Fun and Creative Baby Shower Activities

Baby shower activities involves the group as a whole celebrating the impending birth by engaging in meaningful tasks or projectswithout competing for prizes.

Activities are usually a way to give mom something special or meaningful like making a baby blanket. Normally baby shower activities are present at women only gatherings. The group usually has conversations centered around baby, pregnancy and parenting. It is a terrific way to give mom some well needed advice. You will find women seated around large a table where refreshment is close at hand so everyone can talk, eat and have a good time.

Baby shower Activities can be used at any baby shower. Use them as a substitute for games or even before games to set the pace for games to come.

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Baby Shower Advice Cards
Baby shower advice cards are the coolest way to offer free and meaningful advice to the expectant mother. Each guests can offer helpful insight into what mom can expect in parenting.

Making Baby Gifts and Baby Crafts
Making sweaters and baby booties are not only popular at grandma showers but you can also make cute and creative baby gifts and craftsat the baby shower like decorating a onesie with cute little phrases such as "mommy's little girl" If this is not mommy's first go at pregnancy then you can also decorate onesies with phraseslike "I am a little brother". Some women even make a baby blanket or decorate a portion of a blanket with pictures, poems, appliques, etc.

Baby Treasure Box
I like this idea because it is a way for the baby to see a glimpse into the past and for friends and family to show their love and support for mom and her baby. Guests can carry an item that have some meaning to them or something they think mom or the baby would benefit from. They can also make or decorate items to put in the box. Some items to considerare pictures, books, money, jewelry, etc. Mom-to-be can open the box to view its contents at her leisure or she can save it for when the baby is born to open it.

Birthday Cards
A meaningful activity that will last years after the baby is born. Give each guest a blank card and non-toxic markers, paints, glitter or other art and decorative materials and tell them to make and decorate a birthday card for the baby 1 through to 18 years. If you have more than 18 people a good idea is to write the number on a piece of paper depending on the number of guestsand let them pick a number from a bowl to see which card they will be making or instead of duplicating a year persons can write advicefor the baby depending on the year that they received.

More Baby Shower Activities:

Do-It-Yourself Shops
These little shops are becoming a hit for people who want some quality time together while doing something fun. If you are having a small all girls baby shower why not do it at a do-it-yourself shop where everyone can talk, share mommy and pregnancy stories all while making something nice for mom or the baby.

Baby Video
Make a video for mom and the baby. During the shower set up a camcorder/ video recorder in a room or anywhere that is convenient and tell them to give the mom-to-be some words of encourage, a memorable story about mom that you would like to share with her or the baby. I am sure whatever you have to say will be appreciated by the honored guest. She can watch it after the baby is born when she is up late at night. The baby can even watch it when he/she is older and see what everyone was like back then and all the encouragement and love he or she was given before he or she was even born. It might be simpler to designate someone to be in charge recording the guests as not everyone is technology savvy.

Decorate Nursery
Helping mom to design or decorate nursery especially in the case where dad is away. Some families build the baby shower around this baby shower activity. You will find that the friends and the whole family gather to paint the nursery and assemble baby furniture and share gifts with the new parents.

Diaper Cakes
These are always a good treat for mom. If its mom's first baby shower and she has never seen a diaper cake, then she will be super delighted. The first time I saw a diaper cake I was blown away by the shear genius of the idea and how cute and handy it was. Making a diaper cake is a nice activity where the women can laugh and talk all while creating this thoughtful gift.

Decorating a Baby Calendar
Ask each guest to decorate a page for each month of the baby's first year. This is similar to a baby scrapbook but instead of attaching pictures and other baby memorabilia. Mom-to-be can record everything of note that she wants to remember, in the baby's first year. She can also use it to keep baby appointments such as doctors, baby's first step and so on.

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