80+ BRIDAL SHOWER & HEN PARTY IDEAS – THE ULTIMATE LIST!

AUTHOR: BEC OF 'FOR EVERY HEN'
​You're planning the day, night or weekend to celebrate your amazing best friend and her upcoming nuptials; and you're after some bridal shower and/or hen party ideas?

​Well, with a list SO long you'll soon be struggling to decide what NOT to do, you've definitely come to the right place! See below for a vast array of options catering to all party styles and personalities.

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BUT FIRST... CONSIDER THESE THREE STEPS!

STEP 1
​Speak to your bride-to-be and find out what sort of hens party she's after. If she doesn't know that you're throwing a hens party AT ALL, enlist the help of some family and friends. Completing this step will give you a starting point for your planning and mean that your beautiful hen will really love what you organise for her!

​STEP 2
​Once you know what type of hens party you're planning (e.g. naughty night out, an event that grandparents and friends can feel comfortable attending, etc.) check the list below. You can then mix and match activities/options to create a party that will be perfect for YOUR hen!

STEP 3
​Have the most AMAZING time with your hen and her girls! After all, planning the ultimate party is one thing - but experiencing it with your closest friends is what it's all about!

​If you're after more hen party planning tips, click here.

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80+ BRIDAL SHOWER & HEN PARTY IDEAS!

1. A cheeky show that also brings the laughs? Don't mind if I do! Hire the guys from puppetry of the penis ​and your cheeks will be sore from all the giggles!
2. Add some mystery to the celebration by hosting a ​murder mystery night
3. After the ultimate keepsake pics? Hire a photobooth​ and get snap happy! Don't have the $$$? Create your own photobooth backdrop and set out a basket of fun dress ups!
4. Bar hop around your local city with a bus party tour (add a stripper and/or topless waiters for a cheekier soiree!) 
5. Buy tickets to your local ​theme park​ and/or water park​ and spend the day testing your limits on the crazy (and not so crazy!) rides
6. Camp in style with a ​glamping getaway
7. Did someone say Beyoncé party​? Blare her tracks, hire a dance teacher and learn the moves to one of her songs (Single Ladies, anyone?!) and basically own the party as the one and only Queen B would!
8. ​Does your hen enjoy learning new skills? Why not book in a creative workshop​? With everything from Ikebana flower arranging to jewellery, flower crown or terrarium making, there's a class to suit everyone!
9. Do something completely different and take your bride-to-be clay target shooting​!
10. Do a makeup lesson with a twist! Take a vintage hair & makeup class​ (and base the party around a vintage theme)
11. Dresses, fascinators, brimmed hats and champagne. Grab the girls and have a ​day out at the horse races​ before continuing the party at a restaurant or bar afterwards
12. Drive around in some buggies
13. ​​Enjoy an active and colourful day with a few games of ​paintball
14. ​Enjoy a relaxed celebration complete with high tea. If you want to up the ante, take a high tea cruise​ and enjoy the sites while you devour some delicious food and bevs
15. Feel like celebrities for the day by organising your very own photoshoot​! Your hen and her girls will have a beautiful keepsake (or keepsakes) to look back on following a day of hair, makeup and piccies! If your group is a little smaller (and you're after a more unique option), why not book in a boudoir photography session ​instead?!
16. ​Find out who the competitive ones are in the group with a bit of ​go-karting
17. ​​For the adrenalin junky bride-to-be, why not test your strength with some rock climbing​?!
18. For the water lovers, spend the day at the beach​ before hitting up some local waterfront bars and restaurants to indulge in some cocktails and party the night away
19. Get a new wardrobe and an event in one by hosting a ​clothes swap party
20. Get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life with a camping trip - there's so many beautiful places around, it's a cheap and wonderful option that will create lasting memories
21. Get the giggles (and some cheeky moves) at a lap dancing class​!
22. Get those muscles working with a pole dancing class
23. Get your Tarzan and Jane on by tackling an ​aerial obstacle course ​in the trees!
24. Give your bride-to-be an experience that will keep things exciting in her relationship with a tantric hen party​ - exciting, sensual AND educational! 
25. Go club hopping ​around your local town or city
26. Go out for a ​lovely dinner at a restaurant
27. ​Go for something completely different and try some parasailing 
28. Go to a bowling bar
29. Have a good old fashioned house party​! Make it even more fun by incorporating a theme/game such as this Rubik's Cube party.
30. Have a night out at the movies - with a difference - by going to an outdoor cinema
31. ​Have a relaxing day on the water with a ​floating bar experience
32. ​​Have a relaxing weekend away on the river by hiring a ​houseboat
33. ​Have the dinner party to beat all others by hiring a personal chef ​for the night (they can even teach you some sneaky cooking tricks!)
34. Have the party at home​ and enjoy a day or weekend of chats, giggles, food and drink
35. ​​Have the ultimate girl's weekend away by booking a few nights in ​unique accommodation
36. Head to the country for a Farmer found his wife​ style party! You can hire a gorgeous place to stay, dress up in gumboots and flannys, learn how to make cheese and bread, milk a cow, devour some scones and more!
37. Head to the theatre ​and watch a performance
38. Hire a comedy hypnotist ​and giggle your way through the celebration (make sure you have your cameras ready, because grandma rocking out the air guitar is something that needs to be caught on film!)
39. ​Hire a daiquiri machine​ 
40. Hire a teacher and learn some great moves with a hens party dance class​. You can then use what you've learnt at the wedding reception with a hilarious flashmob!
41. Hire a ​personal chauffeur ​and go bar hopping, restaurant or café hopping, on your own version of a wine tour or even on a mini road trip!
42. Hire a presenter and host a wine tasting party​ at the venue of your choice
43. Hire some topless waiters ​to serve food and drinks at your celebration. They'll even host (and join in) games!
44. Hit the river and spend the day ​white water rafting
45. Hit the slopes for the day (or weekend) and go snowboarding ​and/or skiing​ then warm up by the fire with some delicious food and drinks
46. Hold your own intuitive party​ and have a great time whilst learning more about yourself and your friends
47. ​​Host a ​cocktail dinner party ​that requires red carpet worthy attire
48. Host a food truck party​
49. Host a Rubik's Cube party
50. ​Host a themed party​ with anything from the roaring twenties or James Bond to modern day cop vs. robbers (your hen is the cop, all of the girls are robbers)!
51. ​Host an ​adult treasure hunt​ or ​scavenger hunt
52. ​Host an outdoor garden party​ complete with oversized lawn games (such as giant jenga)
53. If one of the girls has a pool at her house, why not host a pool party​?! Add lounge chairs, inflatable pool toys, pool games, cocktails and music and you'll have yourself an event to remember
54. ​If there's a small group of you, you could take the party abroad​ and have the ultimate girl's trip!
55. Indulge yourselves​ with a fancy hotel suite, gourmet food, delicious cocktails, day spa treatments and more. 
56. Interactive African Drumming - for an incredibly fun activity that your hen definitely won't see coming!
    
57. Is your bride-to-be a bit of a beach babe? Incorporate the big blue into her day with some kayaking, canoeing​, jet skiing, ​jet boating, surfing, ​stand-up paddle boarding or ​water skiing​!
58. Learn all the right moves at a burlesque dance class
59. ​Learn how to make your hen's favourite drink (plus a few others!) at a ​cocktail making class​​
60. Learn who the artistic ones are in your group with a ​life drawing class
61. Leave the party with the most unique souvenirs ever by hiring a caricature artist​! 
62. Make your sweet tooth bestie's dreams come true with a cake (or dessert) tasting party​! 
63. ​Organise a makeover​ for the girls as part of the initial festivities. If this is too pricey, consider ​makeup lessons​ instead and then you can take it in turns to practice on one another before heading out!​
64. Organise a surprise picnic​ at a location your hen LOVES (e.g. her favourite forest or park). Make sure you pack all of her favourite foods and drinks too!
65. Pamper that beautiful bride-to-be with ​facials​, manicures and ​pedicures​​
66. Play a game of bubble soccer (from your backyard to the beach, most hire companies will allow you to play at the venue of your choice)
67. Play some high tech hide-and-seek with a laser tag party​! This can be held at a laser tag venue OR hire the equipment and play where you like (bush, beach, backyard - the options are endless!)
68. Prepare for a night of laughter and book in to see your hen's favourite comedian (keep an eye out for comedy shows at your local pubs/bars OR purchase tickets to the comedian's show of your choice at a larger theatre)
69. Put it all on red at a casino day/night​
70. Rather than hitting up the usual bars and clubs, why not opt for an ice bar​?
71. Remember when you used to stay up all night with your closest friends? Bring back the memories by filling a room with mattresses, pillows, bedding, sweets and pizza and hosting a classic ​sleepover party
72. Run away with the circus for a day with a ​circus skills class or a ​flying trapeze workshop
73. ​Save your cash and hit the shops with the girls for the ultimate shopping spree​! Don't want to spend buckets? Cruise around local op-shops instead (the get-ups you find could be what you then wear out and about that night)!
74. ​See how well you can solve puzzles as a group by locking yourself in an ​escape room​
75. Shake your booty at an 80s dance class
76. ​Sing the day away by hitting up a karaoke bar or hiring a karaoke machine​ for your house or venue
77. ​Spend the day/weekend in the city ​exploring, eating, drinking, site-seeing and generally enjoying each other's company
78. Take a Bollywood dance class​ and shimmy your way towards married life!
79. ​​Take part in a ​chocolate making class​ and eat what you make
80. Take part in a ​pub crawl​ - make it interesting by having challenges that need completing at each stop (e.g. have a jam donut shot before moving to the next location)
81. Take your party to the high seas and head out on a ​cruise or boat party​. For those wanting a naughtier night out, consider hiring a stripper for the boat OR booking a place for your group on a ​stripper cruise
82. Take your sweet-tooth hen out for a chocolate luncheon
83. ​​Take your under the sea themed party to the next level by booking in a session of ​snorkeling or diving
84. Tarot reading​ with the girls
85. ​Travel in style with your very own stretch hummer or ​limo
86. ​​Treat yourselves by hitting a day salon ​or day spa
87. ​Want a naughty night out? Hire a male stripper​ to come out to your house/hotel room/venue OR hit the local strip club to watch their ​male revue show​!
88. Watch some amazing performances on a burlesque showboat cruise
89. ​​When your hen is a wine lover, you should definitely include the delicious beverage in her day - and nothing has more wine than a wine tour​!
90. When your hen loves wine AND animals - why not combine the two? Book in for a wine tour by horseback​

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HAVE AN AMAZING TIME!

I hope this list has provided you with LOTS of hen party ideas, making your planning that much easier. I'm always searching for fun, new, exciting and unique kitchen tea, bridal shower & hen party activities, and every time I come across a new one it will be added to this list. If you have any you would like to share, please do so via the social media or the comments section below! (​Facebook | Facebook Group | Instagram).

​And now that you have your activities organised, check out the ultimate list of hens night games here ❤

Cheers to an AMAZING party where the activities are unforgettable!

Much love, keep smiling - Bec x

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