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How To Decorate A Baby Shower

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Baby showers are the perfect example. While they are used to celebrate the arrival of a brand new life into the world, they can also be stressful for the person hosting the occasion. If you are planning to throw a baby shower for a friend or a relative, and you are not sure exactly how to start organizing it, this article provides some tips.

Best time for a baby shower?

The best time to throw a baby shower is on the weekend, preferably mid-morning to late afternoon. Why? Because people work during the week. Also, consider having the baby shower later on in the mother-to-be pregnancy, around 9 weeks before the birth is best.

A baby shower can also be held after the birth of the child. This is the best plan if the mother-to-be is having complications with her pregnancy.

How many people should I invite?

One normally invites anywhere from 10 to 20 people to a baby shower. What one should also take into consideration when inviting people, is whether or not the location of the baby shower can accommodate only a few or a large group of people.

How long should a baby shower last?

A baby shower generally lasts about two to three hours. That should be enough time for everyone to mingle, the presents to be opened, and food eaten. Also, take into consideration the mother-to-be is more easily exhausted.

Who should pay for the baby shower?

The host/hostess should pay for the baby shower. A baby shower is perceived as a gift from the host to the bride. It is not unusual or wrong for the host to ask family or close friends to help out monetarily. So, if you need some financial help, don't be shy in asking family and close friends. What is not acceptable is asking the mother-to-be for monetary help.

Should I throw a surprise shower?

If you are thinking of throwing a surprise shower, you may want to rethink. Surprise showers can cause the host all kinds of problems, namely making sure the mother-to-be arrives at the shower on time. The best plan is to throw a baby shower that the mother-to-be is aware of because she can offer much needed suggestions to the host.

Do you need to send out invitations?

Yes, one needs to send out invitations for a baby shower. It does not have to involve fancy stationery. One can go to any greeting card store and purchase invitations at a reasonable price. It is also important that you send out the invitations a few weeks in advance, preferably three to four weeks.

Can I have games at the baby shower?

Games are indeed very popular at baby showers. However, baby showers are primarily about the food, drink (non-alcoholic), presents and conversations. So while having games at a baby shower is fine, do not feel pressured to have them. If you do opt for games at a baby shower, be creative and make sure the games center on the baby and mother-to-be.

When should the presents be opened?

The presents should be opened after food has been enjoyed and games played, if you decide to have them.

Themes

In this day and age, a lot of baby showers have themes. There are advantages to a theme orientated baby shower. It can certainly make the shower easier to organize. You can make up your own them theme or use some already established popular baby showers themes, which include:

Tea party, which can be fun.

Book party, where everyone brings books as gifts for the baby and mother.

Diaper party, where the baby shower centers on gifts that deal with the bare necessities like diapers or baby bottles.

How To Decorate A Baby Shower

When it's a party, it's a time for decorations! To have a perfect baby shower party, one should start planning at least a week before on party decorations. Though the local fashion, design, can be a way for ideas on decorations, yet you have to plan your decorations according to your needs and budget.

The venue of the event should be lighted in a mild fashion with shower decorations hanging from these lamps. If it's a baby girl, it can be pink twisted ribbons, cloths or veils. One may go for blue or green if it's a baby boy. The entire path starting from the entrance to the hallway should be decorated with these lamps. One may also go for votive candles placed in empty baby food containers or jars, which in a way will cut off your cost to an extent. You can hang baby shower decorations from the ceilings and even in walls. For a baby girl shower decoration, drape the ceilings with twisted pink ribbons and then hang tulle or veil bags from these ribbons. Fill up these bags with jellybeans, strawberries and gums which your guests would love to have as a surprise. You may hand these bags to the guests as snacks or ask them to take home as souvenirs.

The walls can be decorated with rag dolls put in small bags, just like baby kangaroos in mother's pouches. Name the dolls in the name of the baby and give them to the guests as souvenirs.

A major part of the baby shower party is the baby shower games or the activities that are carried out in the midst of the party. There are various traditional baby shower activities and some of these are very popular in shower parties.

&bullBaby shower bingo

&bullAsking the guests to guess the date of birth of the child

&bullGuess the baby food flavor: guests have to taste-test several flavors of baby food and try to identify them

There are a lot more that you can add on to make a fun-filled party.

Baby shower food items are one of the most important features of baby shower. When guests arrive at a baby shower they are expecting food that includes desserts, appetizers, and baby shower finger food. You don't really have to plan an entire meal; it isn't really expected at this kind of event. A good idea is to have a good menu on "baby shower food on hand" which will be served to guests when they are into the activities. Baby shower food items are often designed based on the theme. Again if it's a girl baby shower party, a strawberry dessert will be in theme of the party. A baby shower cake with a pink icing again is an added feather to the party of a baby shower party for a girl. If the baby is a boy, one may use blue or green instead of pink. For more ideas on recipes one may look for them in library, book stores for recipes

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