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Kids need bathtub toys, and Sesame Street’s Ernie even sang a song about one of the classics, a tune called ‘Rubber Duckie You’re the One.’ It seemed like such a unique idea that I wasn’t sure if there would be enough duck baby shower around to plan a theme around, but I realized what I started looking into it that the idea was more popular than I had imagined. I got so many great ideas over the net, and finding adorable little accessories and supplies to go with a duck baby shower was easier than I had expected. You can get a ton of different duck favors online, not just for showers but for birthday parties for younger kids as well. Duck favors make cute favors for baby’s first birthday or 2nd birthday too!

Rubber Duck Candle Favors

I put tables that could seat four apiece in my basement rec room since that was plenty big enough for this size crowd. I put baby shower gifts in one corner, and then at the opposite end of the den was a table with appetizers, drinks, deserts, and a layered cake in the form of a rubber ducky and the words baby girl written on it. Each had a poster or two of Mickey Mouse or one of his friends; the ones of Daffy Duck and Daisy Duck were enormous.

At each table were little pink picture frames that I used as place card holders and each frame came with a baby duck in the corner. The punch bowl had ducks painted all over it, as did the plates, napkins, glasses, and favor candles that each guest received as a gift. I bought a bathtub for an infant that was in the form of a duck at a local retail place, and I put the punch bowl inside of it. It looked pretty adorable. I also bought duck molds and filled them with yellow colored water for duck shaped ice cubes. Believe me, it was the most ducks you’ve ever seen in one place at one time.

Other than a few things that people at school suggested to me, I borrowed most of my ideas from things I saw online. I got a duck baby shower favor that was a candle holder, and some duck shower favors that were rubber ducky bookmarks. Everyone thought they were so cute and they made super party gifts for the games we played too.

Before the guests starting arriving I filled a big square container with water and placed little rubber ducks in it. Every duck had a number on the under side of it, and every guest grabbed one duck out of the tub as they walked in. We gave out a prize for the person who had the winning number, which I pulled out of a hat a bit later during the shower. We had a lot of fun with the guess the baby picture game, too. The guests were told in advance to take a baby picture of theirs to the shower with them, and then we put them all on a board and put the board in the front of the room. Each guest got a chance to check out the board and see how many pictures they were able to match up with the faces of the other guests. The one with the most correct matches won a prize.

We had a lot of fun, great laughs and the mother to be got some really neat gifts for her little girl. Going on the net to help me put together this shower was an outstanding decision. At first I wasn’t too sure about it, but it turned out to be a really great baby shower. Going with the whole duck genre worked out swimmingly.

Celebrating the upcoming arrival of a new baby is exciting but at the same time, it’s often a situation in which both parents can feel much anxiety. First-time parents are especially prone to feelings of anxiety. It seems likes babies need endless amounts of equipment to take care of them properly.

A baby shower gifts is a great excuse for friends and family of the parents-to-be to get together before the baby arrives. Gifts that are brought to the baby shower also help ease the financial pressure on the new parents as new baby accessories, furnishings and gadgets are supplied.

And even though today most people prefer to break out of the ‘traditional’ mold, when it comes to a baby shower, these events for the most part still adhere to traditional guidelines. Without doubt one of the biggest changes to the baby shower format is that baby showers are no longer only for women. A lot of men are included on the guest lists of baby shower’s today and look forward to attending the event. While they might not play in all the baby shower games, men do enjoy the opportunity to give their regards to the expectant mother- and father-to-be.

In some societies a baby shower is thought of as a sign of bad luck. You will need to check with the mother-to-be before going ahead with any plans for the baby shower.

In some parts of the world the baby shower is actually held after the baby is born. This makes sense since a baby shower is a celebration of the baby and guests enjoy actually seeing the one who is being celebrated. Having the baby shower after the baby has been born makes it a lot easier to choose an appropriate gender-specific gift and means to will definately choose the right color and size.

Although it is a really busy time for new parents, holding the baby shower after the baby’s birth can make a lot of sense. Plus, many of the baby items the expectant parent(s) need are needed as soon as the baby arrives home. That’s why scheduling the baby shower before the baby’s birth is the more common option.

The modern baby shower plans is traditional and for the most part, every shower involves the same activities. Guest lists and invitations need to be created and mailed. Decorations need to be put up at the location. Event guests will expect food, drink and entertainment to be arranged. And because it’s a special occasion, there might even be a photographer and/or videographer, musician and other special talent participating in the festivities.

A baby shower has lots of little details that all cost money, that is why it is important to co-ordinate every detail of the event.. That’s why it’s highly advisable for whoever is hosting the shower to put together (and stick to) a workable budget.

Putting together a Modern Baby Shower Plans doesn’t take special talent, it needs to be well though-out and include a timeline and a budget.