Showers

Some time ago I volunteered to give 3 parties for relatives.  One was a bridal shower and 2 were baby showers.  I spent very little on each one but they turned out really well.   Besides the normal decorations, I came up with a few on my own.  I'm sure if you try and have a party for someone, you will be able to come up with unexpensive ideas as well.

Some of the bridal shower consisted of a 'clothesline' being hung around the kitchen and guests could clip money to it with clothespins.  One of the gifts I gave consisted of a big clothes basket.  Inside was everything from cleaners, a toilet brush and a rolling pin for the future husband. 

For the baby girls party, I bought baby hair barrettes and ribbon.  The basinette was used as the focal point; just as a coffee table would be used.  I took the ribbon and hung it around the crib and clipped the barrettes to it.  I bought duck plates at good will and used baby wash clothes as napkins.  They were pinned with diaper pins in the shape of diapers.  Sippy cups were the drinking cups.  The center piece were 3 balloons with various sayings for keepsakes and the table was lined with a reusable table cloth.  

For the boys party I bought a toy dump truck and a sand pail.  The dump truck was plastic wrap lined and used as a 'dump' for fresh fruit on the cake table.   The sandpail was used for punch.  I outlined 1 table with stuffed animals and a piggy bank for the gift table.  The new mother to be was given a bib and a childs spoon that she had to use throughout the party. 

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