Spring is here and that means it is baby shower season. We have been asked over and over if there is some magic formula to making the perfect baby shower. Truthfully…there is no such thing as a perfect baby shower but there is such a thing as having a fabulous baby shower!
Here is a check list that we have put together to help make that baby shower the very best:
1) Decide who will be planning the baby shower, you? Family members? Friends? It is usually easier to have more than one person planning but too many is really not a great thing.
2) Decide on the date of the baby shower, usually it is about 6 weeks before the due date. Don’t forget to make sure that the expectant parents are available on the date picked ( that was my first mistake when I planned my first baby shower:)
3) Decide on a time for the baby shower and how long it should last. From experience it should not last more than 2 hours…have your guests leave with smiles and laughs thinking that they would have loved to stay longer.
4) Decide on a theme for the baby shower and carry it through the whole shower. The theme should be on the invitations, decorations, favors, food and if possible games ( but not too many games)
5) Decide on the guest list and number of guests to be invited to the baby shower. Have the expectant parents help you out with this so that the guest list will be the best guest list possible.
6) Decide on a budget taking into consideration that you can expect to spend approximately 10% over budget. Once you have a budget in place you can decide on the location of the baby shower.
7) Send out the invitations with the date, time, location and directions to the baby shower. Indicate how to rsvp to the invitation, phone, email or snail mail.
8) Make lists…check off what is done so that nothing is missed. Plan the menu. Include serving trays and pieces, cutlery, glasses, napkins, chairs, tables, hot plates etc. Rent? Borrow? Not needed?
9) Have everything set up before the guests arrive. Keep all baby shower props in one place such as games, paper, handouts and pens so that you don’t have to go looking for them.
10) Enjoy!!!!!!
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