Great games for your next bag party

Purse parties are always a little more fun when it involves a few short and simple games.

Here are some great icebreaker game ideas that are sure to get everyone kicking back and mingling.

These are great because the theme of each one is… yes, you guessed it: PURSES!

Bag Treasure Hunt-

This game is extremely simple and fun. Before the party, sit down and write a list of things that are normally found in purses. For example, lipstick, a penny, clip, mirror, etc. Write around 15-30 articles depending on the size of your group. (remember, not too many or the game will be too long)

Just call out each item and whoever has all or the MOST of these items in their purse wins a prize. If you have a lot of people at your party, plan to have prizes for the top 2-3. You can have them hold each item as they find it, or for added excitement, have them bring the item to you. The first one there gets the point.

This may sound silly… but trust me, it’s hilarious and your guests will love it.

Purse Treasure Hunt-

This one takes a bit of time to prepare, but it’s pretty fun. Cut out about 20 wallets from colored cardboard. On the back of 3 of them, write a big ‘X’. Hide them around the house. When the guests arrive, ask them to find these bags. The 3 guests who find the purses marked with an X win a prize. This gets everyone up and up in the first few minutes and everyone seems to have a good time searching as fast as they can.

You can also make this game with small coin purses that you can buy very cheap at a thrift store. You can hide fewer of them, 5-8, but in each put a little makeup or lotion as a prize.

Remember that bag-

I recommend having a bag as a raffle giveaway to display as the centerpiece of your bag party display. As guests arrive, make sure they are aware that this bag will be awarded as a prize and have them look at it and examine it. After everyone has arrived and has had a chance to look at the bag, move it out of sight.

Now, ask a series of questions about this bag. For example: What is the brand name? What color is it? What color is the interior? What material is it made of? What is the brand name? What color is the hardware? How many pockets inside? outside? Does it have adjustable shoulder straps?

The winner or winners receive a prize. I usually don’t like the purse to be the prize simply because sometimes you have more than one winner. I recommend saving the purse for the raffle at the end.

Purse giveaway-

Hosting a raffle is always a great idea for bag parties! It will immediately draw your guests to your display table to view the raffle prize. Upon arrival, each guest receives a raffle ticket. At the end of the night, give away the display bag as a raffle prize. Be sure to create a buzz about this giveaway early in the evening. It keeps everyone excited until the end.

These games can work for any type of party. Because they’re funny and a bit silly, everyone will start off in a good mood having fun… which of course is their goal!