Where's My Underwear?
Each guest is asked to bring a brown paper bag containing their
favorite sleepwear. The bride gets to guess who it belongs to.
It's fun because someone will just have a crummy old T-shirt
and socks, someone will have a frilly nightgown, someone will
have a mu-mu. It's really a hoot. The guests will get an idea
of the other guest's personality (fun, crazy, sexy whatever).
How long is your carrot?
My favorite shower game: When I held a wedding shower for my
sister, this is the funniest game we played. Pick a long carrot
and each person has to pass it to the person beside them...between
their knees!! Every time someone drops it you have to cut off
about an inch. And when the carrot is so small that you can't
pass it anymore the person who has the carrot at the end without
dropping it wins. It is hilarious, we were all in tears laughing
at each other.
Don't be Alarmed it's Only
Jello
If your crowd is made up of drinkers. We had our bride chasing
an alarm clock. You need a wind up alarm clock, set it so it
will go off and hide it. Our rule was that if she didn't find
the alarm clock before it finished ringing then she had to do
a shooter. We made jello shooters in advance so that she couldn't
avoid doing them. You can only do it every half hour or so otherwise
they get too drunk and it spoils it.
Words of Wisdom
I planned my first bridal shower for my roommate. All the guests
stood in a circle with an unlit candle. We lighted the bride's
candle first. As she stands in front of each guest they give
her "Words of Wisdom" it could be pertaining to her
personally or a recipe for a good marriage. This is a very sentimental
moment. Once the guest is finished with their comment the bride
lights their candle and proceeds to the next guest. When all
guests have given their "Words of Wisdom" the bride
is presented with a guest book with the words written down for
each person. The guest book also serves as memorabilia, she may
even include friends that were unable to attend the bridal shower.
Finally, the shower ends with a prayer.
What's My Word?
This is a great icebreaker for wedding showers. (It can also
be modified for a baby shower.) Before the shower, make a list
of wedding-related words (gown, honeymoon, love, groom's name,
etc.). Write these words on nametags, and as guests arrive at
the shower, give each a nametag. The guest is not allowed to
say the word on their nametag. If someone hears her say the word,
that person takes the sticker. At the end of the shower, the
person with the most stickers wins a prize. This game never ceases
to amaze me -- inevitably the quietest, shyest guest will race
across the room in pursuit of someone else's sticker.
Social Threads
Pass out a spool of thread and tell each guest to break off as
much thread as they think they will need. They will ask what
it is for but just tell them not to take too much but to be sure
to get enough. It is funny to see some break off a long piece
and some just take a very short piece. When everyone has their
thread each person must tell about themselves as they wrap the
string around their finger not stopping until they reach the
end of their thread. Some seem horrified as they look at their
almost endless length of string. A good ice breaker.
What was your name?
This game gets everyone's memory working. You have your guest
sit around in a circle. Each person introduces themselves along
with their favorite fruit or hobby, that starts with their first
initial. For example; Hi my name is April and my favorite fruit
is an apple. Or Hi I'm Bob and I play basketball. You ever gets
the most or all the names right wins a price. This way everyone
would get to know each other's name for the wedding.
Try to Pop the Balloon!
Provide each guest with a balloon that they must blow up, tie,
and break. In each balloon is a strip of paper that has a simple
saying. One balloon has the wedding date and that person receives
a prize. I purchase 12" wedding color balloons and insert
the strips of paper. Sayings that you can use on the strips of
paper inside the balloons include, "too bad", "better
luck next time", "sorry, no cigar", "nothing
for you", etc. It's great to watch participants try to pop
the balloons buy sitting, standing, stomping, etc. Latex balloons
work the best, as they are a little harder to break.....
Spice World
My cousin took 10 or more different spices and covered them so
no one knew what they were. She than numbered each one (before
the party). She then passed them around. Every one had to guess
what spice it was. Later she took the covers off and called out
the number along with the correct name of the spice. At the end
I got to keep all the spices. Which was great because the only
spice I had was garlic salt. We made fun of my fiancé's
family because they where hogging all the spices and not passing
them around. We called them the Spice girls!!! We still refer
to them as the spice girls.
Caught in the Middle
Have everybody sit in a circle. Get several brown lunch bags
and put something in them (make-up, baby food, clothing items).
Start some music and pass a bag around. When the music stops
the person with the bag and the person who handed them the bag
must go to the center. Both are blindfolded and then the contents
of the bag are revealed. The one with the bag must do something
with the object to the other person (feed baby food, put the
lipstick on). It's really funny, especially when the person with
the bag can't figure out what the object is.
Date game
Starting with the person sitting to the left of the bride, go
around the room until each guests has told their birthday or
the date of their wedding anniversary. The person whose date
is closest to the wedding wins a prize
Memories
This sentimental and emotional game was played at my sister's
bridal shower. All the guests have to sit around in a circle
and starting from the person to the left of the bride everyone
states what they most fondly remember about the first time they
met the bride or they're most cherished memory about friendship
or the happiest memory. Though I suggest this game should be
played at an only female shower since 99.9% everyone especially
the bride dabs their eyes!
Caught you!
At the beginning of the shower give a gift to the second person
arriving, and the fifth, and the eighth ( however many you decide).
And instruct everyone who arrives" not to cross their legs."
If she is caught with her legs crossed she has to forfeit her
gift to the one who caught her. Everyone keeps an eye on everyone,
it is fun to see who has the gifts at the end of the party, then
the girls open their gifts. This also includes the gifts from
the other games played. It is a great ice-breaker and lots of
fun.
Create the Future
Break the guests up into groups and give each group a stack of
old magazines, scissors and a photo album page. Assign each group
a topic i.e. the couples courtship, honeymoon, their home, kids,
ect. Have each group make a collage pertaining to their topic
by cutting pictures out of the magazines. Once finished, put
all the pages into an album and pass it around. It is hilarious
to see what everyone comes up with
Operator (a variation anyways!)
All of the shower guest sat in a circle. The person to the left
of the bride starts by saying, "My name is Mary and I am
going to Jennifer's bridal shower and I brought many oven mitts"
(The point is to make your "gift" start with the same
letter of your first name. This is very important because it
is a clue for the other part of this game.) Then the person to
the left of Mary would say "My name is Sally and I am going
to Jennifer's bridal shower and I brought seven silky slips and
Mary brought many oven mitts." Continue around the circle
with each person saying their name and "gift" and then
also reciting the names and "gifts" of the people who
had already taken a turn.
Pass It On!
Everyone should be sitting in a circle formation. Starting with
the host of the shower, she states one word describing a wedding
or bridal shower. The next says her word, plus the word from
the previous person, i.e., 1st person:bridal gown; 2nd person:church,
bridal gown; 3rd person:limosine, church, bridal shower, and
so on.
Who am I?
Purchase a supply of index cards and write the name of a famous
person on each of them. Attach one of these cards to each players
back. Each person can see the names on the backs of the other
guests, but can't see his or her own. The idea of the games is
for a player to determine whose name is pinned on his or her
back by asking questions about that person. As the game begins,
each player is allowed to ask only three yes/no questions per
round, such as "Am I living"? or "Am I an American"?
The first player to guess the name on his or her back wins a
prize.
Recipe for a Good Marriage
What you do is give everyone a piece of stationary and have them
right down what they would consider a recipe for a good marriage
would be. When everyone is done you have them fold their recipe
in half and put it in a bowl or hat and you then draw the recipes
out one by one and read them off and everyone has to guess who
may have written the recipe. It is not only a good way to get
to know each other and laugh but you can only imagine what kind
of recipes you get.
Shower Name Game
This game works especially well at showers/parties where the
guests don't know each other very well. I have used it several
times and find it a real hit. Ahead of time, write names of famous
people on name tags. The names can be real people, cartoon characters,
etc. Some of the famous people I have used are Miss Piggy, Vanna
White, Queen Elizabeth, Bill Clinton. As each guest arrives,
attach the name tag to their back and explain the rules, which
are each person is to try to figure out the name of the person
on their back by asking the other guests questions. However,
the only questions allowed must be able to be answered with a
"yes" or a "no". For instance, they can ask,
"Am I a female?", but they cannot ask, "What movie
was I in?" This game gets people mingling and talking to
each other. A prize is given to the first person to guess correctly.
What's hidden in the purse?
A fun, quick shower game is to have everyone get their purses
out. Give them the name of an item they may have in their purse
and give a prize to the first person to pull the item out of
their purse. You can start with common things like a nail file
or a hairbrush, but it starts to get crazy when you start asking
for things like buttons, bobby pins, toothpicks, sewing kits,
you name it!!! It is fun to see who has the craziest stuff in
their purses!!! And it is one time when it can pay off to have
everything but the kitchen sink in your purse!!!
What a Load!
The best shower game we played at my showers required a scale.
The scale was placed in the center of the floor and everyone
had to weigh their purses. It was great!!! I can not believe
how heavy some of those purses were. Who needs to work out?!?
The Toilet Paper Game
Here is an idea for a game......you may have already heard it,
but it is a great ice-breaker among people who do not always
know each other.
Pass the roll of toilet paper
around the circle of people. Tell each person to rip off however
many pieces they want (this is what will determine the "length"
of the game.) Don't tell anyone what they are doing, don't even
let on that it is a game if you can help it, this makes it even
more funny.
Once everyone is finished, you
can explain the game. For every square they are holding, they
have to tell the group something about themselves. The more sheets,
the more facts needed. You just make your way around the circle
getting to each person in turn.
I know it isn't that funny of
a game, but it certainly breaks the ice well, not to mention,
some people will act like they really "hate" you. All
in good fun though!!! You can also have a prize for the person
who pulls the most squares and is able to put a fact to each
one!!!
