Baby shower Help?

Question

okay so im 17 and im throwing a baby shower for my 25 year old sister in law i want it to be lots of fun because her friends are 25 too what kinds of thing should i plan to keep the party interesting Im throwing it in a hurry she could give birth anytime now but her C- section is in febuary the beginningPS: shes having a girl

Answer 1

If it is going to be all girls....here are some ideas for activities that are sentimental and sweet for the shower!!

Letters to The Baby
As the guests walk to the table where the gifts are being placed.....have a special station set up on the side of the gift table. At this station have cute baby themed stationary laid out with some nice pens. Beside the stationary have a card out asking each guest to take a few moments to write a note to the new little baby. When the guests finish writing their notes, have them place their notes in a tray or basket to the side. Once all the guests have written the notes....the hostess can then do a "raffle" and draw, at random, one or two of the notes and announce the winner of the prize for this particular "game". When the shower is over these notes can be placed in a scrapbook or album to be enjoyed by the parents now and by the baby years down the road. Sweet and sentimental and sure to be treasured by the new family!!!

The "Village" Shares THEIR Excitement
Most of the people attending the baby shower will be close friends and family. At some point during the shower ask each guest to express what they are most excited about upon seeing the baby for the first time. Some may look forward to seeing if the baby has mommy's beautiful eyes. Another may want to see if the baby shares dad's enchanting smile. Still another may be curious as to whether the baby will have Uncle Arthur's double jointed thumb or Aunt Catherine's fabulous sense of humor!! It takes a village to raise and to love a child. The mom and dad will be touched by the love that all these guests have and will have for their new little baby. The guests will be anxious to share their excitement with mom and dad.

A Fun Scavenger Hunt for Unusual but USEFUL items for baby and parents
After the gifts have been opened....surprise the parents with a scavenger hunt for these fun and unique items!! Before the shower you will want to hide these items in rooms that won't be accessed during the party. Have the clues written on parchment paper rolled up and secured with ribbon. The first clue will be handed to the parents (or mommy) the remaining clues will be hidden with each item as it is found.
Item #1: Clue "In the crib you thought baby would sleep.....but there will be many nights you'll be up with baby watching TV. In your comforting arms she (he) will want to be cuddled. Underneath this gift you can both be huddled. There is something for baby and something for mom. Something for daddy....and something for all." (now the hostess will add a clue revealing where the gift is hidden ie: hidden in a room at the top of the stairs, take a sharp left, open the door, it is there!!). Hidden in this room could be a Moses Basket with A Soft Throw blanket and A DVD of a television series mom or dad really likes and a CD to dance with baby to that mom or dad likes!!)

Item #2: Clue: "There are so many items that the book did not heed.....so many items you will not know you need!! At 2 in the morning baby's teeth seem to come....or those irksome gas bubbles that just aren't any fun! A delictable dessert.....not edible at all....has been prepared for your baby....has been prepared for you all. It is full of those items you will definately use....and some extras of items you won't want to lose." (now the hostess will add a clue revealing where the item is hidden...ie: go to the kitchenn and open the door that leads to the place where our food is stored." Hidden in this place will be a diaper cake loaded with all those little items mom and dad will need....but not neccesarily think of until baby is fussy at 2 am (gas drops, infant tylenol, teething gel, soothing bedtime lotion, extra pacifiers, extra batteries for the mobile and other baby items, tooth and gum cleaner, all those little neccesities that you can think of that will be used by mom and dad!!)

Item #3: Clue "This final gift is one for the future....he (she) may write books or learn to tie sutures. A beginning of something that could grow into more, a gift of possibilites of opening doors" (hostess adds a clue as to the location of this gift.....ie: "on the livingroom mantel there has been hidden an item that is attached to the visable ribbon" (the hostess could have ribbon that appears to just be shower decoration ribbon.....but is, in truth, ribbon cascading down the mantel (blue or pink?) that is actually attached to an envelope that is hidden behind something on the mantel like a picture frame.) What will be found is a savings bond that can be put towards baby's education or future, in general, that will be eligible for baby to "cash in" upon it's 18th birthday (or the like).


Make prizes GIFT BASKETS!!! Be creative. Home movie night with blockbuster gift cards and popcorn. Spa basket with bath salts, salt scrub, a loofah and scented candles!

Other prizes: candles, picture frames, scrapbooking kits

FOOD:
Simple. Cheese and crackers. Veggies and dip. Finger sandwiches. Cake. Punch and bottled water.

Decorations:
Balloons, Flowers, A Diaper Cake??, Pictures of your brother (the dad??) and your sister in law when THEY were babies!!

Have fun.....make it memorable!!

Answer 2

Games - at my baby shower my favorite game we played was where everybody gets a little pink or blue clothespin and if you say the word "baby" and somebody calls you out on it they getto take your clothes pin and so on..... whoever has the most at the end of the day gets a prize - chocolates or something like that. We also had everybody cut a peice of string or you can use toilet paper squares and quess how big around I was and whoever got closest won. Ummmm... We folded diapers to look like napkins and put a peice of chocolate in one to be "poop" and everybody got one and whoever got the "poopy diaper" won. I will thik of some more but I hope that helps =)

Answer 3

If she looks corny games (I did at that age when preggo with #1) there are tons of great ones. One of the best is melting candy bars inside or diapers and having guests look and smell and guess just what the baby "ate"

Also another key to showers is really good finger foods...they make all the difference :)

Answer 4

check out www.babycenter.com they have lots of shower ideas. Including games, themes and all sorts of interesting stuff. My mom is throwing my shower and I emailed her some of the ideas listed on the site and she was very grateful. Keep in mind that no matter what you do for the shower she will be grateful that you threw her one. Good Luck :)

Answer 5

for one... lots of finger foods...

some baby shower games,

tell everyone to wear pink.... etc.

Answer 6

GO TO A PARTY STORE, THEY WILL HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED, FROM DECORATIONS AND GAMES, AND INVITATIONS GOOD LUCK. THEY ARE FUN TO THROW.

Answer 7

Try this site: http://www.baby-shower-games-etc.com/baby_shower_games.htm#First