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Baby
Shower for Mom and The Ladies
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by:
Randy Wilson
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Baby
Shower for Moms who just wanna have fun! This type of baby shower is
not the only type of shower given today. Traditionally, baby showers
have been thrown for mommy-to-be and the guest list was strictly women.
These days, many families choose to have different types of showers,
including back-yard barbecues to include the men. These are a nice idea
since they remember that Daddy is a part of the new baby’s life, too.
But there is something to be said for a Sunday afternoon gathering of
women to ooh and aah over Mommy’s belly without disparaging looks from
the men. One reason to plan a baby shower for mom only.
When you have only women at the shower, you have the opportunity to
really "girl it up", so to speak, at your baby shower for Mom. You can
do really girlie things and not have to worry about the men being bored
or embarrassed.
Here are a few suggestions for making a shower extra-girlish:
Have Tea and Cake. Find a few really pretty tea sets and order little
delectables like petit fours, tea cakes or maybe bring a cookie basket.
Drink your tea like ladies, with pinky finger sticking up!
See if you can find pretty lace doilies for napkins. Pick up some baby
shower party favors to go along with your ladies
only party. You might even want to fake a British accent, dahling!
At your baby shower for mom and the ladies only, let them all be
pregnant. Maybe purchase some baby
shower decorations to match the pregnant theme. The
guys definitely wouldn’t go for this!
Ask each guest to come with a pillow or other make shift stuffing to
pretend that she is pregnant, too. Give a prize to the most authentic
pregnant lady (excluding the guest of honor, of course) at your baby
shower for Mom. You can pick up the prizes at any local party favor
store or online party favor supply site.
Have everyone tell a story from their childbirth experience, or, if
they have never had any children, let them rehash the stories their
mothers told them ("I was in labor for 72 hours with you..."). Be sure
there is a mixture of funny, touching, and gruesome stories to round it
out.
Decorate with extra-large maternity bras and undies (or get them in
mom-to-be’s size so she can actually keep them after the
party).
Play baby
shower games for your baby shower for mom. There is
no way you would get away with this at a couples shower! But at a baby
shower for mom and the ladies, you can play Guess the
mom-to-be’s weight (go easy on her - guess low).
Paint her belly, do crafts like paint matching tees and onesies for Mom
and baby, or play a game like baby bottle bowling.
Ask guests to come up with other baby shower party ideas or baby
shower party themes.
Don’t Husband Bash. But you can tell funny or touching stories about
other new Dads or dads-to-be. You don’t want to scare the mom-to-be.
But she should be aware that some Dads will try to stop for coffee on
the way to the hospital. Even though Mom’s contractions are 3 minutes
apart.
Drink Girlie Drinks at the baby shower for Mom. Well, except for the
mom-to-be. She can have non-alcoholic versions of girlie drinks,
though. Try Strawberry Daiquiris, Cosmopolitans and other fruity drinks.
© Copyright Randy Wilson, All Rights Reserved.
About the Author
Randy is owner of http://www.planning-a-baby-shower.com
where you will find further tips on baby
showers and baby
shower games.
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