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If you are pregnant, there are so many things you have to prepare for and do before the arrival of the baby such as building a nursery and acquiring all the things you will need. One thing that is not necessary but is quite important is a baby shower party. A baby shower is a gathering where friends of family of the mother-to-be bring gifts for her and her baby. You don’t have to have one of these parties but there are many pluses to having one and here are some of them:

1) Having a baby shower party is a great way to acquire some of the items you will need when the baby arrives. Some gifts that are usually received at a shower include diapers, bassinets, toys and car seats.

2) A party is a great way to get you and your friends under the same roof again to have a good time. It also gets you out of the house!

3) Having a shower is a great way to others who you have not seen in a long time and to meet new people. You never know who will show up with one of your guests. Maybe they have young children or are expecting also.

4) You will pick up on great tips and advice from other mothers at the shower to prepare you for when your baby arrives.

Usually it is a family member or close friend who will organize and put the bay shower party on for you but of course, you can have some say in it too! Typically, friends and family of the mother-to-be are invited to the shower which is usually held in a hall but can also be held at a home depending on how many people are invited and are anticipated to show up. Guests are sometimes asked to bring a plate of food with them along with their gift. Sandwiches, pasta salads, vegetable salads and sweets are the most popular items to bring and they are foods that everyone likes! Sometimes, alcohol is served but it is best to keep everyone sober.

Remember, the guest of honor is not able have a drink, so it is a good idea if everyone stays in a decently sober mood for her sake! Once everyone arrives and takes a seat somewhere, the festivities begin. Games such as bingo and other popular favorites are played. It is a good idea to keep the games suitable for everyone as there are usually people of all ages present a baby showers. Throughout the duration of the party, music will be played, food will be served and gifts will be opened. Sometimes, some people who are close to the mother-to-be will make a speech. Nevertheless, this is a party for you and your baby so enjoy it, be thankful and have a great time. Mingle with those who are close to you, take the time to meet any new people who are there and spend some time with the ones whom you do not see often.

There are many baby shower party ideas that can make it fun. It is a celebration and it is meant to be fun. Playing games at the shower can not only be fun but memorable as well. To make sure the games are fun, they should be properly planned. Before playing any games, it is a good idea to have an ice breaker game if there are a lot of people that do not know each other. One way is to go around the room and have people introduce themselves on how they know the soon to be mommy.

One fun game is guess mom’s belly size. Have each guest take a piece of yarn and cut it at the length they think the belly is all the way around. When everyone cuts their yarn, compare the strings to the actual belly. Give a prize to the person who is the closest.

Another fun game is to never say baby the entire day. Make a necklace with yarn and baby safety pins attached to it. Give each person a necklace as they walk into the shower. Each of the guests should wear the necklace the entire baby shower, as this game will last the entire time. The rules for this game are explained as guests walk into the shower. When the word baby is said, anyone who calls it out gets a pin from the other person who said the word. Before guests leave, pin will be counted, and the person with the most pins wins.

An easy and fun game is to make a centerpiece full of baby safety pins and have each person guess how many pins are in the jar. That person wins the centerpiece.

Baby Bingo is also a classic and fun game for everyone. The bingo cards need to be made ahead of time. Make bingo cards with the numbers one through 15 on them. When the mommy to be opens a gift, she reads off the number that has been attached to it. Eventually someone will yell bingo and win a prize.

One last game that really involves everyone personally is to play a game in which people guess baby pictures. Ask everyone on the invitation to bring a picture to the baby shower. As guest walk in, put them on a collage. When there is time, have everyone fill out who they think is who. Whoever guesses the most right wins!

These are just some baby shower party ideas. It would be too much to do all of them, but a few are some great ice breakers and fun to get the rest of the people involved. Even though this day is about the mom to be, guests should still be involved and have fun with each other and win some prizes. Prizes can be simple things like a body of lotion from a nice store, a $10 gift card to a popular restaurant, or make the centerpiece of the table a prize for one of the games as well. This is a great way to say thank you to all guests for coming!

It will not be much longer before the new addition to the family arrives. It is another reason to bring family and friends together to celebrate in anticipation.

Hostesses, usually moms and best girlfriends, will rummage through bins of baby shower supplies. It is hard to find just the right preoccupations to keep adults attention on babies for at least a couple of hours. Common baby shower supplies will include:

° Decorations to highlight the occasion – usually a table cloth
and pink and blue streamers make the occasion fairly obvious.

° A center piece to mark the occasion will be a nice addition to the
table.

° The cake – Many imaginative choices with pink, blue and yellow design.

° Favors to commemorate the occasion and play games.

° A rocking chair makes mom-to-be feel like the center of attention.
She is also comfortable during the shower.

° A display area for gifts

° Extra seating for guests

Guests to a shower do not usually expect to eat a full course meal so finger foods are great choices to serve. Shrimp, crab cake balls or meatballs make perfect menu options. They can be served with salads made by friends if the economical route is taken. Saucer sized disposable plates will suffice for finger foods.

To make the occasion momentous for mom-to-be a bonnet made from ribbons is worn while gifts are being opened. A cast of mom’s stomach is a popular piece of memorabilia to have now. Premade before the shower and placed on display is a way to invite autographs by attendees. A bassinet or parasol would be an ideal way to display gifts. At least one game involving baby names has to be played.

parasol
baby name games
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