Who Should throw a Baby Shower - Friends or Family ?

Who Should Host a Baby Shower?

Baby showers are an american tradition which are hosted by a close friend or a group of friends for expectant mother. Baby showers are primarily a gift giving occasions & to inform all close female friends & female family members, of a new addition to the mother's family.

The best time to host is one or 2 moths before the delivery date

Should I invite a friend who had conception problems or has recently miscarried ?

its better to give options to the friend if she wants to come to the baby shower, if the friend is close not inviting her might cause a long term effect than inviting her when she is facing emotional problems. Assurance that it is OK to decline the invitation if a baby shower is just too difficult for her.

What happens in Baby Showers?

Baby showers usually consist of about 20 to 25 close female friends & family & usually are held after work hours or during weekends for most convenience. There are many activities which happened during a baby shower, some very general guidelines are detailed below, which can be customized to suit different occasions.

• Typical Baby Showers last about 2 to 3 hours

• Once all the guests arrive, make sure that all the guests feel comfortable & introduce all guests.

• Once all the guests are comfortable, after 30 minutes, its now the best time to play baby shower games & ensure that all of the guests are comfortable with each other & get to know each other better.

• Mothers can go over & open the gifts. This is usually done when all guests are around the mother.

• Baby Shower Hosts have to ensure that the mother has met all guests & thanked them for their baby shower gifts & accept their blessings.

What are Baby Shower Games?

When there are different female guests & not all of the guests know each other, the best way to make them feel at ease & have lots of fun is by introducing them to baby shower games. Not all guests might like all the games but having a few choices would be a great in generating interest & play the game, which is liked by the majority of guests. Baby shower games are excellent way for female bonding in a short period of time.

If the host is planning to have Baby Shower Games in the shower then basic office supplies like 25 pens, note pads or paper, should be readily available.

Most Popular Baby Shower Games

Some baby shower games are free & some of them are available to purchase to include & entertain all the guests.

Baby Pictures Game

Guests are asked to bring pictures of themselves when they were young & arrange on them on a table & the guests who matches the pictures the most pictures with names of guests in the room wins

Don't talk about "Babies"

Each guest is given a paper wrist band to wear during the shower. Whenever a guest speaks about or uses the word baby or babies, then the other guest removes or cuts the wrist band & the one who last band win the game.

Baby Shower Bingo

Usually a baby theme bingo game is played by guests. This could be a great game, when the hosts has knowledge of all the gifts the guests have brought & the mother to be is opening the gifts, the guests guess or check it off in the gifts list given to them. The one with the most correct answers wins

Celebrity Baby Names

Prepare a list of celebrity moms and a list of baby names for example ( Gwenth Paltro – Apple etc ). Guests would have to match the name of the baby with the celebrity parent. Its best if the last names of the babies are removed.

There are tons of baby shower games out there its upto the host to have the best choices which could be liked by most guests.