ALL THINGS BABY SHOWER!!!!

If you're a female over the age of 19 I can almost bet you have attended at least one baby shower or another. What do you remember about the shower? Do you remember the games, the food, the theme, the decor? Some of you may remember bits and pieces of these things, but the thing you probably remember the most is whether or not you had any fun.

Don't worry, my first born is TOTALLY psyched his sonogram pic is on the computer!

When planning a baby shower you always want to make sure the focus of the shower is to honor the mother-(and possibly the father)to-be. But one thing people tend to forget with showers is that you also need to make sure the guests are entertained as well. The following is some ideas to keep in mind when planning a baby shower.


*Games are a good way to lighten the mood and to get guests interacting with one another, but always be sure not to jam pack the shower with them and lose sight of the fact that the mommy to be should be the center of attention.

*Food/Drinks- Be sure to talk to the mommy to be before planning the food list. Any of you who have been pregnant can understand that even just the smell of a certain food while preggo can lead to instant nausea. Get some suggestions from the mommy to be or if your food goes along with the theme ask the bride if she is comfortable with those items.

*Encouraging participation- one of the biggest things I hear from guests at parties is that they spend 20 minutes trying to win a game only to give the prize to the mommy to be. Consider having prizes for the winning guest or simply for trying to encourage participation.

*Gifts- Make sure that the focus on the party is not solely on the gifts. Nobody wants to attend a party where you go, eat a piece of cake open gifts then leave. Be sure to make the guests feel welcome and that the day would not have been the same without them.

 

Make it Memorable!!!

 

There are plenty of ways to make this happen! Your theme you go with will set the tone for the kind of event you are going to have and with baby showers the sky is the limit! There is no end to the possiblities you have when picking a baby shower theme. The list includes, but is certainly not limited to:

 

*color theme (random or based on gender)       *noahs ark

*zoo or animal themed                                       *airplanes, automobiles, or boats

*flower themes                                                   *Bugs

*"nesting" theme                                                 *Baby's name

*gender themed                                                   *something the soon to be parents have in common

*Month of due date (I once did an April Showers bring May Babies theme)

*decor of the nursery                                         
AND TONS AND TONS AND TONS MORE! THE CHOICES ARE ENDLESS!

If you are ever in need of ideas for a baby shower and you're not a very creative person, let me invite you to a website you are sure to get some help from. You may or may not have heard of it before... It's a site called PINTEREST.

If you have never heard of this site before, let me first warn you that it can be VERY addictive! Well at least it is for me. Pinterest is basically a website you can be invited to where you have your own page and can create your own posting boards. These boards can be organized for any type of thing you desire, whether it be funny sayings, places you'd like to go, recipes you'd like to try, clothes you wish you could wear, crafts or Do It Yourself Projects you plan on doing. In order to use the website, unless it's changed since I have signed up, you must be invited by someone who is currently a user. Once you've been invited and log on you can go through and follow other people and pin items to your boards. I know this probably makes no sense at all if you have never been on so click on the link above and check it out. If you want to try pinterest and need an invite comment on my post with your email address and I'll be glad to get you started. But remember my warning above! ;)

I hope you have a chance to check out Pinterest before my next post because next time we start covering a few of the many theme choices for baby showers and ways to incorporate coordinating decor, games and food. Until next time I hope your planning is EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY!