Embarassing la embarazada.

May 17, 2010 1:44 PM

Okay, put on your thinking sombreros, mefites. I need ideas for Mexican fiesta themed baby shower games.

I know, how off-the-wall is that? Anything would fly though, this group of gals is as cheeseball and game for stupid human tricks as they come. So give me your most ludicrous shoehorned-in, refried ideas!!

Here's a couple ideas I've gotten:
- Match the Spanish safety warning to the baby contraption?
- Guess how many babies are in the burrito? (little cake-topper babies)
- Cloth diaper held in the teeth relay race filling up a bucket with dry pinto beans. BABY BOOTY BEANS BONANZA!!!

Clearly, these are painful. That's ok, though. Something having to do with the tequila worm...? Baby burros? Mariachis... maybe with toy instruments?

posted by Ambrosia Voyeur to Grab Bag (12 answers total)

Please, please, please have a baby-shaped piñata
posted by punchtothehead at 1:48 PM on May 17, 2010 [15 favorites]

Making Luchador masks. Paper plates + construction paper, glue, scissors and elastic thread. Preferably to be followed with tequila induced wrestling. (mom-to-be can be the judge)
posted by fontophilic at 2:03 PM on May 17, 2010

Give out Sombreros and/ or chile pepper bracelets.

But definitely give out maracas. The crowd should have to shake them whenever the mom-to-be says something specific, or when she opens gifts or something.
posted by zarq at 2:09 PM on May 17, 2010

Pin the Sombrerro on the Baby! (much nicer than "pin the poop on the baby" which was played at my baby shower.)
posted by vespabelle at 2:10 PM on May 17, 2010

You could also have them do papel picado baby-related shapes. Cut out paper designs of letters, rattles, babies, nursing bras, caps and booties, cribs, bottles diapers, etc., etc. Mom-to-be judges the best work of art, and the winner has to sing Ay! Papacito!". :D
posted by zarq at 2:16 PM on May 17, 2010

You could do a baby-related word matching game, but in Spanish? The clues could be in English and the answers fairly simple words.

For example, the questions in one column: "What *insert new mom's name here* will be after her due date", "The sex of the baby", and the answers in the other: Mamá, niña (out of order, of course). The guests would match up the question with the right answer.
posted by DrGirlfriend at 2:19 PM on May 17, 2010

"Don't drop the baby" using a sack of beans and a rebozo? Teams of two taking each end and tossing it up in the air.

Instead of a bow hat, a bow sombrero.

Nacho bar

crepe paper flowers as decoration. I loved these things as a kid. Here's a video

(The flowers link also has some good game suggestions)
posted by lysdexic at 2:23 PM on May 17, 2010

baby swaddling contest? that always reminded me of wrapping a burrito.

disclaimer: i have never been to a baby shower or a mexican fiesta.
posted by inertia at 2:40 PM on May 17, 2010

Best answer: Loteria. (It's like Bingo! but with crazy/weird cards, including The Cabal.)
posted by carsonb at 4:25 PM on May 17, 2010

Please, please, please have a baby-shaped piñata

I know, I'm totally lame, but this would distress me, so maybe run it by the guest of honor first?
posted by palliser at 8:35 PM on May 17, 2010

Palliser has a great point. It would probably be disturbing to many people, especially those who have a baby-shaped baby inside them.
posted by punchtothehead at 10:20 AM on May 18, 2010

Response by poster: Update!

We played Loteria, Eat Poop, You Cat (baby edition) and had a baby-making contest (with play-doh).

Plus, I found this biZARRE piñata of a graduate which looked like a big fat pregnant woman in a blue hospital gown, so we got to perform a "P-section" and that was great fun. I put lots of great goodies and gags in there, like Plan B and a "Big Cherry" and such.

Thanks!
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:04 PM on June 11, 2010