What is a Hen Party? (with pictures) What is a Hen Party? Last Modified Date: 14 December 2016 Copyright Protected: 10 most extreme places on Earth A hen party is a festive celebration held before a wedding, and attended by the bride and her female friends. These parties are basically the female equivalent of the male bachelor party or stag party. Known as "bachelorette parties" in the United States, and "stagette parties" in Canada, they are called "hen parties" or "hen nights" in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. This type of party is usually planned by the brides’ closest friends, often the maid of honor or bridesmaids. The festivities can be held in a public place, such as a restaurant or bar, or may be held in a private home or rented room. The location often depends on the amount of exuberance expected of guests. Some celebrations can get quite wild, with frenzied dancing and inappropriate behavior. Alternately, a day of drinking champagne at a day spa would be considered a tame version. Unlike a bridal shower with young girls in attendance, the hen party is strictly for adult women.

Bringing a gag gift is de rigueur, with lighthearted male-bashing a favorite theme. Gifts are meant to cause a bit of blushing and gales of laughter, if possible. Drinking of alcohol and freeform dancing may be encouraged as the party unfolds. The women will “let down their hair,” but generally watch out for one another to see that no one is ever in danger. Ad There is a wide range of options when it comes to planning the entertainment for a hen party. The general idea is to celebrate the last moments of single life and the new life that will unfold. Planners will be wise to listen carefully to the likes and dislikes of the bride, and let the nature of her personality set the tone for the festivities. An afternoon cocktail party with a few naughty games will suffice for some brides, while others prefer a wild night of dancing and slamming shots. On the other hand, some brides will completely shun the idea of a raucous night of drinking in favor of a spa day with the bridal party, including soothing massages, manicures and pedicures, and other lavish pampering. The word “hen” in the title is a reference to female chickens.

In the U.S., the term is considered somewhat derogatory toward women, and the time of sexual equality, any gathering of women and girls might have been classified as a hen party. The parties held by today's women have nothing to do with the innocent quilting bees of old, except for female bonding. Ad fify Post 9 My hen party was in the UK, I had a party organizer take care of it for me. It wasn't very expensive and they came up with so many unique hen night ideas and activities we could do. I just picked what I like. They organized the whole event and even had free gifts for us. It's worth the trouble to plan yourself in my opinion. bear78 Post 8 @ysmina-- There are so many fun and naughty hen party games. They're relatively easy to come up with too, just use your imagination. Locale and food can be the major costs involved with a hen party. But many restaurants offer special fixed price menus for parties. You can even have the party at home if you want to save money. My sister-in-law did a house party for her hen do and we had a beautician come over and give us facials and makeovers.

Then we played games, watched our favorite films, ate and drank. It was a lot of fun, we didn't get stressed out and it was also a sleep-over so no one had to worry about driving home. It was genuinely a great night. ysmina Post 7 What can I do for a hen night party on a budget? The attendees will all be adults so it can be a little on the naughty side. I certainly don't want to bore people. It can't be too crazy either though because I don't know some of the ladies who are invited. Please help! anon261634 Post 6 Naughty-shaped piñatas are a fun trend which takes "lighthearted male-bashing..." to a new level. Papier-mâché or cardboard moulds covered with brightly coloured paper, piñatas are typically filled with sweets and beaten with a stick until the contents come whizzing out. Fun for a hen party, phallic-shaped goodies, jokes, condoms and sweets are hilarious. Look online for inspiration. anon231717 Post 5 We love hen parties. In the US they are bachelorette parties, which is the term they use.

anon151522 Post 4 @naturegurl3: it is good you know what you want. Now just find what will be enjoyable. You could opt for an afternoon tea in London or maybe wine tasting and a spa. yournamehere Post 3 @naturesgurl3 -- Oh wow. You can really go a lot of directions with hen party accessories. Kind of like hen parties themselves, the accessories span the spectrum from very innocent to quite naughty. If you're looking for pretty tame ones, you might consider getting your sister a veil or a fun tiara. Some places even sell sashes that say "Bride to Be" or "Hen Party". They also have accessories for the friends, like little bottles of bubbles, t-shirts, boas, you name it. That way she can feel special, and you guys can have fun without getting too crazy. naturesgurl3 Post 2 What are some good hen party accessories? My sister is getting married and I want to throw her a mature, but not too boring party. Any ideas?

In England, Bachelorette Parties of a Different Stripe - The New York Times The New York Times Weddings |For British Brides-to-Be, Hen Dos (and Don’ts) Search Continue reading the main story MY friends still talk about a bachelorette party in Lake George, N.Y., that featured an exotic dancer dressed as a police officer who bore an uncanny resemblance to Patrick Swayze — with an extra 100 or so pounds. It was, they agreed, sort of the standard for American bachelorette parties: a cringe-inducing mix of flash and trash with just enough of the latter to ensure that no pictures would ever be posted on Facebook. But in England, where I once lived, the bachelorette party known as the hen do (the “hen” being the bride, and “do,” a Britishism for a shindig) is an entirely different creature, something I fervently wish American brides would import.

In some English circles, the hen do is a weekend-long ritual of love and admiration for the bride given by her friends, who with conspiratorial help from with her fiancé, use traditional games with a dash of British quirk to create an experience that can be as emotional as the wedding itself. Continue reading the main story And you don’t have to burn the photos. At least, not usually. In September, just before 7 a.m. on a Friday, 16 London women plus one jet-lagged Yank (me), hauled a bewildered bride-to-be across St. Pancras International train station in London to the Eurostar rail terminal to catch a cross-channel train that took us to a frayed chateau we had rented in Normandy. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Not that the bride, Catherine Lynch, knew any of this. That morning, Ms. Lynch, 32, an always-poised television executive, had been spirited, yawning and with no makeup, from her apartment in the wee hours. As is the traditional in a hen do, she had been told nothing of where the party was to be held.

In her hand was a suitcase that had been packed with her weekend’s wardrobe in secret by her younger sister, Tina. I was to discover that every detail of a hen do is like that perfectly packed suitcase: a statement of deep sororal love for the bride. A hen do like that one is something like a bat mitzvah for young women, a coming-of-age party spent surrounded by the women who were instrumental in getting them to this seminal point in their lives. Camilla Morton, a British fashion journalist and author of “How to Walk in High Heels: a Girl’s Guide to Everything” (and for whom I once was an intern), said that the hen do evolved from the customary conclave of a bride and her maids, who would gather a short time before the wedding to go over the final details. From that, “came about the image of the clucking hen party, when girls come together and cluck about the upcoming nuptials, dress, handsome groom and so on,” she said.

The centerpiece of nearly every hen do is a game called “Mister and Missus.” The bride’s friends interview her fiancé, asking him about her dislikes and likes and how he feels about her, and then compare his answers to hers. My friends raised the ante with a video version. The questions can be as mundane as “What’s her favorite book?” and “What is the thing you regret most?” (as well as some embarrassing ones thrown in for good measure). After each question is asked, the video is paused while the bride must predict his answer. Inside the weathered chateau, we all got teary as the image of Ms. Lynch’s fiancé, projected on a wall, answered the question, “At what moment did you realize you were in love with her?” At another hen do I attended, my friend Holly Murray composed a quiz in which every answer incorporated all or part of the bride’s name, Orla Thomas. For example: Name an important counselor to Henry VIII who was later imprisoned and beheaded, in 1535, over his refusal to sign the Act of Supremacy of 1534?

(It’s Sir Thomas More, but try coming up with that after a few glasses of prosecco.) Photo Credit Tom BLoom At my first American bachelorette party a few years ago, we went to Lucky Cheng’s, a drag cabaret in the East Village. At each table were other brides, most in skimpy bridal costumes complete with mock veils, throwing back shots and getting into bawdy mock arguments with the drag queens, who trafficked in insult humor. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Between innuendo-laden dance routines and the nonstop put-downs the drag queens hurled, the message of the typically tawdry bachelorette party seemed at once crass and old fashioned: your youth is over, drink up while you’re still free. When the hen do as we now know it originated is rather murky, but the parties became more popular in the 1960s, as women sought an experience of their own to rival the male pre-wedding ritual, the bachelor party. Hen dos like the one in Normandy are a more recent evolution, and to be sure, the drink-till-you drop, hyper-sexualized pre-wedding party exists in England, too.

Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy On a weekend trip to Brighton, a midnight stroll in that coastal resort brought me face to face with dozens of young women in the same kind of scanty outfits I had seen in the United States, with big beauty-pageant-type sashes denoting “bride” across nearly exposed chests. As the night waxed on, women crumpled in various states of disrepair, or else teetered, held up by friends after a night of binge drinking. Indeed, English newspapers routinely print editorials railing against that vein of hen do, and the male equivalent (a stag do), many of which take place in Amsterdam, the revels often fueled by drugs as well as alcohol. Ms.

Morton called those dos “something that only a packet of Advil and memory loss will heal.” She attributed the current trend of the tamer, bride-centric love fest to “the Downton effect,” or “too many years reading Jane Austen.” Carol Murray, the mother of my friend Holly Murray, wrote in an e-mail that when she got married in 1980, “it was just your close girlfriends going out for supper the week before the wedding.” She said she preferred that approach. “I find all the hysteria they seem to involve rather trying,” she said. But, she added, “times do change.” Yes, even the calmer, weekend-away hen do can be taken to excessive heights. “Bridesmaids feel the pressure to make sure the party that they throw is the best ever,” said Kim Taylor Bennett, who helped organize Ms. Lynch’s party. “It’s like a running joke, how many times can you make the bride cry. It’s got to be the most memorable.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Before her wedding to Jamie Hince, the model Kate Moss was reported to have taken her friends to a music festival on the Isle of Wight, arriving in two pink stretch Hummers.

Kate Middleton is rumored to have had a pop-music-themed hen, meticulously arranged by her sister, Pippa. Still, in England, brides who do not care for excessive drinking while watching half-naked male dancers do not feel as if they have missed out on a rite of passage. After dinner on our first night in Normandy, we retired to an anteroom, which Ms. Lynch’s seven bridesmaids had covertly decorated. Photographs of her and her friends from every year of her life covered the walls. We cranked up the music and danced — with no porky Patrick Swayze look-alikes in sight — sending off our friend into marriage as our younger selves watched, beaming from the photographs all around the room. “Everything is about making the bride feel like the most loved, amazing, brilliant person in the world,” Holly Murray wrote in an e-mail on the difference between the hen do and the bachelorette party. “It’s about putting a lot of effort in so that every moment feels special and by design.” “Can someone else get married please?” she added.

“I want to go to another one.” A version of this article appears in print on December 2, 2012, on Page ST20 of the New York edition with the headline: For British Brides-to-Be, Hen Dos (and Don’ts). Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe Hen Weekend Ideas | USA Today Hen Weekend Ideas Group Tropical Vacations In the United States, the bride to be has a bachelorette party. In the UK, these festive affairs are more often called hen parties. A hen party is made up of the bride to be and her bridal party or best friends. Some women like to keep it on the quiet side with a ladylike afternoon tea. Other women make a full-on weekend of it. Relaxation Weekend Getting primped can be stressful. Getting ready for the bride's big day can be too. Take your hen party to a spa resort for the weekend. Book accommodations at a location that's convenient for everyone. The resort should have a spa, pool and massage facilities. Spend an entire weekend getting manicures and pedicures and drinking champagne. Let the relaxation weekend continue by having a delicious fruit buffet sent up to the bride's room.

Have the party meet the bride there for a champagne breakfast. Round out your relaxation weekend with a little shopping or perhaps a swim in the pool. Hot Hen Weekend Take your hen party for a hot weekend with some dancing and cocktails. Pick a weekend hotel spot that's known for having great parties, or rent a private home right on the beach. The first night, have everyone join the bride for cocktails and then a racy all-male revue. Provide the party with lots of money in small denominations to tip the dancers. Then take a limo to the hottest club in town. Arrange for the bride to be to get lots of attention from the disc jockey by dedicating songs to her and her friends. Take lots of pictures and really let your hair down before the big day. Sun and Surf Weekend Arrange a weekend in the sun for your hen party. Book accommodations somewhere close to the shore. Hire a surfing coach to come and teach the girls how to hang 10, and make special arrangements for the bride to enjoy surf-side cocktails with her friends. Buy and bring a volleyball net and ball for a day of volleyball in the sun with the girls. Round out your sun and surf weekend with some shell hunting and snorkeling.

Your weekend nights could have you partying under the stars or beach-side at a local restaurant or outdoor bar. About the Author As a former senior sales director with Mary Kay and the co-owner of a renovation company, Monica Patrick has firsthand knowledge of small business operations. Besides start ups, she has extensive skills in recruiting, selling, leadership, makeup artistry and skin care. Photo Credits What do you call girls on hen party?....not a joke - Wedding Forum | You & Your Wedding You & Your Wedding What do you call girls on hen party?....not a joke General chat What do you call girls on hen party?....not a joke Views: 10,155 27 Aug 2010 12:16 Bridezilla My friend asked me yesterday and it is now bugging me, Am I the hen or is all the girls hens? Donna x 27 Aug 2010 16:01 Bridezilla haha Im glad im not the only one then!! Was hoping someone would know the answer!!

I said chicks too lol 27 Aug 2010 16:18 Bridezilla Lol I was laughing with my friends about this on my hen night, I thought I was the bride to be and they were all the hens?! We ended up with them being the hens and me being the farmer (was not so impressed with that one)!! Hen | Define Hen at Dictionary.com hen the female of the domestic fowl. 2. the female of any bird, especially of a gallinaceous bird. 3. Informal. an unpleasant, usually older woman, especially one considered to be a busybody or gossip. Origin of hen Old English 1000 before 1000; Middle English; Old English hen(n) (compare Old English hana cock); cognate with German Henne; akin to Latin canere to sing Related forms Examples from the Web for hen Expand Contemporary Examples He eventually brings his wife and children over, and later he manages a hen and rabbit farm. Historical Examples It had seized the hen, and refused to let go when she tried to scare it away. British Dictionary definitions for hen Expand the female of any bird, esp the adult female of the domestic fowl 2.

the female of certain other animals, such as the lobster 3. (informal) a woman regarded as gossipy or foolish 4. (Scot, dialect) a term of address (often affectionate), used to women and girls 5. scarce as hen's teeth, extremely rare Word Origin Old English henn; related to Old High German henna, Old Frisian henne Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for hen Expand n. Old English henn, from West Germanic *khannjo (cf. Old Frisian henn, Middle Dutch henne, Old High German henna), fem. of *han(e)ni "male fowl, cock" (cf.

Old English hana "cock"), literally "bird who sings (for sunrise)," from PIE root *kan- "to sing" (see chant ). The original masculine word survives in German (Hahn "cock"), Swedish, Danish, etc.; extension to "female of any bird species" is early 14c. in English. Hen as slang for "woman" dates from 1620s; hence hen party "gathering of women," first recorded 1887. To be mad as a wet hen is from 1823, but the figure was used to indicate other states: Some, on the contrary, are viciously opposite to these, who act so tamely and so coldly, that when they ought to be angry, to thunder and lighten, as one may say, they are no fuller of Heat, than a wet Hen, as the Saying is; .... ["Life of Mr. Thomas Betterton," London, 1710] Orth. Out upon you for a dastardly Fellow; you han't the Courage of a wet Hen. ["A Sermon Preached at St.

Mary-le-Bow, March 27, 1704"] As wanton as a wet hen is in "Scots Proverbs" (1813). Among Middle English proverbial expressions was nice as a nonne hen "over-refined, fastidiously wanton" (c.1500); to singen so hen in snowe "sing miserably," literally "sing like a hen in snow" (c.1200). Hen's teeth as a figure of scarceness is attested by 1838. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Slang definitions & phrases for hen Expand By, of, and for women: hen party/ hen talk noun A woman, esp a fussy or gossipy woman •This and other senses regarded as offensive by some women: That old hen made him sick young woman; chick (1626+) The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D. Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers. hen in the Bible Expand common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt.

23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection with our Lord's lamentation over the impenitence of Jerusalem. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary Idioms and Phrases with hen Expand Hen Party | Definition of Hen Party by Merriam-Webster See words that rhyme with hen party Seen and Heard What made you want to look up hen party? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). Hen - definition of hen by The Free Dictionary Hen - definition of hen by The Free Dictionary 1. A female bird, especially the adult female chicken. 2. The female of certain aquatic animals, such as an octopus or lobster. 3. Often Offensive Slang A usually older woman, especially one who is engaged in conversation with other women. [Middle English, from Old English; see kan- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hen′nish adj. 1. (Zoology) the female of any bird, esp the adult female of the domestic fowl 2. (Zoology) the female of certain other animals, such as the lobster 3.

informal a woman regarded as gossipy or foolish 4. dialect Scot a term of address (often affectionate), used to women and girls 5. scarce as hen's teeth extremely rare [Old English henn; related to Old High German henna, Old Frisian henne] hen 1. the female of the domestic fowl. 2. the female of any bird, esp. of a gallinaceous bird. 3. the female of various crustaceans, as the lobster. 4. Slang. a woman, esp. a busybody or gossip. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English hen(n) (compare Old English hana cock); c. Old High German henna; akin to Latin canere to sing] hen′like`, adj. Gallus gallus , chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl cackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk mother hen - a hen with chicks layer - a hen that lays eggs pullet - young hen usually less than a year old 2.

bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings 3. hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing chicken , poulet , volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food 4. hen - female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) hen أنْثى كل الطُّيوردجاجة دَجَاجَة دَجاجَه кокошка gallina hembra (de ave) ave kana A. N (= fowl) → gallina f; (= female bird) → hembra f B. ADJ the hen bird → el pájaro hembra C.

CPD hen coop N → gallinero m hen night N (esp Brit) (= girls' night) → reunión f de mujeres ; (before marriage) → despedida f de soltera hen party N = hen night hen adj (= female) [pheasant, blackbird] → femelle hen n → Huhn nt, → Henne f; as scarce or rare as hen’s teeth (dated inf) → so selten wie ein weißer Rabe (= female bird, lobster) → Weibchen nt (inf: also mother hen) → Glucke f (inf) hen n für die Braut vor der Hochzeit arrangierte Damengesellschaft hen party n (inf) → Damenkränzchen nt, → ˜ Kaffeeklatsch m (inf), → reine Weibergesellschaft (pej, inf); (before wedding) für die Braut vor der Hochzeit arrangierte Damengesellschaft henpeck vt → unterm Pantoffel haben (inf); a hened husband → ein Pantoffelheld m (inf); he is hened → er steht unterm Pantoffel (inf) hen run hen (hen) noun 1.

the female farmyard fowl. Hens lay eggs. hen دَجاجَه кокошка galinha slepice die Henne høne κότα gallina kana مرغ kana poule תרנגולת मुर्गी kokoš tyúk ayam betina hæna gallina めんどり 암탉 višta vista ayam betina hen høne kura چرګه ، د كورنيو مرغانو ښځينه جنس galinha găină курица sliepka kokoš kokoška höna แม่ไก่ tavuk 母雞 курка مرغی gà mái 母鸡 2. the female of any bird. The hen is sitting on the nest; (also adjective) a hen blackbird.

wyfie أنْثى كل الطُّيور женската у птиците fêmea samička das Weibchen, weiblich hun; -hun; -høne θηλυκό πουλιού hembra emaslind پرنده ماده naaraslintu femelle נְקֵבַת עוֹף मुर्गी ženka ptice; ženski nőstény (madáré) burung betina kvenfugl femmina めん鳥 (새의) 암컷 patelė (putnu) mātīte; mātītes- butung betina wijfje hunn samica د كورنيو مرغانو ښځينه جنس fêmea fe­melă птица-самка samička samica (ptičev) ptica ženskog roda hona, honfågel แม่นก dişi ...

母禽 самиця کسی پرندے کی مادہ chim mái 雌禽 ˈhen party noun a party for women only, often just before one of them gets married (for men see stag party).

henneparty حَفلة للنِّساء فَقَط قَبل زَواج الفَتاه женско събиране chá de panela dámská jízda der Jungeseelenabschied pigeaften γυναικείο πάρτι reunión de mujeres; despedida de soltera padjaklubi õhtu مهمانی زنانه naisten kutsut soirée entre femmes/filles מְסִיבָּה לְנָשִים בִּלבָד महिलाओं की जलपान गोष्ठी žensko društvo, “babinjak” ötye pesta khusus wanita (riunione di sole donne) 女性だけのパーティー 여성만의 모임 moterų balius dāmu ballīte, meiteņu baļļuks perjumpaan orang perempuan feestje voor vrouwen kaffeslabberas ; utdrikkingslag babski wieczór د ښ

ځی میلمستیا девичник dievčenská rozlúčka dekliščina devojačko veče fruntimmersbjudning, möhippa ปาร์ตี้เฉพาะผู้หญิง kadınlar toplantısı 婦女聚會(常指女性告別單身派對) дівич-вечір; дружки عورتوں کا جمگھٹا buổi liên hoan toàn phụ nữ 妇女的聚会 ˈhenpecked (-pekt) adjective (of a man) ruled by his wife.

a henpecked husband.

onder die plak/(pantoffelregering) زوجٌ خاضِع لزوجته воден от жена си за носа dominado pela mulher pod pantoflem unter dem Pantoffel stehend under tøflen που τον σέρνει από τη μύτη η γυναίκα του dominado por su mujer , calzonazos tuhvlialune زن ذليل tossun alla oleva mené par le bout du nez שְׁאִשתוֹ מוֹשֶלֶת בּוֹ जोरू का गुलाम muž papucar papucs (férj) dikuasai istri beittur ofríki, kúgaður sottomesso alla moglie 妻の尻にしかれた 공처가의 po padu laikomas vīrs zem sievas tupeles takut bini onder de plak under tøffelen , kuet siedzący pod pantoflem پسته ښځ

ه dominado pela mulher (ţinut) sub papuc под каблуком у жены pod papučou copata papučarski hunsad, kujonerad (ผู้ชาย) กลัวภรรยา kılıbık 怕老婆的 той, що попав під каблук жінки دبو شوہر sợ vợ 怕老婆的 hen Hen Party Games | Unique Hen Do Game Ideas Read below for more unique hen party games!

Celebrity Heads This isn’t a hen specific game but works really well as an icebreaker. For those of you who haven’t played this, it’s a very simple game. All you need is some post its and pens. If you are a little miss crafty, you can put your own creative touch on the game tools! How it works Everyone sits around in a circle and writes down a celebrity name on a post it without anyone seeing. They then place it on the forehead of the person next to you. Everyone else does this so that all guests have a celebrity name on their forehead that they can’t see. The game then works around the circle with each person asking a question about their celebrity. They can only be given a yes or no answer. You keep going around until everyone has guessed who their celebrity is. For a fun hen party twist, maybe use celebrity brides or one half of a famous couple. Memory Lane This is the perfect icebreaker for a hen party group who know the bride from different parts of her life, and don’t necessary know each other that well. There are various ways this game can be played. It’s also nice for the bride to be as it’s one of the personal games. How it works 1.

Before the hen party, ask all the guests to think of a memory or when they first met the bride and write it on a piece of paper. 2. At the hen party, put all the memories into a hat and get the bride to pull them out one by one. 3. She will read the memory out and guess which of her friends it is. This also lets the other girls know how the other guests first met the bride to be. Even some who are friends with the other guests might be surprised. Let the guests know to be as funny, sentimental or embarrassing as they like! If you have any variations of this game you’d like to share, please let us know! Sweetheart Icebreakers A cute and tasty twist on breaking the ice for guests who don’t know everyone Get the mingling and party started with conversation cookies, a cute and unique addition to a hen party. Especially good when guests don’t really know each other. Decorate some cookies with words using icing. You can theme the conversations however you like. From what’s hot on the Daily Mail gossip to wedding buzzwords to cities….

if you want to make it a focus on the bride to be, write down little things or words about her on the cookies and get people talking. It’s just a way to warm peoples tongues. A sugar kick always works! Don’t want to do cookies? Try cupcakes. If you don’t have time to decorate, play like the celebrity heads game. The Wine Tasting Game A non traditional party game which is perfect for a sophisticated hen party. Everyone votes for their favourite wine without seeing the label. What you need Bottle of wine (ask each guest to bring a bottle) Bags to keep the label covered. Wineglasses How it works Guests will taste each bottle of wine and vote for their favourite wine. The bottle with the most votes, wins! The person who brought the wine will then reveal how much the wine cost. Charades This is a classic game and a good fall back for any party in need of a boost. The hen party spin on it is picking girlie charades themes – chick flicks and hot celebrities etc should be on the list . You can also add some more fun by adding people in her life from the groom, to her mother, inlaws, to ex-boyfriends to herself.

Another option is changing the original charades format and getting the girls to work in pairs and to act out famous scenes from different chick flicks. Think the jumping routine in Dirty Dancing and the top of the world from Titanic. Be inspired by Legally Blonde, The Notebook, Clueless, How to lose a guy in 10 days, Mean Girls, Crazy Stupid Love, When Harry Met Sally, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Sleepless in Seattle, Pretty Woman, Bridesmaids and whatever girlie cheese you can think of! The Present Game Everyone brings a gift for the bride to be that reminds them of their friendship! You can line these up, put them in a bag or even hide them and send the bride to fine them. She then has to guess who brought the gift for her. Gifts can be anything, small, a poem, something handmade. A nice touch will be to photo her with each gift and the giver as you go along. If you send her searching for the gifts, remember to take photos of this too .Photos photos photos!! Add some forfeits if she gets it wrong for the hen party twist. Another variation of this is the Panty Game.

This is similar but all guests bring the bride to be a pair of knickers! She then has to guess who gave them to her. The Present Game is a big hen party hit. It’s thoughtful and also can act as an icebreaker! Pass the Parcel Relive your childhood fun by adapting this game or your hen party! The Prep For those of you who were not lucky enough to have played this party game, you simply wrap up one small gift. You then wrap the wrapped gift up with more paper and include another gift in that layer. You keep adding more layers and wrapping more gifts until you have everything included. The Gifts Our favourite way of doing this is getting the guests to bring a gift that reminds them of a memory with the bride to be. If you don’t want to go down this route, you can get small gifts for the game yourself. We’re thinking a candle, nail polish, shower caps, compact mirrors and whatever useful treats you can think of. Massage oils and other naughty touches will be fun too but will depend on the 50 shades factor. To Play You’ll need some music playing with everyone around in a circle. Stop the music at intervals and the person holding the parcel gets to open it.

If you decide to play our favourite way, the bride to be then has to guess who brought that gift and why they would have chosen that gift. This is a really nice way of sharing stories and memories with all the girls. The Special Touches Fix it so that the bride gets the last gift which is specifically for her. Have the wrapping paper as something the bride loves – a colour, animal etc Pick some songs that are personal to the bride to be. Guess the Lingerie Every guest brings a piece of lingerie (knickers / panties) for the bride to be. The bride to be must guess who brought her the lingerie. What you need Hangers Lingerie (provided by the guests who will need to be told beforehand- knickers, bras, slips, toys) Pen and paper for the bride to be How it works Each item is hung up on a hanger. Keep the bride to be busy so she doesn’t see who brought what. The bride to be will look at each piece and guess who brought it for her. She can call out her guesses to see how she’s doing. If you want to involve alcohol, she can take a drink for every wrong guess!! This is also a good game to play at a lingerie shower!

Banned Word Game This is really fun whether you stay in or head out. It is not specifically a hen party game but again, it works really well. Pick a few words that people are not allowed say for a period of time i.e. the grooms name, ‘wedding’, ‘party’, ‘myself’ etc. Don’t pick more than four words. Then if anyone says those words, they have to do a forfeit which is decided by the hen planner or the group before they start the game. You could also play this by giving everyone a peg, ring or bracelet. When someone catches them saying a banned word, they have to give their item to that person. The person with the most pegs, rings or bracelets at the end of the game wins. Now, for the naughty games! The Marshmallow Challenge Buy a few bags of marshmallows. Each girl has to fill their mouths with marshmallows and try to say a chosen work (i.e. Ejaculation) without biting into the marshmallows…. try it! The Biscuit Challenge Each girl gets a few biscuits or crackers and has to bite the shape of a willy into them. Difficult!!

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Question: What is a hen party called in the USA?
Answer: Bachelorette Party