Hey!
Ok. Heres the deal. My son is 17 and is a dad to be.. I know, I know he's young.. BUT cant do anything about it now! Well my son and the mommy to be are not talking to each other.. Drama Drama Drama! SOO I know that her family is going to throw her a Huge Baby Shower.. Of course my son will not attend this shower.. I dont think it's fair that he has no part of the shower.. After all he is the dad.. SO I am going to throw my son a baby shower.. But where do I start? Baby Shower for guys? What games would I play? I mean, he dont have the belly for the toilet paper game. HELP!!! TIA.. and invitations, what would they say? OH the cake!! Any Ideas for Daddy's to be???
TIA
Christy
my cousin had a diaper shower when he was going to become a daddy and so did some of our friend. Everyone brings diapers and/or a small gift. They play a few games (either baby related or just poker or whatever) Watch a game on tv, play pool or just joke around.
As far as the cake goes how about a pillow cake with a crown saying Daddy's little princess --- for a girl. For a boy I like the idea of frogs and creepy crawlies (but in cute pastel colors) Sorry, I just LOVE frogs! So any chance to see cute lil' froggies I'm all up for it!
When my friends threw me a small baby shower the inventations said "Babies are little bits of heaven sprinkled by the hand of God" I loved it so much they had a cake to made to say "Babies are little bits of heaven..." That's all that would fit on the cake, but I loved it.
Congrats On being a grandma!!!!! You are so sweet for doing this for your son.
My little brother just went through this. He was 24 but the same kind of deal. Just b/c it's a shower for a guy doesn't mean that only guys can come. Invite ALL of his friends! You can play like dress the baby doll, even blind folded. Fill baby bottles with juice or something and then whoever drinks the bottle to empty it the fastest. Diaper the baby. Take the labels off of baby food jars and guess which foods they are just by looking through the glass. There are these about 1 inch little plastic babies that you can get at like party supply places. If you freeze 1 baby into each cube of an icecube tray and hand them out in plastic cups as the guests arrive, then whoevers baby melts completely out of the ice first has to holler "My water broke! " That would be really funny with guys!!! LOL 
There's also the dirty diaper game. That's pretty easy. As far as invitations they could be the same as with any other shower, welcome new baby. Then you could do the cake to match the invites. Hope this helps! I have done lots of showers and if you need anymore ideas feel free to pm me. Good luck! And Congratulations!!! 
I did a Co-Ed shower for my aunt when she was expecting with her fiance. We invited aunts/uncles, brothers/wifes, grandmas/grandpas, etc... Let me tell you a lot of the guys were reluctant to come to a baby shower but it was to support the mom, dad, and the baby so a lot got over it quick.
We did some crosswords about the parents, the baby in the ice cube (quick and painless game!), We also sent out large index cards with the invitations for the guest to fill out with words of wisdom for the parents and then that was half of their admission to get in the door. The other half of the admissions was a gift for the parents (these ranged from diapers and more items for the baby up to a night out on the town for the parents with free baby sitting and even a bottle of wine!) Then the parents went through and read all the advice out loud (we chose this instead of another game-it was a lot of fun though)
We only did a few games then did the advice cards and had a lunch and have the parents open presents. With it being mostly family there was a lot of chit chatting.
For invitations you could make them yourself. Maybe take a picture of your son holding a baby or something baby related or a picture of your son and the mom to be.
HTH
Ok, ladies, they are GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are TEENAGE guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are not into games. Guys I know who have had to attend a co-ed shower usually make comments along the lines of "oh my god is THIS what women do for entertainment?" 
And honestly, my daughter and I (and a lot of women we talk to who are too embarrassed for SOME reason to admit it publicly) hate the shower games. They are (bluntly) stupid and demeaning. When we throw showers, we don't do games except for a "put your name in the hat for a door prize" thing.
We are planning my eldest daughter's shower right now. And as we tell potential guests "We don't DO games!", their response is "Oh thank god!"
A shower is a social gathering. We are "entertained" by each other's company and the sharing of a celebration of a new life coming into the world.
Guys will be VERY happy with food, something to drink, and watching your son open baby gifts!
Ok, ladies, they are GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are TEENAGE guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are not into games. Guys I know who have had to attend a co-ed shower usually make comments along the lines of "oh my god is THIS what women do for entertainment?"
And honestly, my daughter and I (and a lot of women we talk to who are too embarrassed for SOME reason to admit it publicly) hate the shower games. They are (bluntly) stupid and demeaning. When we throw showers, we don't do games except for a "put your name in the hat for a door prize" thing.
We are planning my eldest daughter's shower right now. And as we tell potential guests "We don't DO games!", their response is "Oh thank god!"
A shower is a social gathering. We are "entertained" by each other's company and the sharing of a celebration of a new life coming into the world.
Guys will be VERY happy with food, something to drink, and watching your son open baby gifts!
I don't want to sound rude either, but I tend to agree with Indydebi. ESPECIALLY when it comes to men or teenage boys, games will not be very welcome. Games may be enjoyed by some but there are plenty of people who just don't have the right personality type to really enjoy them.
I personally dislike a lot of games because I find them embarassing to take part of. I don't like going to a party and doing embarrassing games that could mess up my clothing and just make me seem vulgar, etc.
I'd say that for your son you should invite your family over, some of his closer and more mature friends. I love the note card idea where you write on the cards words of wisdom or just good wishes to him and his future child.
Passive games that aren't exactly a competition but determine order of selecting a party favor, etc can also be fun. Having a bowl of different "tokens" and letting everyone select one, and then letting the father-to-be draw out tokens from a bowl containing the exact same number and selection can determine who gets a party favor first, etc.
Mostly, try to keep it centered around enjoying one another's company, good food, and showering the dad with affection, encouragement, and maybe a few physical presents. Talking with people, filling out "words of wisdom" cards, opening presents, eating cake, and then getting your favors makes for a fine party, IMO.
Here are a few ideas....
Games:
What did the baby eat?? (guys will love this) - Melt different candy bars (Snickers, Baby Ruth, Reeses, etc) and put a sample of each one into a numbered diaper (1, 2, 3, etc). Give everyone a popsickle stick to taste the poopy diapers to guess (on paper) "What did the baby eat?" FYI - take plenty of pictures of this....it's hilarious!!!
Diaper Relay - Have a stack of diapers, powder and wipes, along with dolls on a table. The object is to diaper the baby (using the wipes and then powder) while blindfolded the quickest. It's fun to watch....many babies end up with more powder on their face than their bottom!!!
Invitation/Cake themes:
"Who's Your Daddy?" - I know you can get a t-shirt with this message from Gadzooks/Spencers or any novelty store, the daddy to be can wear it, and you could use it as a message on the cake.
If the baby is going to be a boy, you could do a "Future All Star" sports theme. You could do the sheet cake w/3-d bear on top. Have the bear decorated with a diaper and mabe holding a bat, ball or something sporty....or you could just pipe a sports team logo on the diaper.
Ok, ladies, they are GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are TEENAGE guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are not into games. Guys I know who have had to attend a co-ed shower usually make comments along the lines of "oh my god is THIS what women do for entertainment?"
And honestly, my daughter and I (and a lot of women we talk to who are too embarrassed for SOME reason to admit it publicly) hate the shower games. They are (bluntly) stupid and demeaning. When we throw showers, we don't do games except for a "put your name in the hat for a door prize" thing.
We are planning my eldest daughter's shower right now. And as we tell potential guests "We don't DO games!", their response is "Oh thank god!"
A shower is a social gathering. We are "entertained" by each other's company and the sharing of a celebration of a new life coming into the world.
Guys will be VERY happy with food, something to drink, and watching your son open baby gifts!
I totally agree with that ! I have a 17 yo son & no way would he & his mates play games ( unless they're xbox or computer games )
I didn't even have games at my last baby shower - i don't like them 
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