25 ideas for your baby shower to be perfect

Organizing a baby shower is becoming more and more fashionable in today's families, in addition to serving as a prelude to organizing with your friends, giving yourself the luxury of a treat or receiving those gifts that will be very useful for your baby.

In this type of party, all kinds of children's details cannot be missing, and it is that we can practically feel ourselves again children thanks to this event and for the decoration that it entails: games, sweet cakes, decoration and games.

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What does the baby shower consist of?

The term baby shower comes from the English etymology that means "to bathe", in a figurative sense, with children's gifts to the mother that she is going to give birth or that she has already conceived the baby. At first it consisted of a party exclusively for mothers, and it was a ritual that was intended only for the first son or daughter.

Baby showers emerged as an alternative to traditional religious rituals such as baptisms, although with a more materialistic component and a purely leisure character.

Protocol specialists affirm that this party is usually (or should be) organized by a close friend of the family, since it is considered very impolite for families themselves to "ask" for gifts on behalf of others relatives.

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Ideas for the baby shower

Organizing this type of event can be highly fun and attractive, especially when it comes to food preparation and decoration. If you plan an entertaining baby shower, pay attention to these gift ideas and options!

1. healthy snacks

If you want to stand out with an original idea at your party, be original and prepare something healthy. Choose fruits and vegetables, decorate them to your liking and you will offer your guests a colorful and very appetizing table of guests.

2. And now the sweets!

Now yes, it is the moment to treat yourself to a luxury, and it is that the traditional sweets that cannot be missing at a baby shower. The so-called "pop-themed": lollipop (lollipops), popcorn (popcorn) and cackepop (muffins) are common.

3. assorted cookies

Do not present the typical boring and colorless cookies. Instead, choose cookies specially decorated for the occasion, with cookies shaped like baby clothes, a pacifier, a bottle, or a stuffed animal.

4. The signature book

Don't wait for your guests with an open notebook with blank pages and a bic pen to sign their dedications... create your own work of art! Receive them with a decorated mural or a diorama that contains a notebook decorated to the taste of the occasion.

5. the flower bouquets

If you have doubts about the gift to bring, you can always create your own flower with items that the baby will usesuch as socks or hats. Roll them so that it is as close to a plant as possible.

6. Create your own maternity book

Do you want to give something really special? You can help your friend create her own maternity book. If you also sign as the first person, the mother will feel a special affection for you every time she reads the dedications.

7. mocktails

We already know that the party is dedicated to babies, but that does not mean that you cannot make your own non-alcoholic cocktails, mixing juices with natural fruits.

8. fun drinks

Considering the previous point, we advise you to use original packaging (the bottle, the obvious one) to further impress your guests and create a funny moment when you serve the drinks.

9. rubber duckies

Perhaps it is the most appropriate symbol for your baby shower party, because babies love to shower and play with ducklings! Fill a container with ice water to simulate a bathtub, you will see how your guests will love it.

10. donuts with baby faces

Returning to sweets, we give you another idea that can be ingenious. Buy some filled donuts to be able to draw correctly with any other condiment baby faces. They won't leave a single one!

11. instruction wall

Create an instruction board for the mother who has yet to have the baby. You can draw with small representative sketches some recommendations for the future mother.

12. children's music

There are thousands of records dedicated to baby parties. Go to a specialized store and find the product that best suits you, and let's dance!

13. craft workshop

Make your guests actively participate. Set up a table with materials and tools for guests to create their own baby gifts.

14. female centerpieces

If you are still not sure what decoration you would like to offer, you can put some centerpieces with the silhouette of the mother.

15. Reveal the identity of the baby

If you have kept the sex of the creature a mystery, the baby shower party will be the best excuse to reveal it. It's very easy: make a game based on the clothing of each gender, and dress your guests in the outfit once they solve the mystery.

16. Recommend a name

It is one of the great puzzles of all marriages. If your friend hasn't decided on the baby's name with her partner, you can create another game where there is a winner. Of course, as long as the marriage likes it!

17. Forbidden to say baby

It is very typical and fun at baby shower parties. Have guests forego the magic word for the entire party. The loser will have a deserving punishment.

18. Cake Pops

Cake pops are the latest candy craze. An original idea is to decorate them as if they were the baby's faces, accompanied by whatever you can think of.

19. stuffed booties

Choose a cocktail of sweets and assorted candies that are more to your liking. Buy some booties and fill them for each individual. Apart from being part of the banquet, they can serve as a decorative element.

20. The guests deserve a detail

As the guests will bring all kinds of gifts for the baby, it would not hurt if you prepared some detail to thank them for their participation. It can be any symbolic product, nothing special is needed.

21. Dedications to the baby

Another of the gifts that you can give to the couple is a container or decorated boxes containing messages for the baby. You can have the guests do it live at the baby shower. It is an original idea and very emotional.

22. Animated vinyl

Many children's and baby rooms will one day be decorated with animated vinyl. It is not a bad occasion to decorate the walls of the house with the same on the day of the baby shower.

23. Guess the size of the belly

It is a very recurring interactive game at baby showers. Have a meter stick handy and have the guests guess the size before measuring the diameter of the mom's waist. The winner will get a prize.

24. Ready to feed the baby?

We continue in the games section. You can play that the mother shows that she is prepared to feed her child. Blindfold him and have him feed any guests.

25. The tastes of the future baby

It will be one of the funniest activities. The guests must formulate a list with the possible tastes or hobbies that the baby may have in the future. Save the notes and when the time comes, reveal the name of the guest who got the most things right!