Bingo Game To Play On Zoom
9 Virtual Baby Shower Games You Can Play on Zoom. Read full article. Grid view all at once—handy for game playing! The person who calls out Bingo first has to hold.
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Just because your baby shower is virtual doesn’t mean that guests can’t have fun. That’s why choosing the right games is so important. You want baby shower games that will get guests involved and allow them to enjoy this unique virtual experience.
Of course, your traditional baby shower games won’t necessarily work. Requiring guests to print off games is just a hassle and mailing them off becomes a headache. So ditch trying to “virtualify” the unscramble and bingo games.
Instead, I’m going to share the 3 best virtual baby shower games that are easy to plan and execute. Did I mention that they’re fun too?
I’ve played them all and they make for a fun and seamless baby shower.
If you need help planning a virtual baby shower or need an example virtual baby shower agenda, but sure to read this step by step guide for hosting a virtual baby shower.
You can also check out WebBabyShower to help with planning and amazing virtual baby shower, along with games!
Here are three fun and easy virtual baby shower game ideas that you can try!
Scavenger Hunt
If you need a way to easily get guests engaged, the scavenger hunt is the perfect game. The concept of this game is quite simple. The host will have a list of baby items that the parents will need and guest will have to find items in their home to do the job.
Yep! Guests will actually have to get up and move with this game. It’ll make for an excited, interactive, and competitive game.
For example, the baby will need a bottle. The first five guests who are able to find a bottle and come back on camera with it make it to the next round. Each round has a new item and elimination until there is one winner.
Some example of items to look for include:
- Bottle
- Blanket
- Toy
- Something to carry the baby in
- Lotion
- Shampoo
The idea is to have items that are associated with babies but anyone can have. Encourage guests to be creative and have fun!
The Price is Right
Everyone knows that babies are expensive. This game will test your guests knowledge of how much baby items actually cost.
Just like the show, The Price is Right, guests have to get as close to the right price as possible without going over.
To make it easy, you can use items from the parent’s baby registry or look for common items online. To keeps things consistent, you’ll want to get the most up-to-date price (without sales) from the same retailer.
When calling out items to price, you have to be very clear on what guests are pricing. For example, don’t just say diapers. Include the brand and pack count.
You’ll want to have your guests grab a pen and paper for this game. They’ll be given about a min to come up with their guess and then they must all display it on the screen at the same time.
To make things simple, you can award a winner for each item. If there is a tie, do a tie-breaker with another item.
Guessing Game
If the parents haven’t revealed the gender or baby’s name, a guessing game would make things fun. Guests can submit their vote for the baby’s gender and try to guess the baby’s name.
This is simple when you’re using Zoom to host your shower since it has a poll feature built-in. You can read this article on how to create a poll in Zoom.
Another variation of this game is to have the mom answer a list of baby-related questions beforehand that the guests have to guess the answer to.
Some examples of questions include:
- What did you crave the most?
- How much do you think the baby will weigh?
- Who do you think the baby will look like?
- Do you think the baby will come on his/her due date or later?
The person who can guess the most correct answers will win the game.
Again, to avoid any kind of cheating, all guests should write their answers down and display them on camera at once.
Virtual Baby Shower Game Prizes
You can’t have a game without prizes. But, much like the games, you’ll have to get creative. You don’t want to have to mail off gifts, so consider these options instead.
Cash prizes
Make things simple by giving cash prizes. When you have a winner, simply have them privately message the host their Cashapp, Zelle, Venmo, or even Paypal information and you can send the money right off! It’s quick and easy and I’m sure your guests will appreciate it.
The amount that you choose to give us completely up to you! I’ve personally won $20 for a game, but I encourage you to do what’s in your budget!
Electronic Gift Cards
Gift cards are another easy option for virtual baby shower game prizes. Once you have a winner, you should have them send a private message to you with their email address so that you can email the gift card directly to them.
I prefer gifting Amazon gift cards since it gives them a lot more options. However, anywhere that allows you to purchase electronic gift cards will suffice.
Gift Basket
If you still would like to award a physical gift, consider a gift basket that can be shipped to their home. Amazon has some affordable options for spa gift baskets and more.
Again, you’ll need to collect the winner’s information so that you can have it shipped to the correct location. Once you have the address, you can simply change your ship-to address during checkout on Amazon.
If you don’t have Amazon Prime already, you can sign up for their free trial just in time for the shower. This will allow the winner to get their prize the next day or two!
Final thoughts on online baby shower games
As you can see, there are still options to play games are your virtual baby shower. These are the top games that I recommend that don’t require any printing or unnecessary work on the part of you or your guests.
For more help with planning a virtual baby shower, be sure to check out my step-by-step guide for planning & hosting a virtual baby shower.
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As the COVID19 pandemic continues to keep extended families, youth groups, and church friends physically separate, here are some games to enjoy via video conference (Zoom, FaceTime, Google Hangout).
These games can be used as stand alone events or as part of larger programs, for example as a meeting ice breaker or part of a youth group gathering. Either way, if you are using games in a church context we encourage you to include a formation element. You might begin with a prayer and brief check in (tell us your name, one thing you are mourning today, and one thing giving you hope) or you might end with Compline (here’s a Google Slide deck of Compline ready to use).
Bingo
Bingo is simple & extremely intergenerational. It translates well to Zoom and requires basically no prep work.
Suggested Age Range: 3 Years-Older Adult
Tips & Ideas: I generally do 4-5 rounds with my intergenerational group. The first three winners get prizes (a $5 gift card for ice cream in the mail). We close with Compline led by volunteers from the group.
Resources: My group uses these free printable bingo cards. The first time we played, I sent cards in the mail to families. But these can also be printed at home. The “Traditional Cards” offers 75 unique cards. I’ve been using a physical bingo board and spinner to call the numbers, but you can also use an online bingo number generator like this one.
Pictionary
In Pictionary one player draws a picture of a word/phrase that the other plays have not seen. Other players try to guess the word/phrase based on the drawing.
Suggested Age Range: Lower Elementary-Adult
Tips & Ideas: My group used the whiteboard feature of Zoom. I made everyone a co-host so they could pull up the whiteboard when it was their turn. I sent words via text, but they could also be sent privately in the chat. We did not keep score.
Resources: This Pictionary word generator worked well for my group. As the moderator, I picked slightly easier words for our youngest players and used the “hard” or “really hard” category for adults.
Scattergories
Scattergories is a quick thinking game that draws out players creativity. Players number a piece of paper 1-5. They are given a letter of the alphabet and five categories. They have 90 seconds to fill in all five categories with words/phrases that start with the chosen letter. Players are awarded points for each unique answer.
Suggested Age Range: Upper Elementary-Adult
Tips & Ideas: This game was a huge hit with a middle school group at church as well as a group of six adult friends.
Resources: Here’s a Google Slide Deck version of the game. Or you can share your screen and play this online version that offers 11 categories per round. If you want to roll letters for each round, here’s a Scattergories dice and timer.
Jeopardy
Jeopardy is a great game for accessing a groups knowledge on a particular topic (for example, the season of Lent), but the topics can also be purely fun (for example, music, gardening, TV shows).
Suggested Age Range: Upper Elementary-Adult
Tips & Ideas: Assign a score keeper. Make sure you keep track of which categories have already been picked (for example, liturgical season for 200).
Resources: Here’s a template to make your own Jeopardy game using Google Slides. Here’s a keynote presentation with categories relating to the seasons of the church year.
Lamentations or Taylor Swift Lyric
Bingo Games Via Zoom
Participants in “Lamentations or Taylor Swift Lyric” are presented with a quote and asked to decide if it is a passage from the book of Lamentations or a lyric from a Taylor Swift song.
Suggested Age Range: Middle School-Young Adult
Tips & Ideas: Depending on the size of your group, this can be played in teams or by voting using the poll feature in Zoom.
Resources: This game is available from Download Youth Ministries for $4.00 per powerpoint. There are four versions available for purchase here.
Balderdash
In Balderdash, participants are presented with an obscure word or person. Each player makes up a definition or reason the person is famous. The moderator reads all the answers to the group, mixing in the real answer. Everyone votes on the correct answer. Participants are awarded points for guessing correctly as well as for fooling others with their fake answers.
Suggested Age Range: Middle School-Adult
Tips & Ideas: For this game it is easiest to have everyone on a separate device so they can message the host separately using private chat. Alternatively, each player can text the host if everyone has a cell phone. If you have a large group, have someone make a list of the answers in the chat so everyone can vote more easily or use the poll feature in Zoom.
Resources: You can play using this Google Slide deck or share your screen and play this online version.
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Digital Escape Room
Sydney Krawiec, a Youth Services Librarian in McMurray, PA creatively used Google Forms to create a Harry Potter themed digital escape room! The storyline is compelling and the challenges include math and geography. It might take a group about 20 minutes.
How To Play Virtual Bingo On Zoom
Suggested Age Range: Upper Elementary-Middle School
Tips & Ideas: This game works well with screen share and someone reading each page. Players may want to have paper and pen available.
Resources: Here’s the link to this escape room!