I am hosting a bridal shower for a friend. what are some ideas/games/activities i can incorporate.?

Question

I am totally lost. I want her to have a wonderful time!!!

Answer 1

There are MANY options for wedding showers. First, you should find out whether she would prefer a couple's shower to include the groom or whether she would prefer to have just a bridal shower so that she can have a "girls day". Also, think of some hobbies she likes that could be helpful for a theme.

As an example: you could have a recipe shower for her if she has an interest in cooking. The guests would then bring something for the kitchen as a gift (could be as small as a pot holder or as large as a nice new pot or pan) and their favorite recipe. Then for games and stuff you can think "food". I.E. food bingo, whats the white stuff? (dont go getting dirty minded on me.... yet LOL in this game you put white powdered kitchen items into sandwhich bags marked with a number. Then the guests have to guess the contents. The numbers are for your answer sheet) This theme works well for couples showers.

Or you could have a "pampering shower" and have a Mary Kay or Avon representative come in and the guests can buy items for the bride from the representative for pampering herself. (Wouldnt do many games if any, this would just be more gab and pamper) This is more of a girls only thing.

If you want to get a little "naughty" you could have a lingerie party (there are representatives similar to avon and marykay that throw these for you) and the guests could buy/bring her items for the wedding night (lingerie, candles, incense, etc). For games, there are a few options... email me and I can give you details on how to put them together and sites you can buy others from) This is usually a girls only thing, but I have seen a couple that did it as a couples shower.

Feel free to email me if you would like additional help.

Answer 2

I have done this before. There are a few games that we played.
One is "Unscamble the words" Use words that go with the occasion, (baby, blanket, John, Mary, bottlebrush, babyfood, cribbumper, bassinet) scramble all the letters up for each word and make a worksheet. the guests have to figure out the words in so many minutes. The one that gets the most correct wins. There is another where you put rice in a large bowl about 1/2 full and put small safety pins in the rice. Blind fold the guest and they have to try to get as many as possible in 1 minute the person with the most wins. Also there is one more. For those who are willing to play. Buy the large plastic bibs at the Dollar Store and fill 3 baby bottles with juice 1/2 full. the first to finish the bottle wins. Some aren't willling to play this but it can be hilarious

Answer 3

Hi there dont stress too much over this the whole point is too have fun get guests who are coming to bring food with them and that saves you having to organise all that as well. As for the bridal shower games you can have fun by seeing how many balloons u can stick up your top, another idea is too place items that are used at weddings etc on a try and let guests look at it for a minute then take it away and see who has the best memory stuff that could go on the tray could be things like confetti, garter etc, another game is get everyone to wear a pin and everytime they mention the word marriage or cross their legs then the person who catches them out wins the person who ends up wearing most badges at end of night is winner. hope this helps

Answer 4

Buy or sew an apron (vintage style with strong neck/back ties are best. Get each guest to bring a small kitchen utensil (small enough to be able to be pinned onto the apron). Out of sight of the guests one girl pins all the gifts to the apron. When finished pinning the bride to be puts on the apron and parades in front of the guests for an allotted time, the guests have to memorize the items on the apron then after about 15 minuets write down as many as can be remembered. Give a small prize to the winner/s. The bride to be gets a new apron and some handy kitchen nick knacks.

Answer 5

http://weddings.about.com/od/theweddingparty/a/ShowerGames.htm

This site has lots of games, ideas and other activities. Be sure to look at all the links; they'll take you to other pages that offer even more ideas.

These are a few of my favorites:

How Old Was She?
Ask the bride's mother for pictures of her at a variety of ages. Pin them to a board, and hand out sheets of paper to each guest. As they mingle and eat, they can guess what age she was in each picture. Give a prize to the person with the most correct answers.

Kiss the Bride's ***
Purchase a traditional Pin the Tail on the Donkey game, and post the picture of the donkey on the wall. Cut out a picture of the groom's face and paste it over the donkey's head. Have a tube of garish inexpensive lipstick available, and ask blindfolded guests to put on the lipstick, then kiss the donkey's rearend.

The Wedding Night
This one is particularly fun at a lingerie shower. As the bride unwraps her gifts, have a bridesmaid quietly write down everything she says, such as "oooh, this is pretty" and "where does this go?". At the end, have that bridesmaid announce, "this is what the bride will say on her wedding night" and read the list out loud!

Have fun!

Answer 6

At the last Bridal Shower I went to, the hostess split the guests into even numbered groups(not including the bride to be) and gave each team a roll of Toilet paper and made us nominate one person to be the "bride" and the other members got to make a wedding dress on that person with the t.p. (of course there was a 10 minute time limit, and each team must be in a different room, so they don't cheat) then the real bride got to choose which team made the best t.p. dress. I thought it was a really fun game to see what everyone came up with!! But I suppose it really all depends on whether you want to be goofy or not!

Answer 7

If she's old enough to get married, she's too old for party games! Opening, admiring, and passing around the gifts should keep them amused for a while (although my aunt had a HUGE shower for me when I got married, and I set a world record for opening them... what can I say I was only 17.. I was eager!).

She'll have a wonderful time without games, just talking with her friends and relatives about the wedding plans! I think most people prefer a more sophisticated event with nice appetizers and wine, then a lovely shower cake with coffee and tea.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

when i had my baby shower (not the same but still a shower) we had fun games, you will find all over the internet, snacks and music. it was a great great time. it was my friends who made the day... you know how hard it is to get everyone together on the daily schedules.
my shower was low budget but the most fun i've ever had.
my advice is to do your best and watch the magic...after all it is a celebration!!

Answer 10

i would spare everyone and not have games.. I am ANTI-GAME for bridal and baby showers. lunch, cake presents and thanks for coming...

You could have a door prize, first one to RSVP or FIrst to arrive gets a prize.