Welcome to the wonderful world of baby showers! If you are planning a virtual baby shower for a coworker or a friend, it is a special opportunity to create lasting memories. It’s not just a party; it’s a moment to show love and support to the parents-to-be. Let’s explore how you can plan one that everyone will enjoy.
When you start to plan a baby shower, you need to think about the location, refreshments and an appropriate time. Plan ahead and ask yourself – In or out of the office, face-to-face or virtual, lunch or during Friday happy hour.
How to plan a baby shower for a coworker:
Planning a baby shower for a coworker can be a fun and rewarding experience. Here are some steps to help you get started:
- Step 1: Choose a date, time and location – Make sure it works for the parents-to-be and the team.
- Step 2: Pick a theme and decorations – Themes can make the shower more fun, cute and colorful. Think about the parent’s interests or gender of the baby
- Step 3: Food – This is a very important factor for a great party.
- Step 4: Plan activities and games – Keep everyone engaged with fun games and activities.
- Step 5: Organize gifts and greetings – Consider a group gift or a gift registry to make it easier for everyone.
Remember, the goal is to make the parents-to-be feel special and supported. Happy planning!
Step 1 – Time & Location
Choosing the right time and location is crucial for a successful baby shower. Start by consulting with the parents-to-be and key attendees to ensure the date and time work for everyone. Here are some tips to help you decide:
- Time of Day: Consider hosting the baby shower during a time that’s convenient for most guests. Lunchtime gatherings or afternoon events are popular choices. If you’re planning an office baby shower, a Friday afternoon might be ideal as it can serve as a Friday Fun meeting.
- Location: Decide whether the baby shower will be held in the office, at someone’s home, or at a rented place or restaurant. If the team is remote, a virtual baby shower via Gloww can be just as engaging and fun.
Step 2 – Theme & Decorations
Choosing a theme: Picking a theme can be exciting! Think about what the parents-to-be love. Do they have a favorite movie, book, or hobby? You can match the theme to the baby’s gender.
Examples of popular themes: Here are some crowd-pleasers:
- Storybook Theme: Decorate with characters from classic children’s books like “Winnie the Pooh” or “Peter Rabbit.”
- Animal Safari: Use jungle decorations and cute animal plushies. Everyone loves a baby elephant!
- Under the Sea: Think mermaids, fish, and lots of blue and green colors. It’s like a mini ocean adventure!
- Princess or Prince: Go royal with crowns, castles, and lots of glitter. Perfect for a fairy tale celebration!
The theme can be implemented also in a virtual baby shower. Send a themed digital invitation, incorporate themed games and activities, like a storybook trivia or a virtual scavenger hunt with items related to the theme. Additionally, send out the themed party decoration kits in advance, so guests can feel more connected despite the physical distance.
Step 3 – Food
This step is a whole world, usually in a virtual baby shower party, the food part is a bit more complicated. After considering the budget, the amount of participants, and the place of the party, you need to consider the future parents’ preferences and dietary restrictions. The most important person in the party is pregnant, so don’t serve sushi or any other things that aren’t part of her diet.
Don’t forget to take into consideration how the food will be transported to the office or to the event location and whether it needs to be kept at certain temperatures.
Here are some catering and concept food ideas. Some of these ideas can be implanted when sharing the culinary experience bringing people together even when they’re apart. You can send out food packages or treat boxes to attendees, this way everyone has similar treats to enjoy together:
1. The easiest option is to bring out the snacks
Ask each participant to bring something special, creating a variety of options without extra cost, or encourage guests to prepare their own versions of the suggested foods and have a virtual “show and tell” session where everyone shares what they’ve made.
2. Cooking class
Arrange a baby-themed cooking class. This idea combines a solution for both food and activity, and can be done either in-person or remotely. If you plan a remote cooking class, make sure all participants have the necessary ingredients.
3. Serve just desserts
Think of a variety of sweet treats for a delightful experience.
4. Colored food on the serving table
Based on the blue for a boy pink for a girl theme. Only food with the matching colors.
5. Mini catering
Every thing in a small portion. Mini quiches, mini cakes, mini sandwiches, mini size vegetables and so on..
Step 4 – Games and Activities
This is the most important part of a great baby shower party, and the easiest when it comes to a virtual party. Get ready for some fun with these in-person and virtual game options that are perfect for a baby shower. Keeping everyone engaged with interactive activities is essential, these games will ensure that everyone stays excited and involved.
1. Baby Bingo
Create bingo cards with baby-related words or pics. A different direction is to send each guest a sheet of paper with blank squares. Have them fill in the squares with baby items they think are popular or essential for new parents. As the party progresses, players will cross off the squares whenever one of the items is mentioned or discussed. The first person to get a straight line of crossed-off squares shouts “Bingo!” and wins a prize.
2. Guess the Baby
Ask all guests to send you a baby photo of themselves and have everyone guess who is who, sparking laughter and bonding in a fun, this is a classic and nostalgic game. At the end, present a digital collage created of all the baby photos. You can play this game in a virtual form using Gloww’s virtual guess who game template.
3. Baby Trivia
Ask questions about baby facts. The person with the most correct answers wins a prize! A variety of baby trivia questions can be found in Gloww’s ‘Virtual baby shower’ template. Some examples of questions are:
- What is the first sense a baby develops?
- In the first year, how many diapers does the average baby use?
- How many years does it take a diaper to decompose?
4. Baby Shower Quiz
Create a quiz about the parents-to-be. Use fun facts and see who knows them best! Ask questions on the parents relationship, like: Where did they meet? And question on what kind of parents you think they would be, like: Who will get up at night?
5. Online Crafting
Send craft kits to guests and make something together on A Gloww meeting. Building baby mobiles are a great way to bond!
6. Story Sharing
Ask guests to share funny or touching baby stories. It’s heartwarming and brings everyone closer.
7. Guess the Baby Food
Guests taste different baby foods and guess the flavors. It’s hilarious and surprising!
8. Baby shower Pictionary
Print out the list of baby-related phrases (e.g.,“rock-a-bye-baby”), and divide the participants into two groups. The goal is to draw the phrases for the group to guess. You would need a white board or a scribble scene for a remote party.
9. Virtual Scavenger Hunt
The host has a list of baby items the new parents will need. Guests simply have to find the items in their homes. You can play this game in a virtual way with this Gloww’s Scavenger hunt template. All you need to do is update the items to baby stuff.
10. Match baby animal to parent
Guests will see two columns – one with animals and another with baby animals.The mission is to match the correct animals together. This is not as easy as expected!
11. Famous parents
Search the web for children of famous parents and play ‘guess the baby image’ or their name. This idea can also be found in Gloww virtual baby shower template.
12. Virtual Diaper Changing Race
For this game, ask each participant to bring a doll or stuffed animal, a diaper (or a makeshift one like a piece of cloth), and some baby wipes. During the virtual shower, everyone will attempt to “change the diaper” on their doll or stuffed animal as quickly as possible. To add a challenge, participants can wear mittens or oven mitts to simulate the difficulty of changing a diaper with clumsy hands. The host will time the race, and the person who completes the task the fastest wins a prize.
13. The price is right
Test your guests’ knowledge of how much it costs to have a baby. Print a page with images of baby items and a line to write the estimated cost. Everyone will be amazed at the high costs of baby essentials.
14. Candy in a bottle
Fill a bottle or a large jar with candies. Guess how many candies are in a bottle. Whoever is closest to the correct number wins, and gets all the candies!
15. Time Capsule Activity
Each guest contributes an item for the baby to open in the future. All items are placed in a box suitable for storage and you all decide on the time when this ‘time capsule’ will be opened in the future.
16. Never have I ever
Each guest says “never have I ever,” followed by an experience they’ve never had. If someone else has had this experience, they put down one finger. In this virtual baby shower game, focus on parent experiences or childhood experiences.
17. Don’t say ‘Baby’
Based on the all known game ‘Yes, no, black, white’ where the answerer must avoid using the four forbidden words: yes, no, black, or white, this game has a baby shower twist. In this game, all you need to do is give your guests one rule: Don’t say the word “baby” throughout the party. Every time someone uses the word “baby,” they get a bad point.
18. Baby prediction
Play a guessing game on the future. Ask your guests to predict things like: when the baby will be born, the baby’s weight, whether the baby will have hair or not, eye color, etc.
19. Would you rather
Switch up the classic game Would You Rather to fit the baby shower theme. Ask questions about what they would rather do while raising their child. Would you rather change diapers for 3 years or bath your kid every night for 10 years?
20. Virtual Diaper Changing Race
Play the first notes of a known baby-related song (e.g., Ice ice baby, Baby one more time…) and the first one to guess the song wins a point. If everyone sings along, the party will come alive!
Step 5 – Greetings & Gifts
Finding the perfect baby shower gift can be a little of a challenge. Consider setting up a group gift, making the mission easier and allowing for a bigger, more meaningful and useful present.
Greetings, personal stories and recommendations are an important and exciting part of the party. Here are some unique ideas for touching memories:
1. Memory jar
Ask guests to write down their favorite memories or wishes for the baby. Read them aloud during the party, or give the gar to the parent-to-be to be read at home.
2. Virtual photo booth
Use fun filters and props to take silly pictures. Share them in a digital album! This can be an amazing group present.
3. Guess the gift game
Ask all participants to buy a meaningful gift under $10 for the parent-to-be. Collect all wrapped gifts in a big box or a nice basket. The game is for the parent-to-be to guess who brought each gift and why.
4. Baby books
Each guest brings his favorite book as a gift for the baby. This idea can also be played as a game where each one tells the story behind the book, and why it is so unique for him.
5. Story Time
Have each guest share a short story or advice for the new parents. It’s heartwarming and personal. Collect everyone’s contributions and give them as an advice kit to the parents-to-be.
6. Prizes
Buy small cute gifts and give to the winners of all the games suggested on step #4. Make sure all of your guests feel appreciated for attending the baby shower and participating in the fun.
Conclusion
Recap of Baby Shower Ideas: We’ve explored so many fun and creative baby shower ideas! From traditional games and decorations to unique themes and virtual celebrations, there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re planning a cozy in-person gathering or a lively online party, the key is to make it memorable and fun for the parents-to-be and their guests.
Importance of Personalizing the Baby Shower: Remember, the best baby showers are the ones that feel personal. Think about what the parents-to-be love and incorporate those elements into the celebration. Whether it’s their favorite colors, hobbies, or even inside jokes, these personal touches make the event extra special. Don’t forget to consider the comfort and preferences of your guests too, especially if you’re hosting a virtual baby shower. Personalization makes everyone feel included and valued.
We hope these ideas inspire you to create a fantastic baby shower that everyone will remember. Happy planning!
You can create tailored baby shower party in just a few clicks or take your pick from a huge library of ready-made templates. Want to make things more interactive? Add live polls, trivia rounds, or classic games to increase engagement.
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