What makes for a good a baby shower?

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1. Making it coed

   Not forcing everyone to watch you open gifts

   Alcohol

   Not going over the top baby themed

2. Listening to what the mom actually wants or does not want. For example, I did not want games at mine because I loathe baby shower games.

3. Swimming, good food, alcohol

4. Baby showers are mostly boring and that’s why nobody goes to them.

   The ingredients for a good baby shower, or wedding shower, are good food served immediately, games that are actually entertaining and fun, and comfortable seating arrangements.

   At my sister’s Jack and Jill baby shower we served pizza, Caesar salad, fruit, and dainties.

   For games we played Frankenbaby and Porn or Labor.

   For the seating we had lots of small tables and cushioned chairs. My sister opened gifts as soon as everyone arrived and they were displayed on a table so people could see up close if they wanted.

   Bingo is never fun. Withholding the food until a certain time is never fun. Making people sit and not be able to freely mingle is not fun.

5. Really good food, since the bride can’t drink

   Creative fun (we had the guests decorate onesies, which spilled over into them decorating diapers)

   A crowd that wants to be there

6. I loved mine. It was low key, just some friends (male and female) and my mother. We did a few simple games (guessing who’s baby picture it is etc.) and they all made a mobile together to put above her crib. We all actually had a lot of fun.

7. Honestly if I could just drop a gift off and chat with everyone, then leave when I feel like it, that would be awesome.

   I hate the games, I hate having to watch mom open the gifts. I’m happy to celebrate and give the new mom a gift. I just don’t want to have to guess how big her belly is with TP and watch her open 20 onesies

8. Alcohol

9. We kind of did a cookout but with gifts lol.

   We invited family and friends regardless of gender and had lots of food, a few games, simple decorations, and that was about it.

   My husband and I opened the gifts right before we all ate so no one had to stick around to wait for that.

   For the most part it was your average cookout with family and friends and was enjoyable. It just had a baby theme to it.

10. Hate: The games, gender division, passing around of each gift as it’s opened, small talk with dozens of strangers I’ll never meet again.

    Like: Smallish size gathering, all genders welcome, good food, moderate baby theme.

    Basically, what makes a regular gathering pleasant, plus a few baby elements. One small game isn’t a bad idea (my friend had people guess the birth date and awarded a prize once the baby was born) but any more than that is tedious.

11. Nothing too over the top, good food, drinks, a couple games, no gift openings, and possibly do coed would probably be nice!

12. My cousin held a softball tournament when his wife was expecting their first. The cost to enter was a package of diapers per player. That was a lot of fun.

13. The games are the best part!! And prizes!!!

14. Good food, drinks flowing, and music playing.

15. A reveal cake. and not confetti or other stuff that harms the environment.

    Some nice snacks.

    Don’t ask for expensive gifts. Its about fun together, not greed.

    No gross games.