Organizing a baby shower is becoming increasingly popular in the Netherlands. Although some pregnant women have no idea what to expect at a baby shower and often think it's mega cliché, it's simply a fun party to celebrate the arrival of a baby. And of course, the arrival of a new mom, because a baby shower is mainly about the life change the mother is about to experience. It's actually a bit like a bachelorette party, but now you get to enjoy a life without the baby for a while. Fortunately, a baby shower doesn't have to be cliché and awkward at all. Especially not with these original baby shower ideas!
Who actually pays for the baby shower?
But first, something else. Who actually pays for the baby shower? Generally, a baby shower is organized as a surprise for the pregnant woman. A baby shower doesn't have to be expensive at all. For example, you can print baby shower games for next to nothing. But still, costs are incurred. Are there standard rules about who pays for the baby shower? Well, there aren't any. But generally, all costs are pooled together, and eventually, the costs for the baby shower are divided among the guests. What also sometimes happens is that the pregnant woman's mother covers the costs of the baby shower. Are you organizing a baby shower? Then, in any case, make clear agreements about the costs and how they will be divided. Alright, now on to the cool ideas for a baby shower!
The first thing at a baby shower
What's the first thing you do at a baby shower? If you want to organize an original baby shower, you certainly won't follow the rules of a standard baby shower. So you can skip that guestbook. We also won't be playing games like tasting baby food, smelling diapers, and guessing names during an original baby shower.
No cliché baby shower
A baby shower is, of course, all about the pregnant woman. The most important thing is to pamper her. But what can you do at a baby shower without the cliché games and activities? We have plenty of ideas for that, and these are, in our opinion, the coolest and most original ideas for a baby shower.
1. Photo booth!
Instead of a guestbook, create a photo booth! With some cool baby shower photo booth props, you can take photos of the mom-to-be and the guests. Eventually, you'll compile all the photos into a beautiful photo album, and that way, the pregnant woman won't have a guestbook, but she will still have a wonderful memory of her baby shower.
2. Invite men too
It's incredibly cliché that only women are allowed at a baby shower. It's much more original to invite men, and with them, the dad-to-be, to the baby shower. And perhaps it's also nice for the pregnant woman in question that not all attention is constantly focused on her.
3. Serve alcohol
Sorry for the pregnant woman, but a baby shower doesn't have to serve only lemonade and mocktails. It's much more fun for the guests if a glass of prosecco is handed out upon arrival. It remains an icebreaker, and moreover, it makes any baby shower games a lot more enjoyable.
4. Unsolicited advice
During a baby shower, a sheet is often filled out with wonderful advice for the expectant mother. Mega cliché things are then written down about how beautiful and wonderful parenthood is. But what if you can give anonymous advice during a baby shower? That's much more original, isn't it!? You would write down all your unsolicited and unnuanced advice there. Create an anonymous tip box labeled 'Unsolicited and Unnuanced Advice'. Bet the new mom will really benefit from all this advice!
5. Funny baby shower quiz
Okay, granted, a baby shower quiz isn't necessarily original, but a funny baby shower quiz certainly is!
What is truly original, though, is the Baby Shower Escape Room!
6. Forbid birth stories!
For every time the word 'delivery' is uttered, a shot must be taken (not for the pregnant woman, duh). It's also a good way to banish all gruesome birth stories. Because let's be honest, during a baby shower, no one wants to hear your hellish birth story.
7. Pregnancy cravings bar
While all guests can go to the bar for a cocktail, the pregnant woman can go to her own pregnancy cravings bar. A bar with (how cliché) pickles, salted herring, and chocolate is the most original bar at a baby shower ever!
