Couples Baby Shower Ideas
Needless to say, men and women will attend a couples baby shower, because this type of celebrations will honor both expectant parents. So you want to make sure the men will feel included. Use these tips to help make your party more men-friendly.
Theme and Decoration ideas:
Stay away from girly themes like “pretty in pink” or “princess” for
this type of baby shower.
The best way to take the girly feel out of your theme is just to not have one at all.
You can still plan a beautiful and successful party without having a central theme or color. Planning a couples baby shower will be a lot easier if the unborn baby is a boy, but still limit or alter the “pretty” stuff.
Some good girl themes for this type of baby shower are "hula party", "safari baby shower", "be my valentine" and "family tree".
Favors:
Use different favors for the men and women. The women will appreciate
receiving the more traditional gifts, like candles, figurines, or
personalized favors.
For the men, you will have to get creative. Take some empty beer bottles and fill them with colored candies that match your theme. You can also buy or make some personalized bottle labels. This gift will be both baby-related (the candies) and man-friendly (the beer bottle).
Another idea is to use cigars and tie a colorful ribbon around it. If the men don’t smoke, they can still use the cigar as a keepsake.
If you prefer to give all your guests the same shower favor, buy some chocolate with personalized candy bar wrappers. Everybody likes candy!
Games:
Most men will not want to play the traditional baby shower games. But
you can get them involved by adding some new twists to the games.
Here is one idea: Play a game called “Football Colors”. Give everybody a few minutes to look around the room, and focus on the decoration colors. Make sure everyone has a pencil and paper. The goal is to find colors associated with football teams, such as blue and silver/Dallas Cowboys. Have them write down all the colors and teams that they can think of, and they need to state where they found their colors. The guest with the most possibilities wins.
When choosing your games, focus on action games like Bobbing for Bottles, or Baby Food Eating Contest, because the men will have much for fun if they are moving around. You can also play regular games like Taboo, Scattegories, or Battle of the Sexes at a couples baby shower. Also beware that men have a competitive side, so don’t be surprised if they taking the games too seriously!
And don’t forget about the men when you select your game prizes. Candles and body lotions won’t cut it with them. Buy some football plush toys or inexpensive tee-shirts. Food for thought: Something as simple as a bottle of beer decked with a pink or blue ribbon will knock his socks off!
Food:
Men LOVE buffalo wings, so make sure they are on your menu for a
coed/couples baby shower. Have a large variety of finger foods and
maybe some beer (but make sure the mommy-to-be stays away from the
alcohol). Overall, you shouldn’t have to make too many changes to your
menu.
A few more tips for this type of baby shower:
*Make sure you send couples baby shower invitations.
*When its time to open the gifts, make sure both parents are involved. They can take turns opening the gifts. Or, the mom can open the gifts from the women and the dad can open gifts from the men.
*When you send out the thank you cards, make sure the wording implies that the “thank you” is from both mom and dad. You’ll want to say “thank you for attending our shower” instead of ”my” shower.
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