It’s Baby Shower Time!

Funnily enough, a lot of young children think that's what a baby shower is. In reality, a baby shower is a special party in which current parents or expectant parents receive a smattering of gifts for their newborn or expected child. It helps if ultra-sound has revealed the gender of the baby prior to the party. Otherwise, gifts could be mismatched to the gender. So, to be absolutely clear, it extremely closely related to a bridal shower and has nothing at all to do with washing babies. Baby showers also serve the purpose of reducing the budgetary requirements of the soon-to-be baby because other parents chip in and buy items for the baby like clothes. Some countries don't celebrate until the baby is actually born, but it has a long and rich history in the United States of occurring prior to birth. Some believe that bad luck happens to those that host pre-birth baby showers and others believe it is a strictly private affair involving just the closest group of tight-knit relatives, colleagues, and confidantes. Whatever the practices revolving around it, America has a proud history and heritage of hosting them for mothers-to-be. Plus, it's a way for the bride's friends to be introduced to the husband of the bride in an informal setting away from a lot of his male friends - at home, in a natural mode.Baby Shower invitations sometimes include a list of the activities to be performed like baby shower bingo, birth date or sex guessing, pregnant belly girth guessing, baby food flavor guessing, diaper throw games with treats and prizes to eat out of the (clean) diapers, opening the gifts in front of all the other guests, and serving the cake or beverages. It's inadvisable, inappropriate, and downright irresponsible to bring alcohol - either in the form of champagne, beer, or even red wine. Alcohol is bad for the baby. Call it bad taste. Pun intended.What do Baby Shower invitations look like and describe?Baby Shower invitations give the name of the person to be honored, name of the occasion, and the day, date, time, location, and hosts' names. Sometimes, it's hosted by grandma, the husband, or a close friend.Baby Showers can be a special time for moms to share tips, gifts, prospects for their children-to-be, and laughs too!