Entertainment: Baby Shower Guide

Baby Shower Guide - 10 easy steps

Written by Mrs. Party... Gail Leino

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The baby shower is normally around six weeks before repparttar due date of repparttar 110007 baby's birth. However, some mothers are electing to have repparttar 110008 party after repparttar 110009 baby is born. Showers are held on weekends and during repparttar 110010 week. Try to make repparttar 110011 time and day convenient for everyone including any out-of-town guests.

8. Selecting time

If most of repparttar 110013 guests attending repparttar 110014 shower work, then an evening or weekend shower will work best. Consider a weeknight for a change of pace if everyone lives near each other. If you choose a weekend date, plan your shower early enough in repparttar 110015 day for all who must travel to attend. Be sure to keep in mind repparttar 110016 Mother's schedule (naps, doctors appointments, etc.).

9. Baby Shower Invitations

Baby Shower Invitations can range from repparttar 110017 casual (a phone call) to repparttar 110018 most formal (printed invitations). You decide what will work for your shower. Be sure to include all necessary contact information. Consider also including your email if you check it every day.

10. Entertainment

As guests arrive, introduce them to one another. As a unique conversational item, ask your guests to wear a small photo of their child on their shirt. Who doesn't love to brag about their child?!? Another way to break repparttar 110019 ice is to provide name tags with a small note, such as, "I attended grammar school with Susie." This is a sure way to start conversations. Make sure to offer your guests liquid refreshments and whatever else you have provided. Printable baby shower games are a blast! Set repparttar 110020 mood with lighted candles, flowers, and baby shower decorations. You want your guests to enjoy repparttar 110021 day (or evening) as much as repparttar 110022 guest of honor.

Mrs. Party... Gail Leino is the internet's leading authority on giving the best possible party, using proper etiquette and manners while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts.

Romance on a Budget - Love Is Patient, Kind, and Cheap!

Written by Nicole Dean

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Volunteer - Choose a charity or cause that means something to both of you and work together to make repparttar world a better place.

Love Story - Write how you met, fell in love, how you felt, what your thoughts were. You will treasure looking through these books over repparttar 110006 years.

Love Grows - Plant a garden together. Herbs, vegetables, flowers, fruit -- anything you both like.

Cheer - Go to a High School Sporting Event.

Warm Hearts - Snuggle by a campfire or build a fire in repparttar 110007 fireplace.

Watch repparttar 110008 Clouds - Lay together and watch repparttar 110009 clouds go by. Talk about repparttar 110010 different shapes you see.

Connect - Hug, Hold Hands, Put your Arm around your Sweetheart.

Big Money - Write your Sweetheart a Check for One Million Kisses. Or make a coupon book of treats for him or her.

Window Shop - Go downtown and window shop.

Early Days - Look at photo albums of yourselves when you were kids through your dating years.

Puzzles - Do a jigsaw or crossword puzzle together.

Wish List - Both make a wish list of things that make you happy and put them in order. Hugs, dates, gifts, time together, intimacy, etc. Then look at repparttar 110011 lists. They may surprise you.

People Watch - Sit on a bench and watch people go by. Try to guess their stories.

Play - Go to repparttar 110012 park and swing.

Kiss - Before you part for repparttar 110013 day, kiss for 10 seconds. It is much better than a quick peck on repparttar 110014 cheek.

Picnic - Get take out food or make a picnic lunch. Take your time and enjoy your meal together outdoors.

Throw Rocks - Go to a pond, creek, or lake and throw rocks. Try to skip them or aim for different targets.

So, although an occasional expensive dinner is nice, it is truly repparttar 110015 day-to-day affection that builds romance and love. Yes, Love is Patient, Kind -- and Cheap!

**Note from Author to Publisher -- This article may be edited for length by removing

some of the ideas listed.**

About the Author: Nicole Dean is the owner of www.showMomtheMoney.com -- a fun and exciting site for Moms and Work from Home Moms. ( http://www.showmomthemoney.com ) She lives in Florida with her much loved Husband of almost 10 years, and their two silly children.

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