More Shower Games
Trivia!
Have some questions about the bride and or groom ready to be
asked and see how many people "really" there about
to be wed friend. (questions can include things like, how they
met, what was the first job that the bride held... you get the
idea)
Guess?
Find or buy a cute container or bottle and fill it up with candy,
or safety pins, or anything having to do with the wedding or
shower. Make sure you know how many pieces are in it before
you seal it up. Pass the bottle around and have the guests guess
how many pieces are in it. Have them write on a piece of paper
with their guess. Who ever is the closest, wins.
Wedding
Dress
Before the shower, purchase several rolls of white toilet paper.
At the party, divide the guests into two or more groups of 3-5
people. Each group must choose a model for their wedding dress
(mothers of the bride and/or groom work wonderfully). The goal
is for each group to design and fashion a "wedding dress"
out of toilet paper. Accessories are allowed (earrings, bouquets,
trains, headpieces, wedding ring, etc.), but they must all be
fashioned out of toilet paper. Once the groups are finished,
the bride must pick the winner of the contest. This is my favorite
bridal shower activity. And brides love this contest for the
wonderful photo-memories it provides.
Changing
Gifts
This one is way fun to play. We play this one at our Christmas
Parties. But it can be just as fun for any party! You will need
some floor space to play this one... get everyone in a circle
and place some wrapped gifts in the center, usually a number
less than the number of guests that arrive. Wrap them in all
different size boxes, and colors and pretty them up with a bow
or unique wrapping paper. The gifts should range from a really
cheap joke or an inexpensive (like the anything less then $1.00
stores) to a few nicer gifts (bath beads, little picture frame
..etc.) Set a timer for about 10 minutes (longer if you have
more then 15 guests). Start with the Bride-to-be. Give her a
set of dice and tell her to roll them. If she gets doubles,
she picks out a prize in the center of the circle. Then start
passing the dice around the circle. Anyone that gets doubles
may take a prize from the circle. Once all the prizes from the
center are gone (this is where the FUN begins!) the guests can
start to taking gifts from the other guests, when they roll
doubles or "trade" with another guest. Keep passing
the dice around until the timer goes off. Whoever has the gift
at the end gets to keep it! It is funny to see what gift the
guests start fighting over because of the shape/size of the
box or even the wrapping paper. Nine times out of ten the guests
end up fighting over that joke gift! ...NOTE... as you may have
been able to guess, NONE of the gifts can be opened until the
timer goes off at the end!
The
Wedding is Over
Tell the guests and bride to pretend the wedding is over and
it is the wedding night. The motel/cruise boat/etc. that the
couple is staying in loses all electricity and the bride must
prepare for her wedding night in complete darkness. Next blindfold
the bride and hand her a suitcase. He must put on everything
in the suitcase. Put items in it such as sunglasses, men's underwear,
big bra, work gloves, or anything else that may bring a laugh.
(She puts all this on over her clothes!) When she is done take
a picture ...it's hilarious!
Complete
the Sentence
Each guest should receive a piece of paper with the following
sentences that need to be completed. Time limit should only
be 5 minutes. (to keep in tune with the times it has been brought
to my attention to remind people that THESE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY!
Feel free to change or modify any of the statements as you deem
appropriate)
Use these sentences:
Draw
it
Every person is handed a piece of paper, pen and a hard covered
book. They are all instructed to put their names on the paper
and then turn it over and put it on the book. Then they are
to all put the books on their heads (with the clean side of
the paper facing upward). They have to draw what the bride I
will look like on her wedding day (making the drawing as detailed
as they can- with a veil, jewelry, a train, etc.... Allow them
2 minutes to finish their drawings. Then they can take the book
off their heads and look at their masterpieces, (It is a crack-up).
Then hand all of the papers to the bride to vote on which one
is the very best. Then turn the paper over to see who had drawn
it. The bride can keep all of the drawings and look at them
fondly over the years. Submitted by:Duane Lee Holden
Safety
Pin
It sounds super easy but it's not... you'll need: bag of rice,
safety pins and a blind fold : Directions: fill a large mixing
bowl half full with rice (long grain works best) mix in about
50 or so small to medium safety pins with blind fold on have
each person try to grab as many pins they can in a 30 second
time frame. It's amazing how competitive everyone gets!
Purse
power!
This is a great game! Have all the guests have their purses
in front of them for this game. Make a list (beforehand) of
common and uncommon things that can be found in a woman's purse.
Assign each item a point value. (hairbrush might be worth 2
points, lipstick 3 points/5 if it is red, mirror...etc.) Uncommon
items should have a higher point value (lotion, staple remover....you
get the idea!) Liven things up a bit and put down a condom and
value that at 20 points! The list is endless and is great fun!
Keep the items simple and not too uncommon or you may wind up
with an unhappy guest who doesn't have anything but a wallet
in her purse!!
A variation to this game
might be: Have the BRIDE to be hold the "master" and
let her decide what "item" should be found and the
first person to present that item receives the points for that
round. You will need a score keeper or let them keep their own.
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