Plan a Baby Shower Party with an Enchanting Baby Footprint Theme

Making the Guest List
Tradition was that shower parties were a girls-only affair. You could choose to invite women from both or either side of the family was well as the close girlfriends of our mother-to-be. It is still fine to do that but nowadays it's becoming more common to let the men folk in on the scene. Must be one of the backlashes after women's Lib! So you've got more to decide on - more to choose from. For that reason it's become quite common for there to be more than one baby shower celebration or party for that very same person. It's really your decision and one of the deciding factors will probably also be your budget for the bash. You'll almost certainly need to discuss the guest list with our mother-to-be; and since this is where we need to start, you’d better get going with that now.

Remember that if a lot of the guests are already mothers, you will have to consider inviting their children. So that opens up all sorts of different scenarios; and if you're not careful, it'll just turn into a children's party with our guest of honour being sidelined. No matter what the age of the children, there are pros and cons to be balanced. For instance you could form a little side crèche; it's also possible to hire nannies to look after them. If the party is being held before the birth, other children around may provide her with some touching moments. On the other hand, it's not uncommon to want some last-minute letting down of your hair, before taking that irreversible step of becoming a mother. Enough said, that guest list needs to be completed before a decision can be made on the venue. Remember you're going to need the addresses for all the guests when it comes to sending out the party invitations.

Selecting a Great Location for your Baby Shower Party
If the number of guests is not too big and your home is big enough, you need look no further. Another possibility is that a friend of our main guest as a mansion to offer. If there's just a small number of guests, you might find someone who's got a great holiday hideaway. Now who’s not going to love that! But most of us will probably have to find a restaurant or hotel with facilities for holding private parties. If you can't come up with one of those flashing light bulb, great ideas, ask around and then just make a decision; it’s bound to be fine. You will probably need to visit the location, unless it's been thoroughly recommended by someone whose opinion you trust.

The Baby Shower Invitation Card
We've all seen plain invitation cards and we also probably received a few nice ones. If you go to your local shop, you will easily find the first kind. Buying online will certainly increase the chances of finding some appropriate if not enchanting invitation cards. If you do want to enchant, I suggest you make your own which is not nearly as difficult as it sounds. Most computers will already have the software necessary to create a nice and simple card. All you need to do is find a way of adding a bit of fairy dust. You can easily find charming baby images such as an endearing baby footprint graphic ( - check our Google site search below - ) just made to slot into those empty spaces around the invitation card. It creates a nice first impression and you can continue that theme through the rest of the arrangements and decorations for the shower party. If you haven't already done so, you need to finalize the date as well as the venue for the baby shower. With all that information you can now get the cards out.

So now you've completed a major stage of your preparations. Time for a pat on the back! You can take it easy for a bit but we do suggest you checkout games and entertainment for the party. That really is the icing on the cakeand there's a lot to be said for good presentation. Why not have a good look through some of these games.

Deluxe Planning and Games Kit	Baby Bingo Game Card Generator	Baby Word Finds	Guess Baby's Birthday
Girl or Boy?	Everything Baby - From A to Z	Baby Trivia	Nursery Rhyme Quiz
Finish Mommy's Phrase / Finish Daddy's Phrase	Finish That Baby Quote!	It's Also A Baby Name	Animal Babies Match
Who Am I? Baby Shower Survey	Guy's and Dolls	Guess Who's Pregnant?	What's In Grandma's Cookie Jar?