If you read this blog a lot you’ll know I love baby shower favors and I also love doing them on a budget. I’ve been asked to make two sets of favors for an upcoming event: one set for the adults and one for the kids. So I started brainstorming children’s favors and thought I’d share first thoughts.
Make your own placemats. There are tons of shower themed kid’s place mats online that you can buy by the dozen but I’m ..read more
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Sending birth announcements is tons of fun but it doesn’t have to be the first time you create custom printing for your baby. After four months most people let their friends and family know that they are expecting so why not make a printed announcement? Pregnancy announcements are growing in popularity. They give your social network the opportunity to join you in your excitement and share your happy news.
Pregnancy birth announcements come in postcard or fold over style just like ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements on September 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
I’ve a few friends that gave birth a day before or a day after Halloween. Of course they all wanted baby to be born on Halloween. Can you imagine that birthday? For kids born in September and October it’s nice to include a fall theme with their baby gift or birth announcement. All the online printing sites have their fall offerings on display and there are so many choices.
Custom printed Halloween birth announcements can be adorable. A photo of baby ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements on September 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
Well I don’t know about you but I’m already starting to scour the store fronts and mail order catalogs for holiday gift giving ideas. In my shopping research I came across a number of personalized gifts for baby including personalized toys and birth announcement plaques. There was such a range it made me think about what would make for a good personalized gift for baby?
I saw a lot of statues, sculptures and free standing ornaments being advertized as baby gifts. ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements on September 28th, 2011 | No Comments »
Having a baby shower is great because you get so much stuff for your baby you don’t have to worry about things for the first few months of their life. This is a good thing because you’ll be too exhausted to shop. But the mom to be also deserves a gift right? If baby is already sorted out and there are a few pennies left over or you just have a desire to go shopping again why not consider a ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, new parent life on September 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
Well I’ve been brainstorming practical but pretty baby shower favors for an upcoming party and among the many cool ideas I came across the idea of making your own lip balm. Chapped skin, dry skin and tired skin are common ailments at a fall or winter baby shower. Lip balm works for all ages and offers a natural handmade gift that guests can actually use right away. A cute container and a custom label and lip balm becomes baby shower ..read more
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If you read this blog you’ll know I’m trying to organize a baby shower with two other women for our mutual friend. One of the co-hosts suggested that the baby shower game gifts should actually be additional gifts for the mother to be and not for the guest that won them. After a quick survey on Facebook I found out that quite a number of folks do this although a larger number still buy prizes for the guests. So what ..read more
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We are organizing this baby shower for a second time mom and stuck deciding whether or not to include a list of needed items with the baby shower invite. Whether it’s the first, second, third or fourth baby you always need stuff right at the beginning of a baby’s life. What that stuff is depends on what you already have but if you are a second time mom you do have a better idea about what you will actually use ..read more
Filed under: baby shower, new parent life on September 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
Sometimes I like to just type phrases or keywords into a search engine to see what pops up. I do this often with baby shower and birth announcements. Today I put “birth announcement” into the search box of an online auction site and was amazed at the array of birth announcements out there. Options I have never considered but think now could make for a great new baby gift.
The cross stitch birth announcement. It’s been years since I did a ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements on September 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
If you are organizing a small baby shower it is nice to give your guests a quality thank you favor. Bees wax burns clean and long and is the ultimate in natural and organic candle ingredients. With a bargain shopper’s eye and some patience you can create baby shower bees wax candles for a couple of dollars each. If you have a busy bee themed shower all the better.
Buy lidded metal travel tins in bulk for your baby shower bees ..read more
Filed under: baby shower on September 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
