My bridal party, with the help of some friends, threw an awesome shower for me 2 weeks ago. It was a mix of friends, my family and J’s family, and contrary to what you may think, we had a riot.
The girls planned out some fun games for the afternoon, and I know you bridesmaids and maids of honours are always looking for shower games to play – so here are a few of my selections, from my own shower and ones I’ve been to.
What’s In Your Purse
What you need: something to keep track of points (a tally, or as my BP did: a bunch of little Ikia pencils), a list of items
Set up: this is best played in a big circle, with the bride sitting in the middle
How to play: Each guest grabs their purse. The host of the game has a list of items that the guests need to have in their purse. Each item has a point value. The more common the item, the fewer the points. The rarer the item, the more points it’s worth! To start, the host will name out the point value for the item she’s about to call out, and then she’ll name the item. The first guest who has the item in their purse and hands it to the bride in the middle, gets the points.
Suggestions for items to name: American Express credit card, tampon, MAC lip gloss, ballpoint pen, a receipt with the value of over $100, used tissue/napkin, iPod, USB key, Starbucks gift card, a photo of the bride
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Ball Buster
What you need: water bottles, pantyhose, oranges
Set up: you need a bigger space, enough to form 2 lines of people with bottles on the ground between them
How to play: Playing against one other person, the aim of the game is to be the first to knock down the water bottle on the floor, using your “ball”. Pairs stand across from each other, in 2 lines. The bottles are lined up on the floor, with one bottle between each pair.Each player has a pantyhose with an orange inside the foot, and the pantyhose is tied around the waist. Using the orange (or ball), you have to swing it until it knocks the bottle down.
This is played by elimination; the winners from each pair move on to play each other, until the last ball buster is standing.
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Two Truths and A Lie
What you need: just people
Setup: Sitting in a circle would probably be best
How to play: This is more of an ice breaker than a game, great for the beginning of the party. Each guest takes a turn introducing themselves, and has to tell two true facts about themselves, and one lie. Everyone has to vote for which fact was the lie. The guest who faked out the most people wins a prize.
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Granny panties
What you need: people who wear underwear (and bras)
Set up: no set up required, this can be played at any point in the shower
How to play: The person with the least sexiest panties wins a prize! Basically the host asks the guests who are wearing granny panties to come up and show their underwear. The bride is the judge, and picks the worst dressed. This can be played throughout the party, also with the sexiest panties, the sexiest bra, and the least sexiest bra (I’ve been at a party where a guest was wearing a nursing bra! She won that category.).
