why dont we have baby showers in the UK?

[Tezzy]

i want one!!!

 

[Soontobe]

awwww

you can still have one! it'd prob be a hit because no ones been to one!!!


goodluck

 

[Always&4ever]

You do get them in the UK, just not as often, its the same as bridal showers etc, they tend to be more well known in America but they have been known to happen over here.

 

[Tezzy]

ive just been looking at them online and i really want one! escpecially since we have a pink bump so we could do a pink theme

 

[Louisa K]

I was thinking about this while getting ready for work this morning, and i've decided i'm gonna have one!!

I aint got a clue what your meant to do though lol

Do you play games like guess the size of the bump, ooh man I better google this..

 

[Tezzy]

i was just googling it myself, yes you can play games like guess the weight/date of birth, guess the size of mummies bump, how many safty pins in a jar, pin the 'dummy' on the baby.

if i was to have one i would write on the invite 'no gifts' as id want colin there when people give us gifts

 

[Louisa K]

No gifts! Im gonna put "you aint coming in unless you've got a gift" lol

 

[Tezzy]

i just want my DH to be there when we get gifts for our baby. its unfair on him otherwise, after all its not just my baby its his too!

 

[Soontobe]

Here's some games for you ladies...

Measure Mummy

Pass around a ball of string or wall and have guests take off the amount they think will fit around mum-to-be's belly. The closest one wins a prize.

Feeding Race

Have guests partner up. Put a bib on one person and have the other person stand behind them and they are to be the "arms". The person behind the person with the bib feeds them a jar of baby food. The first pair to finish wins.

(have a camera ready, trust me lol)

Photo Game

Invite guests to bring a baby photo of themselves to the party. display all the photo's and have guests try and pick the photo of the mum to be and other guests.


Some other little nice things to do...

*Make some cards that say "Advice for Mum and dad to be" and pass the cards out amongst the guests for them to write hints and tips that they have learnt. Include them in a keepsake album then.

*If having a cake, have family members light a candle each and make wishes for the new baby.

* Buy a plain baby blanket and some pretty permanent fabric pens. pass the blanket around and pens during the shower and let everyone autograph and write personal comments for the new bub. this can be hung later in the bubs room as instead of using it... looks awesome!!


This is just some common ones from what i know!!

Hope this helps

 

[Tezzy]

thanks soontobe

so you think people would come then? its quite unusual to have showers in the uk, i dont want to make people feel uncomfortable by inviting them!

 

[Louisa K]

Excellent soontobe.. Good ideas!

I think people would deffo come Tezzy, loads of people have asked me when Im having one already, I get the impression its something people would like to go to... Bit of laugh and a get together..

 

[Tezzy]

i think ill start planning one... we can bounce ideas off eachother too

 

[Tilly]

Have one, any excuse for a party!

 

[Linzi]

I think my best friends in Newcastle are organising one for me but it's going to be an avon one. I dont really want anyone to bring presents or anything, just want to celebrate the baby and have a good time with my family and mates!

xxx

 

[Vickie]

I went to one once where they melted candy bars into different diapers and the guests had to pass the diapers around and guess what candy bar was in each diaper. It was hilarious!

 

[Louisa K]

i think ill start planning one... we can bounce ideas off eachother too

Good thinking batman !!

 

[Samantha675]

Tezzy, you can also do a co-ed baby shower. My best friend had one and it was lots of fun. We found some games that the guys to do, and it was sooo funny. We made them do shots out of a baby bottle, who finished first won. We also did pregnant twister. You get some backpacks, fill them with 10lbs or so, and then make the guys strap them on the front and play twister. hehe

 

[Tezzy]

that sounds really good but my DH is an unsociable twat lol!!!

 

[Margerle]

I threw a shower for my best friend a couple years ago for her first baby. There were probably 15 people in attendence, and I sent out just single card invitations indicating time and place.

I had three games. I wanted a classy shower for her so our games were a little more subdued than others that I've played at showers.

1. I had everyone bring a picture of themselves as young children (3 or younger preferrably) When they arrived, I put a letter next to their picture, and wrote that name on an answer key. Everyone else got a answer sheet with everyone's name and a letter that they could match. It was a good icebreaker since everyone could see the baby pictures when they got there.

2. I spent some time and took younger kid storybook characters and designed a game where you match they storybook character with the story. You could also do this with TV shows. Make sure you choose characters/stories from the same generation as your guests (and make some for other generations if you have older or younger guests too). This way people don't feel like their in school again LOL

3. I found a game that had to do with the pack rats in the group. This was a really fun one since many of the ladies were pack rats that you wouldn't expect!

4. Finally I had a game that matched the attendees first names with their meaning. Any of the baby name sites have lots of information on this.

I had several things to eat, finger sandwiches, punch, a couple desserts. And for a centerpiece, I made my dear friend a diaper cake with a bunch of fun stuff on it that she could use, or stuff from her registry. You might consider going together with someone to make this as it gets fairly expensive when building one of these.

Here are some photos:

https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/cheymeister/f5719f191.jpg

https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/cheymeister/f5719d521.jpg

Make sure you have prizes for the games too, I just went to a discount place and got inexpensive candles or bath sets, or nice lotions. Everyone seemed to have a very nice time .

If anyone is interested in the games we played, I do have them on an excel spreadsheet. Just pm me for them if you want.

 

[AquaDementia]

i am originally from europe, living in canada, and in my country there is no such thing as a baby shower. my husband and I definitely do not want one because we think it is inappropriate to impose onto people what things they must buy the baby. no thanks.