A week or so ago three girlfriends and I threw a baby shower for a friend. Sometimes throwing a wedding or baby shower can be stressful, but with four of us combining our talents and ideas, it was a breeze. Here are a couple of things that made the day a success.
*Instead of games, we opted for guests to design onsies with fabric markers for the baby. We provided stencils of shapes, animals and letters with a large variety of colored markers. We hung the onsies up on a clothes line to add to the party decor. This was a huge hit!
*Instead of flowers and table decoration, we brought and gave people the option of bringing children books to line the table. The books were an awesome start to the baby's library. Guests also had the option of writing a message to the baby in the books!
*We re-used paper lanterns and party poms from another party to decorate as well homemade table confetti (cute paper and a cute star hole punch). We made a flag banner welcoming the new baby.
*Photo boards lined with baby pictures of the mom- and dad-to-be added a nice surprise for the guest of honor. It was fun trying to imagine out what their munchkin will look like compared to their baby photos.
*Guests could fill out wish cards, words of wisdom and draw the baby cards (we made ourselves using PowerPoint). We placed the cards along with photos from the shower in a small, keepsake scrapbook.
*Instead of party favors that you will never use again, we made chocolate covered pretzels in coordinating colors for the guests. Three to a bag because one chocolate covered pretzel is never enough!
*We had a mid-morning shower, so we made brunch items including: two delicious breakfast casseroles, a strawberry and spinach salad, and yogurt with berries and granola. We offered water, a non-alcoholic and an alcoholic punch. Yum!! And we were all salivating over the chocolate peanut butter cupcakes for dessert.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the activities that allowed them the chance to mingle and eat without ever feeling rushed. It was the perfect baby shower!
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