Terrible Baby Advice
Each guest writes the worst (or funniest) parenting advice they can imagine on a card. Cards are read aloud and the room votes on the most outrageously bad — and most secretly useful.
Prep Time
5 mins
Players
6–40
Play Time
15–20 mins
How it Works
Each guest anonymously writes the most terrible parenting advice they can invent on a card. Cards are collected, read aloud by the host, and the room votes on the most gloriously bad.
Instructions
Distribute Cards
Give each guest a blank index card and ask them to write the single worst piece of baby or parenting advice they can imagine.
Collect Anonymously
Fold all cards and drop in a bowl. Anonymity is key — the funniest advice often comes from the most unexpected people.
Read Aloud
The host reads each card with full dramatic commitment. Guests are not to reveal themselves — part of the fun is the mystery.
Vote for the Best Worst
After all cards are read, guests vote for the most outrageously terrible. Present it to the parents as their official "forbidden handbook."
Materials Needed
Index cards or blank slips
Pens
Bowl for collecting
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