Planning The Perfect Baby Shower

Two months before the Baby Shower

• Create the baby shower guest listDetermine the budget


• Set the date of the showerDecide on the locationOne month before the Baby Shower.


• Decide on the themeMail the invitations Decide on the menu.
  

Three weeks before the Baby Shower

• Order a Sweet Intents Diaper Cake


• Order the cakeOrder balloons and flowers if they are planned decorations


• Order tables and chairs if you’re hosting the baby shower a at home


• Order any other special entertainment or surprises

Two weeks before the Baby Shower

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  Buy baby shower decorations, game prizes and party favorsBuy plates, cups, eating utensils, tablecloths


• Finalize the baby shower menu with the Caterer


• Decide which baby shower games you want guest to play

One week before the Baby Shower

• Establish a final count for the guest list


• Wrap baby shower game prizes and party favors


• Buy batteries or charge your camera and video recorder


• If you’re hosting the baby shower at a home, begin to clean the home


• Prepare a printed baby shower menu, table assignments and name tags


• Buy your baby shower gift for mommy-to-be

The day before the Baby Shower

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  Set up tables, chairs, food table, drink table, etc. if you’re hosting the baby shower at a home


• Buy baby shower drinks if you’re hosting the baby shower at a home


• If you’re cooking anything for the baby shower, do whatever you can today


• If you are baking the baby shower cake, today is the day


• Get the baby shower games ready – make sure you have plenty of pencils


• Prepare a timeline for the day of the baby shower so that you stay on schedule to keep the party on track (baby showers are generally 2 to 3 hours)


• Double-check that every item on the checklist before “The Day of the Baby Shower” is done

The Day of the Baby Shower!

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  Follow your baby shower timeline to stay organized and calm


• Pick up balloons, flowers and/or other centerpieces if you have ordered them


• Pick up the baby shower cake if you are not baking it yourself


• Finish setting up baby shower decorations and put party favors out on a table


• Buy plenty of ice for drinks and setup up drinks and cupsSet out food on tables if you’re hosting the baby shower at home


• Designate certain guests to take pictures and video of the baby shower


• When mommy-to-be is opening baby shower gifts, keep trash bags close by


• Write down the baby shower gifts and who they were given by – use the Invite/RSVP list to make sending thank you cards easy for mommy-to-be


• Have fun and rest assured that you have planned a wonderful day for mommy-to-be!

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