Games - Put pegs on a line. How many can you take off and hold with only one hand.
Cut out pics of preg celebs, cover the faces. Guess who is who.
A friend did this for me: buy a few baby items from the supermarket (powders, clothes etc) and people have to guess the price of each. Closest wins (and I got to keep all the baby items!)
Freeze some jelly babies in ice cubes for your drinks - whoever's baby is 'born' first wins!!
Food - Not just cupcakes, mini cupcakes!! Mine were iced in blue, but you could do pink! These were a huuuuuge hit!
Fruit kebabs, but on toothpicks (eg A grape, a piece of strawberry and a square of watermelon is about all that will fit!)
Mini quiches (use a slice of flattened bread for the base)
My friends did a completely wacky one for me on the weekend. They used pink fabric to transform the doorway into a giant vagina through wich people had to walk to get in. They made a uterus shaped pinyata, complete with ovaries (they're biologists...) that I had to bash to get the lollies out. It ended up falling down and I had to stab it open in a primitive kind of caesarean They also did the frozen baby game, but it was with icy poles, and they decided to use army men instead of jelly babies. Oh, and a game called "my water broke" where there were lots of water balloons, you had to pair off, and throw them to your partner. Every time you catch the balloon, you take a step back, until the balloon bursts.
Some more *ahem* conventional games...
Put 7-10 baby items in a pillowcase. Guests have 10 seconds to put their hand in, feel around and then write down as many items as they can.
Pin the dummy on the baby, or pin the baby in the womb.
A quiz about the mum to be and her pregnancy (due date, expected place of delivery, cravings, baby's room decorations etc.)
Food - there were fetus-shaped puff pastries, filled with spiced mashed pumpkin, and little caramelised onion tarts, pita crisps and home made dip, and the mostamazing carrot cake I have ever had. I'm a big fan of the cucumber sandwich, but I usually make it with wasabi mayo or cream cheese with a tiny bit of Thai curry paste mixed through.
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They also did the frozen baby game, but it was with icy poles, and they decided to use army men instead of jelly babies. Oh, and a game called "my water broke" where there were lots of water balloons, you had to pair off, and throw them to your partner. Every time you catch the balloon, you take a step back, until the balloon bursts.
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