Create the baby shower guest list Determine a budget for the baby shower Set the date of the baby shower Decide on the baby shower location
One
month before the Baby Shower
Decide on the baby shower theme Select and mail the baby shower invitations –
include directions Plan for the baby shower
menu
Three weeks before the Baby Shower
Order a the baby shower cake Order balloons and flowers if they are planned
decorations Order tables
and chairs if you’re hosting the baby shower a at home Order any other special entertainment or surprises
Two weeks before the Baby Shower
Buy baby shower decorations, game prizes
and party favors Buy plates,
cups, eating utensils, tablecloths, etc. if you’re hosting the baby shower at a home Finalize the baby shower menu with the Caterer or Restaurant Plan which baby shower games you want guest to
play
One week before the Baby Shower
Establish a final count on your baby
shower guest list Call
invited guests who have not RSVP’d to the baby shower Wrap baby shower game prizes and party favors Buy film and batteries for camera and video recorder If you’re hosting the baby shower at a home,
begin to clean the home Prepare
a printed baby shower menu, table assignments and name tags (if desired) Buy your baby shower gift for mommy-to-be
The day
before the Baby Shower
Begin decorating if you’re hosting
the baby shower at a home – you will need tape and scissors Set up tables, chairs, food table, drink table, etc. if you’re hosting the baby shower
at a home Buy baby shower
drinks if you’re hosting the baby shower at a home If you’re cooking anything for the baby shower, do whatever you can today If you are baking the baby shower cake, today is
the day Get the baby shower
games ready – make sure you have plenty of pencils Prepare a timeline for the day of the baby shower so that you stay on schedule.
The timeline should include last minute tasks before the baby shower begins and a schedule to keep the party on track (baby showers are generally 2 to 3 hours) Double-check that every item on the checklist before “The
Day of the Baby Shower” is done
The Day of the Baby Shower!
Follow your baby shower timeline to
stay organized and calm Pick
up balloons, flowers and/or other centerpieces if you have ordered them Pick up the baby shower cake if you are not baking it yourself Finish setting up baby shower decorations and put party favors
out on a table Buy plenty
of ice for drinks and setup up drinks and cups Set out food on tables if you’re hosting the baby shower at home Designate certain guests to take pictures and video of the baby
shower When mommy-to-be
is opening baby shower gifts, keep trash bags close by Write down the baby shower gifts and who they were given by – use the Invite/RSVP list to make sending thank you cards easy for mommy-to-be Have fun and rest assured that you have planned a wonderful
day for mommy-to-be!
