What is a Baby Shower?

A Baby Shower is an American tradition of throwing a party for the mum-to-be, to celebrate the imminent arrival of her precious bundle of joy and it’s usually only attended by female friends and relatives.

Baby Showers are really taking off in the UK and the celebrities are setting the trend. Stella McCartney hosted a lavish Baby Shower Party for her three pregnant friends, Kate Moss, Sharleen Spiteri and Sadie Frost who were all expecting at the same time. The celebrity guest list was impressive and each guest could be seen arriving at Stella’s Notting Hill mansion clutching gifts for the expectant ladies.

What happens at a Baby Shower?

The main aim of the party is to have fun and give the Mum–to-be chance to relax and enjoy herself after months of hard work growing that bump! Its also a good opportunity for friends and relatives to offer words of wisdom and encouragement.

It’s a good idea to give each guest a name badge to wear as they arrive there is bound to be somebody there who doesn’t know everybody and it will help with playing the games if everybody knows everybody else’s name.

Once everybody is relaxed and has a drink in hand it really breaks the ice and gets everybody giggling if you play a few games.   We will send you a selection of game ideas with everyorder placed.   

After a few games everybody will have worked up an appetite so let the nibbling begin! You could have a finger buffet or just keep it simple with bowls of nibbles & dips it’s up to you.

After everybody has refuelled you could play another couple of games then towards the end of the party its really nice to gather round whilst the mum-to-be opens her gifts. You don’t have to do this but it all adds to the excitement as she unwraps babygrows, mittens and booties. Just listen to all those broody women Ooohing and Ahhhing at all those tiny cute things!!

It’s a good idea if a friend sits close by with a pen and paper as the mum-to-be opens her gifts and makes a quick note of who bought what. It helps when writing all those thank you notes! It’s also a nice keepsake for the baby’s memory box so that in years to come baby can see who came to the party and who bought what.

Who throws a Baby Shower?

Quite often the party is organised by someone close to the mum-to-be, eg her Mum, Sister, best friend or work colleague. However it’s perfectly OK to organize your own Shower Party, just enlist a few people to help out.