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Planning a babyshower for SIL who just adopted a babygirl
Hey all! Planning a baby shower for my SIL. They recently adopted a baby girl and I only have a week and a half to whip this thing up. We have the place and all that but what I need help with is decorating and game ideas. It will not be a surprise. HELP!
Thanks,
Stephanie
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Re: Planning a babyshower for SIL who just adopted a babygirl
I've only co-hosted one baby shower, but I think decorations should be pretty simple - balloons sound great, as well as fresh flowers in glass vases. I also made Martha Stewart's tissue paper pom poms in several colors and sizes, and they are really easy and pretty.
I don't really like shower games, but one that we played at the shower I co-hosted was Baby Pictionary. We basically made a list of a bunch of different baby items and activities and had people draw them out of a hat and then everyone guessed as they were drawing (we had a small whiteboard on an easel for this).
I agree with PPs. The only difference I would make between this and a shower for someone who gave birth is maybe the wording on the invite if the parents want it to double as an announcement I.E.- "Mom and Dad Proud Parent would like you to join us for a shower for their recently adopted Baby Girl born on Month Day, Year."...rest of the pertinent information following. If they sent out an announcement, I would just invite people to the shower like you would any other and decorate and play games like any other.
If the baby is not a newborn, you might mention that on the invite so people won't buy newborn sized clothes. If the adoption is an international adoption, you might include pictures of their trip to pick her up as decorations or some kind of game from the country of origin. Actually pictures in a photo album or slide show of any adoption would be nice now that I think of it.
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How cute is this? I've never seen it done and thought it was an adorable idea, and really cool that I could take the bath toys to keep. She also had one big flower arrangement on her kitchen island, and then a few balloons scattered around. I thought she did a great job - some cute decorations, but not over the top or cheesy (like paper streamers or a cheap paper banner - which I will admit I've done at baby showers).
Those sound like good games, unlike the ones where you have to identify chocolate candy bars that are smooshed into a diaper
I would probably keep the decorations simple - flowers and tablecloths, cute baby shower plates and napkins. Maybe add a sign that says "Congratulations" or "Welcome Baby ___" For our shower, the only game that was played was while I was opening gifts, a timer was set (say for every 5 minutes or so...) if it was your gift I was opening at that time, you won a shower prize.
Go Dawgs - I LOVE your cake! Too cute!!
A friend of mine just shared a shower activity I thought sounded really cool. They numbered a note paper and matching envelope 1-18. Everyone got a number and the guest wrote a note to the child to be read on that number birthday. The envelopes are sealed, so the notes are a surprise to her every year too. She said people wrote a lot of really sweet and funny things and that her boys love these notes and now that they are older they look forward to reading them on their birthdays.
I really like this and hope to incorporate it into our shower since it's a sweet activity but does not involve sticking noses into candy bar diapers or measuring anyone's bump.
I love this idea! So sweet.
TTC September 2010 thru October 2011
SA February 2011: Normal
RE App. October 2011 - Recc. Clomid and IUI
Taking a break from TTC to pursue adoption
Met our 2 year old son in Russia July 2012!
Court trip October 2012
Home November 24 2012!
Back to RE Summer 2013. TTC journey continues:
Dx DOR, endometriosis, low sperm count
Clomid + IUI#1, #2 = BFN / IUI #3 = ???
Laparoscopy scheduled December 2013
Congrats on your new niece! I love that you're hosting a shower for your SIL. It means so much to have your baby celebrated by friends and loved ones. The big difference that I can think of from this and a typical shower is that people will get to meet the star of the show! I wonder if there's some way you can tie that into your decor... a common decoration is to attach little onesies with clothespins to a long string, as a garland of sorts. Maybe you could do something similar with baby pictures of her or pictures of her parents first meeting her? Not sure if you'd have enough time to gather something like that. Or maybe in lieu of one of the typical guess/prediction games, you could do a "get to know Baby" trivia game?
As far as decor... I love doing a diaper cake (pretty quick to whip up too), sugar cookies in the shapes of ducks or bears (should be able to get left over easter cookie cutters still), and lots of balloons in the colors that coordinate with the shower. Another big hit is that I always have a bread loaf made at Whole Foods in the shape of a bear and tie a ribbon around its neck to coordinate with the colors of the shower. That and a simple, but pretty cake. (I usually bring the invite or napkins I've picked out with me to the bakery and leave it with them so that they can coordinate the colors based on that).
Have fun welcoming your niece into the family!
You clearly have not facebook stalked my photos, lol. Take a look at my album of L's baby shower and there should be a few pictures of the cake
And I totally would not be upset if you copy it. I loved it and might copy it myself - but not until L's old enough to appreciate the cuteness!
ETA: Although it just occurred to me that it would be totally lame to give a kid the same exact case twice. Not that he'd realize it
I'll have to copy it for the next kid I guess!