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    Baby Shower Ideas: Perfect for your party -
    Baby Shower Ideas: Perfect for your party -
    Baby Shower Ideas: Perfect for your party -
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    Baby Shower Ideas: Perfect for your party -

    By Linda Alchin

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    Ideas on absolutely everything you need for a perfect Baby Shower party. A complete guide absolutely crammed full of useful ideas, hints and tips, from choosing themes, planning invitations, food, decorations, activities, games, favors and gifts, plus advice on the correct etiquette to follow when hosting this type of party. The ultimate guide that no host should be without!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Alchin
    Release dateJul 15, 2010
    ISBN9781452359748
    Baby Shower Ideas: Perfect for your party -
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    Linda Alchin

    Linda Alchin is a website author specialising in English History. Her career initially focussed on conventional training techniques to provide adult education. With the advent of the internet she moved on to distance learning projects. Combining new technology with her love of history she has created a variety of highly successful educational websites which, in turn have lead to the publication of these books. She lives with her family just outside London.

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      Baby Shower Ideas - Linda Alchin

      Baby Shower Ideas

      -Perfect for your Party -

      By Linda Alchin & Melissa Russell

      Smashwords Edition.

      Copyright 2010 Linda Alchin and Melissa Russell

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Table of Contents

      What is a Baby Shower?

      Baby Shower History and Origin

      Planning a Baby Shower

      Baby Shower Agenda

      Sample Agenda

      Baby Shower-Planning Countdown

      8 Weeks Before

      6 Weeks Before

      4 Weeks Before

      2 Weeks Before

      1 Week Before

      Baby Shower Day

      Baby Shower Guest List

      Who Should Be Invited?

      How to Keep Track of Invitations

      Baby Shower Guest List

      Homemade Baby Shower Invitations

      Hints and Tips

      Theme Ideas for Homemade Invitations

      Wording Guide for Baby Shower Invitations

      Baby Shower Poems

      Baby Shower Quotes

      Baby Shower Themes

      Baby Shower Themes - Co-ordination is the Key to Success

      Baby Shower Themes:

      Storks

      Stars - A Star is Born

      A to Z Theme

      Welcome to the Jungle!

      Carriage/Pram Theme

      Noah’s Ark Theme

      Construction Truck Theme for a Baby Boy

      Bootie Theme

      Butterfly Theme

      Safety Pin Themes

      Farm Animal Theme

      Bumble Bee Theme

      Ladybug Theme

      Flower Theme

      Nursery Rhyme Characters

      Fairy Tale Characters

      Disney Characters

      Beatrix Potter Characters - Peter Rabbit

      Circus Animals

      Lion, Bear, Zebra, Monkey, Frog

      Bath Time Theme

      Rocking Horse Themes

      Umbrella Theme

      Baby Shower Food Ideas & Recommendations

      Food Ideas - Considerations

      Baby Shower Decorations

      Balloons - Air or Helium

      Some Balloon Decoration Ideas

      Wall Decorating Kits

      Garlands

      Banners

      Yard Signs

      Baby Shower Centrepieces

      What is a Diaper Cake?

      Diaper Cake Centrepiece - How to Make One

      Centrepieces Using Gift Baskets

      Other Baby Shower Table Centrepieces

      Baby Shower Centrepieces - Floating Candles

      Elegant Baby Shower Centrepieces

      Baby Shower Activities – Games, Quizzes and Jokes

      Baby Shower Games

      Baby Shower A to Z Game

      A Star is Born Game

      Diaper Guessing Game

      Left Right Game

      Baby Shower Memory Game

      Nursery Rhyme Game

      Name Game

      Creative Onesies (Bodysuit)

      Unscramble Game

      Baby Builder Game

      Nappy Pins Game

      Baby Bottle Bowling

      The Diaper Game

      Pin the Diaper/Pacifier on the Baby Game

      Musical Chairs

      Mummy’s Tummy Game

      Pass The Parcel

      Lucky Dip

      Treasure Hunt

      Baby Look At You Now Game

      Baby Food Game

      Baby Shower Quizzes

      Celebrity Babies Quiz

      Nursery Rhyme Quiz

      Animal Gender Quiz

      Baby Animals Quiz

      Fairy Tale Quiz

      Baby Shower Trivia Quiz

      Baby Shower Songs Trivia Quiz

      Baby Shower Jokes

      When the activities are over . . .

      Baby Shower Gifts

      Gifts For Mom – Ideas

      Gifts For Dad – Ideas

      Gifts For Grandparents - Gift Ideas

      Baby Shower Host Gifts – Ideas

      Baby Shower Game Gifts

      Making Baby Shower Gifts - Night at Home Gift

      Making Baby Shower Gifts - Overnight Kit

      Making Baby Shower Gifts - Taste of Home Kit

      Making Baby Shower Gifts - Hospital Bag Treats

      Baby Shower Gift Baskets

      Newborn Baby Gift Baskets

      Baby Gift Baskets

      Bathtime Gift Basket

      Diaper Gift Basket

      Baby Clothes Laundry Gift Basket

      Candy Gift Baskets

      Baby Shower Wishes to Give to the Parents

      Baby Shower Favors

      Cookie Favors & Cookie Favors - Recipe

      Boxed Candy

      Baby Food Jar Candles

      Baby Shower Bookmarks

      Bomboniere

      Miniature Potted Plants

      Scented Soap

      Cup Cakes

      Lucky Favors

      Potpourri

      Personalised Candy

      Photo Frame

      Sweet Baby Bottle

      Scented Favors

      Blooming Favors

      Baby Shower Etiquette - We answer some common questions

      Baby Shower Hostess Etiquette - Who Can be A Hostess?

      Is it acceptable to ask for Specific Items?

      Baby Shower Gift Registry Etiquette - Let Guests Know

      How much to spend on Gifts

      Virtual Gifts

      Baby Sprinkle - What is a Baby Sprinkle?

      When to open Gifts

      Baby Shower Thank You Card Etiquette- Top Tips!

      Thank You Card Etiquette - Some Examples

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      What is a Baby Shower?

      The word 'shower' is used to describe a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting. The great Bard himself, William Shakespeare used the word to convey 'a copious supply bestowed'.

      He and myself have travail'd in the great shower of your gifts.

      Timon of Athens: Act 5 - William Shakespeare

      The tradition of giving parties for wealthy mothers-to-be started in America during the late 1700's. The popularity of this type of party steadily grew as the wealth of people increased. It has now become an American tradition that is being adopted across Europe, especially in the U.K.

      This book is a complete Baby Shower guide absolutely crammed full of useful ideas, hints and tips. There are articles in each of our sections containing loads of ideas about planning, gifts, invitations, gift baskets, diaper cake centrepiece’s, activities including quizzes, games, favors and presents and the correct etiquette to follow when hosting this type of party!

      Back to Table of Contents

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      Baby Shower History and Origin

      An Austrian immigrant named Franz Schauer, who settled in New York during the late 18th century, started the tradition of the Baby Shower. Franz Schauer was a silversmith, engraver and merchant looking for his fortune in America.

      There is little information about Schauer however his name is mentioned in a book that was published in 1759. The book contained pictures of plates from drawings by Susanna Sophia Betzin and engraved by von Franz Schauer. It was the first book to have hand colored plates drawn by a woman. This leads us to believe that the origin of Baby Showers commenced sometime after 1759, but well before 1800. Schauer specialised in silver an engravings but he was also a merchant. Selling his silver was his main priority and it was Shauer who came up with the brilliant idea to encourage the wealthy upper classes of New York to give silver gifts to newborn babies.

      The tradition of giving gifts to new babies dated back thousands of years to the ancient Romans and Ancient Egyptians. Franz Schauer no doubt capitalised on this tradition by encouraging sales of his silver merchandise that could be personalized by engraving! The tradition of giving Showers for wealthy mothers-to-be started in America and the popularity of

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