13 Fun Bachelorette Party Ideas to Keep Guests off Their Phones

Let’s be honest: a bachelorette party is more fun when everyone is laughing, making memories, and doing something together instead of staring at their phones all night. Whether you’re celebrating at an Airbnb, hosting a backyard get-together, or planning a cozy weekend away, a little hands-on fun can make the whole celebration feel more personal.

I’ve rounded up 13 fun bachelorette party ideas that give everyone something to do, from painting a custom portrait of the couple to making flower arrangements, designing jewelry, and competing in a mocktail taste test. The best part? Guests get to take home a little something from the celebration, too. And yes, there are options for different group sizes, budgets, and levels of DIY enthusiasm!

Keep guests involved with a shared task and a keepsake or reveal, rather than a packed bar itinerary. Between chats, guests have a personal photo to work on at your custom paint by numbers night instead of scrolling through posed posts.

Custom Paint by Numbers from Photo, Jewelry Making, and Other Creative Bachelorette Party Picks

To work out these costs, we used listed kit prices and assumed sharing; applicable tax and shipping aren’t included. Add any required equipment. The camera-only cost doesn’t include processing.

1. Paint Me Like: Custom Paint by Numbers Kit

Use the couple’s engagement photo for a Paint Me Like paint-and-sip night. Order custom paint by numbers from photo kits before the weekend for your first activity, then cover one workspace for painting together.

Costs start at $29.99 per guest. Color count and framing also affect what you’ll pay, beyond the size of the canvas.

Choose a bright, high-resolution photo to turn into your paint by numbers design. After uploading your photo and choosing your canvas configuration, fill the numbered areas with the supplied premixed paints.

Favor strong contrast with few prominent faces and an uncluttered background. But dark or blurry photos and text-heavy scenes can lose detail. Finished canvases aren’t guaranteed for everyone that night. Send guests home with unfinished canvases, since the painting usually takes eight to 15 hours.

2. FiftyFlowers: Morning Magic DIY Flower Kit

Have flowers delivered three days before arranging your backyard bud vases, giving them time to hydrate and be conditioned. You can’t customize the fixed recipe, even though substitutions may still occur.

3. Gelatin Labs: The Gelatin Disposable Camera

Pair guests to recreate the couple’s first date or find something blue. Write clues on paper. You’ll see the photos once they’re processed.

4. Jewelry Universe: Earring Making Kit

Make earrings as brunch favors. Have a finished example waiting for guests, with the tiny findings sorted into shallow trays before anyone arrives.

5. CandleScience: Starter Candle Making Kit

Make a shared batch of candles with this kit. Since the published contents list neither a thermometer nor a pouring pitcher, check separately that you have them. A heat source isn’t listed.

6. Aroma Crafters: Build-Your-Own Candle Kit

Have each guest make an individual candle with a vessel and fragrance they’ve chosen. With the wick accessories bundled, there’s less to sort; keep supervising the hot wax.

7. Lone Star Candle Supply: The Beginner’s DIY Candle Making Kit

Work in pairs, using this project’s written and video instructions. Beforehand, check heating tools: the contents list neither a thermometer nor a melting vessel.

8. Blind Mocktail Taste Test

Assign wedding-themed codes to drinks. Before anyone tastes them, disclose allergens; wait until guests have voted on paper for the ingredient reveal.

9. Air-Dry Clay Ring Dishes

Add initials or dates to the dishes. Check the instructions for drying and sealing before promising finished favors. Send uncured pieces home on labeled trays.

10. Friendship Bracelet Bar

Invite guests to match the wedding palette. With cord precut, guests can talk without lining up for scissors.

11. Cookie Decorating Relay

Run timed icing and lettering rounds, passing cookies between teammates before adding decorations. After judging the finished tray, take the designated photo.

12. Thrift-Store Styling Challenge

Guests get matching cash allowances with printed themes, then return for a runway reveal. Give everyone a shopping deadline and somewhere to meet.

13. Karaoke Lip-Sync Tournament

Put one person in charge of music. Draw songs on paper; let guests choose solo or team rounds while everyone else judges stage presence.

Matching the activity to the bride

Choose based on how much mess and unfinished work the bride will tolerate, rather than novelty alone. Making a keepsake slowly may appeal to sentimental guests; competitive friends need a clear finish line, with printed rules.

A party people remember without a feed

Instead of packing the schedule, plan a shared activity with realistic timing. With a sentimental bride, try personalized painting; let a chatty group arrange flowers. Take the camera hunt outside for active guests. Before everyone arrives, get supplies ready and agree on a brief photo moment. As everyone gathers around the last film camera, with half-finished canvases drying beside labeled bouquets, keep phones nearby for necessities.

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