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Household Cleaner Letter: Version 1 Submitted by: Beth of Boston, Massachusetts At my cousin's shower we read a "letter" that we had composed especially for the occasion. It started out... "Dear Bonnie, Soon you will marry Rich, a SUAVE and CHARMIN' guy..." Our letter offered valuable advice as well... "Give lots of HUGGIES and KISSES... to keep your HUNGRYJACK EVERYREADY!" Needless to say that the bridesmaid played Vanna White and held up the products that we mentioned in the letter. It was fun both to compose the letter as well as present it to her! Everyone got a big kick out of it... Dear "bride's name", You are entering a new ERA. There will come a THYME in your marriage when you find "Groom's name" is not always MR.CLEAN, but don't send out the S.O.S. because he might VANISH. "Groom's name" will always bring you CHEER and you will find him to be your white DOVE. When you are together you will find JOY, so remember your PLEDGE and give him your ALL. To "bride's name" and "Groom's name" the Best of Luck & Good Fortune in the years to come. And may "Groom's name" always be your HONEY.

Household Cleaner Letter: Version 2 Submitted by: J. Y. of New York I'd like to give this idea as a shower game. It's a letter utilizing mostly cleaning products and health products. This is to be presented by the bridal party to the bride in front of guests: Dear "bride's name", It is only fair that we let (Bride's name) in on a little SECRET. (Groom's name) may be FANTASTIC but wait until (Bride's name) finds out that he is not MR. CLEAN. He'll expect her to be a DYNAMO in the kitchen and he thinks all women should MOP & GLOW. At night he'll wake you up at DAWN to SNUGGLE up close. We all AGREE that (Bride's name) and (Groom's name) will have a very happy LIFE together. Our wish for you is that your home be filled with JOY and you remain as happy as ever in the FUTURE. Really kinda cute. What the bridal party members can do is have each attendant (that is if there is more than one) read a line and pass each product to the bride as she names the product.

Striptease Submitted by: C. M. of Halifax, Nova Scotia While I was reading these I remembered a clever striptease act. It was clever because the bride did not want to have a real stripper at her shower/stagette. So, some of the girls cut out a cardboard silhouette of a man and dressed him in clothes. During the shower each guest had to answer intimate questions about the bride and Groom. Each time an answer was correct a piece of clothing was taken off the "stripper". The funniest event was when the last piece of clothing was removed only a fig leaf was there. It took her 1 hour until the temptation finally got to her to look under the leaf. But underneath was only a message for the bride, "Not on your life".

What ya' cookin'? Submitted by: T. Cooper This isn't really a game, but it is funny. The hostess sets out a bunch of ingredients and baking materials on a table: flour, sugar, bowls, cake pan, etc. The bride is to then cook her own wedding cake without a recipe! Someone writes down what she puts in the cake, and then it is actually baked during the shower and taste tested.

Giveaway Submitted by: K. B. of Boston, Massachusetts This idea was used at my shower given by my sisters and I've seen it at many other showers since. Before the shower, they went out and bought several items. Lotions, small frames, small perfumes, note paper etc. While I was opening gifts, they set a timer. Each time the timer rang, whose ever gift I was opening won one of the small wrapped items. This was a good game for a shower attended by women of all ages.

Toilet Paper Veil Submitted by: K. O. of Kokomo, Indiana Similar to the wedding dress game, two of my closest friends threw me a shower and had the guests create a wedding veil. Each guest was given 3 sheets of ordinary white tissue paper and given 5 minutes to create a veil for me. After the 5 minutes were up, the guests had to model their veil and I was to choose my favorite. Needless to say, there were some quite outrageous veils and a whole lot of laughs! This was by far my favorite game of the day -- and I even wore it during the rehearsal!!

Memory Submitted by: L. K. of Ames, Indianapolis At my first shower, my aunt and cousin played a game for both my sister and I (we were also having a baby shower for her), but it is great for just a bridal shower. My cousin came out in a robe with a variety of things attached to the robe, i.e. napkin holders, place mats, hot pads, tongs... We had 1 1/2 minutes to look at what she was wearing, and then she left the room. We then all had to try to remember what she had on and write it down. Whoever had the most correct answers won a small prize, and all of the items she was wearing went to the bride as part of her gift.

Thank You Notes Submitted by: J. M. of Puyallup, Washington Here is a game or door prize that is kind of neat and is handy for the bride. Either you buy or have the bride buy the thank you notes prior to the shower and then take the envelopes out and after everyone has been introduced and before the action starts have all guests address the envelope to themselves and put them into a container, have the bride draw one and then that is the door prize person. It helps the bride when it is time to send the thank you notes!

Dress Up Submitted by: Joleen of Kalispell, Montana I had a shower for my best friend which was, also, attended by her mother. We went to a second hand store and bought some outrageous dresses, bras, shoes, hats, necklaces, purses, and a ring. We split up into teams, one for the bride and one for the mother-of-the-bride (it worked out well, we had an equal number of guests who were approximately the same age as the bride and mother-of-the-bride). The team dresses the bride and the mother up for the wedding. First team done wins. We were nervous about how this would turn out, but we had an absolute blast and got some GREAT pictures. It is still a joke today about how the mother-of-the-bride should have worn the hot pink dress for the actual wedding.

Wedding Quilt Submitted by: M. H. of Eureka A rather fun and memorable craft to do at your shower is a wedding quilt. I had each guest design one square reflecting the theme of love at the wedding shower using ribbon, fabric glue, buttons etc. When each person finished I had them sign the square. Later, before the wedding, I made the squares into a quilt using the wedding colors in the bordering fabric. I presented the quilt to the couple on their wedding day as a gift from all who attended the shower. The quilt does not have to be a piece of art if you are not a seamstress, I certainly was not! This is a gift the bride is going to have forever.

Guest Bingo Submitted by: A. L. of Burgessville Have bingo cards printed out with a guest's name in each box. (Every card is different, of course). Go around the room, and each person may pick one name on their card. They must say something about that person, and then everyone can mark that name off on their card. The first 3 people to get BINGO win!

Scrapbook Submitted by: A. A. of Anchorage, Alaska One of the games I put together was the creation of a scrapbook for the bride. We had lots of magazines to cut pictures out of and each group of women was given a theme. For example, pictures were cut out that dealt with the home or family. They used the magazines to cut out pictures or words that showed what they thought the bride's future would look like. It's great fun, especially if the bride is a wild card, then her "future" becomes a bit outrageous!!

How Well Do You Know the Bride? Submitted by: A. S. of Kingsport, Tennessee Give each guest a note pad-size paper and pen. Have questions ready to ask such as, how old is the bride, her mother's name, what college/university/high school did she attend, her favorite soft drink, the names of her brothers/sisters, her wedding date, the colors of her wedding, her fiance parents names, what size shoe, her favorite color, favorite TV show/soap, etc. The guest that answers the most correct wins a prize. You will be amazed what people do or do not know. It will start great conversations.

Advice Book Submitted by: P. D. of San Jose, California Another nice memento to start at a shower is an "advice book"...what can be used is a really nice blank journal. Guests pass it around and give their best 'love and marriage' advice. If the journal is big enough, it can also double as the guest book at the wedding--because it is a journal, wedding guests can also leave a message. After the wedding it can also be used as the 'gift list' book. This is what we did for my wedding and it was nice to have ONE book that had everything in it.

Famous Wives Submitted by: P. D. of San Jose, California On small pieces of paper you write the names of famous/fun wives: Wilma Flintstone, June Cleaver, Demi Moore, etc. Each guest is given this name tag to wear throughout the shower. On the back of each name tag is a number...towards the end of the shower everyone is instructed to turn over the name badge and display the number. Each guest then tries to remember who everyone was. It's fun and gets people to mingle more. Plus, it's funny to see the reactions when people pull the name tag thinking they 'are' that name for the rest of the party.

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