Have you ever been to a baby shower where you played the Candy Bar game? If so, you know it can be a lot of fun. Even if you haven’t, you might want to include it in the next baby shower you throw, because it’s a game your guests will really enjoy playing. Not only that, but they will enjoy winning chocolate prizes for the correct answers. After all, how many girls do you know who don’t enjoy the occasional pick-me-up of chocolate?

Begin the game by purchasing a large sheet of construction paper and one of each of the candy bars listed below. Glue the chocolate bars to the construction paper so that you can display them to your guests.

Give each of your guests a sheet of paper, a pen or pencil, and a magazine or book to write in. Then you can start reading the clues. You can use this list or create your own tracks:

* Night of conception (Skor)

* Cover the baby’s face with them (Hershey’s Kisses)

* 11 pound baby (Whoppers)

* Triplets (3 Musketeers)

* Grandparents (Lifeguard)

* Boys names (Mike & Ike)

* Diaper Poopie (Tootsie Roll)

* Umbilical cord (Twizzlers)

* Teething (Crunch)

* Father (Sugar Daddy)

* Girl’s name (Baby Ruth)

* Peek-a-boo (Look)

* Pay hospital bills (100 Grand)

* Time for yourself (Zero)

* Lullabies (Symphony)

* Diapers, formula, childcare, etc. (Payday)

* First year of being parents (Rocky Road)

* All those dirty clothes (mounds)

* Sweet infant (Sugar Babies)

* Breastfeeding (Milky Way)

* Contractions (now and later)

* Cool Mom (mint patty)

* The Joys of Parenthood (Snickers)

If you prefer, you can write a list of the clues and let your guests complete them. However, saying the clues will add to the fun for everyone and allow for more opportunities to chat and get to know each other if all the guests don’t know each other.

When it’s time to read the answers, you can let your guests participate by taking turns giving the answers. Every time someone gives you a correct answer, you can remove that candy bar from the poster and throw it at them. If you do this, make sure everyone has a chance to answer a question. Another way to give out a prize would be to see who ends up with the most correct answers and give that person the entire poster.