Baby shower game alternative

by Heidi
(Reston, VA USA)

Instead of the traditional baby shower games (do people really LIKE these??), why not have each person read a poem or passage from literature that means something to them, preferably having to do with love, mothering, and the like. Afterward, present the poems in a scrapbook for the impending mother to have as a keepsake. In years to come, she won't likely remember any shower games played, but she'll have the poems for a lifetime. Oh - and serve good wine, not punch!!