A baby shower is a fun celebration to honor a baby and celebrate its impeding birth. It gives friends and family of the expectant mother the chance to get together, have some fun and celebrate in her joy. The event typically involves socializing, sharing a meal and playing some great games.

Games are an important part of the baby shower as they encourage guests to mingle with one another while they also add to the party spirit. It will be up to the baby shower hostess to plan and organize the games. This means deciding what games will be played and when along with gathering all required materials. Keep in mind that these games do not have to be expensive; there are plenty of fantastic games that require only a few household items. Read on for some great ideas for free games.

Game 1 - Clothes Peg Game

One of the most popular free baby shower ideas for games is the clothes peg game. It runs throughout the course of the shower and costs very little money. As guests arrive, explain the game and pin one peg onto each guest’s clothes. You can choose any rule you’d like, whether it’s a ban on saying the word “baby” or prohibiting guests from crossing their legs. Each time a guest is caught, the person who catches them saying or doing it, takes their clothes peg and pins it on themselves. As the baby shower draws to a close, the hostess must count everyone’s pegs and the person with the most pegs wins the prize. Be creative and choose a funny but popular rule for your shower.

Game 2 - Guess The Belly Girth Game

This game is a lot of fun and easy to run. You can choose any long, narrow item such as ribbon, toilet paper or string. Pass the item around the circle of guests and ask each person to tear or cut off a piece, without giving any clues as to what it’s for. Once everyone has their piece, they each have to try to wrap it around the mom-to-be’s belly. Whoever has the piece closest to the real girth is the winner.

Game 3 - Who’s Who/Guess The Baby Game

Another popular game from the range of free baby shower ideas is Who’s Who or Guess The Baby. In the baby shower invitations, ask every guest to bring a photo of themselves when they were a baby. When everyone has arrived, stick the photos up on the wall and number them. This alone can be very funny. When you are ready to play, hand out paper and pens to guests. Everyone must try to match the baby with the adult. This game is also a great way to encourage guests to mingle. Whoever gets the most correct matches wins a prize.

If you’re in charge of organizing a baby shower, remember that it does not have to be an expensive operation. By thinking outside the square, planning ahead and doing some research, you can come up with some fantastic free baby games that everyone will love.