Pregnancy varies from woman to woman. Some of them have a wonderful time for the entire 9 months of expecting while others go through a tough time especially during the earlier and later months. Although it is regarded mainly as a wonderful experience since it is a celebration of a new life or a birth of an angel on Earth, it can’t be denied that it is typically coupled with stress. Hence, family members and friends of a pregnant woman have a way of lightening things up and that is by means of celebrating a baby shower.

A baby shower party is not only a cause of excitement for the expecting mom as well as her immediate family. It likewise brings joy to their well-wishers. The event is filled with fun as it involves food, baby shower games, and presents. This type of gathering has popularized several hundreds of years ago and different cultures have various ways of celebrating the occasion. But what sets them agreeing at one point is the tradition of giving out gifts for the baby.

As one joyous celebration, the baby shower aims to “shower” or “bathe” the parents of the upcoming child with love. Friends and relatives join forces to welcome the arrival of a new addition to the family. And since the preparation for the party is usually stressful, it often comes as a surprise to the expecting mom.

The Preparation Process

Organization plays a major role in planning out a baby shower party. Thus, the people who are involved in this preparation process should be endowed with organizational skills, patience, humor, artistry, and so on. There are numerous factors to consider when planning the event. Among of which are the actual time duration to hold the party, the venue, the food to be served, the theme, the baby shower games, the guest list, and of course, the invitation.

Incorporating Creativity and Artistry to Baby Shower Invitations

The baby shower invitations need not be expensive. Depending on your budget, you can come up with cute yet appealing baby shower invitations. Normally, baby showers are held a month or two prior to the baby’s arrival so planning must be done beforehand.

If you prefer the standard invitations, you can simply purchase them from the shops. There are various designs that you can choose from. There are also color motifs to select from that goes with the theme.

If you are planning a more special party and given a longer time for the preparation, you can always prefer to personalize the invitation. Armed with your creative juices and artistic sense, you can use colored papers or cardboards, ribbons, cut outs, and many other accessories to design the invitation card. You can likewise come up with a personalized message.

Remember that when there are invited guests who will be coming from provinces, their invitations should be sent out several weeks earlier. For those who are from nearby areas, giving out their invitations at least 2 weeks before the event will be practical.
Enlivening the Party with Baby Shower Games

Baby shower games make the event more exciting. It allows the guests to get to know each other and have a grander time. There are several games that you can incorporate for the event. A few ideas are the following:

The baby diaper bag memory game. Fill a baby bag with different baby items like pacifier, bottles, pins, and so on. Take them out for everyone to see and then put them all back inside the bag. The participants should list down everything they can remember and the one who recalls most wins the game.

Guess the baby item’s price. Display some baby things on a table. Let the participants guess the actual price. The one who correctly gets the price wins.

Name that rhyme. Choose a couple of nursery rhymes and let the guests name the title.

Figure out that baby food. Take off the labels of the baby food. Let the guests name them.

Common Baby Shower Gifts

Guests will often arrive with a number of gifts to give to the expecting couple. Some of the popular gifts to expect include baby bottles, towels, baby clothes, crib beddings, pillows, diapers, bibs, pacifiers, baby food, baby bag, toys, rubber pad, mats, and a lot more.

It also happens that many of them will bring the same baby items. But, don’t worry because the baby’s parents will surely appreciate the thoughtfulness of the guests. Also, those things can be used anytime.

A baby shower is always a fun gathering to organize, host, and attend. The expecting couple and their family, especially the soon-to-be-mom, will forever cherish the memories of this day. Make the celebration even livelier with cute artistic invitations, sumptuous food, baby shower games, and lots of pictures taken!