Baby Shower 101: Basic Tips

What exactly is a baby shower, you might ask. Traditionally, back then, only the first baby was celebrated with a baby shower. Now all babies can be announced with baby showers since each baby is special.

A baby shower is held during the last stage of pregnancy. However, it can be celebrated as soon as the confirmation of pregnancy if the host wishes to. Adoptive parents usually wait until the baby arrives before throwing a baby shower.

Family members usually throw the baby shower. However, friends and co-workers can host it as well.

So if you're planning a baby shower for someone, what special considerations should you take note of? Read on and learn.

Budget, budget, budget.

A good budget plan is required to make a baby shower memorable and yet not bank-breaking. Think of the preferences and interests of the mom-to-be to get a good view of how much your budget should be in holding the party. You can easily scour thrift shops or dollar stores if you're on a tight budget.

Baby Shower Invites

Don't forget to include all the important information in your baby shower invite, i.e., date, time, name of the baby (if the parents have one already), venue, RSVP details, whether it's a surprise party and theme if you have a special theme for the party.

Yummy Considerations

One of the most important factors in deciding for the budget plan is the food. If you'll be holding the baby shower during noon or dinner, people will usually expect to have full meals. If it's in-between those periods of the day, you can just serve finger food. Also, you can coordinate the food with your theme, so if you're going to have a cowboy theme, you can serve cowboy food. Just make sure that the mom-to-be and of course, the guest will appreciate whatever food you serve.

Now What to Do

Also, don't forget to be prepared with stuff to do during baby showers. You can have games such as bingo and other appropriate games. You can schedule all the activities, from the announcement to the games, eating, gift-giving and other activities.

Venue Decoration Tips

Depending on whether you'd like a more formal baby shower or what theme was chosen for the party and the budget, of course, you can start from deciding about the color scheme (boy or girl?), whether banners will be good, will you be having centerpieces and other accessories.