Shower Games
Recipe
Cards
Buy the bride-to-be a recipe box but send out
the recipe cards with the invitations. The guests
are to bring a dessert of their choice, bring
a sample to the shower and include their dessert
recipe in their gift card. The recipes will
be judged by the bride-to-be and the winner
will receive a prize.
Comments
the Bride-to-be Makes
Have someone in charge of jotting down all the
comments the bride-to-be makes as she opens
her shower gifts. Then after the presents have
been opened, have someone with great expressions
read them back telling the bride... these are
supposed to be some of the comments she'll make
on the night of her wedding (i.e. oh, it's so
cute; my mother has one of those and uses it
all the time; do you think they would mind if
I exchanged this, I've already got one!) Lot's
of fun, especially for a young bride.
Clothespin
Game
The clothespin game is where everyone, upon
arrival, is given a clothespin & has to
pin it on their clothes where it is plainly
visible. Then you make up a rule like, "No
one can cross their legs" or "you
are not allowed to say the word "wedding"
or "you can't use the word 'pretty' in
describing a gift the bride receives" -
whatever rule you want. If a guest catches anyone
breaking the rule, they can run over and take
that person's clothespin. The person at the
end of the gift-opening, or whenever, with the
most clothespins wins a prize.
Bridal
Shower Bingo
Bridal Shower Bingo makes the gift-opening process
as much fun for the guests as it is for the
bride-to-be! The cards contain names and descriptions
of traditional shower gifts - from naughty nighties
to a good set of China. As the bride-to-be opens
each gift, guests place an "X" on
the spot on the card that corresponds to the
gift. The first guest to mark off all the gifts
in a row wins a gift herself. With Bridal Shower
Bingo, everyone gets to participate, instead
of merely sitting on the "sidelines".
What's
in the Bag?
This game is similar to the game Memory. Fill
a bag with related items - kitchen stuff, bathroom
stuff, etc. and pass the bag among the guests.
Everyone gets 30 - 60 seconds to look at the
contents of the bag before they have to pass
it to the next guest. Once everyone has had
a look, ask the guests to make a list FROM MEMORY
of what was in the bag.
The person
with the most correct answers, wins the game!
(If you have more than 10 guests, I would make
two identical bags and start them from opposite
ends of the room.)
12
Questions For the Groom
Prepare before the shower by asking the groom
12 questions, such as when and where was your
first kiss? How many children do you want? What
nickname do you call her? Then at the shower
sit the bride-to-be in front of all her guests.
Begin to ask her these questions. For every
one she gets wrong she is to put a piece of
bubble gum in her mouth and chew it. At our
shower she had 10 pieces. It was a lot of fun
and also very silly!
How
Much Do You Know About the Bride
You make a list of Questions and the guest answers
them. The questions my guests we asked were:
What is the brides favorite color?
Where is her and her fiancé's favorite
place to eat?
How long have they been together?
Where did they meet?
When is there wedding day?
Wedding
Win Lose or Draw
Pictionary with only wedding related words and
phrases. Like "tie the knot", "honeymoon"
etc. Break the party into two teams. One person
draws while the rest of her team guesses what
she's drawing. Use an artists easel and a large
pad of paper with big markers.
T.P.
(Toilet Paper) Gown
You can pick the future mother-in-law mother
and to volunteer for this game. You make two
different teams - one team for each mother and
then you dress them up in a wedding dress using
only toilet paper. This is a timed game. The
bride or a committee of bridal party members
can judge. Winning team gets a prize!
A
Twist on the Game "What's in the Bag"
Guests get 30 to 60 seconds to look in the bag
or look at a tray full of items, and then they
list the items from memory. Someone is chosen
to walk around the room presenting the items
to all of the guests. Most guests have played
this game before, so they know to look at the
items and try to remember them. After she has
made it through the entire room, she leaves
with the items.
At this point
the guests are told the object of the game is
to write down as many things as they can remember
about the person holding the items. The guests
were so busy memorizing the trinkets, they probably
barely glanced at the presenter.
I did this
at my best friend's shower. I'm 5'8" with
long red hair and wore a skirt. People said
I was short, blond, wearing jeans, etc. It was
great fun. After about 5 minutes, have the presenter
come back out. The person with the most correct
observations wins.
Guess
Who?
We have asked shower guests to bring wedding
snapshots of themselves or their mothers, putting
their name on the back for identification and
return. Then, everyone will try to guess who
brought which photo and who is in the photo.
This will get young and old and those who may
not know each other visiting with each other.
Name
That Spice
We took 10 spice jars, covered their labels,
numbered them, and then passed them around and
everyone could smell them (but not taste) the
one with the most correct answers won.
The
"Touchy-Feely" Game
The hostess numbered 10 or 12 small paper bags,
put one small ordinary item from around the
house in each bag, and stapled the bags shut.
Each shower
guest tries to guess what's in the bag just
by "feeling" it - no peeking! (You
need to make sure that none of the items are
fragile.) The person who guesses the most right,
wins.
We had a
great time with this one - my aunt, who is 82
years old, won - she guessed 9 out of 10, including
the beanie-baby lizard!
Recipe
Game
Have six recipes written out on a sheet of paper
with one ingredient missing in each. Have the
guests guess what the one ingredient is, and
the one with the most right wins. After the
game, give the master recipes with "all"
the ingredients to the bride.
What's
in the Purse
Make list of things people might have in their
purses and assign points for each item the one
with the most points from their purse wins.
What
is the Bride Wearing
Have the bride leave the room and ask everyone
10-20 questions about what the bride is wearing
(i.e. What color shirt or dress?, Is she wearing
a watch, earring, necklace?, etc.).
Kitchen
Gadget Memory Test
Attach as many kitchen utensils to the front
of an apron as possible. Have the bride put
the apron on and stand in front of everyone
for 3 minutes. After the bride leaves, have
everyone write down as many utensils as they
can remember.
Spice
Rack
Choose ten spices and cover the names with paper
or place some of the spice in a Ziploc bag.
Number each bottle/bag and write down a list
of each spice with its corresponding number.
Pass the bottles/bags around to the guests,
who will write down their guess as to what the
spices are.
Here
Comes the Bride
For a small group, use the bride; for a large
group divide your guests up into teams and choose
a bride for each team. Hand each group several
rolls of toilet paper and ribbons, and have
them dress the bride. If you have teams, award
prizes for creativity, beauty, silliness, etc.
And
how about Party Favors and Prizes?
While it is not necessary, it is nice to give
your guests a little memento - a prize from
a game or a party favor.
