Whether it’s for you or to surprise a friend, a baby shower is an opportunity to get together around a happy event. An opportunity to celebrate, party, and pamper the mother-to-be as it should be.
The prenatal party, or baby shower, is a party that comes straight from the United States. It is generally organized in the last months of pregnancy (7th or 8th) and it allows you to prepare for the baby’s arrival in a festive atmosphere. A sort of Christmas before its time in short. And to make this pre-baby moment a success, here are some tips for personalizing your baby shower.
Who should host the baby shower?
Traditionally, a baby shower is a girls’ affair and the party planner is usually the person closest to the mother-to-be. It could be the sister, the best friend, or even the mother, it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that she knows the tastes of the queen of the party so as not to make any mistakes. It also happens that it is the gentleman who wants to surprise his other half. Nothing prohibits it and it’s even very cute.
Finally, it seems that more and more mothers-to-be are taking the lead and organizing their baby shower. Here again, nothing prohibits it and it is even the best way to be sure to do everything as you like.
Who can come to a baby shower?
Everyone is invited to the party. Even if, it is true, the principle of a baby shower is above all to bring together your friends. An ideal pretext to laugh out loud, to let loose in confidence, and to review the latest gossip without feeling guilty for a single second.
In this kind of girly atmosphere, men quickly feel like they’re too much and quickly run away. But mentalities are evolving and things are changing: gentlemen are no longer as macho as before! The future father’s friends can therefore attend the party with him, as well as the future mother’s family and friends. Don’t they say that the more, the merrier?
What gifts to bring for a baby shower?
What would a baby shower be without gifts? Moreover, “shower” means “shower” in French, about the deluge of gifts that mom and baby receive for the occasion.
Here, it’s always good to stand out and offer something unique like a personalized bodysuit for the baby for example. You can also choose fun slippers, a cute little hat, or a set of bibs with heart patterns. For the mother, you can bring a diaper bag, beauty products, or even a book on “how to be the most wonderful mother in the world”.
In the very vast choice available to us, we can also offer jumbled-together
- A trip to the spa or thalassotherapy;
- A pregnancy photo session;
- A night light for baby;
- Small objects with a personalized message (headbands, bracelets, magnets, etc.);
- Chocolate ;
- A sleeping bag;
- A stuffed animal and other soft toys;
- A piece of furniture;
- A romper, tights, and other cute little clothes for baby.
The most important thing with gifts is to stick to the mother’s tastes and interests. For example, there is no point in bringing a knitting kit if you know that she has two left hands.
What decoration for a successful party?
Ideally, a baby shower should be held in a cozy, intimate, and comfortable place. A place where everyone can feel comfortable and let their laughter run free without fear. In this, decoration plays an important role in setting the tone.
Let’s start at the beginning: the theme. Knowing the mother-to-be well helps a lot here since we can then draw inspiration from what she likes: a character, a series, a place, everything is possible. Those who take care of their baby shower can also choose the decoration depending on whether they are expecting a girl or a boy (pink or blue, obviously).
Once the theme is determined, all that remains is to harmonize the accessories. It could be a balloon arch, for example, beautiful garlands, or even large confetti cleverly placed around the room.
Finally, there is the essential diaper cake, a cake made from a stack of diapers. This cake is not edible but rather serves to hide small gifts for babies. It’s up to the mother to find them all.
What to eat to celebrate the arrival of the baby?
Apart from the mother-to-be and the baby in her round belly, there is another star at a baby shower: it is the table of sweets otherwise called “the sweet table”. This is the table where we display all the sweets and pastries that we will be able to devour like there was no tomorrow (another of the specificities of the baby shower).
Here, you have to pay attention to both taste and aesthetics, with sweets being an integral part of the decor. As such, cakes, cupcakes and shortbread will adopt the main colors of the theme and will take shapes that suit the occasion: tank tops for some, special icing for others, or even adorably regressive lollipops, the table of sweets must live up to its name. As long as you stick to sweets, anything is possible: sweets, pastries, flans, ice creams, etc.
Some entertainment ideas for your baby shower
Of course, it is difficult to get bored between two gossip and a handful of marshmallows, but it is still advisable to plan some entertainment, just to punctuate the moment.
Let’s start with the classic of classics in a baby shower, the game “Guess the waistline”. Each participant looks at the big belly of the mother-to-be and then cuts a length of ribbon or string that they think corresponds to her waist size. We then check, and whoever is closest to reality wins a small prize (or another piece of chocolate fondant).
Other classics: a competition to find out who is the fastest to put a diaper on a doll, and the gourmet “Guess the taste” which consists of blindfolding the participants and making them guess which little pot they are being given to taste. You must of course make sure to take the less obvious ones like the “Vegetable spring” or the “Artichoke and peas”. Guaranteed giggles at the doubtful faces and the inevitable grimaces.
Finally, another suggestion with “The Baby Alphabet”, a game that consists of going through the entire alphabet, each time finding a word related to toddlers. A for breastfeeding, B for baby phone, and C for slippers, it’s one word per participant and when we reach Z, we start again. It is forbidden to repeat a word that has already been said, and to make matters worse, we can limit the thinking time, any excess leads to the elimination of the player.
