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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol
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MO
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 Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 10:46:25 AM
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I am hosting a baby shower for a friend in the early fall. She is having a boy, her last child just turned 15! i am looking for any ideas for snacks, games or gifts. Do you still give little gifts to people who win games? She is having a boy. She is very practial, which helps. I'm kinda lost at where to start. Thank you
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 10:53:12 AM
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Oh what fun! And I'm wagering she doesn't have ANYTHING for the little one left over from her teen :)
My baby shower for Violet was in January, and my mil's (yep, 2 of them!) did such a wonderful job! We didn't do games, because I'm not much of a game person, but they did give door prizes to people who had a sticker on the bottom of their china dessert plate. Because our little one was going to be named "Violet" they gave everyone who won African Violets.
Make it light hearted--and have food you can make in advance. My mil's made a beautiful chicken casserole (2 big things of this, in foil pans that you can pitch afterwards)and a green salad with raspberries, sunflower seeds and an herbed vinaigrette. They had a beautiful cake, to boot. There was wine, and soda's and water, of course. Everything was served buffet style.
Because it's in the fall, make it a fall themed shower. When will he be born? If it's before Halloween, ask everyone to bring a halloween related baby item--bib, booties, onsies, etc...or around Thanksgiving, a turkey related item. I've seen TONS of cute fall baby items!
Thinking of other things fall related...you could give everyone who wins at games or whatever something autumn related, too. Candles, decor, whatever.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
Edited by - FebruaryViolet on Aug 11 2009 10:55:52 AM |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol
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MO
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 11:54:30 AM
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Jonni, thank you. I reaally like the idea of a door prize for bringing a seasonal baby item. I found several baby boy party items today at a thrift store for less than 2.00, including the table cloth and favors. She does not want to do games but the door prizes will be fun. Take good care, Carol
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 1:23:44 PM
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It's going to be great, Carol! Babies are such blessings and it's such a wonderful thing to celebrate! She'll have a wonderful time, I know it. Great finds at the thrift!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
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Robin
Denver
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2009 : 09:24:33 AM
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My sister had a baby shower for me in January and she made a taco/nacho bar and had salad. She ordered a cake from Costco. Yummy and inexpensive. We had just been to a few showers with weird games, so we decided not to do them. Instead, I made a beaded bookmark for everyone who attended. They all got to pick one and they loved them.
I am glad you are having a shower for her, I am sure she doesnt have anything left. Babies are such miracles! |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2009 : 09:47:55 AM
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I never got a baby shower. I live far from my family, and my MIL said she would give me one.....but never did. Said it would cost too much money. Even though I said I would be fine with one in a park, or her backyard....she said that would be embarrassing you have to have a expensive one.....or none...I got none. *shrug* But, my plans had been if I did have a shower, I was going to make these broaches/pins I seen in a dollar tree book that had ideas of things to do with flea market finds. What you do is use old silver spoons, curl the end, and glue flowers and little stuff in the spoon part. Then glue a "pin" to the back. In the book they used regular sized spoons, for the baby shower, I was going to use old baby spoons from thrift shops and garage sales. My mom gathered a bunch for me and sent them in the mail. She was so upset I never got a shower, she would of came up and did one for me, if she had known my MIL was going to back out like that....by the time my MIL finally came clean and said she wasn't going to give me one........the baby was too old. Even though I kept asking are you sure you are going to do this....cause we need to kind of hurry up. By the time Lela was one, and then she said she wasn't going to do it.....so of course would of been weird by then for my mom to come up and do it. Any way, that's just another reason we need to move away from my inlaws and closer to my family. Not that a baby shower is make it or break it. But, I was even in the hospital by myself, because my MIL said she would be there when I had Lela, but then I was so stupid to go into labor during tennis.....and she had tickets she couldn't waste. So I had to have my baby alone. Even though she promised she would be there for me, and my mom didn't need to come up. Poor mom, has lots of kids and most are in elementary school and I didn't think it was fair to have her come up during school time, and leave all the kids to my dad alone. So I believed my MIL when she said she would be there.....oh well. Lesson learned. lol
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Edited by - MagnoliaWhisper on Aug 16 2009 09:51:57 AM |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2009 : 8:19:02 PM
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One of the things I did for my best friends baby shower was making little cloth diapers that I dipped in wax and filled with mints. In one of the "diapers" I put a chocolate covered peanut. Whoever got the "dirty diaper" won the prize. Have fun planning the shower!
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol
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MO
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Posted - Aug 18 2009 : 11:36:45 AM
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Heather I am sorry that things didn't turn out for you the way they should of. I really like your idea with the spoons. I love the name Lela. I bet she is adorable.
Dawn, did you have a pattern for the diaper? I might google it later.
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Haysville
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
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Posted - Aug 18 2009 : 5:34:45 PM
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Carol, I didn't have a pattern for the diaper. I just cut them out and folded them up like cloth diapers. They were small, party favor size. You can buy cute baby pins at JoAnn Fabrics or any other sewing supply store. I had bought two adorable patterns for the diapers, one in blue, the other pink. I just dipped them in the wax & let them harden. They were simple, cheap to make, but really adorable. The prize was a pink and a blue baby bottle shaped candles.
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FarmGirl~K
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Kelly
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USA
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Wende
True Blue Farmgirl
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WENDE
Kansas City
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2009 : 4:51:35 PM
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HI Carol,
One of my clients made candy pacifiers for the guests. The ring was a white life saver mint, the base was a necco candies in the yellow or light colors and a small jelly bean like a jelly belly for the nipple part. She used icing to put them together. They we soooo cute.
She had a rubber duck theme and played a few games with rubber ducks and numbers on the bottoms. She gave them to the mom-to-be later.
Wish I could be of more help.
WENDE
Sister #660
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