Around the Clock

Description:

This theme involves the guests to a very large extent.  In the invitations, assign a time of day to each of the guests.  They should bring a gift appropriate to that time of day.  Depending on the number of guests, you can assign each a specific hour, or a chunk of time.  For example, if you have 10 or less guests, you might assign these times:  Morning, Lunchtime, Afternoon, Evening, Nighttime. Two guests are assigned to each time frame (to ensure there's continuity when you open the gifts).  The guests should bring a gift appropriate to that time frame - or have a creative reason to use the gift then.  For example,  Nighttime could be a sexy nightgown - or this could be Morning, as in "You'll need to pick this up off the floor in the morning!"  Open the gifts in chronological order, starting in the morning.  

Decorations:  

Clocks, clocks, clocks!  This is simple, yet effective.  Gather all the clocks you can - borrow from friends if you need to.  It would be way cool if you could get a bunch of clocks to ring the hours during the shower!  You can also create a giant paper clock with poster board and move the hands around the clock as you open the appropriate gifts.

If you're sharing the hostess duties with other bridesmaids, each of you could dress appropriately for each time of day - pajamas, work clothes, evening wear, etc.

Invitations/Prizes:   

Invitations can be made in the shape of a clock, round or square.  Make sure you explain the whole concept in the invitation, it may not be immediately clear to the guests.

Prizes can be small desk clocks or travel alarm clocks.  Cute wristwatches might work also.

Food:   

Clock cookies immediately come to mind - very simply, circular cookies with clock faces piped onto them.  You can also get inventive and have some foods appropriate for each time of day - donuts, sandwiches, some kind of small entree, and some kind of midnight snack. 

Game Links:  

Time Capsule - a great time based activity