The Bridal Shower Party Favor Game

The Bridal Shower Party Favor Game

Bridal shower favors don't have to be overly expensive; in fact, the whole concept should be fun and light-hearted. What you want to do is bring everyone together to share a few laughs, enjoy each other's company, and take something away from the experience that they'll cherish forever. So instead of stressing over the perfect bridal shower favors, why not turn the whole thing into a game. This game works best if one of the bridesmaids, or the maid of honor, coordinates it. It's really simple, fun, and everyone will take away a good experience from it. Here's how it works:

1) Ask each bridesmaid, and the bride-to-be (as long as the party isn't a surprise!) to each bring a wrapped gift.

2) Set a price limit.

3) It's up to you if you want to have the gifts theme-based. Is the party theme-based? If so, try to keep the gifts within that particular theme.

4) At the party, someone needs to be at the door to greet guests. For all the guests who have a gift, their name goes into a hat.

5) Put all the gifts on a table in one spot.

6) At some point in the evening, after a light meal and a few drinks, begin the game by pulling a name out of the hat. That person gets to choose from any of the gifts in the pile. They have to open the gift in front of everyone before sitting down.

7) The next name is drawn from the hat and that person gets up and chooses a gift. She, too, must open the gift in front of everyone. At this point, she can trade gifts with the person who went before her.

You can only trade your gift once! By the end of the evening everyone who brought a gift should be going home with a gift. This way, everyone goes home with inexpensive bridal shower favors and memories of a fun evening.