Baby Shower for Kendall

Baby Shower Tips and Trivia

There have been lots of baby showers the last several months, two of them in my home. I Googled in desperation before my older daughter Courtney's shower in August and learned how to help the mother-to-be get her thank you notes done - among other tidbits. Have all the guests write their name and address on thank you note envelopes when they come in the door and at least part of the work is done. 

I had a thank you note from Courtney within a week after her shower. However, she confessed at Kendall's shower that was about as far as she got before Benjamin was born. I believe she's still working on wedding thank you notes, but she has a year, right?

And did you know that the party for a second or third child is really a sprinkle, not a shower? How's that for a trivia question! It's assumed the larger baby gifts were given at the first shower, so the second or third shower's purpose is just to fill in what was used up - or something like that.

If you want to play a game that's sure to get some laughs and probably leave wet spots (don't make assumptions; just read on). Buy tiny plastic babies and freeze them in ice cubes. Put the cubes in clear plastic cups. While presents are being opened, give every guest their baby and tell them to see who can deliver first. It's up to the guest to figure out how best to warm the ice cube - as modestly as possible. Kendall, being the fun loving and competitive person she is, won by placing her baby cube in her ... (This is a public site. If you want to know and know Kendall, ask her). www.BonnieKingPhotography.com