Bridal Shower Games - Here Is The Best, Simple Advice On How To Make Your Bridal Shower Games Work Well.

Bridal Shower Games - First things first...

The basic format of a Bridal Shower hasn't changes since the tradition started, back in the late 19th century. It is usually a girls only event, the boys have their own tradition in the form of the Bachelor Party.

However, these days there are no strict rules, and some brides to be like have the men included. Your decision will affect what theme and which bridal shower games you will play.

The custom of gift giving for the bride to be, was more about providing financial assistance for the wedding to take place, rather than to furnish the new home.

I had never been to a Bridal Shower in the UK since it isn't a tradition there. This may have changed, I've been in Australia for 20 years now! However, here in Australia, we have been influenced by America, where the practice of bridal showers has been widespread since the 1930's. We Australian love a good Bridal Shower.

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The Shower is normally held about 4-6 weeks before the Wedding, and is much less formal than a Wedding shower or a baby Shower. Bridal Shower invitations are less formal too. You can formalize them if you wish, but I have receive very nice email versions which work just as well!

The Bridal Shower normally lasts 2-3 hours. Light refreshments in the form of afternoon tea is usually provided by the hostess. You can easily slot in a couple of fun bridal shower games.

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For a much more informal approach, the Australian way, would be to ask everyone to "bring a plate". This actually means, bring a plate of food, not an empty plate. As a new Australian 20 years ago, I asked the hostess if I needed to bring food. She said NO, just bring a plate, so I did.....how embarrassing!

Since the ritual of the Bridal shower is to prepare the bride to be for her role as wife and homemaker, traditional gifts would be for the kitchen and the bedroom. It follows too, that the Bridal Shower Games would also be themed around the kitchen and the bedroom.

Themes for Bridal Showers

Themes to consider for a Bridal Shower would be:

Make sure your bride to be is wearing her Bachelorette Party Veil! And that all the guests have their Bachelorette Party ID Buttons! Much fun can be had at all, especially if you plan some of these Bridal Shower Games listed below.

Bridal Shower Games

Remember you only have to select a few to include. The party will last 2-3 hours and there are other activities, such as eating yummy food and opening of the gifts, that will take up some time.

Getting to Know You - Clothes Peg Game

This is a great ice breaker game for a bridal shower, especially when the guests don't know each other. It gets everyone talking.

You will need: A clothes peg for everyone, a small prize.

Object of the game: Apart from getting to know each other, the aim is to collect as many clothes pegs from the other guests as possible.

Instructions:

Penis Pinata Game

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Who Am I

A bridal shower games ice breaker which is great to use at the start of the party.

You will need: A name of a famous person written clearly on a party hat, create as many famous name hats as there are guests. E.g. The Queen, Marilyn Munro, Santa Clause.

If you're doing a themed party say cooking, then select famous celebrity chef names. For an adult toy party choose sexy film star names.

Object of the game:Everyone to guess who they are.

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Unique & Unusual Bridal Shower Games

Choose from a whole selection of super fun printable party games such as "How To Be A Good Wife" What's She Thinking?" and "Wedding What If's" to name a few. All printable and ready to use.

Printable Bridal Shower Games for Teams & Pairs

"Wedding Taboo" and "Bridal Jeopardy" as well as "Bridal Shower Charades and Pictionary" will have your guests rolling around with laughter.

Pole Dancing Dance Party Competition

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Toilet Roll Wedding Dress

This is a hilarious bridal shower game which is ideal if there are enough people to break into 2 or 3 teams of at least 3 people.

You will need: A Toilet Roll for each team, a watch to time the game. Small prize for the winning team.

Object of the game:To create the bride to be's wedding dress.

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Brides Bingo

If there are a lot of guests, then there will be a lot of presents. The presents can take for ever to open, its yawn time for most people. Try this bridal shower game while the bride to be opens her presents. This will keep the guest entertained.

You will need: Blank Bingo cards for each guest,(9 squares). Pens or pencils for each guest. A small prize.

Object of the game:The first guest to get 3 gifts in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally wins.

Instructions:

For Bingo Bridal Shower Games that are printable and ready to use you can't go wrong with this selection. There is even one in Spanish!

The Doughnut and the Carrot

As mentioned earlier, some bridal showers do include the men, and in particular the groom. This is a fun game which all the couples could play, but always start with the bride to be and her future groom.

You will need: Packet of ring doughnuts, a carrot, a chair, a blindfold.

Object of the game:For the bride to be to get her doughnut onto the groom to be's carrot.

Instructions:

If you want some drinking games for your bachelorette party here are some fun games that you can easily print and play.

Recipe for Love

You will need: A nicely decorated book like a journal that can be written in. You could put a picture of the bride to be and her groom on the front cover. pens.

Object of the game:To create a "cook book" of love recipes.

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