{"product_id":"2940014345996","title":"A Quick And Easy Guide To Baby Showers","description":"Table of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION...4\u003cbr\u003ePART 1: PLANNING THE SHOWER...7\u003cbr\u003eWho’ll Throw the Shower?...7\u003cbr\u003eWhen Should the Shower Happen?...10\u003cbr\u003eSending out Invitations...15\u003cbr\u003eTo Gift Registry or Not to Gift Registry...19\u003cbr\u003ePART 2: HOLDING THE SHOWER...22\u003cbr\u003eThings to Do: Themes...23\u003cbr\u003eTheme: A Tea Party...25\u003cbr\u003eTheme: Celebrity...26\u003cbr\u003eTheme: Literary Baby...27\u003cbr\u003eThings to Do: Games...28\u003cbr\u003eFood...31\u003cbr\u003ePART 3: INSIDER’S TIPS...33\u003cbr\u003eThings to Do: Plan...34\u003cbr\u003eThings to Do: Decorate...36\u003cbr\u003eThings to Do: Cater Accordingly...36\u003cbr\u003eThings to Do: Set a Time Limit...40\u003cbr\u003eThings NEVER to Do: Don’t Ask People to Eat Standing Up...42\u003cbr\u003eCouples Showers?...46\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION...48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Should the Shower Happen?\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important question to ask, and of course, to\u003cbr\u003eanswer. And as usual, there are a few different viewpoints\u003cbr\u003eon when to hold the baby shower. Fortunately, however,\u003cbr\u003ethese views aren’t as debatable as they sometimes are when\u003cbr\u003eit comes to whether a relative or non-relative should hold\u003cbr\u003ethe baby shower (as we discussed above). So don’t worry;\u003cbr\u003ethis is a rather easy and straightforward challenge to solve.\u003cbr\u003e11\u003cbr\u003eNow, the real problem here is simply that there isn’t a clear\u003cbr\u003eanswer to the question: when should the shower happen?\u003cbr\u003eThe answer to this will almost always depend on factors that\u003cbr\u003eare specific to the mother-to-be, the guests, and other\u003cbr\u003eissues.\u003cbr\u003eSo rather than providing a “one-size-fits-all” answer here –\u003cbr\u003ewhich is something that we can’t do without knowing the\u003cbr\u003edetails of your particular baby shower – let’s just look at the\u003cbr\u003evariables. Once you know these, you’ll easily be able to\u003cbr\u003edetermine when the baby shower should be held.\u003cbr\u003eThe Mother-to-Be\u003cbr\u003eLet’s start with mother-to-be. She may have a preference\u003cbr\u003eabout when the shower should be held; and this preference\u003cbr\u003eshould be heeded. The father-to-be might also provide\u003cbr\u003einput here, which is wonderful and should be part of the\u003cbr\u003eoverall decision-making process (we take a closer look at\u003cbr\u003e“couples” baby-showers later on in this book).\u003cbr\u003eWhat kinds of things might influence a mother-to-be’s\u003cbr\u003epreference on when the shower should be held? Some of\u003cbr\u003e12\u003cbr\u003ethem prefer to have the shower when they’re showing; they\u003cbr\u003emay feel that there’s something more appropriate (for lack\u003cbr\u003eof a better word) about holding a shower when people can\u003cbr\u003eactually see that a baby is on the way.\u003cbr\u003eIn practical terms, this means that a shower might be held\u003cbr\u003ewell into the second trimester, or into the third.\u003cbr\u003eThe Guests\u003cbr\u003eAs we all know, December is a season for parties and\u003cbr\u003eevents; both business, and personal. As a result, it may be\u003cbr\u003epolite to not hold the baby shower during “party season”, as\u003cbr\u003eit may influence whether people would be able to attend (or\u003cbr\u003ebe able to relax when they attend, because they don’t have\u003cbr\u003ethree more “get togethers” to go to after the baby shower!).\u003cbr\u003eFurthermore, if you live in a wintry climate, it may be a\u003cbr\u003epleasant idea to not have the baby shower in the dead of\u003cbr\u003ewinter. True, life does go on in the middle of January and\u003cbr\u003epeople go to work and do many of the things that they want\u003cbr\u003eto do (go shopping, go to restaurants, and so on), but if it\u003cbr\u003emakes absolutely no difference to you and the mother-to-be\u003cbr\u003e13\u003cbr\u003e(and\/or the father-to-be) whether the baby shower is held in\u003cbr\u003elate January or late April, then it may be advisable to choose\u003cbr\u003ethe latter; simply for climate concerns.\u003cbr\u003eThe Gifts\u003cbr\u003eThis is one that most people don’t think about until someone\u003cbr\u003ebrings it up, and then they say to themselves: ohhhh, yes,\u003cbr\u003ethat makes sense! Fortunately for you, you’re getting a\u003cbr\u003esneak-peak at that thought well before someone at the baby\u003cbr\u003eshower asks it!\u003cbr\u003eAs we all know, some people prefer to give gender-specific\u003cbr\u003egifts. While, indeed, times have changed and makers of\u003cbr\u003ebaby-related items are creating more gender-neutral items,\u003cbr\u003ethere’s still a large contingent of people who want to give\u003cbr\u003ebaby blue gifts to an impending son, or pink gifts to an\u003cbr\u003eimpending daughter.\u003cbr\u003eIn light of this, if the parents-to-be have decided to learn\u003cbr\u003ethe baby’s gender via ultrasound, and further decided to\u003cbr\u003eshare that information with the world-at-large, then it may\u003cbr\u003ebe very appreciated by the baby shower guests if you hold ...","brand":"99 \u0026cent; store, save to buy more","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146060054768,"sku":"2940014345996","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014345996_p0.jpg?v=1763606515","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014345996","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}