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Chances are that all of the guests at the baby shower you're hosting may not know each other - some may be friends of the mother-to-be, others will be family members and still others may be co-workers.  A great ice breaker for your shower is the "Name That Stork" game.  Have each guest introduce herself and then name a baby item that begins with the letter "S", then "T", "O", "R" and "K".

Another stork-themed twist on a classic game is Stork Bingo.  Create bingo cards with the letters STORK written across the top.  Ask each guest to fill in their bingo card with baby items that they new mother will need.  As mom opens her gifts, each guest can mark off any gift listed on her sheet.  The first one to "bingo" wins!

Incorporate take-home favors for each guest into your shower games by playing an easy quiz game. Give one of these personalized baby shower compact mirrors to each guest who gets a question correct.  Possible questions can include "When is baby's due date?", "What color are the father-to-be's eyes", or "How many siblings does the mother-to-be have?"  Stork baby shower favors can also be used in a purse scavenger hunt - the first guest to produce a specific item (like a pen, a credit card, baby picture, etc) from their purse wins a prize.

There are a number of generic baby shower games that work well with any theme.  Some can be modified to fit into your stork theme and others work well just as they are.  It's fun to have one or two games at your baby shower, but don't overdo it.  Remember that the focus should be on the mother-to-be and her upcoming miracle!

More Stork Baby Shower Theme Ideas: Stork Themed Baby Shower

Guests will be introduced to the baby shower theme for the first time when they get your invitation in the mail.  Make it a memorable invitation with a few of these helpful tips:

If you have enough time and creativity, consider making an invitation out of cardstock, scrapbooking supplies and/or stamping materials.  Use shades of blue or pink on the invitation so guests can narrow down their gift choices if the mother-to-be knows the sex of her new baby.  Make sure your stork is carrying two bundles of joy if twins are on the way!

While custom made invitations are a great idea, they are also time-consuming and require a certain amount of creativity.  Luckily, we offer great stork baby shower invitations that arrive ready to mail to your guests!  You can even include where the mother-to-be is registered to make shopping easier for your guests.  The invitations shown above are customized with the specific details of your shower.

If you need more ideas, try this article on hosting a Stork Themed Baby Shower.

Everyone knows where babies come from - the stork!  Incorporate a stork baby shower by announcing to your guests that a "special delivery" is on the way.  Storks can be portrayed as a girl or a boy, and can carry multiple bundles of joy, so it's easy to use a stork theme for expectant mothers that know (or don't know) the sex of the baby and mothers expecting more than 1.

To point guests in the right direction, erect an outdoor stork sign that announces "The Shower is Here!"  Greet guests with a pair of toy glasses like the stork wears, and see who can keep them on the longest (the one who wins gets a prize).  When sending out invitations, ask your guests to send you a photo of themselves as a baby, then tuck each photo into a baby "sack" that the stork carries in his beak.  Number the photos and pass them around for everyone to guess who the baby is - the person with the most correct answers wins!

Serve food at your stork-themed shower that can be wrapped in bundles or pouches - like cream cheese won tons, soft shell tacos, pita pocket sandwiches and fruit quesadillas.  Use a stork baby boy diaper cake as your table centerpiece and serve your guests on stork themed tableware.

After the shower, your guest of honor will need to send thank you cards to everyone who attended.  Help her out by providing stork themed thank you cards.  Some shower hosts will even have guests list their address in a guest book so the new mom has all the information she needs at her fingertips!

For more ideas, try this article on hosting a Stork Themed Baby Shower.