Okay, it's been a LONG time since I threw someone a baby shower. In fact it's probably been over 25 years since I've even been to one.
So, all you recent mom's, mom's-to-be, or people who have attended or thrown baby showers, I need help.
I'm throwing one this weekend for my boss' daughter. She's having a girl. I need fun game ideas, prize ideas, gift ideas, etc. Her mom is bringing a 'Diaper Cake' which is the cutest most wonderful thing and I regret not knowing about those when I was a young mom. She's already gotten tons of Onsies, Bibs, and bottles.
What's your favorite gift of all times (keep in mind I'm poor, lol) or one that you can't live without? What did you need that you didn't get?
So, HELP ME!!! It's this Saturday and my time is running out.
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Dan, why not? :)
It seems that new mothers have everything today. LOL When we had our kids, we were lucky to have over a dozen cloth diapers and a few blankets. LOL
High Chairs seem to be the gift that is always appreciated and not given much in our area.
Good luck on the shower.
The doll changing game might be a good idea. That sounds like fun. We could maybe even blindfold them. Hee-Hee!!
The baby einstein stuff is really popular right now.
As for games you can do the traditional one where you have lists of baby stuff and you turn on a timer while they unscramble the words.
There's also the one where you bring the tray full of baby stuff out and they look at it for a certain amount of time. Then you take it away and they have to recall what was on it.
They are bringing over scrapbook pages and each person is going to make a page. They are also bringing over white Onsie's and fabric paint and having everyone design their own Onsie. Those should be fun to do, too.
Another fun one was playing a baby time-table pool. There was a chart with dates and times and we put our initials on the chart for the day and the time and the one closest to it when the baby arrived won the prize. Of course, this will only work if there is no pre-planned C-section. lol
One of the games that we played at my baby shower was the host got a roll of cheap toilet paper and each person was to tear off a strip that they thought would perfectly fit around my girth. The person that came closest to the size of me won a prize.
When each guest arrived, they got to pick an icecube and place it in a clear cup and keep it with them during the party. Who ever's baby got completely released from the icecube first (by melting) had to shout "MY WATER BROKE" and they got a gift.
It is a kit that you make the cement and make a plaster of the baby's hand/foot to make a memory picture or a stepping stone.
All of the times I have given this gift...the mom LOVES it.
they would be something that would be kept forever. and you can get one for under 30.00
They wrote stuff like "your mom is such a funny lady and maybe someday you will be just like her".
The guys did that for my youngest son when he was born.
One of the guys wrote "Have your own bank account when you get married and only have your wife's name on the account (in case something happens to you) but use this one ONLY to save money for a rainy day.
tips like: be a gentleman, always treat a lady right and open the doors for her...
LOL
1. The gift of time - babysitting, just listening to me vent about being a new mother or helping out in some other way, whether by phone or in person
2. The gift of a homemade meal, in my freezer, ready to take out and cook after dealing with a colicky or sick baby. Believe me, I appreciated this plenty! A homemade meal, perhaps in a nice casserole dish, doesn't have to be expensive. Even a meatloaf or a casserole is just fine :)
gifts, lets see....lots of pampers because even if she gets cloth diapers they are a pain in the ass and you know she won't stick with them.
lets see , what about a muzzle for the mother in law because from my experience they usually try and tell you how to raise your kid.
thats my input i hope it helps ya out cuz.....love ya