The Easy Way to Throw a Baby Shower

The Easy Way to Throw a Baby Shower

Baby Showers should be a memorable event for an expectant mother. You want to put on a fun event that everyone will enjoy! So how do you do that without creating a monster that takes all your sanity away? Repeat these two words; organization and creativity!

You have to take the time to be organized, sit down and make a list of the things you will need to tackle; guest list, invitations, picking a date, food, cake, games, gift ideas, you get the idea. Now before you talk yourself out of the whole thing, think….Themes!

Themes

Now here comes the super easy and creative part, the expectant mommy, will tell you the theme of the baby shower! No you don’t want to ask her to help you plan her own shower, tacky, tacky, tacky….. What you want to do is to slip in a couple of useful questions into your next conversation with her about how pending bundle of joy.

For example; Ask her about the nursery, if this is her first, she needs everything, if she has the basics, is she going to redecorate? How about making the shower theme match the theme she wants to decorate in. Also be sure and find out if mommy know the sex of the baby.

Once you know what mommy to be wants the nursery to look like, you have your idea for the baby shower decorations, table cloths, plates, napkins, invitations, party favors. When you theme the baby shower everything matches and you already know that the mommy will love it!

Also, be sure and find out where she is registered for gifts. Simply including the theme idea and gift registration locations, gives the guests a much better shot of getting her gifts she will love and use.

If mommy doesn’t have a theme picked out don’t hesitate to make some friendly suggestions: Some popular nursery themes are; Simple boy or girl motifs, Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Dora The Explorer, Sprung Bob, Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, the list could go on forever.

When decorating for a baby shower don’t be afraid to get away from the traditional pink and blue. Let your decorations reflect the theme of the nursery, the mom to be, or the couple. Lets face it, this child is going to be a reflection of mom and dad so have fun and let the baby show celebrate this blessed event.

So remember, being the hostess with the mostess doesn’t have to be a stressful, panic filled event. The real key to a successful baby shower is picking the right theme and the best way to know you have picked the perfect theme is spend time talking to the mommy to be about her new bundle of joy.


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