Baby shower are among the celebrations that expectant parents would want to have for their baby. Will this be more exciting if you will incorporate baby shower games to the event? Some may find it unnecessary but to some who want to make the baby shower party more fun this may help a lot.
To have a successful baby shower party, it begins with an excellent baby shower planning. Before you begin to pop baby shower games to the guests, have them first introduce themselves and let the others know on how well they know the expectant parents.
Here are five well known games that you can play on your baby shower party.
1. What is mommy’s tummy size?
Things you need: yarn/string and scissors
Give the yarn/string to the women guests and make have it pulled to the length that they assumed would be the size of the mother’s tummy. The one who gets the nearest size would receive the prize. This is the best game for baby shower party.
2. Don’t say “Baby”
Things you need: baby safety pins, yarn/string
The materials will be made as a necklace. The guests will wear the necklace before the baby shower party begins. Anyone who will say “baby” shall be reported to the host and the one who caught the other who spoke the word will get the other’s necklace. After the party, the guest who has the most number of necklaces will get a prize.
3. Name all the baby Items that you can
Things you need: pad paper and pen
Give the materials to the guests and have them write down all the baby items that they can think of in 5 minutes. This might be easy at first but a the last minutes they will begin to cram for more baby items that they can think of. The most baby items listed on the paper of the guest will receive the reward.
4. What the baby will look like
Things you need: baby mags, scissors, paper and glue
Group the guests in teams of 3 then hand them out with baby magazines. Ask them to cut out magazine pieces with individual baby qualities which they believe the baby would look like. Let the mother to be selecting the best picture that the guest’s made and whom made the most beautiful image that looks like her. The team who made the best cut out picture will receive the prize. This is one of the favorites in baby shower games.
5. Flavor of Food
Things you need: baby food, pad paper and pen
Remove the labels of baby food then let the guests identify what the flavor of the baby foods are. You can have up to 10 different flavors of baby food. If you have a draw, then let the guests be blindfolded and let them taste the baby food and identify what flavor is it. The one who can guess the flavor of the baby food will get the prize.
Posted on 15 June '08 by Kate, under Baby Shower Games. No Comments.
Baby shower planning doesn’t have to be as complicated as you might think it is and you won’t need to spend so much money on expensive things to give out to your guests. As the saying goes, it is the thought that counts. The baby shower favors are very significant to any party celebrations but as I said it doesn’t have to be expensive.
What to give as a favour
If you try to browse the internet for some baby shower party ideas, you would come across various designs of invitations which include bears, baby stuffs, baby animals and baby toys. The baby shower favors are almost countless, it ranges from personalized baby cookies, personalized baby chocolates, mint tins, gum balls, chocolate lollipops, picture frames, diaper cakes, metal sailboats, flavored jelly beans and a lot more.
A great idea to present your baby shower party favor is to place the gift in a bag and you can include in the bag some of their favorite stuff such as candies and other sweets. Today there are a lot of endorsements for personalized baby shower party favors which is great because you can have the chance to select from a variety of design that would suit your style.
Traditional gifts
Color scented candles would do a great baby shower favor. These crafts are easy to create and the materials can be bought at any arts store. If you are the one who will make the favor then it is more personalized and more creative because it will be coming from your own sense of style. To make the candles, you will only need to fill any jar with colored scented wax then you allow the wax to cool down and place the lids on top. There are different varieties of colors and scents for the candles, so you can choose the color that you love.
Little pouches of flower seed will also make excellent baby shower party favor and you can obtain them from any garden supply store. Bottles of wine as in other celebrations would also make an astounding baby shower party favor especially to those who loves to drink liquor. Usually, the bottles are opened at the party to liven up the celebration. You don’t to avail of the high priced wine. You can contact your local wine store and ask if they are issuing discounts if you go for bulk orders and ask for recommendations on which inexpensive but good tasting wine that you can avail.
Plan ahead
One great thing about making or buying baby shower invitations, favors, and themes is to plan ahead. Most probably 2 months before the event, so you can target exactly what you want to have at your party. If you are planning to have a personalized baby shower favor, then you can browse the internet for several simple to extravagant designs of favors. This will help you have the complete idea on which favor you would want to purchase and possibly have the amount of the entire cost of the materials and write them down to your budget. By having a baby shower plan, you will be aware of the expenses that you will encounter and how much your budget will be.
Posted on 15 June '08 by Kate, under Baby Shower Favors. No Comments.
Baby shower decorations are great additions to the baby shower party itself. The designs can be as simple or as extravagant as you would want it to be depending on the budget that is available. Typically, there are various approaches to decor the venue for the baby shower. Baby shower party decors are very essential in making the party extraordinary for expectant parents, the unborn baby and the guests. The most loved decorations are balloons, you can also have specialized balloon, customized cake, great table settings with themes for greater mood of the party. The walls and ceilings must also be decorated as well.
The host should know very well what the mom-to-be would want the party be like or if the expectant parents don’t have any ideas of how to create a perfect party. It will be up to the host to be creative to do all the needed things. We can observe that modern baby showers have been innovated by time, though, the traditional approach like choosing the colors from the baby’s room is still acknowledged. The nursery can be embellished with balloons, streamers or fresh flowers.
Generally, the host should follow the traditional baby shower method. Having the traditional baby shower would have to incorporate china and silver ware to the entire decoration. Though, the host of the baby shower can choose from a wide of variety of baby shower decorations and themes and search for the ones which the expectant parents and the host would be comfortable with.
It is not required to have tons of baby shower embellishments. Simple and desirable designs would fit, adding up some flowers and toys would be great. But if you are not satisfied with just a mere celebration, you can visit the internet or the nearest party stores where you can view a large selection of party decorations that would suit your party needs. Decorations would range from balloons, flowers, toys, teddy bears, cakes, dining stuffs, storks and other baby stuff.
You can place the baby shower decors anywhere you wish to. Some of the beautiful baby shower decors can be brought home as souvenir. Others can be used again for several occasions as long as the embellishments are not yet ruined. The baby diaper cake is one of the most popular things that you can have for a baby shower party.
Today, there are more and more baby shower themes and decorations that you can select from. You can have balloons of color pink and blue tied on same colored ribbons. You can create the balloons as a centerpiece or place them on the chairs. Or you can also have an umbrella hung upside down. Place them over the tables and fill it with small balloons. This would make great decoration.
Music would be great to feel the mood of the baby shower party; therefore, you can play children’s songs or light music. Lighting would be great, so can do this with small colorful bulbs. The option for getting the colors from the nursery room will you the flexibility to choose any kind of napkins, baby shower decorations, tableware and other necessary things that you will need for the party.
Posted on 15 June '08 by Kate, under Baby Shower Planning. No Comments.
Baby shower is a nice gathering of your loved ones in welcoming your unborn little one. This is a quick guide in order for the expecting parents to know how to handle a baby shower. We may notice that baby shower parties are evolving from traditional going to modern, enjoyable and more inviting celebrations. But the whole occasion will depend upon how the expecting parents or the hostess handled the event.
You can run on diverse ideas on how to do the baby shower. Starting from the baby shower planning, to the baby shower games if ever you want to include some, to beautifying the venue and lastly to presenting the baby shower feast. How you want to the baby shower party to outcome depends on you, the purpose of the party is to welcome the baby and to aid the expectant parents on what things they necessitate for the baby.
Should you have a second Baby Shower
If you have already done a baby shower before, you can still have another baby shower if the case is you had a baby boy or a girl on your first pregnancy. But it is advisable to invite new set of friends to come on your succeeding baby shower. Why? Because you need also to think about the expenses of the previous guests that you invited on the first baby shower that you held. Another thing is, you are doing the baby shower for the purpose of welcoming your unborn child and to be able to receive gifts specifically for its gender. If you already had a baby shower for a boy before, then you can have a baby shower if you are having a girl this time. Also, you should keep the previous baby stuff that your first baby had so it will still be used by your second baby. Your guest won’t have a hard time to look for things to give in that case.
Who should throw a baby shower?
Traditionally, close relatives are not allowed to host the baby shower. Because the act may seem that the expecting parents are just after the gifts and presents. Today, baby shower are realistic and modern. It is possible that anyone can host and plan for the whole celebration, either you are a family member, co-worker of friend it doesn’t matter as long as you can handle the entire event very well.
Posted on 15 June '08 by Kate, under Baby Shower Planning. No Comments.