[aephi alum]

I've been to a couple of showers where there were games. Honestly, most of them are kind of lame.

At one shower, people were asked to form teams. Each team chose someone and dressed her up as a bride using toilet paper. The only people who were actually interested in that one, were the little girls. The rest of us just sat around and talked.

At another shower, they did something similar to what DZGirl mentioned, only without the gum. The maid of honor made up a list of questions, got the groom's answers ahead of time, then asked the same questions to the bride in front of all the guests. Fun to watch (especially when she got something wrong and turned bright red!) but it didn't really engage the guests in an activity.

Think about the guests that will be at the shower. Are they the type that would enjoy games? Without a game to engage their interest, would they just sit there bored, or would they mingle and chat? If they wouldn't enjoy the games, skip them and just have hors d'oeuvres and drinks.