Free Baby Shower GamesWritten by GranMamma
Described below are many baby shower games that will spruce up any baby shower.ABC’s Have each person write down each letter of alphabet. Everyone has to name something that has to do with a baby for each letter. This game should be timed for about two minutes. Whoever has most items wins a prize. Baby’s First Portrait Each guest receives a paper plate and a crayon. Each person must draw a baby. When all guests are finished, vote for best picture. Baby Business Buy ten to fifteen baby objects that aren’t easily identified. This can include a nose syringe, a breast pump, a teething ring, and so on. Distribute paper and pencil and ask players to try and guess what each object does. The player with most correct answers is winner. Baby Food Take about ten different baby foods and number bottom of each bottle. Be sure to write down which baby food goes with each number. The objective is to have players guess contents of baby food jars by sight. I guess you could do a taste contest if you really wanted to (smile) .
| | A History of NamesWritten by GranMamma
The history of names is so ancient that no one know quite where it began. Oral and written history both profess people having names. Earlier names seem to have some sort of meaning, usually descriptive. In contrast, today’s names are usually given based upon their popularity or pleasing sounds. Early in prehistory, descriptive names were used continuously. Eventually, a collection of names were formed that identified that particular culture. Today, meanings of many names are not known, due to aging history of a name. As time goes on, languages change, and words that formed original name are often unrecognizable. The rise in Christianity transformed history of names. Christians were encouraged to name their children after saints and martyrs of church. Because of this influence, we now see names such as Mary, Martha, Joseph, James, Mark, Paul, and John prominent among many cultures. These names were spread by early missionaries throughout Europe. By Middle Ages, Christian names were seen predominantly. Each culture had its collection of names, which were a combination of native and early Christian names. However, naming pools continued to evolve. Modern names often bear little resemblance of their predecessors. Surprisingly, early Christian names changed very little in comparison. Bynames are additional identifiers used to distinguish two people with same name. From these bynames, surnames were developed. Surnames are a comparatively recent development. These usually started out as being specific to a person and then became inherited from father to son. This was a common practice between twelfth and sixteenth century. This practice was adopted first by aristocracy and later on by peasants. Bynames came in various types. The patronymic referred to father, a matronymic referred to mother, a locative or toponymic indicated where a person was from,and an epithet described person in some way ( such as their occupation, office, or status).
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