What I thought was a joint birthday party last Saturday turned out to be a surprise baby shower for me and Timmy! Hurrah! My college friends threw a fabulous afternoon party and we had tons of fun. Timmy was kicking in my tummy for most of the afternoon, leaving me extra exhausted. I guess he wanted in on the fun!
It was a shower AND a reunion! It was great hanging out with everyone again and sharing stories over pizza and soda, just like college days. So. much. fun. Most of us haven’t seen one another in eons, so it was great catching up.
Two really fun baby shower games were played. You guys should play these when you throw a baby shower! Good times!
A bunch of baby items were laid out. Each one had a label with its “wrong” price. The game master picks the first item — for example, a set of 6 baby hangers with the card price P44.75. Team #1 had to guess if the correct price was higher or lower. One point for every correct answer is awarded. 
The team with the highest number of points wins!
The right price of the hangers, if you’re interested, is around P60.00. Holy cow! We thought it would be lower. And oooh, the ultimate winner of this game was Timmy! All the items in the game were presents for the baby — Manzanilla (for colic), diapers, a baby toothbrush, a huge bag of cotton balls, etc. Yey!
Bottles of baby food were laid out. Using our senses (sight, taste, smell), we were to guess what flavor each was. Can YOU guess what these flavors are? From left to right, the color of the baby food was: green, purple, yellow, yellow-pink, bluish purple and yellowish-purple. C’mon, give it a guess! 😉 The person with the most correct answers wins!
A clue on the green one: While it grossed most of my friends out, I enjoyed it. It wasn’t that bad, even though it tasted like a runny version of that vegetable. And one of my friends used it later as a salad dressing — it wasn’t that bad at all. So there you go — this particular green baby food as salad dressing? It can work.
H & I were over the moon with my college friends’ surprise. Thank you, LHC, for all the love.
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
ganns
July 29, 2009 at 10:56 am (15 years ago)So sorry I couldn’t make it, Toni. Both my wifey and son fell sick that day.
I’m glad you had a blast, though! Make it up to you some other time, pramis.
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Glenda
July 29, 2009 at 11:37 am (15 years ago)oh those are cool baby shower games! so sweet of your college friends to throw you a shower party ^_^
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gene
July 29, 2009 at 12:20 pm (15 years ago)I’m pretty sure the green one is broccoli. I can’t stand it, so does Una. Purple = prunes, yellow = pear or banana. Prunes and pear taste so good, Una loves both pureed and nectar version. The bigger bottles, not sure. My guess for yellow-pink= banana-strawberry and no clue with the other two. Have you tried carrots? Smells good and tastes like marinara sauce. 😀
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Eper
July 29, 2009 at 2:19 pm (15 years ago)I bought Manzanilla for Quino but the pedia said not to use that anymore coz it might irritate the skin and cause rashes. Just sharing
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kreez
July 29, 2009 at 3:04 pm (15 years ago)How sweet of your college buddies… and that sounds like a fun shower, those games are brilliant. cool presents too.
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ibyang
July 29, 2009 at 5:34 pm (15 years ago)saw the photos on FB and it sure looked fun…and it’s such a bonus that you get to hang out with friends too.
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abbee
July 29, 2009 at 7:25 pm (15 years ago)Yay, pizza! LOL @ that baby food game!
Double LOL for that bumblebee top. You look awesome! 😀
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Tessa
July 30, 2009 at 7:39 am (15 years ago)Belated Happy Birthday, Toni!
renin
July 31, 2009 at 8:28 pm (15 years ago)the games you played are so COOL… how sweet of your friends… ^__^
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