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gracebaby 
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 Posted: 22 August 2008 at 8:37am |
A girlfriend of mine had a baby shower register at the baby factory, where her 'guests' could go and choose a gift that they knew she actually needed. It did make it alot easier to choose a gift, and the gifts ranged from $3 - $200. So it kind of suited everyone's budget. For the bigger items - the grandparents bought those, or a few friends put in for the bigger gift. It's really just want ever you feel most comfortable with. You find that most people want to give you gifts that will actually be useful to you, so don't feel bad about having a register or if they ask, tell them.... afterall, there's only so many muslin cloths sets you really need!!!! I've always found it an honour to go to baby showers and celebrate the mum to be and the baby thats coming, and I've normally been the one that's offered to host the shower for them. I can't believe after nearly 6 years I'll be the 'guest of hounour 'at my own in a few months...yay!!!
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mamazozo
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:04am |
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aww gracebaby im so happy after all the years of your baby shower efforts you finally get to be at your own!! isnt it magic! Good stuff hun!
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 11:56am |
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I woudl love to hear what games you guys have had at your baby showers? Sounds great!
I love the dessert idea too. :)
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gracebaby
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 12:26pm |
1. Baby songs: in one/two minutes try and come up with as many songs with "baby" or "babe" in it. i.e "hey Baby" "be my baby tonight" "baby baby" "i got you babe" etc
2. Dough babies: 2 minutes to create the best looking baby from playdough
3. Guess the baby food: Number jars of baby food 1 - 5. each guest has own spoon and must guess what the baby food is i.e banana custard, lamb & veges etc (make sure the host knows the answers)
4. Put the nappy on the baby: on a baby doll, each person must put the cloth nappy on the baby complete with pins - blindfolded. Best time wins.
The possibilies are endless - loads of laughs!!!!
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chonny
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 1:15pm |
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wow that is so exciting you get to finally have one of your own! I found a list of fun things to do at a baby shower on the huggies website too
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 2:06pm |
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I had an awesome baby shower my friend threw for me at my place :)
The games we had were:
Every person gets a piece of paper, has to hold it on their forehead and draw a baby on it. Believe me there were some funny pictures!!
We had to peg the washing on the clothes horse, hold the baby and the phone at the same time while my friend had a pretend convo with them about REAL silly stuff! First to hang out whole basket wins!
The good old lemon in stocking game - you wear a pair of stockings wrapped around your waist and there is a lemon in one of the feet that dangles in between your legs. You race with another contestant to bang another lemon (on the floor) across the finish line using the lemon in stocking. This gives lotsa hip thrust actions and lots of laughs!!
MY FAVORITE - guess the poop - get a few different types of chocolate and melt into different disposable nappies. Pass them around and guests need to guess what sorta chocolate is in each nappy - very funny! Looks so real!
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xLUCKYx
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 2:08pm |
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We did the nappy on baby one too and then a stretch in grow over top but did it with two people per baby who could only use one hand each. We had 2 dolls going at once and the head fell off one of them haha that team got points deducted!
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Posted: 22 August 2008 at 5:18pm |
We had a few games...
1. Guess how big my bump is? First they had to pick blue or pink wool depending on what they think I'll have. Then they had to cut a length they thought would match my bump 
2. Everyone got three pegs to pin to themselves. Then there was a list of 5 'taboo' words: baby, boy, girl, cute, and I can't remember the last one. If you caught anyone saying one of those words you could take one of their pegs. Person with most pegs at the end wins. (We only did this for a little while, but I did it at another baby shower during gift opening time - that was hilarious!)
3. The good old "memory" game - look at a tray of 20 items for one minute, then try and write them all from memory.
4. At the baby shower my school put on, they also (among other things) made everyone bring a baby photo of themselves. Then we had to guess who was who!
Another idea I was going to do at a friend's baby shower (then she went and had her bubs on the day, lol!) is good for if you don't know if you're having a boy or a girl. Offer everyone some lemonade as they come in the door from two different jugs - one with pink food colouring, one with blue. They pick the colour depending on what they think you'll have.
Oh and last thing... I'm a bit sentimental at heart and like having things to make into my own version of a scrapbook. So at my baby shower my SIL put together little "All about me" cards for everyone to fill out for baby. Something like:
What will my weight be? ________________________
Will I be a boy or a girl? ________________________
When will I be born? __________________________
Do you have a special message for me? _______________________________________________________
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 1:46pm |
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kmarie - i like the games you've listed above, some sound like a real hoot.
Not sure if i'll have a baby shower, kind of want one but don't have the energy to organise, also feel kind of weird asking a friend to organise.....no ones asked or offered...what should I do?
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 2:18pm |
Melly Belly - Havnt seen you at the dec thread for a while now? where have you been chica??
We have been talking about baby showers too there...just organise one. I am. Get your mum or aunt or MIL to help you so its not too much pressure on you. Get them to do the food....you buy the invites send them out to ppl. We have been discussing easy games and decor and guest gift as well so I can share my easy pizzy but cool ideas.
Its not that hard...hun when you have a few helpers...doesnt have to be a friend...tho if you have a best friend you can just come out and say.."I am planning my BS and you are going to help!!" 
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 3:19pm |
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I'm not counting on friends doing it for me. They were supposed to sort my hens night last Feb before the wedding and I wound up rushing around trying to sort something out for girls that were flying in for it and nothing had been done.
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Roksana
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:51pm |
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Oh no....Danaj,
My first baby shower was done by friends and they did an awesome job and didnt let me do any thing at all.....and I will aways treasure that!
However me being the control freak that I am, I am planning this one to be different and in some case fancier....tho like I said I am not spending a huge amount of money on it!!
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 4:58pm |
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been exhausted at night and have managed to sneak in here during work...ssshhhh....
problem is neither DH or I have family in the region, might talk with a friend on sunday and see if she'll give me a hand.
will see how i feel tonight i might pop back on and check out dec thread, either that or the weekend.
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Roksana
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 5:19pm |
Thats all good! good to see you on here any way and good to see that you and bub are well!
We are meeting up at Circus Circus on the 18th oct 12.30 if you wanna join us for Lunch and Dessert!!
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 6:54pm |
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I'm organising my own baby shower too because people (including my close friends) kept asking what i was going to do and no one else was offering. I've never been to one before so not sure what goes on but the games ideas are good. Im going to ask for name ideas too because we're stuck
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 7:43pm |
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They sound great, a real lot of fun.
Being from the UK, baby showers are a very new and strange concept for me!!
I think I'd feel pretty uncomfortable about having one - but that's probably just because I'm not used to the idea.
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Posted: 09 October 2008 at 9:19pm |
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BS are great!! prior to me having my firstone I never attended one so had no idea what to expect ...I have to say I loved it! and you guys will too...
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Posted: 13 October 2008 at 6:40pm |
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Im organising my own one.
Mostly because this is my first pregnancy and i want to enjoy all the aspects of it, and be able to say i had a baby shower.
And also sadly enough my aunty that was going to organise it for me passed away suddenly last month, so i want to do this in rememberence of her.
Its also a good excuse to see all my friends and to have fun !!
Im just going to have a BBQ lunch or something.
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