Baby Shower Venues - Great Places to Hold a Baby Shower

                   Baby Shower Venues - Great Places to Hold a Baby Shower

 

Often times when we are in charge of hosting and putting together a baby shower we want to find different and unique venues to hold the party. This handy dandy checklist might help you to find the perfect place to host the baby shower.

* Churches - Typically you can offer a low cost donation to a local area church to rent out one of their rooms as a nice place to host your baby shower. Please note that you are often times responsible for cleaning up the room afterwards so make sure you allow a good 1-2 hours for cleanup time after the shower has concluded.

* Community Centers - You usually rent a room at your local community center to host a baby shower but these are usually a more expensive venue but you do get a lot of space. You will be responsible for cleaning up afterwards and responsible for any property damage that may or may not occur.

* Country Clubs and Hotels- You can usually rent out a space (indoors or outdoors) from a local country club or a hotel but expect to pay top dollar for this venue. If you are working with a strict low-cost budget, this type of location is probably not for you.

* Restaurants, Pubs and Bars - You can rent out space at many local restaurants, pubs and bars to host your baby shower in. The prices will vary greatly from one establishment to another so make sure you call around and get some price quotes 

 before deciding on a venue.

* Your Home or Someone Else's Home - If you are working with a very strict low-cost budget for the baby shower, your best bet is to host it in your own home or in the home of a family member or friend of the mom-to-be's. 

 

* Beaches, State Parks, Local Parks, etc. - If you are fortunate enough to live near any of these types of places you can call them up to see if you can rent some space outdoors to host the baby shower. With that said, some mom-to-be's are really sensitive to outdoor temperatures during their last few weeks of pregnancy so you might want to consider that when thinking about an outdoor venue.

By using a list like this, you will get some great ideas on different and unique places to hold your baby shower.

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Popular Baby Shower Games

                                      Popular Baby Shower Games 

  When it is time to liven up the party, there is nothing like some old fashioned games to get the ladies moving. Here are a few popular baby shower games that you can sue for your next baby shower to liven up the ladies!


  1. Mommy's Tummy Size: You can purchase specially made tummy measuring tape (comes on a big roll) or just use a roll of paper streamers. Have each guest guess the circumference of the mom-to-be's tummy size and then measure it out and cut off a piece of tape/streamer from your roll. After each guest has guessed and has a tape/streamer you will measure mom-to-be's tummy. The guest that guessed correctly or the closest to the actual measurement, wins the prize!


 2. Guess How Many Diaper Pins: Fill up a glass mason jar or a glass piggy bank with metal diaper pins. Have each guest at the party guess at how many diaper pins are inside the jar/piggy bank. The guest who is the closest to the actual number in the jar/piggy bank wins a prize. The mom-to-be gets to keep all of the diaper pins which is great if she is going to be cloth diapering.


  3. Guess Mom-to-be's age: Gather up several photographs of the mom-to-be from when she was younger (baby age through graduation) and put them on a big poster board. Have each guest look at the photos and write down how old they thought mom-to-be was in photograph #1, #2, #3 and so forth. The guest who gets the most correct answers wins a prize. Using simple games like these can be a lot of fun to incorporate into your baby shower. These are quick easy games that can be played during your party. They are pretty simple to do so using 2 or 3 of them will get your party moving along as well as giving your guests a chance to win cute prizes and be entertained.

Treasured Baby Shower Gift Idea: Making a Scrapbook for the Mom-to-be

Treasured Baby Shower Gift Idea: Making a Scrapbook for the Mom-to-be


There are some gifts that are just meant to be treasured for a lifetime. When thinking about a special baby shower gift, here is a great idea that you may be interested in making.   If you see the mom-to-be often, you can create a pregnancy scrapbook for the mom-to-be for a treasured baby shower gift that will be loved and appreciated by the new mom-to-be.


You will need to take a lot of photos of the mom-to-be throughout her pregnancy and contact her family to obtain a few photos of her and the baby's father when they were children to use in the scrapbook too.


Photo's Needed:

* photos of mom and dad when they were babies

* photos of mom each month of her pregnancy, I suggest at least 3-4 photos of each month, concentrating on her growing belly in the picture taking sessions.

* copies of any ultrasound photos that the parents obtain

* If possible, go with the mom-to-be during one of her doctor visits and take a photo of her going into the office or at the office, that type of photo is always nice & the mom appreciates the company during her many doctor office visits.

* obtain a baby shower invitation and use that towards the back of the scrapbook

* mom-to-be interview sheet: draft up a bunch of pregnancy questions to ask mom or have her fill it out.  Scrapbook those questions and answers in the book.


Supplies Needed:  
Scrapbook, scrapbooking papers, scrapbook glue and glue dots, scissors, baby themed stickers and embellishments, ribbons, markers, etc. You will need basic scrapbooking supplies.



 How To:
Very Simply, this is a work in progress throughout her pregnancy.  As you obtain the photos and keepsakes during the mom-to-be’s pregnancy, just scrapbook the photos in chronological order. Finish up the scrapbook right before the baby shower and present it to the mom-to-be as a baby shower gift.  You can also leave a few pages blank to fill in after the shower right up until she is close to delivery. She will treasure it forever!  After the baby is born… well, you have a new idea now!

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