Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Good Bachelorette Party Games
Planning a bachelor party is one of the easiest part of a wedding to plan. There are literally hundreds of ideas for things to do and a myriad of choices for the game. Many ideas are a bit on the side of excited, but there are many who just plain clean fun.For example, one popular bachelorette game involves asking the guests to become poets. Ahead of the party, take 50 cards index and half, write romantic things, like "roses", "cuddly", etc. In the 25 other cards, write very non-romantic words or phrases, such the "nose hairs" or "ironing". Then have each guest draw one card from each batch. They then have to create a silly poem based on two very different words or phrases they have chosen, for example, "Roses are red, your nose hairs are ewwwww."
A fun game to be caused at least a few laughs is "name that item". Take a bag (bag is better if you have one) and fill the bag with typical "male items". These items may include razors, money clips, tie, shoe polish, etc. Seal the bag, or fold it very well. Then have each guest feel the bag and try to guess its contents. Have them write their guesses on a piece of paper. After all people have the opportunity to feel the bag, the contents are shown and the person with most correct guesses will be getting the bag male-oriented items.
Here's a fun idea. This game may take a full party, but it's something fun that involves all the guests, helping them get to know one another and provide video evidence of you all have a good time. You need a video camera for the game, so if host has only one camera, be sure to ask guests to bring more video cameras. Make sure you also have enough blank tape for the game.
Depending on the number of guests at the party, you would divide the party into two or more groups. It is best to divide the group into teams small enough so that the whole team gets in a car. So you'll have maybe five women on each team. You will give each team a video camera, blank videotapes and a list of "scavenger hunt" type activities they must perform and tape.
Some ideas scavenger hunt video along with having a stranger sing the national anthem, a member of the team sing "I wish I were an Oscar Meyer hot dog" in the meat section of grocery stores and record foreigners who can do a good impersonation of John Wayne.
The team should be given a certain period of time in which to complete their assigned tasks and then return to the party location (ideally, houses, in this case). Video being viewed and the teams vote on the team that performed the best. Bonus points are awarded to the teams to make their own action.
Bachelorette party games are not only designed to bring fun to the party, but sometimes to help people get to know one another. This can be a great opportunity for brides best friend to get to know younger brother of the groom, or for the bride to get close male cousins or nephews. So an icebreaker game isn'ta bad idea.
This is not perhaps the most intellectual of an icebreaker game, but it will probably break the ice in the early evening before you go to another event. Game called "I never ..." and see who takes the most drinks. So the first lady said, "I never ..." and finish the sentence. The women who finished the first lady never says he is done drinking. Then the next woman claims to have "never" do something.
Some suggestions for the game: "I never ..."
* Lying about my age
* Lying about my weight
* Shoplifting
* There is a speeding ticket
* Run naked through my house