Talk about a baby shower, this one had over 800 people show up at the shower and it was for no one in particular but for those that need it. A bit confused? On Sunday the Monmouth Mall all the gifts that were brought to the baby shower will be donated to the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monouth and Ocean Counties. I think this is such a great thing.

What happened at the baby shower? There was a business showcase, a parade of babies and of course giveaways. Yep those that came were actually able to win some very nice gifts. The Stroller Nanny was one of the companies that donated a prize, the prize of course was a stroller.  The stroller actually has a dvd player, talk about walking in style.  There were also classes on prenatal massage, post-partum depression and car seat safety.

What a wonderful idea, I hope they had a smashing success.

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As a mother of four I’ve had a few baby showers that I have had, while I also went to a few dozen or so. But I recently posted about Top 5 Baby Shower Games and I must say I’ve always enjoyed these myself and know others do as well. But one reader posed a question that really got me thinking:

Trisha

Have more black people games! Thank-you

So instead of looking this up I’ve decided to let ya’ll have some fun and list some family traditions you’ve included in your baby showers. If you know of any games specially geared towards your own ethnic group include those as well. You never know who’ll come across this and they too might be looking for games like this.

For myself the games I listed are the ones we have always played, but something else we include is if the mom-to-be already has a child we make sure she/he will be present and give them a couple gifts as well. We also make little hats out of all the gift wrap, kind of like we do at bridal showers and have the mom wear it. A baby shower is normally done right before the mom-to-be is about to give birth or if missed it is done a week or two after the baby is born.

What traditions do you have for baby showers?

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Baby book showers have become the trendy baby shower these days. Why? Probably because no one seems to duplicate the same thing and it stocks up on the baby’s book collection.

Many times I’ve been to a baby shower, or had one for the matter and received multiple items of the same outfit, diaper genie or something else. While it is great to have a baby shower, if you already have a child chances are you have a lot of the items you’d get at one. Instead, have a book shower and check out all the neat books that’ll come inside your home. Some will be books you’ve never seen while others will be old favorites you’d forgot about. The best part is you’ll have memories to last a lifetime with your new baby, all you have to do is open a book.
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