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Planning a Baby Shower

8-10 weeks before

The first step of the planning process should be discussing the date and time, venue and guest list

with the mumtobe.

Saturday and Sunday are the most popular for baby showers, especially in the afternoon. Weekdays

are ideal for office baby showers and local coffee parties.

Are you going to host the shower at your house or at the home of mumtobe? Maybe you would

prefer to go out for your get together, but consider your budget

Whatever the choice, the reason for getting everyone together doesn't change: celebrating the

(impending) arrival of a beautiful new baby!

Once you have decided to ask for donations to Tiny Tickers instead of gifts, contact

fundraising@tinytickers.org so that we can support you all the way and let you have any materials

you would like for your baby shower. We have balloons to help decorate your room; collecting tins

for any spare change or sweepstakes; copies of our leaflets so your guests know just how important

their support is to help Tiny Tickers improve the early detection and care of babies with serious heart

conditions; and tshirts for you to wear!

4-6 weeks before

Send out your invitations, use the Tiny Tickers one or design your own!

Plan the food and drink if you are hosting the shower in the comfort of someone’s home. Ask

friends and family for help if needed. Baby shower refreshments need not be elaborate. A simple

buffet is easy to pull off, especially if everyone lends a hand. Don’t forget to ask about food allergies

or special dietary needs.

Will you be having party games? If so you will need to prepare – ask guests to bring a photo of

themselves as a baby and you can all guess who is who!

Get photographs of baby animals and see if your guests know what they are called did you know

that a cute baby alpaca is called a cria? Or a baby ant is an antling!?

On the day you can organise a sweepstake – how much will baby weigh? How long will it be? What

date will it be born? What sex will it be? Guests pay £1 for a guess in each category and donate the

proceedings to Tiny Tickers!

Planning A Baby Shower