Pass the Box Baby Shower Game
Basic Game:
Take a small gift, like a pretty candle, lotion, etc… and place it in a box, then gift wrap it, then wrap it again with different gift wrap, and again and again and again (you can go 8, 12, 15 or up to 20 layers). We recommend buying 2 – 4 different rolls of wrapping paper and just rotate the paper. Play some music while passing the present around, when the music stops, the guest left holding it unwraps the first layer of wrapping paper, then the music starts again and the box is passed, then every time the music stops, another layer is removed until someone finally unwraps the very last layer and that is the winner.
Variations
As a Shower Ice Breaker
Wrap as many layers as there are guests in attendance.
Also with each layer should be a get to know you share question.
How do you know the mom to be? How far did you travel to be here? When did you first meet the mom to be? (Come up with five or six questions and repeat if needed). Don’t forget to place one question on the initial box before the first wrap.
- The game is played the same way as noted above but with one difference, once a person unwraps a layer they are out of the game! Kind of like musical chairs, this means that everyone gets to unwrap just one layer.
Last, if you wrap 12 layers and 10 people show up. Play the game like musical chairs but once the last person has gone. Then everybody is back in the game again until the gift is unwrapped.
Add Some Variety
Take the basic idea of the game, wrap a gift over and over again. Now add to do items, additional prizes or questions into the mix and this game gets more interesting.
So it would work this way:
Abby unwraps layer one – And a note says Challenge someone to a baby bottle drink off, hop on 1 foot for 30 seconds or something silly…
The music stops and Betty unwraps layer 2 – And her note says – What is the best advice you have for the new mom? Or the Mom to be will be a great mom because… (get the idea)
The music stops again and Carol unwraps a layer and instead of a note there is a scratch off lottery ticket! Or a note about a small prize…
Basically, mix up the message this way guests won’t know whether they want the box or just want to quickly pass it on.
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