Did
someone recently adopt?
Give them and Adoption Baby Shower
Throw an adoption baby shower for parents who have recently adopted a child, especially if they will be parents for the first time. Adopting a baby is just as special as giving birth to a child, and the parents will still need and appreciate help and support from their friends and family.
Overall, planning and adoption baby shower should be the same as for a traditional shower. Any theme or decorating idea that you could use for a traditional celebration can also be use for this type of baby shower.
The two major differences are that the mom will not be pregnant, and the baby will most likely be in attendance. Just make sure that when you select a date, ask the parents if they have a preference. They may want to take some time to adjust with the new baby first.
When planning your baby registry, you will have to take into account the baby’s age, because not all parents choose to adopt infants. If your guests of honor do have a new infant, then you want to make sure they have lots of newborn/infant baby necessities on your list – basically the same kind of registry that you would create for a pregnant mom.
But, if they have adopted an older child within or beyond the toddler years, focus on things like clothing and educational toys. Depending on the child’s age, you may still need things like diapers and baby wipes, but do not ask for too many items in this category if you thing the child will not need them for too long.
When you decide on games for your adoption baby shower, you obviously cannot choose one such as “How big is mommy’s stomach?”, because the mom is not pregnant. But you can alter the game a little by asking everyone to guess the baby’s height or weight.
And, instead of playing the classic “Don’t say baby!” game, tell the guests that they cannot say the child’s name instead. If the child’s name is Michael, then name the game “don’t say Michael!”
When it’s time to open the gifts, this is one of the types of baby shower where the child can get involved. Let the child open some of the presents if he/she is old enough.
If not, take a picture of the child with each gift. When you send your thank you cards, you can include the picture of the gift that each guest bought.
Since the baby is already here, your guests would love to have a picture of him/her, so add a picture to some of your favors. A couple of baby shower favor ideas that would be great for this type of shower are; a coaster that’s also a picture frame, or a small personalized picture frame with the baby’s name and date of the shower. If you want to show the baby off during the shower, you can also put the baby’s picture on a sheet cake.
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