Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Baby Shower Parties.


The news about being pregnant is the best news of all. Well, of course only second to hearing the grand proposal. After a successful wedding ceremony, hearing that your love has borne fruit is the icing on the cake.

For a first time mother-to-be it can be a very difficult job to search for the right stuff for the new baby. A simple solution to this would be to prepare a list of necessary things which the new born will require, and purchasing them little by little, so that all the necessary items can be arranged for before the arrival of the new born.

But there is another easy way to almost have it all, without getting too much headache over it. Giving a baby shower party, is a perfect solution for this. The only headache mom-to-be would have is the menu she would have to prepare on that day and that is easier for her. For really getting things more exiting she can sent out unique baby shower invitations to the invitees.

Organizing a baby shower party ensures you of getting out of the burden of searching for useful baby stuff, now this part has to be managed by the invitees. But now another question arises. How will the baby shower go about? This concern can be solved, if we choose a theme based baby shower, which will help to guide the flow of the party. You can plan a unique baby shower theme. How about planning the theme on colors? If you know the gender of the baby then how about planning a theme based on the colors, that is Blue or Pink, a color universally represent for a baby boy or a baby girl. Or How about character-themed baby shower such as the Sesame Street, Power Puff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory or the Looney Tunes?

Once the baby shower is finished, take stock of what is already there and not. For those items still missing from your list, make the necessary arrangements to have it readily available once the baby arrives.

Just some last few tips for a successful baby shower:

Hold it four to six weeks before the due date, establish a theme, write down the guest list, set the tone and size of the baby shower, plan the games, plan the menu, create baby shower party favors, and last but not the least, set the time and location, if it will not be held in your residence.


Remember, the baby shower party is a way to welcome the new baby, so have fun in doing so.

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