If you are planning a baby shower for the first time, it may seem a little overwhelming but, the reality is that planning a shower for that new mom and her upcoming bundle of joy is actually pretty simple. Here are some tips that will help you along the way to planning that shower.
Pick A Theme
While having a theme isn’t a requirement for a baby shower it does have it’s benefits the most obvious one is that by having a theme you can plan everything around the one theme making putting that shower together simpler and less stressful for you the hostess. Your baby shower theme might be based on the sex of the upcoming child if it is known such as “pretty in pink” or “Little boy blue.” It can be based on the number of children expected if a multiple birth is in the offering such as “Double or nothing?” or “Three’s a crowd.” You can even plan the theme of the shower around the theme the mom to be has chosen for her nursery. This will even help those attending choose appropriate gifts.
Decorations
Once you have the theme matching the decorations to that theme is quite easy. You can use pink for a girl, blue for a boy or decorations that match the nursery such as jungle creatures, lady bugs or teddy bears whatever the case may be.
Choosing The Food
There are a few tricks to choosing the food for the shower. First, the type of food should fit the time of day. If it is a luncheon shower then a light lunch rather than a heavy meal would be perfect. An afternoon shower you may want to limit to a few tasty appetizers, the shower cake or cupcakes and the punch or other drinks. Be sure to have both coffee and tea for those who want hot beverages.
Don’t Forget The Favors!
No baby shower would be complete without favors for the guests. The latest trend in favors are those items that are useful. Candles, candies and personalized pens all make great favors. If you can match the favors to the theme so much the better. For example, if you are using a teddy bear theme then giving small teddy bear candles or candies in a teddy bear theme. There are loads of favor ideas you can find on the Net and there are many you can make yourself if you want. You can even use those large sucker pacifiers for favors!
Games And Prizes
Games are almost a must for baby showers and here too you can do a simple search for free baby shower games on the net and come up with hundreds of ideas to choose from. One great idea if you choose to use games that use paper is making each guest a games book. Simply put all the games in between a homemade cover and staple together. That way you won’t spend all your time handing out various sheets of paper and will have more time to enjoy the fun.
Of course you will want prizes that go with your theme for the winners of the games. Being inventive here can be lots of fun!
It really is easy to plan that baby shower, just start early and give yourself time to do a little exploring to know all the options available.
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