September 2008 Weddings
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shower games help *edited

My friends shower is this weekend and we realized that we have a few more prizes to give out and not enough games. I hate doing the usual games like bingo so we are trying to come up with like 3 more short but cute and fun games. Any ideas? TIA!

I should add that it is a bridal shower...that would have helped.  I am not a huge fan of games either but the one bridesmaid (grooms sis) just had to have games.

Paige and Heather- Those games are cute though for baby showers.  Love that candy bar one.  I heard it being done with baby food but not candy bars.

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Re: shower games help *edited

  • We bought scratch cards for those "non-game" people at my BFF's shower, we did the dirty diaper game with different candy bars melted in the diapers and you have to guess what kind of candy bar it is (it was a huge hit!), and the gift BINGO.
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  • I'm so not a huge fan of shower games but what about guessing what kind of baby food something is by looking at it. (take the lables off the jars and # them) then give them to the mom to be at the end of the shower.
  • Wait I just realized you didn't specify... baby or wedding shower? I clearly have babies on the brain today.
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    Wait I just realized you didn't specify... baby or wedding shower? I clearly have babies on the brain today.

    I realized that too and edited!  I think this baby is already taking my brain!

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  • imagercsbride:

    My friends shower is this weekend and we realized that we have a few more prizes to give out and not enough games. I hate doing the usual games like bingo so we are trying to come up with like 3 more short but cute and fun games. Any ideas? TIA!

    I should add that it is a bridal shower...that would have helped.  I am not a huge fan of games either but the one bridesmaid (grooms sis) just had to have games.

    Paige and Heather- Those games are cute though for baby showers.  Love that candy bar one.  I heard it being done with baby food but not candy bars.

    Sounds like this is her problem, not yours. Wink

    At mine to give the centerpieces away they gave it to the people who had birthdays the closest to mine.

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  • how about bridal shower memory game?

    You can make a large cardboard like the memory game with bridal shower/wedding related items. Once a person gets the two pieces correct, they win a prize. 

    We did this for my sister's baby shower but it can easily be turned into a bridal shower as well.

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    I'm not a big shower game person either. But, the one we did at my shower that wasn't so bad was that I walked around with a tray that had common household items on it (spatula, slotted spoon, loofa, matches, etc.). I made sure everyone had a brief look at it. We told the guests it was a memory game. Then, I left the room with the tray and they had to write down what I was wearing. Whoever got it right (down to the jewelry) or closest won. It was kind of fun to trick people.

    The other one that is ok is to ask the guests questions on how well they know the bride and groom (moms usually win this one). Or, ask the bride questions to see how well she knows her future husband (ask the groom the questions beforehand). For the second way, you could have each guest get a card with a yes on one side and no on the other. Before the bride answers the question, they hold up whether they think she will get it right or not. They get a point if they get that right (does that make sense?).

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    I'm not a big shower game person either. But, the one we did at my shower that wasn't so bad was that I walked around with a tray that had common household items on it (spatula, slotted spoon, loofa, matches, etc.). I made sure everyone had a brief look at it. We told the guests it was a memory game. Then, I left the room with the tray and they had to write down what I was wearing. Whoever got it right (down to the jewelry) or closest won. It was kind of fun to trick people.

    The other one that is ok is to ask the guests questions on how well they know the bride and groom (moms usually win this one). Or, ask the bride questions to see how well she knows her future husband (ask the groom the questions beforehand). For the second way, you could have each guest get a card with a yes on one side and no on the other. Before the bride answers the question, they hold up whether they think she will get it right or not. They get a point if they get that right (does that make sense?).

    I like that twist.  I will have to suggest it to the MOH. And yes, it makes sense. (how well they know the bride and groom)

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  • imagexojo1:

    I'm not a big shower game person either. But, the one we did at my shower that wasn't so bad was that I walked around with a tray that had common household items on it (spatula, slotted spoon, loofa, matches, etc.). I made sure everyone had a brief look at it. We told the guests it was a memory game. Then, I left the room with the tray and they had to write down what I was wearing. Whoever got it right (down to the jewelry) or closest won. It was kind of fun to trick people.

    The other one that is ok is to ask the guests questions on how well they know the bride and groom (moms usually win this one). Or, ask the bride questions to see how well she knows her future husband (ask the groom the questions beforehand). For the second way, you could have each guest get a card with a yes on one side and no on the other. Before the bride answers the question, they hold up whether they think she will get it right or not. They get a point if they get that right (does that make sense?).

    Oh, I love that memory game!


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  • xojo1xojo1 member
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    The trick with the memory game is to make them think you are going to ask them what is on the tray without actually saying it. You can just say "Jane will be walking around with a tray briefly for our next game. Make sure to take it all in, it's a memory game". Most people will assume that they should memorize what is on the tray, but you aren't actually fibbing because you didn't tell them what they had to remember.
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  • imagexojo1:

    I'm not a big shower game person either. But, the one we did at my shower that wasn't so bad was that I walked around with a tray that had common household items on it (spatula, slotted spoon, loofa, matches, etc.). I made sure everyone had a brief look at it. We told the guests it was a memory game. Then, I left the room with the tray and they had to write down what I was wearing. Whoever got it right (down to the jewelry) or closest won. It was kind of fun to trick people.

    We did this at my baby shower.  It was a huge hit.

     For a generic game, if you are using disposable plates, you can right something on the bottom of a plate.  Like "I Do" or something wedding-y.  Whoever has that plate wins.

    You could also do the clothes pin game for a bridal shower.  Just instead of saying baby, make the word be wedding or bride.

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