You should also not ask people to bring food with them. Most people will feel insulted that they are expected to bring a nice gift and now make some food as well. This is your job as hostess. If you are doubtful that you can make all food yourself, ask only close friends and relatives. Be sure to make them feel appreciated.

Etiquette for a baby shower also says when best time to have baby shower. Typically you should have it one to two months before baby’s due date. This allows mom time to put gifts on her registry. She can also have some time to purchase anything that she did not receive at shower.

Party favors used to be expected. This is not at all necessary anymore, but still a lot of fun for guests. Consider a small bag with baby related items, especially edible ones! You can find adorable chocolates and candies that are perfect for baby showers.

A final note on etiquette for a baby shower. You may be wondering if it is considered insensitive to invite someone who has recently miscarried. While attending a baby shower may be difficult for her, you should always give her option of coming.

Baby shower etiquette is important, but not so much as with other events such as bridal showers. If you take other people’s feelings into consideration you will probably follow all necessary etiquette. Every group of people is different and something that offends one may not offend another. Try not to let etiquette determine too much of what you do, but listen to common sense. The perfect baby shower can be a piece of cake.

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Tray Game

For this game, you will need a tray and about 20 to 25 small items that would be associated with a baby. For instance, you might choose socks, rattle, teething ring, baby book, thermometer, baby food jar, washcloth, diaper pins, piggy bank, spoon, and so on. With everyone sitting around a circle, pass tray with all items on it around room.

Once last person has had time to view all items, put tray out of sight. Then, go back to person that first viewed tray and see how many items he or she can name. Keep in mind that someone will need to keep track of each person’s guess with use of a check off list. That way, you will know person or persons that win.

Gifts could include something like scented candles, bath soaps, or boxed chocolates. Finally, after came is over, all items on tray are then presented to mother-to-be!

Smell Game

For Smell Game, you will take six different jars of baby food, each different. Put contents into plastic bowls so content is unknown. Next, each guest will sniff bowl and then make his or her guess as to flavor of food. The person that gets most right is winner. Again, small gifts would be great but not necessary.

Clothespin Roundup

With this game, you would hand each guest a clothespin as he or she arrives, asking that it be clipped some where on clothing. Since a pregnant woman has difficulty crossing her legs, focus of this game is that no guest can cross his or her legs throughout entire shower.

If a guest catches someone doing this, clothespin is taken away and added to that person’s clothing. At end of shower, person with most clothespins wins a small prize. A variation of this game is to ban word “baby” throughout baby shower.