Sprinkle ideas

Re: Sprinkle ideas

• Nicolewinsbingo member

  August 2012

  If you are going to do some little get together, you could make it no gifts, but just do some cute things at the get together in honor of the mom and baby.  (Is that what you were getting at?)

  If so, here are a couple of ideas:

  https://www.etsy.com/listing/78654295/baby-shower-thumbprint-tree-guest-book

  (thumb print tree, everyone just makes a thumb print or two or the picture for personalized nursery art)

   

   https://kojo-designs.com/2010/01/fabric-appliques-as-a-baby-shower-game-2/

  (Decorating onesies, pretty style.)

   

   

   

  

  
  

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• MCRM22011 member

  August 2012

  WHat about asking guests to buy a onesie that represents their personality and then having the guest of honor guess who brought her each onsie? That's a very reasonable gift ($5-10 each) and it makes it a little more fun as she tries to guess? Then you could take a picture of your sister-in-law with the onsie and the person who bought it? (trying to think of a way to make it more sentimental).

   I understand that she had a baby pretty recently - If people were truly opposed to buying her something, perhaps they wouldn't even attend? 

  BFP 7/16/12, Due 3/23/13, DS #1 born 3/13/13 BFP #2 8/10/14, CP 8/16/14 BFP #3 9/16/14

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• moonrose2715 member

  August 2012

  You could say no gifts but have a diaper/wipes raffle. Every baby needs those! I had one at my first shower and it was so nice to have a big stock of diapers and wipes to start out. You can also do a "mommy shower" where the emphasis is on spoiling the mommy not buying stuff for a baby.
  
  You know your crowd though and what would be socially acceptable. Some circles have showers for every single baby others would frown on anything after the first... So make sure you're within your circles ideals not what anyone says on here or miss manners. It is cultural.
  
  I'm having a sprinkle for this baby just over two years apart, different gender and although love how my sister phrased the invite something about how my daughter has plenty to share but let's have a sprinkle to show that we care I insisted we leave any gift info off. I felt even "no gifts" was tacky... But all that did was make more work for my hosts and family since everyone is asking anyhow! I could have guessed that knowing my crowd but got hung up on etiquette... So again know your crowd!

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• Tiger269 member

  August 2012

  Yes, that is exactly what I was getting at. Thank you for the cute ideas! I know there are plenty of people in our group who WANT to buy a gift, and that is fine. I don't see any reason to tell people "no gift." Some people will get offended at anything, and those are typically not the kind of people we associate with. If people don't feel like getting a gift, that is fine, there is no obligation. But the opposite is true as well. I just wanted to create something special for her in honor of her new baby. IMO, every baby should be celebrated.

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• rhubarb123 member

  August 2012

  Just make it a "Diaper Sprinkle".  She can certainly use those even more so than books.  Personally I wouldn't even agree to have a sprinkle if my first was only 2 years old.  I would, however, host my own "Meet the Baby" (although my kids are further apart then that and the 2nd two were born at a time I could combine the meet the baby party with our annual BBQ).  That is not a gift giving even although some people brought diapers, outfits, etc.  It is always nice to have a few "new" things for a "new" baby even though nothing else is really needed.

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