What's in your purse is an easy and fun icebreaker game to play at any bridal shower.

A free printable for the bridal shower game whats in your purse. This printable has greenery at the top.

How to play the what's in your purse game:

You might be asking, how do you play the purse game at a bridal shower? We've got you covered!

  • Each person get's a game card and a pencil/pen (free download/printable below).
  • You can either call out each item one by one (the maid/matron of honor can be in charge of this), or you can have each player go through their purse at their own pace.
  • The game cards have different items under each point value.
  • Put a check mark by each item that you find in your purse or bag.
  • Add up all of your points and put the total on your game card.
  • The 1st place winner gets the best prize (you can have smaller prizes for 2nd and 3rd place if you wish).
  • If there is a tie, you can use some of the items from the list below as the tie breaker.

What items do you need to play what's in your purse?

All you need are the following:

  • A game card (download our free printable below).
  • A pen or pencil.
  • Your purse or bag.
  • Game prizes for the winner (2nd place and 3rd place too)
  • A sense of humor!

What's in your purse game list:

You can download and print out our free printable below.

If you want to create your own game cards, here are some examples that you can include.

This gives you the opportunity to customize the game to your guests and their personalities.

Maybe you want your cards to be simple and sweet. Maybe you want your cards to be off-the-wall or belly-laugh funny. You can choose your own adventure!

Here is a list of ideas that you could include for your bridal shower:

  • Driver's license
  • Keys
  • Pen
  • $1 bill
  • Lipgloss/lipstick
  • Credit card
  • Notepad
  • Mirror/compact
  • business card
  • Tylenol/Ibuprofen
  • Library card
  • Gum
  • Breath mint
  • $5 bill
  • Cell phone
  • Grocery store receipt
  • Department store receipt
  • Hair tie/clip
  • Lotion
  • $10 bill
  • Perfume
  • Sunglasses
  • Band-Aid
  • Kleenex
  • Nasal spray
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Playing cards
  • Nail polish
  • $20 bill
  • Granola bar
  • Book
  • Photo of yourself
  • Swatch of fabric
  • Water
  • Nail clippers
  • pacifier
  • Kid toy
  • Deodorant
  • Jewelry
  • Menu
  • Photo of your kid/kids
  • Spoon
  • Socks
  • Earplugs
  • Gift card
  • Diaper
  • Paycheck stub
  • $2 bill
  • $50 bill
  • $100 bill
  • Rock
  • Prophylactic/condom
  • Dog poop baggy
  • Underwear
  • Pepper spray
  • Ultrasound photo
  • Photo of the bride-to-be (this should be the most points)

Download the free printable for what's in your Purse

What kind of prizes should the winners get?

Here are some great ideas for bridal show game prizes:

  • Gift cards (Amazon, Target, Starbucks)
  • Candles
  • A bottle of wine
  • Boxes of candy or cookies (can be store bought or homemade)
  • Coffee mugs
  • Skin care
  • Something unique to the area that the bridal shower is being held/hosted.

Here are a few other names that this fun game is sometimes called:

  • Purse scavenger hunt
  • What's in the bag?
  • What's in the bride's purse?
  • What is in your purse?
  • Purse raid

You can also play What's in your Purse at a baby shower, birthday party or bachelorette party.

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