M.R. asks from Grand Rapids, MI on April 02, 2008
Bridal Shower Games
I am throwing a bridal shower for a new friend of mine who is from Jamaica. She has been married for a few months but didn't have any kind of wedding reception. Do you have any ideas for appropriate bridal shower games?
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Thank you everyone for your ideas. The shower went well. About 15 guests came. I used a kitchen theme and had everyone include a recipe with their gift. We ate yummy food, talked to get to know the bride better, and opened gifts. Oh, I also had the ladies write down some advice to give to the bride. Even though we didn't actually play any games, I think it was a success because everyone seemed to be having a good time socializing. It was a relief for me since I was out of town on spring break the whole week before. I had little time to prepare. Thanks again for your ideas. I'll remember them for next time!
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A.D. answers from Detroit on April 03, 2008
One I went to recently had the "toilet paper bridal gown game": they divided people into equal groups, gave them each a few rolls of toilet paper to create a "gown" (one if the members was the "model"). Was really cute.
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K.K. answers from Grand Rapids on April 03, 2008
M., There is a great website called:
www.allaboutshowers.com which I have used several times for bridal and baby showers.
It has many ideas you will find helpful.
Kathy K.
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C.H. answers from Detroit on April 03, 2008
M. there are a lot of sites online that have quit a few of cute games to try. Just Google bridal shower games and choose a few to look at.
C.
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L.B. answers from Detroit on April 03, 2008
M.,
A really fun and easy game to play is: Who has the heaviest purse. Just bring a bathroom scale to the shower and ask people who have brought a purse to weigh in. Who ever has the heaviest purse wins. My mother almost always wins. Lord knows what that woman needs to carry! :o) Good Luck! Have Fun!
L. B.
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C.H. answers from Grand Rapids on April 02, 2008
A fun one we played at my cousins bridal shower was a questionnaire game. There was a list of questions that the hostess had asked the groom about the bride. they varied from "what kind of underwear does she wear....thongs, granny panties, etc.?" to "What was the first movie you saw together?" the bride didn't know that the hostess had even talked to the groom. The bride had to answer the questions herself, out loud at the shower, to see how many the groom got right. The guests had to predict how many of the questions the groom would get right before the bride answered them. The closest estimator won a prize.I thought it was fun and I learned some new things about my cousin.
I've also seen them hand out a bingo sheet to fill in. People had to fill in all the boxes with the names of the gifts they think she would be receiving at the shower. Then they could put a bingo chip on the square if she got that for a gift. If there was no bingo, just whoever had the most right.
They also did the "Guess the spice game" by look and smell. It is really hard.
Have fun.
C.
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K.C. answers from Grand Rapids on April 03, 2008
You could mix up letters and see who could make the most words out of them. If family or friends know her husband well you could see how well she knows him.Congratulations on your next arrival.
I am a 62yr old grandmother and it has been while since I had a bride in the family. Good luck
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K.K. answers from Grand Rapids on April 03, 2008
M., There is a great website called:
www.allaboutshowers.com which I have used several times for bridal and baby showers.
It has many ideas you will find helpful.
Kathy K.
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L.P. answers from Detroit on April 03, 2008
A fun and interacting game I've done at showers is make a small booklet of about 5 or 6 pages. On each page write something like "Jane and John married on April 1, 2007. Pass this book to the person who has the closest birthday to that date." then that person flips the page and reads it. Page 2 may say "Jan wore a flower in her hair on her wedding day. Pass this book to the person that has something in her hair." and so on. The last page you say something like. "Congratulations you just won the centerpiece on your table" or whatever the prize might be. I got a lot of positive feedback on this game and it gets everyone at the table talking. Good luck!
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C.C. answers from Detroit on April 03, 2008
One thing that we do that is VERY helpful to the bride is we purchase the Thank You notes. Then we have everyone present put their name and address on it so it's already filled out for the bride. Periodically throughout the shower we have the bride pull one envelope out of a basket and that person receives a little gift. At the end the bride recieves the envelopes and thank you cards to use.
If you haven't sent out the invitations, you could insert 2 blank recipe cards into the invitation. Have each person write down their favorate recipe or fav. American recipe and then bring it to the shower. Collect all of the cards and put it into a photo album (recipe book) for the bride to use. She'll remember the shower and her friends every time she uses a recipe.
Enjoy! I hope you have a great time!
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D.V. answers from Grand Rapids on April 03, 2008
M.,
You can take some helpful house hold items, spatulas, measuring cups, pot holders, serving spoons. Place them in a dish strainer and have the guests look for 2 minutes and write down as many items as they can remember, the bride gets to keep all the items and the other winner would get something else.
Good luck,
D.
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