The primary purpose of a baby shower is to celebrate the baby’s arrival with relatives and friends. Yet, most of the time, the task of organizing a baby shower is not for the mother, but the baby’s godmother, sister, friends, aunts, or cousin. The pregnant woman’s only job is to help choose the gifts, delicacies, guest list, and being all beautiful and happy on the day of the party!

1 – Guestlist ​

The guest list is the first step in the organization, as all other levels depend on it to be defined.​

– Will the party, be for women only or will men also be invited? It is more common for men to also participate in the baby shower, but when they do, the organization requires more care for everyone to have fun, and then everything else follows.

2 – Date, time and duration ​

The date must be a weekend for everyone to participate in. If the weekend is already full, a Friday at 19: 30hrs can also be a good option.

The baby shower time is decided before or in conjunction with the location, as it will depend on the time to define the food and drinks.

The average duration of a baby shower is two hours, so the party will always be lively, and mom will not be so tired. If any meal service, you can extend the time for another hour.

3 – Location ​

The place can be the home of a friend, building hall, farm, or club. The significant thing is that all the guests behave, especially if you choose lunch, dinner, or barbecue, you need to have, in addition to chairs, tables to accommodate all participants.

4 – Menu ​

To define the food and drink, you will need to take into account:

The schedule (can be a breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, or even dinner or snacks at night); Who will be responsible for the food: will you or the guests be in charge of bringing food and drinks? Will there be an alcoholic drink? Don’t forget those napkins, cups, plates, cutlery, and other items to serve are the organizers’ responsibility!

5 – List of gifts ​

You are defining the gift list and who will take which item is a challenge. Ask the organizers for help to distribute them at random. If you are going to invite a couple, remember only to put one gift in the invitation.

Read our article Baby shower – gift list and download the pdf with suggestions of gifts and quantities for a traditional baby shower.

If you give up the gifts but love to gather the class, ask the guests to contribute a can of powdered milk, donate to an orphanage or institution for needy children. Another suggestion is to ask them to take the delicacies and drinks.

6 – Play​

If you feel uncomfortable with some games (like painting your face, for example), already talk to the organizers, there are no surprises. There are a thousand ways to play, and for sure several will please you.

Remember that your guests will not find fun paying monkeys either; giving them away will be the best way to honor them.

7 – Decoration theme

Defining the theme is quite fun because there are a thousand ways to decorate the party! It can be clothesline (latest fashion) of paper or fabric, teddy bear, pacifier, doll, pregnant, world of sweets, stork.

Another idea is, instead of thinking about a theme, define only the colors of the decoration: pink and brown, blue and white, Lila.

8 – Invitation

After completing the seven steps above, you are ready to choose the invitations and place all the information needed for the big event.

If you choose to have the invitations delivered by hand, remember to read them promptly so that guests’ schedules go – 1 month is most appropriate.

An attractive and convenient option is the virtual invitation to be sent by email. Of course, with virtual messages, you will provide paper invitations for those guests who do not master the art of the Internet or even who spend weeks without looking at the email.

Information in the invitations:

– Name of the guest or guests (if it is only the woman or for the whole family)

– Present: the most appropriate writing for the gift is: “we suggest taking .”

9 – Decoration

For this stage, what matters most is creativity and how much you are willing to invest. A thousand ideas range from the most straightforward decoration, with some balloons, ornaments, and sweets, to the mega decorations produced by a company or specialized professional. Set the value, and it’s time to search!

Party favors can be as simple as a “hank your card or go the extra mile and get a group shirt or even a matching shirt. It might sound elaborate, but Inksterprints.com can make this effortless with the many designs we have in hand already:

10 – Get ready for the party to start

Set aside a place to leave gifts that should not open on time. Have labels and pen in hand to write down the person’s name who brought the award (if there is no joke for mom to guess).

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