‘Baby Showers’
A Baby Shower is a Time for Celebration!
Celebrating the upcoming arrival of a new baby is exciting but at the same time, it’s often a situation in which both parents can feel much anxiety.
Deciding When to Have the Baby Shower
A baby shower is a great way to spend time with close family and friends, and being showered with useful baby gifts is pretty fun too.
Who Should Organize and Host a Baby Shower?
A baby shower is a special time for the mother-to-be. It’s a day that has been set aside for her to spend quality time with family and close friends before her life gets monopolized by her approaching bundle of joy.
Baby Shower Planning Timeline
A baby shower is a time for celebration. To make sure the baby shower you host is one that guests talk about for a long time, in a positive way, do yourself a favor and follow this baby shower planning timeline.
Timeline for Planning a Baby Shower After Baby’s Delivery
Many baby showers are given before the baby is born, but there are many situations in which having a baby shower afterwards is more appropriate.
Baby Showers the Second, Third, or Fourth Time Around
One of the biggest dilemmas having to do with baby showers is whether it’s appropriate to arrange one for someone who already has been given a baby shower for her firstborn child.
Baby Shower for an Adopted Child
Adopting a child is an exciting time, but it is also a time filled with much anxiety and anticipation. That’s because the adoption process is usually lengthy and often troublesome.
Should a Baby Shower Be a Surprise?
A baby shower is a wonderful way to celebrate an expectant mother and the birth of her child. Showers have been given to expectant mothers for many years and they’re one tradition that’s still very much in vogue.
Where to Hold a Baby Shower
Once the date and time of the baby shower is determined and there’s a fairly approximate guest count, it’s time to select a location.
Choosing a Baby Shower Theme
Choosing a baby shower theme makes the rest of the planning a (relatively) easy task. A theme gives any party a starting point and provides a way to narrow down the choices of everything from the color scheme to the location.
Baby Showers and Budgets
Not all baby showers are the potluck gatherings of a few close friends and family members like they were in days gone past. Some are, but many of today’s baby showers are elaborately-detailed special occasions complete with food, entertainment, themes, party favors, professional talent and more.
Who to Invite to the Baby Shower
No doubt friends and family will make it onto the expectant mother’s baby shower guest list. After all, the whole purpose of a baby shower is to give those closest to the mother-to-be an opportunity to share in her upcoming (or recently delivered) joyous occasion!
Baby Shower Invitations
A baby shower is a special occasion and as such, it’s proper to formally invite guests. A written invitation is almost always the appropriate method to use.
Decorating Around a Baby Shower Theme
Host and expectant mother have spent time together working out the details of the baby shower, including the theme, and now it’s time to get busy putting all the details together so the end result is a memorable occasion.
Baby Shower Food, Drinks and Cake
What’s the most important aspect of any type of party? It’s the food! Food not only fills guests up, it’s a great way to get guests to mingle with one another.
Baby Shower Favors
Party favors are a great way to show guests that their thoughtfulness did not go unnoticed.
Baby Shower Gifts
Shopping for baby shower gifts is a lot of fun! Everything is so cute and so tiny and so necessary. It’s easy to want to buy everything for the expectant mother, and she probably would graciously accept everything that’s given to her, but there likely are some specific baby items she’d really like to have.
Activities and Games
Baby showers are fun gatherings usually consisting of 4 main activities: socializing, eating, playing games and the best one of all, opening all those baby gifts!
Baby Shower Photography
A baby shower is definitely a time when it’s important to capture memories of the special occasion. One thing that the guest of honor can count on is that at least one guest will come equipped with a camera.
Hiring Professional Talent for a Baby Shower
The baby showers of today have come a long way from the intimate, home-based gatherings of family members and friends they once were. While getting together with those closest to the mother-to-be or the new mother is still the primary reason for having a baby shower, oftentimes, there’s much more involved.
Making Final Preparations for the Baby Shower
The baby shower date has finally arrived! So much has already been accomplished, yet there is still so much to be done.