, पर बोले कैसे? किन्तु आज रमा के बारे में जानने के बाद वह उसे और अधिक प्यार करने लगा।
फिर श्रीधर द्वारा अपने दोस्तों के साथ मिलकर कहीं पिकनिक मनाने की योजना या घूमने जाने की योजनाओं का सिलसिला शुरू हो गया । अब तो वह भी विक्रम के साथ मिलकर ऐसी शरारतें और मस्ती करता ताकि रमा कभी तो खिलखिला कर हँसे। "एक बार रमा ने डांट भी दिया," मुझे मत परेशान करो, मेरे भाई पुलिस में अधिकारी हैं, शिकायत दर्ज कर दूंगी लेकिन एक दिन ऐसा कुछ होता है कि रमा ज़ोर-ज़ोर से हँसने लगती है ।
वे सब दोस्तों के साथ पिकनिक स्पॉट पर जाते हैं, जहाँ गीत-संगीत, अंताक्षरी के कार्यक्रम रखे जाते हैं ताकि रमा फिर अपने मूल स्वरूप में वापसी कर सके।
अंताक्षरी खेलते-खेलते श्रीधर गाता है, प्यार दिवाना होता है, मस्ताना होता है। इतने में रमा की पारी आती है, तो वह पहले बहुत ज़ोर से हँसने लगती है और फिर एकाएक शांत होते हुए, "हमें और जीने की चाहत ना होती, अगर तुम ना होते" गाने लगती है। सब दोस्तों को इतनी खुशी होती है कि उनके इस आनंद का अंदाजा लगाया नहीं जा सकता, वे आपस में सोचते हैं कि जो योजना बनाई, वह सफल हुुई ।
फिर उस दिन रमा खुलकर बातें भी करती है, श्रीधर से, क्योंकि अब वह समझ चुकी थी कि "जिंदगी एक ठोकर लगने से खत्म नहीं होती कभी " हमें ही अपनी जिंदगी की नई शुरुआत करनी होगी।
श्रीधर भी रमा से कहता है, " मैं तुम्हें सच्चे दिल से प्यार करता हूँ, हवाओं के झोंके साथ लहरा रहे हैं और मंद-मंद कोयल की कुहु से गुंजन हो रही है। रमा ने भी जवाब में कहा आपके इस मनोरम प्यार का तोहफा कबूल करती हूँ। बस शादी के पूर्व मेरी पढ़ाई पूरी कर लेने दिजीएगा, श्रीधर ने भी कहा हाँ हाँ बिलकुल। हम तो केवल आपको जीवन जीने की कला सीखा रहे थे। आपको एक लड़के ने धोखा दिया था किन्तु सभी एक जैसे नहीं होते हैं। आप बेशक अपनी पढ़ाई पूरी किजीए, लेकिन पूरे जोश और हिम्मत के साथ डटकर हर परिस्थिति का सामना करना। मेरी तमन्ना है कि तुम ऐसे ही हँसते मुस्कुराते हुए अपना उद्देश्य पूरा करने में सफल हो और अपने माता-पिता और भईया का नाम रौशन करो।
इतने में रमा के भईया और श्रीधर की माँ भी कॉलेज में आते हैं क्योंकि अभिभावकों को प्राचार्य ने मीटिंग हेतु बुलाया होता था। अपनी बहन रमा को हँसते हुए देखकर भईया की खुशी का ठिकाना ही नहीं रहता है और खुशी से गदगद होकर श्रीधर की माँ से कहते हैं " आप धन्य हैं जो आपने विपरीत परिस्थितियों में भी अपने बेटे को अच्छे संस्कार दिए हैं। आज यह उसी का परिणाम है। विक्रम सभी के सामने कहता है कि अब शरारत नहीं करेगा, लेकिन श्रीधर और रमा की सगाई मेरे घर पर होगी। इतना कहते ही, श्रीधर और रमा एक दूसरे की आंखों में इशारों से बातें करने लगते हैं, विक्रम ने धीरे से कहा "मैंने सब तैयारी कर ली है"।
विक्रम दोस्तों के साथ शरारत करते हुए झूमते हुए बोलता है चलिए इनका टाईम तो आ गया, अब अपना टाइम आएगा।
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Exclusive breastfeeding facts, formula milk feeding and bottle feeding myths.
In this article.
What is exclusive breastfeeding?
Is formula milk feeding good or bad?
How to manage breast feeding and formula milk feeding simultaneously?
How much milk a baby should drink? Be it breast milk or formula milk?
Bottle feeding myths debunked!
Exclusive Breastfeeding:
Breast milk is the only souce of nutrition for the babies upto 6 months of age. I have seen many people start soilds from 4 months of age. If you are a mother with enough milk and your baby is happily gaining weight then strictly go for exclusive breastfeeding. Because there is no other source of food which can match the breast milk during the first 6 months of the baby.
I also heard from few mothers who are said to cut down a bit of breast feeding cause their babies are turning over weight! Seriously there is nothing like that, its all a myth. You should always demand feed your baby during this period. Babies themselves know how much they want and know when they are full. So happily breast feed your babies stress free.
Remember, breast feeding also helps you to loose weight too!
If your breast are engorged and there is a block in the ducts. Try manually expressing the milk or use a breast pump. This helps to clear the ducts and also helps in the milk flow functioning smoothly.
So what if there is no enough breast milk? What to do in such situations?
Formula milk feeding:
Many a times there arises problems related to breast milk production. After trying various methods still the breast milk doesn't increase and we are left with no other way to rely on formula milks. There are tons of formula milks available in the market. Is it good or bad?
Formula milk is not bad atall. Very good alternative to breast milk. They have the same formulation like the breast milk only difference is formula milk won't provide immunity to the babies. Thats it. Other than that its totally harmless.
Ok, now how to manage both formula milk feeding and breast milk feeding?
When the doctor prescribes formula milk its not that you should completely stop breastfeeding. Evn if less milk, give first preference to breastfeeding itself. Express milk often which inturn increases the milk flow.
The feeding pattern:
Firstly direct breast feed your babies. you can evn feed the expressed milk in a paladai or spoon. If they are not satisfied and still hungry provide the formula milk as much as required. Its always best to start with small doses first. Say about 30ml. As you go on, you will know how much your baby needs in a day.
Avoid soild foods upto 6 months atleast. Some introduce it as early as 4 months of age. but all the babies are different. some can tolerate it and some not. If no other option and its a must, start with thin, soft, pureed ones. There should not be any lumps and smooth to engulf like milk.
Note: Strictly no cow's milk upto 1year of age. Cow's milk has different protein configuration which are not digestible by infants and invites unnecessary health issues.
Now coming to the last point, bottle feeding myths debunked.
Upto 4 months of age you can feed the expressed milk or formula milk in a palladai or spoon. Untill this age babies wont move much. As they grow and reach milestones it becomes difficult to hold them in one position and these curious tots will have so much planned that they dont like to waste time, feeding. So what can you do? Can you introduce a bottle?
The answer is yes. You can introduce bottles without worries. We hear a lot of things about bottle feeding like its bad for the teeth and once its introduced it becomes a habit and will be very difficult to shift to normal ways of drinking. Frankly speaking there is nothing like these. There are many exceptions where bottle feeding is not needed atall. But once you introduce it, babies take it happily. They like to play around with it and usually see to it that the bottle is fully emptied.
According to me what is more important, is maintaining proper hygiene while bottlefeeding. Sterilize it properly before every feed.
Look for non toxic ones. Glass or steel bottles are the best options.
Lastly, Providing our babies proper nutrition and good health should be our utmost priority. For that you can take up any of the safe techniques. Because a healthy child is a happy child. Read more
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