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Step 1
Work out a guest list with the mother-to-be and send out invitations at least two weeks in advance either by mail or evite. On the invitation, ask each attendee to bring a baby picture of themselves. Also mention that each person who brings a package of diapers will be entered into a draw for a door prize.
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Step 2
Come up with a theme for the shower. For example, if it's going to be a girl, your theme can be "sugar and spice and everything nice." For this theme bake homemade sweets and decorate your buffet with pink tissue and doilies. You can use toys such a doll's cradle to serve your sweets in a unique way. Alternatively, if it will be a boy, your theme can be "snips and snail and puppy dog tails." Make mud pie and decorate it with candy worms. Decorate with all things boyish. You can by toy snakes and insects to put on your buffet table amongst the food. You can use a Tonka dump truck to serve chips.
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Step 3
Plan some games for the attendees to participate in and purchase small prizes.
Hang up all of the photos that they bring of themselves and have each person guess which baby picture belongs to who.
Buy a whole bunch of baby socks and put them all together in a little bin. Have each person try and roll as many matching pairs as they can in 30 seconds. At the end, the mom-to-be will get to take them home.
Have each person write out their own piece of advice for the new mom anonymously, she then reads them all aloud and picks her favorite. That attendee wins.
Don't forget to enter each person who brings diapers into the draw for the door prize. As a prize, you can fill a basket with chocolates, coffee and biscuits, etc. Or pick up a gift certificate for a local restaurant. -
Step 4
Once you have planned and decorated and the big day arrives, remember to enjoy yourself. Spend time chatting with everyone and make them feel comfortable. Often, people attending a baby shower are friends of the mom-to-be but don't know each other. Make sure you introduce everyone as they arrive. Most of all, make sure the mom-to-be is comfortable and enjoying herself. Keep the refreshments coming and she'll be one happy pregnant woman!
