Favorite things about your shower

bre86ann · August 2011

So I'm planning a baby shower for a friend (she JUST found out that she's pregnant so I'm not putting down any deposits or committing to anything yet but I do like to at least have some sort of a plan started early). And since most of our showers were pretty recent, I want to know what your favorite parts of your shower were.

A few specific questions:

1. (I hate games because they're all so cheesy but I'm going to ask anyway) Were there any games that you particularly enjoyed?

2. Any nifty food items present at the shower?

3. Was there anything unique that was done at your shower that you hadn't seen in the past?

4. Was there any super cool theme?

5. Any fun activities?

6. Was there anything missing that you would have liked to have seen?

RobotsandRoses · August 2011

I too majorly dislike most games. These weren't done at my shower, but the ones I've liked the most are the ones that don't take up more time and people can do while other stuff is happening.

Ones I've liked are the bingo type, where you write in what you think the person will get and then mark off when they open that present AND set a timer to go off once or twice while opening presents. Whoever's gift is being opened at that time gets the prize.

We did do one at my shower that was A-Z and you had to write something baby or pregnancy related. Folks seemed to enjoy that one.

efsNYC13 · August 2011

Some things I loved:

My friends had plain white onsies and bibs with fabric markers for everyone to decorate.

Also, had pages to go into a book with wishes and advice for us.

Both kept guests busy, helped break the ice.

Definitely appreciated that there was dessert during presents to hopefully limit the boredom.

Other than that, it was a basic lunch party with a buffet, iced tea/lemonade with fancy mix ins, etc. No games, which I appreciated.

Its so nice of you to plan this far in advance for your friend.

bre86ann · August 2011

ooo fun for Bingo and fun for decorating onesies!

boxtonmom1014 · August 2011

I looove photos, so at my shower, my friends had a cake with a photo of me as a baby. Then they had baby photos of me, DH and my nephew. They asked everyone to bring a baby photo of themselves and then put them up around the room and had people guess who's photo was who's. (Ugh. There's that who's/whose issue again...) It was fun to see everyone's baby photos!

It was a little hard at mine because I had a lot of different people from different parts of my life, but it was still fun. Smile

bethany joy · August 2011

1. (I hate games because they're all so cheesy but I'm going to ask anyway) Were there any games that you particularly enjoyed? Guests had to hold paper plates on their heads and draw a baby without looking. I then had to judge. It was a silly game that I thought was fun.2. Any nifty food items present at the shower? We had an assortment of bruschetta and cheeses from my favorite wine bar, and a whole bunch of cookies and cupcakes form my favorite bakery. I got sent home with the leftovers and DH and I lived off them all weekend.3. Was there anything unique that was done at your shower that you hadn't seen in the past? I haven't been to a ton of showers. I liked the beverage station and that everything was labeled super cute (my hostess is an avid crafter/scrap-booker)4. Was there any super cool theme? I liked the colors - green and purple. Girly but not TOO girly and no pink.5. Any fun activities? Not really, but having two big tables to eat at let gests mingle a lot. The food was also served casually as people showed up, so it was not formal at all (which I liked)6. Was there anything missing that you would have liked to have seen? Just a few guests

mrsmikeyray · August 2011

I had a great shower. It was really stressful to begin with (we were late, cake wasn't finished and food wasn't laid out) but it turned out fine. My favorite thing was all the bibs and onsies my mom bought for the ladies to draw on. Got a lot of cute ones.

Cheryl162 · August 2011

bre86ann:
1. (I hate games because they're all so cheesy but I'm going to ask anyway) Were there any games that you particularly enjoyed?
We did the present bingo too, and that was a lot of fun.
2. Any nifty food items present at the shower?
My sister and I did the cooking, and it came out super yummy, if I do say so myself. We did pink lemonade and watermelon agua fresca (watermelon, mint, lime juice and soda water) for drinks. We did crab bread, shrimp and corn dip, shrimp/pineapple and chicken/veggie kabobs for main finger foods and then strawberry cupcakes with vanilla icing and fresh berries with creme anglaise (which sounds fancy but is basically crack dip) for dessert. Nothing was too heavy or hot, and the grilling gave the menfolk something to do while we were visiting.
4. Was there any super cool theme?
We did a beach theme, so I had a grass skirt and coconut bra on the whole time, and all the guests had leis and flowers for their hair. We went kind of beachy with the food, and put sugar sand and sugar pearls and umbrellas on cupcakes.
5. Any fun activities?
I super enjoyed the onesie decorating, and some of them came out absolutely lovely. I kept track of who decorated which onesie, and as Katherine grows into them (my sister got a range of sizes), I'm going to send pictures of her in them to whoever decorated it.

Valerie323 · August 2011

I used the book idea and got so many sweet books for baby's library!

The hostess whose house we used had three hurricanes vases full of lots of little boy trinkets- it spelled B-O-Y, and inside where little cars, army men, sports memorabilia. It was SO cute!

sunflwr0911 · August 2011

My favorite and most unique thing at my shower was my guestbook from the Guestbook Store. I had one at my wedding also. They're really cool because it has questions about how the guest met the guest of honor, draw pictures, and give advice!

guestbook page They're so much fun to look at afterward!

CateB95 · August 2011

They played bingo at my shower, but a bit different than what PP described above. My SIL made bingo cards with numbers 1-30 (apparently you can go online and use a random number generator). Then she put post-its on each present 1-30 and randomly handed them to me. The guests used stickers to mark their bingo board as I opened. 1st 3 guests to get to bingo got a small present.

Bonnie311 · August 2011

We had a Co-Ed shower a couple of weeks which was SO MUCH fun! My boyfriend loved the idea of having his guy friends/beer involved lol.

We played a lot of games for both sexes- the funniest was the men playing a "tie your shoe without popping the balloon under your shirt" HILARIOUS

heystranger14 · August 2011

1. (I hate games because they're all so cheesy but I'm going to ask anyway) Were there any games that you particularly enjoyed? We had baby bingo and my mom went online to this place where you could generate your own bingo cards and made them so people wouldn't cheat. Then we also played make as many words as you can out of the baby's name. https://print-bingo.com 2. Any nifty food items present at the shower? Not really, we had beef, baked chicken, mostacholi, italian potatoes, and salad. We also had chocolate cake with strawberries and banana's in the center with whipped cream frosting. 3. Was there anything unique that was done at your shower that you hadn't seen in the past? I have never seen the name game, and I've been to quite a few baby showers. 4. Was there any super cool theme? We did baby foot prints and hand prints.

bre86ann · August 2011

Thanks ladies!!!

Like I said, she JUST got her BFP (3 of them actually)--her period isn't even due until tomorrow. So I'm guessing she'll be due late April/early May but it's exciting to start thinking about all of this for someone else instead of stressing over it for myself lol.

shelley1002 · August 2011

1. (I hate games because they're all so cheesy but I'm going to ask anyway) Were there any games that you particularly enjoyed? The only shower game I like is the present bingo. it keeps the guests from getting bored while watching the person open a bazillion gifts.

2. Any nifty food items present at the shower? Nothing special. Mine were all done later in the afternoon so it was just hors d'houvres (sp?) and cake.

3. Was there anything unique that was done at your shower that you hadn't seen in the past? My SIL bought a bunch of plain white onsies and some puff/fabric paint so people could decorate a onsie for LO.

4. Was there any super cool theme? No themes, just family/friends getting together to celebrate.

5. Any fun activities? See #3

6. Was there anything missing that you would have liked to have seen? Nope. Getting to see family and friends I don't get to see often was enough for me.

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