From backyard pool parties and barbeques to formal occasions, bridal showers are one of the most fun and memorable events of the wedding celebration. One way to make bridal showers even more fun is to play games. Listed below are some fun and free game ideas to make her bridal shower the event of the season!

If you really want to heat up the competetion, invest in some great prizes. The nicer the prize, the more fun people will have. Address books, day planners, a pound of gourmet coffee beans, special soaps, bath salts, movie passes, bottles of wine, coffee mugs, scented candle, jewelry, and hair accessories make perfect prizes.

Have some trivia questions about the bride and or groom written down on pieces of paper and ask them to guests to see how much they know about the bride and groom. You can be as sweet and innocent or as racy as you like. (If you're going to embarrass the bride, you may want to show her the questions before hand.) Sample questions can include things like how they met, what was the first job that the bride held, how many dates did it take for the groom to do the horizontal mambo with the bride, etc. The winner is the one who has answered the most questions correct.

By the way, this game can be played at the wedding reception, too! Just have your D.J. or M.C. divide the room into two teams and ask each team a trivia question about the bride and groom. Make em' hard!

You will need some floor space to play this one. Get everyone in a circle and place some wrapped gifts in the center, try to have nearly the same number of presents as guests. Wrap them in all different size boxes, and colors and pretty them up with a bow or unique wrapping paper. The gifts should range from a joke gift (like something found at a 99 cents store) to a few nicer gifts (bath beads, little picture frame, etc.)
Set a timer for about 10 minutes or so (longer if you have more then 15 guests). Start with the bride-to-be. Have her roll a set of dice. If she gets doubles, she picks out a prize in the center of the circle. Then start passing the dice around the circle. Anyone that gets doubles may take a prize from the circle. Once all the prizes from the center are gone the guests can start taking gifts from the other guests. When they roll doubles they trade with another guest.

Keep passing the dice around until the timer goes off. Whoever has a gift at the end of the game gets to unwrap it and keep it! It is funny to see what gift the guests start fighting over because of the shape/size of the box or even the wrapping paper. Nine times out of ten the guests end up fighting over that joke gift!