Welcome to Pure Nappy Cakes' concise guide to Baby Showers. Here you will find all of the ideas you need to throw a perfect baby shower!

Baby Showers - A concise guide.


Baby Showers, just like nappy cakes have been a long standing tradition in the US, making their way over to Australia and now finally to the UK where they are ever growing in popularity!

What is a baby shower?


A baby shower is simply a party thrown for expectant mums a month or two before their baby is due to celebrate the imminent arrival of a new life and also to give baby gifts to the Mummy to be so that she has everything ready for when the baby comes.

Who should be the organiser?


Anyone can host the baby shower except for the mummy to be! So a close friend, sister, aunt, Nanny or colleague can be in charge of making the arrangements for the baby shower which should be absolutely stress free for mum to be.

How far in advance can we throw a baby shower?


Usually a baby shower is thrown a month or two before the baby is due. Although some prefer to have a baby shower 'welcome party' instead which is thrown after the baby is born to celebrate the new arrival!
The baby shower can be a complete suprise for the expectant mum or you may want to tell her so that she can look forward to it and contribute any ideas or write a gift list if required.

Location of the baby shower


The baby shower can be held anywhere that is comfortable for mummy to be except for her own house as it is not fair for her to have to do any clearing up afterward. Possible locations are at her parents house, a friends or other relatives house or if not you could use a play group or similar place.

 

Who should pay for the baby shower?


It is traditional for the organiser to pay for the baby shower however a good idea to spread the cost would be for everyone to chip in a small amount of money, or instead each guest could bring some food or drink, favours or prizes for any games you might play. The mummy to be should not be expected to pay for her baby shower.

Each guest may want to bring their own gift or you could all go in together to buy one larger baby shower gift such as a baby nappy cake. These stunning Deep Filled nappy cakes would make perfect centrepieces on your baby shower table.

So to refresh, here the things you may want to think about for the baby shower:


Food and Drink
Tableware, Cups, plates, cutlery and napkins
Baby shower favours
Table centrepiece (nappy cake)
Invitations
Other Decorations
Venue
Prizes for the games
Camera to record the event
Baby shower nappy cake
Party bags

Remember a baby shower doesnt have to cost the earth, a few balloons and home made invitations will save some pennies. By asking each guest to bring somet food and baking cake instead of buying one will also helo to lower the cost. Many paper decorations and banners can be made for very little cost as well. It may be a good idea to allocate each task or section to each guest. We have baby nappy cakes starting at £6.99 for the perfect nappy cake without breaking the bank!

What to buy as a baby shower gift?


This largely depends on if there is already a wish list written by the mum to be as well as if it is her first baby or not. One thing is for sure, you can never get enough nappies which makes baby shower nappy cakes such perfect gifts for a baby shower.
Nappy Cakes or 'Baby cakes' look stunning and include many of the essentials a new mum will need. Many of our customers have said that the baby shower nappy cake they bought was the talk of the baby shower and the other guests were left amazed, and slightly jealous! If you are unsure on if the baby will be a girl or boy you could always opt for a neutral baby nappy cake in yellow or chocolate brown where all of the contents in the nappy cake are unisex and suitable for a girl or boy baby.

If you have a smaller budget there are still a wide range of quirky and unusual (but useful) baby gifts you can give that are guaranteed to give the wow factor as a nappy cake would. Our deliciously tempting baby jam, baby smoothies, baby ice cream, sock cakes, sock eggs and cup cakes are delightfully charming and start from just £3.50. Even better still, if you live locally to Romford, Havering, Essex, London you are welcome to collect your nappy cake and baby gifts directly from us to save on the p&p.

Baby Shower games!


The best bit of the baby shower! Here are our Top Ten baby shower games:


Guessing games - Each guest makes guesses on whether they think the baby will be a boy or girl, it's birth weight and whether it will be born early or late and by how many days. The closest guesses win a prize once the baby is born.

Feeding time! - Fill some baby bottles with water or fruit juice and have a race to see who can drink all of the juice from the baby's bottle the fastest by suckling it like a baby! The expectant mummy wouldn't be too pleased if you used the actual baby's bottles so best nip down to a pound shop for some bargain bottles!

Baby Bump - Each guest guesses the circumference of the mummy to be's baby bump. Take a roll of ribbon and one by one each guest cuts off a length that they think will fit best around mummy's tummy. (Curling ribbon is a good idea as it is not too expensive to buy and comes on a large reel, and you can get it in pink for a girl, blue for a boy or yellow for unisex). Once everyone has got their length of ribbon you can put them around mummy's tummy to see which is the closest fit and that guest wins a prize.

Pin the Sperm on the Egg / Pin the Baby on the Mummy) - Just like pin the tail on the donkey but with an egg and sperm or a baby and mummy!

Baby Trivia - Make a quiz full of questions and trivia based around babies, the one who answers most questions correctly wins a prize!

Baby Faces - Each guest brings a baby photo of themselves but does not show anyone else. The organiser collects them in without looking, shuffles them and lays them face up on the table. Now everyone has to guess who is who!

Guess the baby items - Mummy to be, or the guests in turn are blind folded and then presented with a baby related item and they have to guess what it is and tell everyone in the room. Try to use unusual shaped things and odd items that are harder to guess.

Don't say Baby! -  Throughout the duration of the baby shower if anyone mentions the word 'baby' they get a token which can be a card, safety pin, button or so on. The guest with the least tokens at the end is the winner!

Cotton Wool Balls - You will need two large bowls, a wooden spoon, blind fold and cotton wool balls. Fill one bowl with the cotton wool balls. Each guest takes it in turn to be blindfolded, they then have to spoon as many cotton wool balls from one bowl to the other using the wooden spoon. Due to the spoon being heavy and the balls being so light the guest will find it difficult to tell if they actually have any balls on the spoon or not and will consequently spend most of the time spooning empty spoonfulls into the other bowl. This is very amusing for the other guests to watch! Whoever transfers the most cotton wool balls in one minute is the winner!

Baby Tray Memory Game - Fill a tray with about 15 baby related items and cover with a tea towel. Uncover the tray for 30 seconds and then recover. See how many items each guest can recall. You could also remove one item from the tray and see if they can guess which item is missing.

Guess the Baby Food! - Buy some jars of baby food and empty each one into a separate bowl. Be sure to dispose of the empty jars so no-one knows what the labels say! Each guest then has to take a spoon and try some to guess what each one is!

Ok, ok there are 11 games here but who's counting!