3 Unique and Personalized Baby Shower Game Ideas that Won't Break Your Party Budget

When hosting a Baby Shower, putting some thought and creativity into the Baby shower games is important. So is not spending all of the budget on just the games. Common baby shower games such as the "memorize what baby items are on the tray" and "guess the melted candy bar flavor in diaper" are fun and enjoyable by guests, but many of us have already played these games and the price tag just to put them together can run any where from $8 to $40 if not more. Guests anticipate the common games and brainstorm before going what the answers will be. Presenting unique and personalized baby shower games for your guests will be unexpected and the challenge will be much more enjoyable.

Lowering the budget on the baby shower games can allow the host to pay more for the game prizes or for the food and decorations for the party. The following ideas may take a little more research and time for the host, but they will save money and still be a hit with the guests. For the following games the only expense will be your time to put them together, paper, and ink.

1. Name Matching

Ask the mother-to-be for a list of the young children in her and the father's family. Their children, nieces and nephews, young cousins, young friends of family etc. If you do not already know the middle names of the parents, ask for these as well. Create a alphabetical list of these names. A program such as Excel or Google Spreadsheets will make this easier. Using a website such as www.babynames.com or www.thinkbabynames.com find the name meanings for each name you have on your list. Cut and paste the name meanings next to the names. Save this page as your answer key. Create another page or spreadsheet and in two columns add the names to one column, and the meanings to a column next to it. Number each of the names and add a letter before each of the name meanings. Cut and past the name meanings so that they will be scrambled withen the column.