You are having a baby and you want to formally announce it with your closest friends and relatives. Then it’s time to party. Let’s have a baby shower!
Making preparations for a baby shower can also be frustrating. There are lots of things that need to be planned and set properly like the venue, foods, and of course, baby shower favors. Baby showers are not one-way gift giving. Your guests (close friends and relatives) also deserve to have something that they’ll surely cherish. But there is one simple requirement when it comes to giving favors - creativity.
Do-it-yourself shower favors are great for creating a unique favor. All you need are simple raw materials, a little creativity and some time and you are all set. Baby shower favors don’t need to be expensive. The cost should be considered first-hand for you will be giving not just one, not two, but a lot of these favors. In fact, you can find everything you need at your local department or grocery store.
In grocery stores, you can find a lot of goodies that can be easily transformed into something amazing. Listed below are just a few of the many examples that everyone can try:
Chocolate Filled Feeding Bottles
You can buy a few sets of small feeding bottles from department stores and then fill each bottle with Hershey’s kisses or nibble sized chocolates like M&Ms.
Soap Favors
One practical baby shower favor idea is the use of soaps. Surely everyone will like these since all of us use soaps. Soaps are common and consistent products inside grocery stores. You can buy some depending on the number of the invited guests and then craft them with baby themed shapes like ducks, teddy bears, feeding bottles, and more.
Socks and Mints
These are baby socks filled with mint candies. Color of the socks can vary depending on the gender of the upcoming baby.
Candle Filled Tea Cups
Provided that you know how to make candles at home, these baby shower favors will just be a piece of cake. If not, you can just buy small tablet candles that can fit inside the cups.
Mirror Miniatures or Picture Frames
If your baby shower is planned after your baby is born, you take a picture of him/her and place one in each of the picture frames.
Cookies Wrapped with Baby Themed Transparent Cellophanes
Cookies are appropriate baby favors for they can be easily packed and of course delicious. Most if not all of your guests will like the idea.
Time should be properly considered when it comes to planning your baby shower. This will give you more time allowance to decide and prepare for your baby shower favors. You can also ask one or two of your closest friends or relatives for some assistance to get things done.
Jamie Highland is a writer who enjoys events like weddings and baby showers. For more unique baby shower favors and ideas, including baby shower coffee, visit My Baby Shower Favors
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Monday, July 25, 2011
5 Unique Gifts for Baby Showers
You haven’t seen a close friend of yours and word just came to you that she’s already expecting a baby. She invited you to come over for a baby shower. You got so excited to see her again and want to give her something special that will definitely stand out among the rest. But the problem is you don’t know exactly what unique gift to bring for the baby shower.
Before, baby showers were traditional gatherings where female friends and relatives of the would-be parents come together to welcome the first-born. These women share wisdom and advice to help the future mom become more prepared in parenting. Gifts are also presented in this kind of occasion. Through time, a lot has changed. Even the male friends and relatives can come over a baby shower and give gifts as well. Obviously, these days, you can expect a lot of gifts to be brought to a baby shower.
If you have been informed long before the actual day of the party, then you are lucky to have enough time to prepare and plan a unique baby shower gift to bring. Choices for baby shower gifts are like a long parade and you can end up confused and frustrated in coming up with a unique one. Although it is not necessary to spend a lot on a baby shower gift, you should still be prepared to spend a considerable amount if you are trying to find something unique.
Here are 5 unique gift ideas you could use for a baby shower:
1. A Shelf of Children’s Books – A single book can earn you thanks. A set of classic stories is impressive. But a whole shelf is a very thoughtful gift that will give the new mom plenty of reading material. Your would-be parent friend will get excited to read those stories to her baby and increase their bond together.
2. Outdoor Fun Kit – First time parents are expected to be excited all the time with their baby. In their first months as a family, you can expect a lot of outdoor activities. And to avoid any mishaps, your outdoor fun kit can do the rest of the job. You can include in your kit some diapers and wipes, an extra set of baby outfits, some rattles, mom’s extra shirt, a face towel, a small notebook and a pen.
3. Bigger Sized Clothes – It’s pretty sure that even days before the baby shower, the future parents are already flooded with baby clothing gifts. Baby clothes is considered as an all time gift favorite but you can still stand out by giving some in larger fits.
4. Organize a group of friends to commit for a much bigger and extra special gift - With your friends committed to spend some amount for a group gift, you can give almost anything that the future parents might need. But before anything else, you should first consider knowing what the future parents already have and what they still need to have.
5. The future mom also deserves to receive a gift – a baby shower will be full of gifts for the baby but the mom is more likely to be left out. You may surprise the mom with scented lotions, a new book from her favorite author, a gift certificate from a spa or massage parlor or a pedicure/manicure set.
Jamie Highland writes about various family topics, including baby showers. To check out some unique baby shower favors or to browse through some baby shower keychains, visit My Baby Shower Favors.
Before, baby showers were traditional gatherings where female friends and relatives of the would-be parents come together to welcome the first-born. These women share wisdom and advice to help the future mom become more prepared in parenting. Gifts are also presented in this kind of occasion. Through time, a lot has changed. Even the male friends and relatives can come over a baby shower and give gifts as well. Obviously, these days, you can expect a lot of gifts to be brought to a baby shower.
If you have been informed long before the actual day of the party, then you are lucky to have enough time to prepare and plan a unique baby shower gift to bring. Choices for baby shower gifts are like a long parade and you can end up confused and frustrated in coming up with a unique one. Although it is not necessary to spend a lot on a baby shower gift, you should still be prepared to spend a considerable amount if you are trying to find something unique.
Here are 5 unique gift ideas you could use for a baby shower:
1. A Shelf of Children’s Books – A single book can earn you thanks. A set of classic stories is impressive. But a whole shelf is a very thoughtful gift that will give the new mom plenty of reading material. Your would-be parent friend will get excited to read those stories to her baby and increase their bond together.
2. Outdoor Fun Kit – First time parents are expected to be excited all the time with their baby. In their first months as a family, you can expect a lot of outdoor activities. And to avoid any mishaps, your outdoor fun kit can do the rest of the job. You can include in your kit some diapers and wipes, an extra set of baby outfits, some rattles, mom’s extra shirt, a face towel, a small notebook and a pen.
3. Bigger Sized Clothes – It’s pretty sure that even days before the baby shower, the future parents are already flooded with baby clothing gifts. Baby clothes is considered as an all time gift favorite but you can still stand out by giving some in larger fits.
4. Organize a group of friends to commit for a much bigger and extra special gift - With your friends committed to spend some amount for a group gift, you can give almost anything that the future parents might need. But before anything else, you should first consider knowing what the future parents already have and what they still need to have.
5. The future mom also deserves to receive a gift – a baby shower will be full of gifts for the baby but the mom is more likely to be left out. You may surprise the mom with scented lotions, a new book from her favorite author, a gift certificate from a spa or massage parlor or a pedicure/manicure set.
Jamie Highland writes about various family topics, including baby showers. To check out some unique baby shower favors or to browse through some baby shower keychains, visit My Baby Shower Favors.
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