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Tammy • Jul 16, 2016
When is the last time you had the privilege of attending a baby shower? Well, my “baby girl” (she’s 18) and I went to one this past weekend. It was being put on for my niece, who is having twin girls this coming Fall. Let me tell you, it was such a fun time!
My sister-in-law threw such a fun shower! We had fun snacks, drinks, and party games. I think my favorite part of any baby shower is seeing all of the cute and up to date baby things that are available in 2016. Quite a few things have changed since my last baby was born. Anyone remember the Diaper Genie? Back in my day, that was a luxury item to have.
As with any party you throw, decorations are always a great place to start developing your ideas. Where do we go for any type of party idea we are looking for? Yes, Pinterest. This baby shower was decorated with cute flowers
in an old medicine bottle, and cute baby onesies
hanging on a clothes line. Pink Polka Dot plates and napkins were bought for the snacks, and cute pink plastic baby bottles took the place of cups for our drinks. Here is our complete Pinterest
board for the baby shower, plus some extra ideas.
Games:
- First game up was the Clothes pin game- As each guest arrived, they were asked to take about 3-4 clothes pins and put them on the bottom of their shirt. In the picture below, you can see that the clothes pins were just the regular kind, kept in a basket to hand out. The goal was to collect as many clothes pins from other guests as you could. The way you were able to steal a clothes pin is by catching someone saying “baby” or “twins.” When you heard someone say one of those two words, you got to steal one of their clothes pins and add it to your collection. A prize was given to the winner before everyone went home. That game was fun and really made you focus on what others were saying and what you wanted to say.
- Second game was called “The Price is Right, Baby!” You can see the cute Bitty Baby Basket that is holding all the cute little baby accessories. For this game, there were ten items in the basket that we had to guess the price of, one item at a time. It was printed on a half sheet of paper. At the end of the game, the person who came closest without going over won! I realized in this game, exactly how long it had been since buying baby things.
- The third and final game was called Babies Trivia. (Remember, she is having twins). This game was printed on a full 81/2 x 11 sheet of paper. Both games 2 and 3 were printed on cute “whimsical monster themed paper.” This game listed out 10 trivia questions. Each question had 4 possible answers. A sample question would be “What was the most common girl’s name in 2015? Do you have a guess? The answer was Emma. I love that name!
Snacks:
- The other fun part of any party is the food! Amy, my sister-in-law had so many cute food ideas. Snack mix, cookies, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and cute drinks served in pink plastic baby bottles. The bottles had a cute delicate lace tied around the top with pink striped straws sticking out the top. She bought some cookie cutters from us, various shapes and sizes. The theme Jaye wanted was cute whimsical monsters. I really want to stress right here, that you can make a cute friendly monster out of any cookie cutter you want. The sky is the limit! You can see by the cute cookies that all the monster cookies required was a colorful face and a more than a few eyes!
- I am pretty sure that all of us “average cookie decorating moms” could pull this cookie off.
- Amy decided that she wanted each one of her guests to take home a cookie cutter with a cute recipe card tied on.
- Here is where Amy bought the recipe card template. If you are looking for a new sugar cookie recipe to try out, this one is called Grandma's Cut-Out Cookies. Find it here. (Link is broken)
- Finally, don't forget to ask for some name suggestions!
That's all for now! Have a great rest of the summer Making Memories with Cookies~ Tammy
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Dear Cookie Friends: Hello! I hope everyone is staying warm, especially if you are experiencing the winter weather as we are here in the Midwest. As December speeds along, that usually means the school aged children will soon be out of school for a few weeks. Trapped inside the warm comforts of your house without any signs of homework means lots and lots of, "Mom, I'm bored!" To avoid hearing this statement from your children, it is nice to come up with some activities to keep those kiddos preoccupied. At least that is what happened at our house during those years that now seem so far away! That sounds like a song, doesn't it? Hand Print or Designer Potholder This first activity would work great for pre-school through elementary school aged children. If you are needing a quick sentimental gift for someone, this fits the bill perfectly! Our church made these adorable potholders this December to give all the preschool families. The best part was, it was the kind of gift that will forever have a memory attached to it, since each preschooler individually crafted them with their own precious fingerprints! As a mom, I have always loved those kinds of gifts! And to finish it off, the pre-school teachers then attached a snowflake cookie cutter to the potholder. Here are the supplies you will need: 1. Potholder (Dollar Store) 2. Acrylic paints, as many colors as you want to use (craft store) 3. Slick puff paint if you want to write a name at top of potholder (craft store) 4. Small foam brush (craft store) 5. Fingers or the whole hand to make print (your house) 6. Newspaper to put down on the table as you work on the project 7. Baby wipes for hands or feet after done with each print Directions: 1. First, if your potholder has a little loop on it, be sure to put it on the top in case the person who receives the gift wants to hang it. Paint the hand (or foot) using the foam brush, then press on the pot holder. You will use less paint, get the paint on evenly, and experience less of a mess by doing it this way. If you are quick, you can get a couple of prints done before you should wipe off the paint. Cleaning the is not too bad as long as you don't leave it on for too long. After paint is on the hand, take the hand, press down nice and firm, then lift straight up. Let that dry just a bit and then you can go back and write the name and age, or whatever you like. Be sure to leave the pot holder flat to dry. A cute, personal and inexpensive gift to give grandma! You can even attach a cookie cutter to finish it off! Find the snowflakes here.
