Baby Pasitos

I am looking for ideas for baby shower games and gifts. I have a few games already like the smashing things up in a diaper, guessing how big around mommy is, baby shower bingo, etc. but I need more ideas. Keep in mind that the majority of these guests use english as a second language and have never heard of, let alone been to, a baby shower. I am doing the diaper cake as my big gift to mom, but just in case the other guests don’t get what is going on with it I want to make sure that she has a few other gifts there. I also need ideas for cheap gifts for prizes for those who win the games. I know I am repeating myself but I need it all SO cheap. I am preggo with my 4th baby and I want to be able to give her a great shower without breaking my baby’s bank at the same time. Thanks for any ideas you can offer!!
P.S. for all you people getting ready to give rude answers – these people are IN Germany, therefore it is not their job to learn my language. I have bits and pieces of German, but the guests are divided about 50/50 between Americans and Germans with a basic knowledge of english. Thanks.

Editing to add on to the answer above: about the names on back – for baby showers, I have seen fairy tale characters or nursery rhymes. You’ll have to be sure that they are well-known in Germany but that shouldn’t be a problem since that part of the world is where many of our fairy tales came from…

Why don’t you start the invite (unless you’ve already sent them) by calling it an "American-Style Baby Shower to welcome the baby and supply the nursery"? This way, they’ll get the hint. Are baby showers not common in Germany?

Did the mommy-to-be register anywhere? You could also add the registry information to the invite, especially if it is on-line.

Another game would be to take labels off baby food jars and have the guests try to guess the food that is in them – stay away from the blended ones though since they’d be impossible.

Another game is to put clothes pins on people – start with 5 or so… then everytime they say "baby" or "no" or some other key word, a person can take one of the clothes pins away – the person with the most wins. Funny how people will work around words or try to get folks to say it…

A cheap gift might be a little terra cotta flower pot with flower seeds – to signify new life! Or a fall plant of some sort.

Have fun!!