What happens at a Baby Shower?

What happens at a Baby Shower?

While Baby Showers vary by type and theme, there is a standard format for success.

1. Greet guests and make introductions so everyone feels welcome.
- Consider a Get to know or ice breaker activity to assist in mingling.

2. Serve appetizers / light snacks and beverages to your guests. During this time the will socialize among themselves.

3. Have a social activity that can include topical discussions and/or baby shower games.

4. Now enjoy a meal or main appetizers and allow guests to mingle more.

5. Once the meal if complete, you can serve coffee / tea and desert as the Mom to be begins to open the gifts.
- If you are play games like Gift Bingo during gift opening, then have desert and beverages after the gifts are open.
- Have someone offers to record who gave what gift and provide the list to the Mom to be after all the gifts are open.

6. Once the gifts are open, there is more socializing.
- Note: Games and activities are normally not held after the gifts have been opened.

7. If giving Baby Shower favors, make sure each guests has theirs and take the time to thank they for coming.