Planning a baby shower can seem like a dauntingtask. With the right information and organizational tools, you can plana baby shower to remember!
If you were picked to throw a baby shower, create a checklist of everything you need to do, such as:1. Decide who will be covering the expenses to throw the shower andwhat your budget will be. Will it be your expense entirely, will afamily member be picking up the tab, or will there be a co-host to helpwith the costs? Plan accordingly.
2. Pick a shower time and date about 1 2 months before moms due date.
3. Create the guest list.
4. Pick a location that will accommodate the number of guests you areinviting. Will it be in somebodys home, in a hall, in a restaurant,fellowship area of a church? Will you need extra tables and chairs toaccommodate the number of guests you have?
5. Gather informationtogether on baby registries the mother-to-be has registered with sothat you can include this information in the invitations. Encourage momto include large items like cribs, car seats, and playpens for familyor groups who may want to go in together and buy a significant gift aswell as including smaller gifts like clothing, baby gift baskets, bedding, and bath items.
6. Will there be a theme? If yes, decide what it will be.
7. Plan the menu. Will you serve a full meal or appetizers? Will it becatered or will family and friends make and bring the food to serve?
8. Will there be games? Baby shower games are generally considered optional.
9. Send out invitations at least two weeks before the shower date(include registry information, a map/directions to the location, andRSVP information).
10. Plan and buy or make the baby shower favors for guests.
11. Order the cake.
12. Pick up decorations and plan to spend some time decorating your intended location the day of or the day before.
13. One week before the baby shower, confirm you final guest count.Make any phone calls you need to for those who did not RSVP.
14. If your baby shower needs to follow a schedule, write a timeline prior to the date so you stay on time and organized.
15. Ensure somebody is preserving the baby shower memories with cameras and videos for the mother-to-be.
16. Have somebody keep track, in writing, of gifts that themother-to-be opens and who it is from for thank you cards. Have garbagebags nearby for discarded wrapping paper.
17. Relax. Enjoy the day with family and friends.
There is a lot that goes into planning the perfect baby shower, but if you stay organized, you can pull it off!
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