My daughter in law's baby shower had an "I'm about to pop" theme which was cute. We popped popcorn and put it into plastic containers and glued on printables that said "Ready to pop." We also handed out bags of popcorn with the same printable on them.
We also used Tootsie pops. We used an old tissue box we painted and wrapped suckers in coloured paper and put "I'm about to pop" on the box. These were used as party favours as well. We put small holes to hold suckers, cute decorations.
We decorated water bottles for the tables with a printable attached that said "Oops, my water broke!" We tinted it with blue food colouring since it's going to be a boy.
By coville123 from Brockville, Ontario
We cut envelopes in half with craft scissors, then fold the envelope along both sides and the bottom then straighten out like a bag. Put your goodies in and glue on a thank you tag. Using a hole punch in the top, punch hole. Put a coloured ribbon through the hole and tie.
By coville123 from Brockville, Ontario
This is quite a different idea for a shower. A friend of a friend lost all of her belongings in a house fire. An ad asking for help in the local paper brought little response. Why not have a disaster shower? People in need of baby clothes have baby showers. This person needs everything. So we did it. Lots of people came, bringing bags of new and used items.
Happy occasions aren't the only times for showers.
I would like to have the directions to the diaper cake pattern and other baby shower ideas, and gifts. Thank you.
By Delilah from Columbia, SC
By Suntydt
03/09/2010
For a game that has been a hit at many baby showers go here http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59062326.tip.html
By Nancycorinne (Guest Post)
10/21/2008
An easy-to-do game I have used before is fun, easy and very frugal.
Make a list of items a baby uses or needs or even an action word will work.
Sample list:
PARDISE
CARIPFIE
ETOBLT
Ask the players to unscramble the letters as quickly as they can. Set a timer (according to how long the list is).
Every player will need a copy of the list, pencil or pen and paper. It's likely they will be writing on their laps so make some magazines available to use as a writing surface.
When the time is up, the person with the most correct answers wins.
The dollar stores have fun little items that you can use as "prizes". They are even more special if they are wrapped up in pretty paper with cute bows.
If you plan on playing more than one game set the "prizes" out on a table and let the winner choose which one they want. Be prepared for a tie. If prizes are limited, have a second list you have made up ahead of time and let the tied contestants do a play-off. This time the one who gets all the words unscrambled first wins!
By the way, the answers to the scrambles above are:
DIAPERS
PACIFIER
BOTTLE
I did not check my own spelling, so please go ahead and do that! To add a little something special to another person's post regarding the guests each bringing a bag of disposable diapers, add something to the invitation that says everyone who brings a bag of diapers will get a raffle ticket or be in a special drawing (you can make these up yourself, something as easy as dropping a slip of paper into a hat or bowl with the guests name on it). Have a great time!
OH, one more game I think is hysterical is to have a ball of string or yarn and a pair of scissors handy. Have each guest cut a piece of the string or yarn to the size of the mommy-to-be's belly - where she is widest around.
There will be very short and very, very long strings. The one closest to the actual size wins. If there are a lot of people measure the mommy's belly then cut a string to that size to measure up against. If there are fewer people it's really fun and can become hysterical for each guest to measure her string around the guest of honor's tummy. Be sure to take lots of photos!
My DIL is having another baby girl, my other granddaughter is only 18 months old. We had a baby shower for the first baby, so she really doesn't need anything new. Would it be OK to have a mommy baby shower, you know things for the mom, not just the new baby? Or a diaper shower, where everyone brings diapers, you can always use those and with 2 kids in diapers it will get expensive. Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks,
Janice D.
By ThriftyFun
04/06/2005
One of the most thoughtful things I have seen done at a baby shower for my daughter-in-law was to give small gifts to her other child as well, so that he didn't feel left out. A close friend gave him an "I'm the Big Brother" t shirt. He wore that to the hospital. Don't forget the little ones whose nose gets knocked out of place by the new baby.
Sharon, KY
By Coleen (Guest Post)
04/03/2005
How about giving the gift of time?
Guests could make and give coupons good for babysitting, shopping, running errands, doing lawn or garden chores, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, etc. Anything that would be a gift of their time.
By Carolyn (Guest Post)
03/30/2005
We have had diaper/baby wipes showers, casserole showers (ready for the freezer), etc. The purpose of the shower is to help the family of the new baby with items they need so it makes sense to have a theme shower especially when it is a second or third child.
I need some good ideas on throwing a baby shower.
By Sabrina from NC
By Lois (Guest Post)
02/12/2008
For my sister's shower I made "bootie cupcakes" as a dessert. Each bootie took 1 1/2 cupcakes. The half was cut in the middle, so you end up with 2 round halves. Place a whole cupcake on a doily, place the half next to it. Frost as one (now it looks like a bootie) and, if you are a messy froster like me, put coconut on it. I also made "laces" with the write on frosting.
As for other food, I gave my daughter her baby shower and like you, was on a tight budget. So I did a breakfast one. I baked muffins in advance and froze them (to spread out the cost), ham slices (easier to cook than bacon and cheaper in the long run), scrambled eggs, home fries, fruit in a watermelon basket, and the muffins. It did not cost that much in the long run
Have fun and congratulations on the new baby
I want to throw a baby shower using the gingerbread boy as a theme. Any suggestions on the decor?
By Sherry A
By thriftmeg
07/12/2012
Unless you know the baby's sex, I would use both boy and girl gingerbread shapes. Make a fan fold of a large piece of brown paper and cut out a gingerbread person chain like the old style paper doll chains to festoon the ceiling. Add eyes and buttons with colored markers or paint. Use real ginger people to make a circle on the cake top. Put them so that a candle can burn in between each one if you like.
I need ideas for giving a baby shower for a family member. I need something that wouldn't be very pricey, as I need to keep the cost down, but for it to still be nice.
By Becca from OR
By maphisx7
03/19/2011
As for games we had clothespins in the child's gender color (or you can use green if you don't know the gender) anytime someone said baby their clothespin got taken away. We played diaper your pal. We used toilet tissue and whoever diapered the other one fastest with everything covered won a prize. We had door prizes from the Dollar Tree. We played who can suck the sucker fastest without chewing it up; must be like using a pacifier. We also played baby bingo which you can find online and print off.
I did a diaper cake made from real diapers and little toys, thermometer and other goodies. Our prizes came from the dollar tree. A loofa sponge, pocketbook first aid kit, rubber ducky (for fun), and lots of other dollar things. We had a blast and divided up the food.
Good luck.
Gem
By maryeruth
03/04/2011
Becca, I helped with the decoration for my daughter-in-law's shower. There are many decorations that that will look super, but cost little. How about the cake being a diaper? Just bake a 13x9 cake and cut bottom 2 corners off at angle. Spread with white frosting. You can even make big safety pins colored and cut out from poster board and stick on sides of diaper. Write a cute saying on the cake. You can also do the diaper cake and the new mom keeps it. How about a vase on main table filled with roses you make from infant socks (get from a dollar store)?
Do you like to paint? Dollar stores also sell onesies. Take fabric paint and make Mom an "original" onesie. For a game, cut little squares and fold like diapers. In one use a brown marker to make some "poo-poo". Punch holes and tie closed with ribbon. Insert a diaper pin in each. Give them to each guest as they arrive and tell them not to peek. They all open at same time and the one with the poo, wins. A little gift like stationary or such.
Hit the dollar stores. They have some great stuff you can use. Make sure someone takes lots of pictures! It is a special moment for Mom to be and someone can make a scrapbook for her as a gift someday. Another inexpensive thing is to make her a coupon book. If others want to join in, have each make their coupon (use all same size such as index cards). Offer a service like free babysitting for an evening. Sign your name and decorate the card. Put them together like a book. She will love it. New Moms appreciate all the help they can get! Have fun.
Just think inexpensive but sweet. You'll do fine!
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| I am throwing a baby shower at my house for my sister and my house is not big, just a modest ranch. We are having dinner. How can I make sure everyone has a good time? Any ideas of what to do?
Sunflower71 from Detroit, MI | |
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| RE: Baby Shower Ideas | 03/30/2006 |
| A nice easy game to play at a baby shower is to hand everyone of your guests a pacifier on a ribbon to be worn around their necks when they arrive. You pick out one common word; example, baby, cute, little, etc. This word is taboo. If a person is caught using the word they have to give up their pacifier to the person who caught them. At the end of the shower the person wearing the most pacifiers wins a prize. It's always a surprise because you could have a lot one minute and loose them all just a quickly. | |
| By biffy62 | |
| RE: Baby Shower Ideas | 03/30/2006 |
| Fun ideas! We hosted a baby shower last year for a friend and I was in charge of games. One fun game we played was "Name That Baby". I typed up game sheets with clues about famous babies and the person who wrote down the most right answers won a prize. Questions included: Name the baby girl on the Flintstones. Name a famous candy bar. What is the name of Gwyneth Paltrow's baby. Name the famous 1920's era gangster. You get the idea. This was lots of fun, especially since we had guests ranging in age for 18 to 80. | |
| By barb | |
| RE: Baby Shower Ideas | 04/06/2006 |
| Another game that is alot of fun and harder to do than we think is the( Pin in the rice ) You get a big bowl and pour a large bag of regular cheap rice in it, Then buy 1 to 2 packages of small saftey pins and pour them into the bowl of rice, Mix it up really good. Blindfold the person then direct their hand to the bowl, Give them 1 or 2 minutes ( I used a timer ) they have to grab a pin, The person who grabs the most pins in that time period wins a prize. That game was a big hit. Good luck and enjoy yourself : ) | |
| By Lisa L. (Guest Post) | |
Ask shower guests on the invitation to "Help Mother Hubbard to fill her Cupboard" by bringing two jars of baby food to the shower. I always set out a big basket for the ladies to set their jars in.
Diapers
I also request that everyone try and bring a bag of diapers (newborn size) this really helps the new mom. For the first couple of weeks she is set on diapers.
Motherly Advice
As one of the party games I have a blank book that gets passed to each guest to write down some motherly advice in. A quick tip or some other secrets that a new mom needs to know or just a quick congratulations.
Necklace for Mom
I also set out on the table a couple of bowls of alphabet beads for the guests to make a necklace for the Mom with her and the new babies name. At first we go around the table and as each guest adds a bead, they tell the Mom to be one thing they love about her.
Prayer Candle
I also give each guest a candle to light on the day of the delivery. I ask that each say a prayer for Mom and Baby. It is a loving thing they can do for Mom and the baby.
By Debra in Colorado
I have a baby shower coming up in early July. My problem is that is my boss's wife who I am very good friends with. The real problem is that she has very particular and expensive taste that don't fit in my budget. I want to do something special and I am at a loss. Please help! I don't have a lot of time either.
Karen from port clinton, OH
By Christine
If that's too expensive for your budget, look into a nice shawl that can cover both Mom and Baby during those late night feeds. Get something pretty but stay away from real wool because of potential allergies. (Synthetics should make it less expensive as well!) It's also different, something not everyone might think of.
If neither of these things fit into your budget, perhaps you could give us an idea of that budget so we can come up with some other ideas. Mary (06/27/2006)
By hpjrt
My suggestion is to get as many classic story board books as will fit into your budget, and then find a small basket at a thrift or craft store to present the books in. If you size the basket so that the books fit with no room left over, it makes the gift look more expensive--any extra space left around the books means that you couldn't afford to buy more books to fill it! Even if it's a tiny basket with three books in it and a pretty bow, it will look amazing. Plus, the basket can be reused in the nursery. I still use a baby shower basket I received to hold diapers. Good luck! (06/27/2006)
By Marisa
By Willem
I need party ideas for a friend's baby shower (girl), games, gifts, food, etc. I have never thrown or been to a baby shower before.
Kim from Nashville
PARDISE
CARPFIE
ETOBLT
Ask the players to unscramble the letters as quickly as they can. Set a timer (according to how long the list is). Every player will need a copy of the list, pencil or pen and paper. It's likely they will be writing on their laps so make some magazines available to use as a writing surface. When the time is up, the person with the most correct answers wins.
The dollar stores have fun little items that you can use as "prizes". They are even more special if they are wrapped up in pretty paper with cute bows.
If you plan on playing more than one game set the "prizes" out on a table and let the winner choose which one they want. Be prepared for a tie. If prizes are limited, have a second list you have made up ahead of time and let the tied contestants do a play-off. This time the one who gets all the words unscrambled first wins.
By the way, the answers to the scrambles above are:
DIAPERS
PACIFIER
BOTTLE
I did not check my own spelling, so please go ahead and do that. To add a little something special to another person's post regarding the guests each bringing a bag of disposable diapers, add something to the invitation that says everyone who brings a bag of diapers will get a raffle ticket or be in a special drawing (you can make these up yourself, something as easy as dropping a slip of paper into a hat or bowl with the guests name on it). Have a great time.
Oh, one more game I think is hysterical is to have a ball of string or yarn and a pair of scissors handy. Have each guest cut a piece of the string or yarn to the size of the mommy-to-be's belly, where she is widest around. There will be very short and very, very long strings. The one closest to the actual size wins. If there are a lot of people measure the mommy's belly then cut a string to that size to measure up against. If there are fewer people it's really fun and can become hysterical for each guest to measure her string around the guest of honor's tummy. Be sure to take lots of photos. (10/21/2008)
By Nancycorinne
How to make: Glue a cotton ball inside spoon, then glue baby and bottle onto cotton ball. Glue pin back to handle. Insert ribbon through pin back and bring to front and glue down to front on handle. Then glue flower or what every you might want to use as decoration. Everyone like them. I got most of my stuff from the Dollar Tree and Wal-mart. Good luck. (10/21/2008)
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I am throwing my daughter a baby shower. I need ideas for foods to be served and the theme of the party. Can you please give me inexpensive ideas? I am on a budget.
Does anyone have any ideas for a boy baby shower? It has to be cheap, I live on fixed income.
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