Baby Shower: everything you need to know

The nine months that precede the birth of a baby are a precious stage for future dads. The illusion for the preparations is something characteristic of this time, which is why it is becoming more frequent celebrate a baby shower in full wait. The custom of the baby shower is not only typical of the United States, every time there is more in Latin America and Europe.

Do you know what is a baby showerWhere does the tradition of carrying it out come from and when is it organized? Attentive because we give you the clues!

The first thing you have to know is that the baby shower It is a party to celebrate that a baby is waiting and that it is best to organize it when the pregnancy is already somewhat advanced. Thus the photos are much more beautiful and it seems that the event is given a little more sense. This also makes it easier for the guests the theme of gifts because the usual thing is to give gifts to future dads with clothes for the baby and if we celebrate the party when there is little left for it to be born, the weather will be similar to the expected one, so The task of guessing will be a little easier.

The tradition of the 'Baby Shower' party

The Egyptians and the Romans already celebrated parties of this type. So did the Jews. But the difference between the usual practice and the one carried out by these three groups is that they celebrated the party when the child was born. The pregnant mothers of the pregnant woman "bathed" (and hence the name of the party because shower is to shower in English) to the lucky one with handmade gifts to dress the baby. And why later? The high probability of spontaneous abortions and infant deaths that existed at the time is an explanation with a lot of weight, but it is also that previously it was not possible to determine if a boy or a girl was expected, there were no ultrasound scans! So it was difficult to make a gift and hit the spot until he did not face the little one.

Now that we are at Christmas, the link that exists between baby shower and the birth of the Baby Jesus in the Portal of Bethlehem. Is it true that we can find a tremendous resemblance between what the Magi did with gold, incense and myrrh and what the friends and relatives of the future parents do when they bring their gifts to the party? It's a lovely relationship!

Preparations for a baby shower

If you are expecting a baby do not delay the party and get down to work. If you are not entirely convinced remember that it is not merely a party but also with the gifts is paid 80 percent of the costs of the stage of the nursing baby. It is also a perfect excuse to have a great time. What do we have to prepare?

- The first thing is the invitations. They are usually designed in pink if a girl is expected and in blue if she is going to be a boy. If we are going to celebrate a baby shower Before knowing the sex of the baby, we can always make the cards in a beige tone.

- For decoration: we will follow the same chromatic pattern and decorate the spaces (either at home or in a local) with balloons and garlands.

- Snack: this type of parties are usually done at snack time so we can prepare tea, coffee, cupcackes and biscuits. Now that they are so much in vogue maybe we can dare with some smothies. Also with a hot chocolate to alleviate the cold. What can not be missing is the cake.

Gifts for a baby shower

If you have already had a baby it will be very easy to get the gift. You just have to remember what you needed when you had yours. The clothes do not hurt but they also thank (and a lot) the diapers. You can opt for baby bottles, although much better the bibs (which in the end are always needed and not a clean one), we also do not know what kind of nipple the baby will like the most and which one will suck better. You can also buy a portable changing table and bedding. All these things and many others are welcome!

Games for a baby shower

With the excuse of this party you can be children again. There are many games that can be done. In fact, there are companies of children's entertainment, such as Animaciones Madrid, which can organize for you the baby shower. A cheerleader or several, depending on the number of guests that are, are responsible for organizing different activities for you with which you will have a great time and you will laugh a lot.

- The best known is to distribute ribbon to the attendees. They will have to cut the right size to cover the gut of the pregnant woman. The one that comes closest to the exact diameter is the one who wins.

- We also have the bottle race. Nobody said that drinking for these was simple.

- Another game is to have several dolls and make a race to put them on the diaper.

- We can also play who's who. How do we do it? We will have to ask our guests to bring a picture of when they were babies to the party. We will shuffle them and put them on our foreheads without looking. The others will give us clues and we will have to know what baby has touched us.

Elisa García
Advice: Animations Madrid