Sunday, 22 April 2012

Planning a baby shower- tips and ideas on Invitations, schedules and decorations


Planning a baby shower should not be difficult if you are quite innovative with the different parts of the planning. Your baby shower schedule, decorations, games, and party prizes must be filled with new and exciting innovations.

Invitations are the true reflection of the spirit and theme of the baby shower party. Timing is very important here; make sure you send out these invitations at least 4 weeks in advance for in-town guests and at least 6 months in advance for out-of-town guests. You can make use of the following tips to create great baby shower invitations;
The little diaper invites; use pink and blue constriction papers for this, cut them out in triangles and write on one side, fold them like a diaper and fasten them with diaper pins.
The building blocks invite. Use 3 different colours of construction papers for this, cut out 3 squares, draw and label “1” , “2”, and “3” on one side of the paper, and then overlap the numbers slightly using a glue to fasten the overlaps , write the invitation at the back and include a baby charm in each.

*Schedule
When you are planning a baby shower, you need to consider timing. A typical baby shower party should last about 2 hours. You can make use of the following baby shower planning schedule;
Each guest must introduce him or herself and give brief details of how they got to know the mother-to-be
The whole shows should contain between 2-4 baby shower games, play a game at the beginning to create a nice party starter.
Allow the guests to serve themselves at the buffet or simply serve them
Have the mother-to-be to unwrap her gift and party favours should be handed to the guests as they leave.

*Decorations
A theme for tableware pattern is often the best theme for decorating a baby shower party, the reason for this is that it is easier to match center-pieces, paper cut-outs and banners and other components.
Let the centerpiece contain a basket containing stuffed baby items, and a balloon Bouquet should be attached to it.
Let the guest wrap packages of diapers inside solid colour wraps, and use a contrasting colour to draw large letters on each side. These diaper building blocks should be placed at the corner of the room.
Mix pink and blue balloon around the baby shower party room, tie some of these balloons at the back of the seats, you can use stuffed baby toys to weigh down the balloons.





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