Have a Baby Shower After the Baby is Born!

January 26th, 2011 admin


Even if you’ve already had the baby that doesn’t mean you can’t still hold a baby shower. If anything having the baby on hand can encourage more guests to show up at the party with lots of needed gift items. Make sure to tell guests on the invitations that this is a post-delivery shower, and indicate on the invitations what items would be the most appreciated. Do be certain to tell everyone that they needn’t feel obligated, especially if they already donated stuff before the baby was born and they certainly don’t have to bring something from the list if they happen to have a baby item on hand just bring it on over.

Also you’ll want to give your guests a little something in return for taking the time to buy or bring a needed item and coming over to celebrate. There are two ways that work best. One, you feed them some good food and two; give them a little memento of the baby to remember.

It’s easy to make up a quick buffet of food such as cold cuts, relish dishes and a box of donuts. Drinks can be sodas, water, tea and coffee. Serve it up on baby shower themed paper supplies like napkins, tablecloth, and paper plates and it will be even easier to clean up.

The memento of the baby can be something as simple as a homemade card with the baby’s footprint. You can create this by pressing his or her little foot against an ink pad like they do at hospitals, and pressing it against the inside of the card. Then, you can add even more to the card by taping a photo of the baby on the opposite inside face of the card. These make great party favors to give to the guests, especially if most of them will be close family.

By: Gail Leino

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Baby Shower Invitations With Monkeys

January 25th, 2011 admin


Planning a baby shower and not sure what to choose as your theme? The answer can be quite simple if you are looking to get in on one of the hottest trends in baby decor this year: monkeys! Having a monkey themed baby shower is a wonderful way to incorporate the modern appeal of the monkey design with the cutesy aspect of an animal or character. Your shower will have a cohesive theme as monkey themed shower products are readily available…and it all begins with the perfect invitation.

Choosing an invitation for your shower is the first step in solidifying a theme for the entire event. Remember that your invitation is the first glimpse guests get to see into how your baby shower is going to be. Not to mention that the invitation is possibly the first correspondence from the baby-to-be, as lot of baby shower invitation verse is written from “the baby”.

If you decide to do a monkey theme for your shower, your Baby Shower Invitation with Monkeys can be gender specific or gender neutral. The great thing about monkeys, are that they are not very gender specific unless you make them that way. A neutral brown monkey can be used for either of the sexes, and is completely ambiguous if you do not know the sex of the baby-to-be. Of course if you wanted to make the monkey more feminine, you could choose a monkey with a bow in her hair, or rosy cheeks and pink highlights.

Another way to choose a more gender specific monkey baby shower invitation is to capitalize on yet another hot trend right now which is pink or blue with chocolate brown. Having a monkey baby shower invitation will certainly provide the brown, and you can decide if you want pink or blue to give the invitation a specific gender feel as well as utilize the growing trend of the pink/blue and chocolate brown color scheme. Green can also be substituted for a more neutral invitation while still using the modern aspect of a color brown palate.

Baby Shower Invitation with Monkeys are easy to accompany your decorations and favors. You can play on the “going bananas” idea and utilize bananas are part of your decor, menu or favor selections. Another popular play on words for a monkey theme is the “monkey around” catch phrase. This give the shower a fun and light feel as well as prepare you for your little monkey-to-be who will be climbing, swinging and jumping for years to come.

Choosing a shower invitation can be hard, but if you are looking for a theme to incorporate into your shower, a monkey theme is a great place to start. Many children’s bedding and layette clothing are capitalizing on the monkey trend as well. This makes it easy to match the mother’s clothing and bedding choices with her shower. There are plenty of different monkeys to choose from sweet and cute to mischievous and wily. No matter which type of monkey baby invitation you choose, you can be sure that you are choosing a fun and modern theme that guests will enjoy and look forward to attending your baby shower.

By: Jessica Kalagassy

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This article was written by Jessica Kalagassy for Candles and Favors, a one stop shop where you will find Baby Shower Invitations with Monkeys.



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Couples Baby Shower Honors Both Mom and Dad

January 25th, 2011 admin


If having a Couples Baby Shower seems odd to you, consider this: Mom-to-be did not get pregnant on her own. Nor will she likely be raising the baby on her own. So why should she get to celebrate on her own?

Dad-to-be plays a very big role in the new baby’s life so he should be a part of the baby festivities as well. A couples shower (also referred to as coed showers) doesn’t just include dad-to-be in the honors. It also includes all of the other important men in the new baby’s life.

Grandfathers, uncles, cousins, and even godfathers will be able to join in a couples shower as well. Baby showers normally consist of cutesy decorations and silly games. But when you are having a couples shower, you will probably want to make a few adjustments. You still want to have baby decorations since it is a celebration of a baby at your couples shower. But you might want to refrain from using frilly decorations and lean more towards fun ones.

Cutting out the games may be a good idea for coed showers. Instead, give the male guests some screwdrivers and hammers. Then have them put together gifts such as toys and swings while mom and dad-to-be open the presents together.

If this sounds a little too stereotypical for you (me man, you woman, grunt, grunt). Then try playing games that both the men and women will enjoy at your couples shower. Have a contest to see who can drink a beer (or other carbonated beverage) out of a baby bottle the fastest.

Set up a large grid ahead of time with the dates of the month when baby is due. You can have guests write their name on the date when they think the baby will be born. The host or hostess can be responsible for sending a prize to the winner after the baby comes.

Another good idea for games for a couples baby shower is Pictionary. Make cards ahead of time with all sorts of baby items on them. Then use them for your home version of the popular game. Surely most of your guests will be able to draw “rattle”.

But what about “messy diaper” or “nursing”? Prizes for games can be anything you can think of, but if you are going to spend money on them, you should try to have something your guests will want to use. Favors should also be something your guests will use as well as being gender neutral. Some favor ideas include personalized lollipops or candy tins, baby themed cookies, or the ever popular bubble gum cigars.

If you do not know the sex of the baby yet you can purchase favors in both pink and blue. Then guests choose the color based on what they think the sex of the baby will be. It might be fun to do a tally at the end of the shower just to see how many of the guests think it will be a boy and how many think it will be a girl!

Food is also an important part of a couples shower. Though appetizers and finger sandwiches may be appropriate for a regular shower you may want some heartier fare for the couples baby shower. By adding more substantial items to your menu you will be catering (so to speak) to your male guests’ larger appetites.

One suggestion for a nice keepsake for mom and dad-to-be. Videotape wishes and tips for them. Ask willing guests to record a short greeting for the new parents (keeping it proper so Junior can watch it in years to come).

Also, don’t forget to send the couples baby shower invitations.

By: Randy Wilson

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Randy currently has websites dealing with Baby Furniture Reviews and Shaving & Hair Removal.



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