Baby Shower Tips
Baby Shower Tips
Baby Shower games are used traditionally to entertain Baby Shower guests, and create a festive atmosphere for everyone. Baby Shower Games can be creative, original, old familiar games, homemade, or purchased. The idea is to make the baby shower more than just an occasion for gift giving, and add flair and fun that is sure to create cherished memories for all!
Most people donÂ’t come to Baby Showers to win prizes, so should you make all the game prizes inexpensive baby items, they can be used as gifts to further welcome the new addition to the family. In fact, if you put a wicker baby carrier in the middle of the floor, you can enjoy winning, while you put the prizes in the basket when you win!
A few game suggestions are:
• Baby Shower Bingo: Cards can be made and printed on your computer, and used to play bingo.
• Clothes Pin Game: Give a clothespin (or safety pin) to each guest as they arrive. Have a keyword, phrase, or action that will be forbidden for the duration of the shower (like: Cute, Sweet, Darling…) The name is the same for each person, and when a guest hears another guest use the word, they take the clothes pin. At the end of the game, the one with the most pins; wins!
• Baby Word Scramble: Using a computer, print baby oriented words, such as diaper, rattle, teething ring, etc., but mix up the letters. Each person should begin at the same time, and the first to complete the list wins a prize.
• Baby Item Toss: The mother to be is seated in the middle of the room in a chair. She is holding a large garbage bag, and each guest holds a small baby item (like rattles, blocks, baby clothing, socks or shoes. Each guest guesses how many the mother to be will catch in the bag, and the one closest to the actual amount caught will win, and Mommy gets to keep the items!
The real object of any baby shower is to honor the miracle and blessing of new life. Amidst the joy, there is always stress, and Baby Showers take the focus off stressors, focus on the blessings, and provide necessities for becoming new parents.
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how to give a cute, simple, fun baby shower on a budget?
my friends baby shower is a couple months away and i volunteered to throw it any good tips for games, decor, and snax oh and the party favors let me know i want it to be really classy and modern! : )
I have a few money saving ideas that will take you some time to gather but will definitely save you money.
For decorations, instead of going with the whole “baby” thing – go with a pastel theme. Then you are not limited to any one color, as long as you have the opportunity to pick up pastel colored items pick them up. It also does not limit you to party stores which are often more expensive than walmart or even better the dollar store. Everytime you go into a discount store pick up a pack of lavendar plates and cups if they have them. When you go into the dollar store if they have baby blue plastic forks pick them up. As long as you stay in this pastel color palate you will be fine. Also get some baby’s breath flowers instead of bouquets of pastel flowers. They look quite stunning in different shaped and sized vases all around your space. Gather vases from everyone you know. They are quite inexpensive. Also get pastel candles and put them in candle holders all over the place. Hit the dollar store for the candle holders. If you get really fancy you can wrap pastel colored ribbons on them with the date and time written on it and give them as favors.
There are a ton of party games out there, but I think that most party games at showers basically stink. Instead of having people fill up their time playing games have each of your guests take a picture with the future mother and leave her a little note on card stock paper. Then at the end you can make her a nice scrapbook with the notes from her guests and a picture. Make doubles of the pictures and send the picture in the thank you card. This is another opportunity for favors. Get inexpensive 4×6 picture frames.
As for snacks it would depend on the time of the day. If you are trying to keep it modern it is all going to depend on the way that you present your food. For example, don’t have all of the food gathered in one place. This does two things: 1.) It initiates conversation – “that looks good, where’d you get if from 2.) It takes a lot of the emphasis off the food saving you money. You can make some cheese straws with puff pastry for less than 5 bucks. Serve them in champagne flutes or any tall glass. Put 10 in each glass and have them dispersed around the house. Another yummy thing that looks pretty is finger sandwiches. You can make about 40 finger sandwiches for about $10 if you make a cucumber with herbed cheese, tomato and mayo, and tuna salad. Serve them on different sized trays that you have wrapped in tin foil and decorated with just the heads of roses. Another good inexpensive appetizer is frozen quiche. Everyone loves them and they are good hot or room temperature. My final suggestion would be some warm brie with crusty bread.
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