Baby shower is a celebration of
the coming of a new baby. It is great opportunity for Mum-to-Be and her friends
to celebrate this special moment and it is also a good time to bring some
presents for both Mum and her expecting baby. That's where the term shower
actually comes from, the expectant mum is literally being "showered"
with presents. Baby Showers are
extremely popular in USA, but they are becoming big in UK and now this Baby Shower
fever is hitting Ireland too. As there are very few information on Irish blogs,
let's get it all summarized here.
How to organise Baby Shower?
Baby Shower is traditionally an event
dedicated to Mum-to-Be and her girlfriends, yes - no man allowed! It is a time
for women go get together and share their experiences and wisdom. But well that
is as for the tradition. There is no surprise that at today's Baby Shower you
can actually see men, husbands and even
children.
The rule is that anyone can host
this party except Mum-to-Be and in some American blogs you could read that this
party shouldn't be thrown by any of Mum-to-Be relatives either. So that leave
us with the fact, that Baby Shower should be organised by either good friends
or colleagues at work which can result in Mum-to-Be have two parties, one with
her dear friends and family and the other with her colleagues. Sounds good
right?
When & where to organise Baby Shower?
Not too late and not too early! The good time is usually
about a month or two before the due date. As for where, the traditional way
would be organising Baby Shower at any place except Mum-to-Be place as it was usually
a surprise party for her. Today you can see Baby Showers being held in
restaurants and hotels and most conveniently in Mum-to-be house or garden.
So how to throw the most memorable Baby Shower?
You will want this event to be something
all of you will remember. The most important part of planning will be who to
and not to invite, setting up a date and place. Then it is time to think about having
a theme if any. As simple as this is, you can get cute Baby Shower decorations as
these shouldn't be missed and even for tiny budget you can do wonders with them.
Check some hanging swirls, hanging string decorations or baby balloons and the
atmosphere will change immediately. You may want to save money on paper plates,
napkins, but these can be really cute and will add to the whole Baby Shower
setting.
Baby Shower Gifts
This is always tricky part what to buy and what not to. You
can buy present for Mum-to-be or the baby or both. Chocolate box is always nice
treat for Mum-to-be. As for the baby,
presents such as pampers, nappies, baby bottles and baby toiletries will be
always appreciated. Nice idea is to get signing sheet where every guest could
sign and at the end this will be nice memory for Mum-to-be.
Where to buy the products?
Baby Shower party supplies and decorations are available on
our website on very competitive prices. At the moment we offer two ranges: Baby
Shower Buttons for the budget planning and Baby Shower for the mid-size Baby
Shower party. Have a look at http://www.thebigparty.ie/productgroup/6/babies_%26_tots.html.
