Games For Wedding Showers

Olympics art: on your marks, get set, draw

From its beginnings in 1896 as a relatively modestly scaled revival of the sacred games of the ancient Greeks, the Olympic Games has expanded in scale and scope with every new incarnation to the extent that this noble – and in essence ascetic – tournament in human agility and endurance now carries with it a massive train of commercial, political and, not least, cultural baggage.

Yet we also remember, perhaps almost more vividly, the extraordinary opening ceremony in Beijing in 2008, choreographed by the great film director Zhang Yimou. We remember the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song Barcelona from 1992 (though many of us may wish we didn’t). And we remember the posters, the graphics and the whole visual look of these events.

Far from being a recent add-on, culture, particularly visual art, was a strong element in the idealism of the original Olympic vision: a deliberate throwback to ancient Greece, where both art and sport were semi-sacred activities. If this cultural aspect fell from sight for much of the 20th century, it has come back with a vengeance in recent decades.

London’s Cultural Olympiad, billed as the country’s biggest ever arts festival, will see a vast range of activities involving every arts organisation in the capital, in which an estimated 12 million people will take part. Yet it will also see a flowering of a relatively traditional art form, one that has been closely associated with the games from the earliest days: the poster.

I’m standing in Tate Britain with five of the 12 artists commissioned to produce posters for the 2012 Olympics: Tracey Emin, Howard Hodgkin, Michael Craig-Martin, Martin Creed and Bob & Roberta Smith (who is actually one person). Around us are examples of Olympic art from 1896 to the present day, and a mood of excitement and uncertainty prevails. Excitement at taking part in what may be one of the defining events of the age, which will give these artists a far wider audience than most of them, certainly, have achieved before. Uncertainty at following in the footsteps of – and by extension competing with – great artists such as Andy Warhol and David Hockney, and, perhaps also, at getting embroiled in an activity that is often seen as the polar opposite of art: sport.

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Ideas For Bridal Shower Games

Bridal showers, like baby showers, can be lots of fun, or they can be as interesting as watching paint peel. As a party planner, you are responsible for creating a party that is fun for the bride and her guests. Many of these guests have not met each other before this point, or have met only briefly. One of the purposes of a bridal shower is to give the guests a chance to mingle and get to know one another. Like at any other party, games can play a big role in breaking the ice. Here are some ideas for bridal shower games to keep the party interesting:

* Don’t do this: In this game, the guests are given a clothes pin or other marker when they arrive and are told not to say a certain word or phrase or perform a certain action, such a crossing their legs. If they are caught doing this, the person who observed them breaking the rule gets to take their marker away. The person with the most markers at the end of the party wins a small door prize.

* Famous couples: In this bridal shower game, guests are given one half of a famous or known couple and they must guess the other half. Couples might be: Sonny/Cher coach crossbody bags , Brad/Angelina, Tom/Katie, Henry VIII/Marie Antoinette, Robin of Locksley/Maid Marion, Arthur/Lady Guinevere, etc. You may also include names of people at the party and their other halves.

* Herbs and spices: You may choose to give away small gifts to guests, to be given away as they complete the games. You could also have a raffle, giving each guest a ticket as they arrive and holding the raffle at the end of the party. Gifts might be: candles coach baby bags , small live herbs or houseplants, bags of candy, or other small prizes. These prizes are not a requirement at a shower, though.

The games are intended to move the party along. If everyone is conversing well on their own and wants to get to the opening of gifts, you may choose to do that. It is not necessary to get to every game you have planned. The games can simply add fun and irreverence to what is hopefully a relaxing and memorable day for the bride.

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