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Cotton Ball Submitted by: Dawn of Piqua Have the bride-to-be choose a guest to go first. Have the guest blindfolded then hand her a bowl full of cotton balls and a wooden spoon. The guest has to pile as many cotton balls on her own head as possible within the time set (approx. 30-45 sec.) Whoever gets the most cotton balls on her head wins the prize!! This is really funny and makes for great pictures!! It can also be used for baby showers just use pink and blue cotton balls!

Balloon Games Submitted by: The Door Mouse of Sydney, Australia An overlooked fun, exciting and SCARY group of bridal shower games can be played with BALLOONS!! and I am the first on the net to suggest such games!! Game 1 : BALLOON SIT Here's a bridal shower game that the females do at every Greek wedding I've seen. They actually call their bridal shower a "kitchen tea". I don't know how or where the game originated but it's very popular with Greek brides (any others?). There are several variations of the game which doesn't have a formal name so I call it Balloon Sit - and here's what they do: Version 1 : The females all sit in a circle either on seats or on the floor - outside or in the lounge room depending on the number of guests. Each is given a 12" inflated balloon with a message inside it. At the signal they all burst their balloons by sitting on them. Each in turn then performs the zany activity written on the piece of paper that was inside the balloon. Version 2: All the females sit in a circle on the lounge room floor. Inside the circle is filled with inflated balloons. In the centre of the circle sit the bride, her mother and the mother of the Groom. At the signal, the bride and mothers of the bride and Groom have a race to see who can burst the most number of balloons by sitting on them. Game 2: BALLOON BLOW (for timid guests) Each female is given a round 12" un inflated balloon. At the signal they begin blowing up their balloons. The one with the biggest balloon wins (without bursting). Game 3: BALLOON RACE (for the very brave) As above but each continues to blow up her balloon until it bursts. The first one wins but the game continues until each contestant bursts her balloon. Game 4: My own invention BALLOON SUSPENSE (good for a smaller group) The females all sit in a circle. A 12" balloon is given to one of them. She blows one full breath into the balloon then passes it to the next girl. She then blows a full breath into the balloon and passes it to the next. The game continues until the balloon bursts and the player who bursts the balloon wins a prize. All players must blow a full deep breath or they must repeat their turn.

Grab the Safety Pins! Submitted by: J. P. of Edgemont, South Dakota Put a bunch of white rice in some sort of container. Put a bunch of small safety pins in with the rice. You then blindfold each person at the shower and the object is to get all of the safety pins out in an allotted amount of time. This may sound like an easy game to play but it is very challenging and fun to watch!!

Potato Head Submitted by: Amanda of Perth, Australia You need one potato per guest and scraps of material and pins. Guests pair up to create the most creative Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. You'll need two prizes for this one - one for the "Mr." and one for the "Mrs."

Words of Wisdom Submitted by: R. H. of Highland Guests can get pretty bored waiting for the bride to open gifts. Before my friend started to open her gifts, I told the guests that they would have to offer some "words of wisdom" to the bride. When the bride opened a gift, the person giving the gift had to advise the bride on ways to a long and happy marriage. I was amazed at how much thought people put into this. As she opened the gifts, I recorded what she got from whom, and their wonderful "words of wisdom." When the bride writes her thank you cards she will always have something special to reflect back on.

Bridal Pictionary Submitted by: L. F. of Point Mugu, California At a shower for a friend, the hostesses created a game of "Bridal Pictionary." You could go with a certain number of things to draw, or, if you're creative and like the actual game of Pictionary, you could create specific categories and go from there. The hostesses put a large board on sturdy chair and provided lots of paper and colored markers. We were divided into two teams. It was a great ice breaker and a lot of fun!!

Musical Money Submitted by: H. L. of Meriden, Connecticut This game can be played for the table centerpieces at a formal shower, or at a wedding reception, which is what we did. Have your DJ or a shower guest play some music while you tell ONE person at each table to take out a dollar bill. As the music begins, pass the dollar around the table, make the direction of the dollar bill change a few times, and then much like musical chairs, when the music stops, the action stops. Have the person holding the dollar bill stand up, and all those standing must submit to a game of "Simon Says" (this is your chance to make your friends do some really crazy things!). After the people have been put through the ringer, say "Simon Says go back to your table. Simon says give the dollar back to the person who took it out of their wallet, because THEY are the person who wins the centerpiece!!!! Everyone will get a good laugh at the fact that these people did these silly things and STILL did not get the centerpiece... makes for great photos as well!.

What's in a Name? Submitted by: A. P. of Stockton I had pre printed sheets of paper that had the Groom's name and the bride's name at the top. Guests were given four minutes to make as many words as possible using the letters from both names. Words had to be at least four letters long and no proper nouns. The two people with the most words each got to pick a prize.

Bridal Bingo Submitted by: A. P. of Stockton I made up grids with the letters B-R-I-D-E across the top. The "B" column contained references to places related to the bride and Groom such as their birth place. The "R" column listed dates and numbers such as the number of years the Groom's parents have been married. The "I" column listed various colors, such as favorite colors and wedding colors. The "D" column listed the names of people in the wedding or of the parents. The"E" column was mentioned all their favorites such as food, movies, hobbies etc. Now, for each category I had ten items and randomly selected 5 for each grid so each would be a little different. I had the bride-to-be pull the master bingo pieces out of a bag. She read the clue such as "B-wedding location." Guests then quickly scanned their Bingo sheets in hopes they had the answer. This allows guests to learn more about the bride and Groom. The first two that got bingo, 5 in a row, selected a prize and then we continued for blackout. Everyone enjoyed this game and it moved very quickly.

How Well Does the Bride Know the Groom? Submitted by: Karen of Staten Island, New York My shower was last weekend. Aside from the Bingo Game (which everyone loved), my future sister-in-law had me sit in front of the room (after I opened my gifts, while the guests were eating cake). She asked me questions about how well I knew my fiance. She had asked him the same questions the night before. If my answer matched his, I got a prize and if the answer did not match, she picked a guest's name out of a hat and they got the prize. It turned out to be pretty funny. The questions can vary, but here's what she used, just to give you an idea: What is his favorite color? Favorite restaurant? Favorite meal? Favorite band? Favorite song? Where did you go on your first date? What is his middle name? His confirmation name? Favorite movie? You'd be surprised at how many I got wrong after being with this man for 6 years! For gifts, she wrapped lots of little things: potpourri, scented candles, etc.

Q and A Submitted by: V. B. of Akron, Ohio Ahead of time, the hostess makes up wedding related questions on little sheets of paper. For example, What would you do if you noticed the Groom's zipper is down during the ceremony? Each guest chooses a question out of a basket and writes the answer on the back of the question. The pieces of paper are collected and then the basket is passed again. One person reads the question on her paper, and the next person reads the answer on her paper. Then she reads her question and the next person reads her answer, and so on. You end up with crazy questions and answers, like, "What would you do if your dad got drunk at the reception and started making chicken noises?" "Whisper to him, hey man, check your zipper!" If your guests want to continue after one round, they can make up their own questions.

Bride and Groom Trivia Submitted by: Jennifer of Dallas Before the shower, someone who knows the bride and Groom well comprises a list of trivia questions about the bride and the Groom. Examples: how they met, where did they go on their first date, how many children they want, etc. The person whose answers most closely matches the bride's answers will win a prize. This can be done at couple showers as well.

Who Gets the Gift? Submitted by: Elaina of Columbus, Ohio This is a great game that turns these sweetly dressed women into raving mad and funny people! Have about 4-5 gifts, one should be a gag gift, like a pair of socks, or a roll of toilet paper. Wrap the gag gift in the most beautiful wrap you can find and wrap the other gifts in a similar fashion, but more modest. In addition, you need two decks of cards. At this point take one deck of the cards and pass them out to all the guests. Have the guests look at their "hands." Then take the second card deck and start turning one card over at a time while announcing the card for everyone to hear. Whoever has that card may go and pick a gift. When all the gifts have been passed out continue flipping over the cards. However, this time whoever has the card called may take a gift from someone else. When all the cards from the second deck have been turned over the four people who have the last four cards get to keep the gifts. This game is great fun, and talk about funny, to see women go grab a gift they want from someone else. What's even better is the woman's expression who got the gag gift - and thought they got the best gift of all!

Shower Liner Submitted by: M. S. of Des Moines, Iowa Buy a shower liner and have everyone sign it and write a personal message to the couple in permanent ink. Hint: if you hang it so that the inside is facing out then the couple can use it after they are married and read all of the cute sayings that everyone wrote to them at the shower.

Word Games Submitted by: Sabrina of St. Louis, Missouri One fun game is to have each guest think about the household chore that they hate doing the most. Then, they write down on a piece of paper three reasons why they hate that particular chore (e.g. if the chore is dishes, they might write something like "because of all the crusty stuff you have to pick off."). Then, you pass the papers around until everyone has someone else's paper. Take turns reading the reasons out loud, but replace "I hate doing dishes" with "I hate sex because..." Its really funny what some people put!

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