What would be good to serve at a baby shower?(drink and food wise)?

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What would be good to serve at a baby shower?(drink and food wise)?

Answer 1

Fruit punch. Lots of veggies and dip, fruit, salsa and chips, bean dip, chocolate fountain with fruit, marshmallows and pretzels. At my cousin's baby shower they had strawberry shortcake. Summer sausage, meat and cheese platter. Fondue would be really nice.. Maybe hot cocoa or make your own smoothie! Something fun!

Tea is really good for you! And it can be really good, my favorite is spearmint and sweet tea! oh and green tea. And maybe dainty finger sandwiches and salads!

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Answer 2

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Baby Shower Food Items

Baby shower food items are one of the most important features of the baby shower. When guests arrive at a baby shower they are expecting food that includes desserts, appetizers, and baby shower finger food. You don't really have to plan an entire meal, it isn't really expected at this kind of event.

When you are planning a shower you will want to have a wide selection of baby shower party foods on hand. This is going to keep your guests around long enough to enjoy the games and gift opening.

You can be as elaborate as possible or keep things simple and manageable for yourself. If you are planning a meal you'll want to start with some baby shower appetizers. Then you can move onto the main meal, followed by a selection of desserts. If you want to keep the food a bit more simple you can plan to serve a variety of appetizers, baby shower finger foods and desserts.

If the baby shower food menu is going to be a selection of foods that are eaten by your guests throughout the party, you may want to prepare a side table to reflect the baby shower theme. Decorate the table so that the baby shower desserts are featured in the center surrounded by the other food choices spread out to the side.

You may want to prepare only baby shower finger food so that there is no need for the guests to juggle cutlery and plates while visiting with each other.

Baby shower food items are often prepared as part of the theme. If the baby is a girl you can prepare desserts that reflect this by using pink as a primary decorating color. This means decorating cakes and cookies with a pink icing, then adding decorative touches that continue in a pink theme.

If the baby is a boy you can concentrate on blue and green colors when preparing the babyshower food. There are available recipes for cakes, cookies, appetizers, and much more. You could check out your local library, book store and online to check out recipes and recipe books on babyshower food ideas.

The baby shower appetizers can be made in replacement of a full meal that you might otherwise serve. Baby shower appetizers can be as complicated as baked spring rolls or as simple as rolled sandwiches cut into bite size pieces.

Try to serve as much of a selection as possible, so that there is something for all of the guests. If there are any guests that have food restrictions, try to have some of the food take these restrictions into account.

Preparing baby shower finger food needs to be as mess-free as possible. If the guests are wandering around and visiting they won't want to be juggling plates, cutlery, and drink glasses. This is where finger food comes in handy as the perfect baby shower party food. Prepare finger food that is easy for guests to pop into their mouths without getting their fingers too dirty. Finger food can include vegetables and dips, mini sandwiches, sausage rolls, and crackers and cheese.

The desserts that are served can be as sinful as possible or they can be on the healthy side. You'll want to serve a variety of desserts that center around the party theme.

There should, of course, be a baby cake that is the centerpiece of the dessert table. Other smaller desserts can be displayed around the baby cake in a continuing theme. Some desserts that you may want to consider include iced cookies, squares, petit fours, and bowls of seasonal fruit.

No matter what type of food that you decide to serve. Try to make sure that there is something for everyone and that there will be enough food to last for the duration of the party. You don't want to run out of food before the gifts have been opened and the games have been played.

You might want to look up babyshower recipes to help with the baby shower food ideas. There are recipes for cakes, cookies, appetizers, and much more.

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BABY SHOWER ETIQUETTE

Throwing a baby shower is an honor and lots of fun, but can also be stressful. Many people may be involved with different opinions on how the baby shower should be thrown. We have included some of the more common baby shower questions that are asked may come up below to help make your baby shower a major success:

Who Hosts the Baby Shower: Historically, the baby shower was hosted by someone outside of the family (friend, co-worker, symbolic Aunt). Today, anyone other than the Mommy-To-Be and her mom can throw a baby shower for her friend or family member! It is most common for the Best Friend, Aunt, or sister to throw the Mommy-To-Be the baby shower! It is becoming more common for co-workers, cousins, groups of friends, or church/temple friends to throw the shower and much appreciated.

When To Throw A Baby Shower: It is traditional to have a baby shower one to two months before the baby is born. It is important to not have the shower too close to the Mommy-To-Be's due date in case she delivers early. It is also helpful to have it far enough away that the Mommy-To-Be has time to return items that she receives duplicates of or are not what she wants. She will also need time to order or purchase the items she did not receive that may have been on her baby shower registry. The extra time before the birth also helps The Mommy-To-Be and Daddy-To-Be to set up all the great gifts they received if they building (Pack-n-Play, Crib, Play Mat, etc.).

Surprise Baby Showers: Although the surprise baby shower is not traditional, sometimes it is nice for a second baby shower (if the Mommy-To-Be is going to have a second) to throw a surprise party. Keep in  mind that surprise parties can be a little stressful for the Mommy-To-Be as well as the planners since you need to make sure you invite the right people without asking and pick an available time when the Mommy-To-Be and family will be around. It is our suggestion to not have this type of party as the first baby shower, but if there are going to be multiple showers then this can be fun!

Welcome Baby Showers: A welcome baby shower is "after the fact" of the little one being born! This is not traditional party but a great way to have people that could not make the baby showers join in on the fun. The issue with welcome showers is that the new parents will probably be overwhelmed with the new baby and want some alone time. The Welcome Baby Showers, for this reason, are usually thrown a month or two after the baby is born to give the parents time to adjust. The nice thing about welcome showers is that the Mommy-To-Be can tell her host and guests what she still doesn't have for the baby so it is a great way of her getting all the essentials she still does not have.

Baby Shower Location: Traditionally, the baby shower is held at a home, church/temple or restaurant. Today, it is common to see baby showers at country clubs, parks, restaurants, bars and any place where people can gather! I prefer the warmth of a baby shower at some friend's house since it is more quaint, comfortable and homey! If there is a second or third shower, a restaurant with a private room, bar or church/temple are great places to throw the baby shower! Baby showers have also been made into overnights at a spa or hotel for those who may have a little larger budget. It is important to take cost into consideration since someone will have to pay for the shower. It is also important to think about the weather and time of day when the baby shower is going to take place to figure out where the baby shower should be thrown.

Who To Invite To The Baby Shower: Historically, a baby shower was only for the first born as well as there was only one shower so everyone important to the Mommy-To-Be was invited (women only). Today, many woman have multiple showers for the same baby and that it is not only for the first born anymore! It is important to follow the suggestions we have listed below:

Check with the Mommy-To-Be's parents on who to not forget to invite.

Make sure there are no schedule conflicts with the important people going (Mommy-To-Be, her mom, her husband who may want to show up at the end, best friends)

Make sure to give guests a few weeks to purchase the baby gifts so send invites way in advance.

More formal way to invite with real baby shower invitations (email to follow up with guests if you can get their email sent to you)

Make sure to include the following information on the invite:

a) Name of Mommy-To-Be and host(s)

b) Location

c) Date

d) Directions (important)

e) Phone number in case questions

f) RSVP

g) Where Mommy-To-Be is Registered

h) Theme of the party (if chosen)

For those of you who would like more formal invitations written, you can look at our partner's site who does calligraphy for invitations here.

Should Men Be Invited: Traditionally men were not invited to baby showers since it was a woman oriented party, howev

Answer 3

I had a chocolate fountain and strawberries, pretzel rods and bananas for my sister in law and that was a hit. We also  had sandwiches and all different kind of beverages from pop to punch. Best Wishes!

Answer 4

sparkling juices, you can make a fruit punch.

also you may want to  have a veggie's and fresh fruit platter with dip.  if you are going to make a dinner out of it also. then those mentioned above are just appeitizers and you should make a ham , with salad. like potoatoe salad or macaroni salad. or make lasanga.