Baby Shower Napkins And Plates
Baby Shower Napkins And Plates
You’ve got good news, and you want to share it with the world! There’s a precious bundle of joy on the way- a brand new baby to light up the world of those close in distance as well as those that are close at heart. Show the expecting mother-to-be that care- it’s time to begin planning a festive party in honor of the new parents and their upcoming little one- it’s time to begin planning the Baby Shower.
Oddly enough, the Baby Showers of days gone by used to be held after the child was born for fear of bad luck. As far back as ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire, friends and neighbors of a newborn baby’s family often brought gifts for the little one, or handcrafted something special for the new parents. Today’s style of organized Baby Showers, complete with a very pregnant mother present, didn’t start popping onto the scene until after World War II, coinciding with the beginning of the baby boom.
For upcoming parents, a new baby can be overwhelming and expensive- that’s where the Baby Shower comes in. Friends of the family-to-be traditionally do the planning for the event, but more recent years have seen the future grandparents lending a hand or two as the expense of a baby shower can be somewhat overwhelming in itself. One way of chipping in is by taking care of the Baby Shower Invitations. It’s a relatively small expense comparatively, but one of great importance and in need of detailed attention.
Nothing sets the stage for a great baby shower more than the invitations. Not only do they notify friends and family of the upcoming event, but they also make wonderful keepsakes for years to come- making the perfect page focus for an avid scrap-booking fan. Custom printed invitations complete this task with a minimal amount of effort from you, so you’ll be able to spend more time on other details of the upcoming event. Be sure to pick out your party theme before ordering the invitations so that every detail of the shower will be coordinated.
If you know the gender of baby beforehand, you can have a color theme plus one baby detail, like lavender diapers, yellow rubber duckies, pink safety pins, or blue pacifiers- pick out the invitations first, then the party décor. Be a bit cautious not to overdo the theme! A solid color tablecloth mixed with patterned cake plates and solid dinner plates, pattern cake napkins and solid dinner napkins will be an ideal mix for a stunning display. And on the center table, next to the cake, have a matted and framed Baby Shower Invitation for the proud parents-to-be to place on the wall in the nursery.
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My firts time Throwing A Baby Shower….?
I have a cousin who is expecting a baby in January. Her husband and her don’t want to know what their having; he already has a boy and boys run in our family. Well, her family hasn’t thrown her anything yet, and they’re both coming up for Thanksgiving. I have been “appointed” to throw her a baby shower, which I don’t mind. I recently helped run an wedding shower! My question is what to buy- the paper accessories of tablecloth, napkins, plates, cups,utensils, invitations,etc. What about games and activities? I don’t want to splurge but I do want it to look put together and nice.I am only inviting family 10-15 women of all ages (16-70)! Any helpful websites or advice would be great!
I threw a baby shower that was a tea party. I bought pretty tea cups and saucers. I gave away the tea cups to each person who attended. We had finger sandwiches and salads (pasta, garden, potato). Since there are only going to be 10 or 15 woman there, Set a nice table. Use a table cloth with your cake as the center piece. If you can, think about having the cake made up of 15 or 20 little cakes that are decorated like gift boxes. Then there’s no cutting. Make sure you have a vegetable tray and fruit since the expectant mom will want to be eating healthy. The finger sandwiches can be made with cookie cutters that children would enjoy.
There are so many games out there for Baby Showers, here are a few:
The Tray Memory Game
Before the game starts Put 15 to 20 small items associated with babies on a tray. These should be items such as a bottle, pacifier, baby sock, safety pin, baby’s brush, baby oil etc.
Give each of your guests a piece of paper and a pencil to write down their answers.
To start the game bring the tray into the room and place it where all the guests can see it but tell them not to touch, leave the tray in that position for one minute and tell the guests to memorize the items that are on the tray, then remove the tray from the room and give the guests five minutes to write down on pieces of paper what all the items were. The guest who gets the most items correct is the winner.
The Guess the Baby Game
In your invitation ask each guest to bring with them to the shower a picture of themselves as a baby. It may be a good idea to give the guests a reminder before the shower to bring the photo with them as without the photo they can’t be involved in the game.
Take the picture from each guest as they arrive and lightly pencil on the back a number, being careful not to damage the photo and make a list so you can tell later which photograph corresponds with each guest.
To play the game itself give each guest a piece of paper and pencil, show all the guests a photograph and tell them the number then tell them to write down whose photograph they think it is.
Then do the same with the next photograph.
If there are a lot of baby shower guests it may be necessary to pass the photographs around as they may not be able to see the photograph clearly.
The guest who identifies the most photographs is the winner.
Baby Shower Word Scramble
We have included a list of scrambled words , which relate to babies, gifts or maternity, in this section. Print out enough copies of this before the shower and give each guest a copy of this list and a pencil.
Get them to unscramble as many words as they can, writing the correct answer in the adjacent space, in a set amount of time say five or ten minutes.
The guest who gets the most answers correct is the winner.
Most of the scrambled words are fairly easy to solve, but if everyone is having trouble with any of them, them give them a clue to the answer.
Baby Word Scramble Answers
1 Bottle ____ tebolt
2 Motherhood ____ rodeomothh
3 Feeding ____ gefined
4 Formula ____ oralfum
5 Layette ____ teatley
6 Baby Walker ____ abby kwaler
7 Booties ____ toobies
8 Onesies ____ osneesi
9 Milk ____ kilm
10 Baby Bath ____ abby bhat
11 Teether ____ herette
12 Diaper ____ paired
13 Baby Buggy ____ abby gugby
14 Cradle ____ dacler
15 Rubber Ducky ____ ubberr yuckd
16 Stroller ____ rollters
17 Bassinet ____ sinbates
18 Mommy ____ yommm
19 Nursery Rhyme ____ unserry hemry
20 Teddy Bear ____ tyded reab
21 Pacifier ____ recipiaf
22 Shower Games ____ howser mages
23 Playpen ____ paynpel
25 Doll ____ ldol
26 Maternity ____ maneritty
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