Comments on: Baby Shower Gifts for the Baby and the Mommy http://www.sadcexpo.org/baby-shower-gifts-for-the-baby-and-the-mommy Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:32:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: chewynougat4u http://www.sadcexpo.org/baby-shower-gifts-for-the-baby-and-the-mommy/comment-page-1#comment-7 chewynougat4u Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:23:19 +0000 http://www.sadcexpo.org/baby-shower-gifts-for-the-baby-and-the-mommy#comment-7 Editing to add on to the answer above: about the names on back - for baby showers, I have seen fairy tale characters or nursery rhymes. You'll have to be sure that they are well-known in Germany but that shouldn't be a problem since that part of the world is where many of our fairy tales came from... Why don't you start the invite (unless you've already sent them) by calling it an "American-Style Baby Shower to welcome the baby and supply the nursery"? This way, they'll get the hint. Are baby showers not common in Germany? Did the mommy-to-be register anywhere? You could also add the registry information to the invite, especially if it is on-line. Another game would be to take labels off baby food jars and have the guests try to guess the food that is in them - stay away from the blended ones though since they'd be impossible. Another game is to put clothes pins on people - start with 5 or so... then everytime they say "baby" or "no" or some other key word, a person can take one of the clothes pins away - the person with the most wins. Funny how people will work around words or try to get folks to say it... A cheap gift might be a little terra cotta flower pot with flower seeds - to signify new life! Or a fall plant of some sort. Have fun!! Editing to add on to the answer above: about the names on back – for baby showers, I have seen fairy tale characters or nursery rhymes. You'll have to be sure that they are well-known in Germany but that shouldn't be a problem since that part of the world is where many of our fairy tales came from…

Why don't you start the invite (unless you've already sent them) by calling it an "American-Style Baby Shower to welcome the baby and supply the nursery"? This way, they'll get the hint. Are baby showers not common in Germany?

Did the mommy-to-be register anywhere? You could also add the registry information to the invite, especially if it is on-line.

Another game would be to take labels off baby food jars and have the guests try to guess the food that is in them – stay away from the blended ones though since they'd be impossible.

Another game is to put clothes pins on people – start with 5 or so… then everytime they say "baby" or "no" or some other key word, a person can take one of the clothes pins away – the person with the most wins. Funny how people will work around words or try to get folks to say it…

A cheap gift might be a little terra cotta flower pot with flower seeds – to signify new life! Or a fall plant of some sort.

Have fun!!

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