How to Plan for a Baby Shower


Baby showers are held to celebrate the coming of the newest member of your family. For a pregnant woman – be it your first, second, third or even fourth time to have a baby – this is a great way to take your mind off of the woes of giving birth.

Here is a checklist of  the things that you should do when planning for a baby shower:

1. Place one person in charge of the event.

This may be a relative,  a close friend, the grandmother – whoever is the closest to the mom-to-be. Having one person in charge of the planning will make things run more smoothly.

2. Decide on the date.  

Most baby showers are held on the last trimester of pregnancy. However, it still depends on the date when it is most convenient for the parents and the visitors. When finalizing the date, it is better to schedule it on a weekend so that the visitors and the child’s parents would not have to worry about work.

3. Finalize the venue.

If you are planning on a small reception, you can hold the baby shower at the mother’s house. This would be most convenient for the pregnant woman so that she would not have to worry about traveling, especially  when her due date to give birth is near.

4. Give out invitations.

Now that you have decided on the time, date and place where the baby shower will be held, you may start distributing the invitations.  

This is also a good time to decide on the ‘theme’ of the baby shower, which can reflect on the invitations that you will send out. Be sure to let the people invited know about the date a week or two in advance to free up their schedules.

5. Finish up planning for the baby shower by deciding on the food that you will serve, and the items to be given away for the visitors.

You might also want to give out thank-you-notes to be given as an additional token for those who took the time out of their busy days to attend the event.

Once you have all these details ironed out, you can go ahead and have fun on the day of the baby shower that you have meticulously planned for.