and I'm already in over my head! I don't even ATTEND baby showers, much less PLAN them! (I hate showers, and typically avoid these things as a rule, but I always send a nice carefully thought out gift.)

Now what? It's not a surprise, so does the mom-to-be pick the place? What about the guest list? I have someone who has offered to do the cake and mints, but I don't know where to start!

Oh, and to top it off, she's new in town, not really a close friend, but since she's so new here, I thought I'd be nice and offer to have the shower for her, since she's not working yet due to the pregnancy and doesn't really know a lot of people here yet.

I do want to do this, I just don't know what the heck I'm doing!

HELP!!!! Where do I start?

Here are my suggestions: no games, but lots of wine and interesting food. Painting pottery sounds like fun. Drinking while painting pottery sounds like fun, too. Wine loosens people up and then they will talk, laugh and have fun. Food always puts folks in a good mood.

I suspect that the best gift that you can give her is some new friends seeing as she is a recent arrival to your town.

This does sound like fun! The only possible problem with drinking wine is that the "mom to be" might feel a little left out since she can't drink. I don't know her, so I couldn't say for sure..........just a thought.

Green, you seem like one fun lady!!!!

Here are my suggestions: no games, but lots of wine and interesting food. Painting pottery sounds like fun. Drinking while painting pottery sounds like fun, too. Wine loosens people up and then they will talk, laugh and have fun. Food always puts folks in a good mood.

I suspect that the best gift that you can give her is some new friends seeing as she is a recent arrival to your town.

This is an awesome idea. I have been to several showers and I'm not really a fan of the traditional games, but that might just be me.

For the mom-to-be you could get some nice sparkling cider or juice so she doesn't feel too left out by everybody else drinking wine.

I've spoken with her, and it will most likely be held in a church, so I'm guessing alcohol will be OUT.

I talked with my sister-in-law, and she said she helped plan one where they made a game out of this: Take several different kinds of candy bars, and place them inside a diaper. Microwave the diaper so the candy bar melts in there a little and looks gross. Then hand them out, and have the guests try to figure out what kind of candy bar it was. She said she got some hilarious pics of people smelling the diapers, and even a few who were adventurous enough to try putting their finger in it, and tasting it if they couldn't figure it out. She said everyone loved that one.

I've spoken with her, and it will most likely be held in a church, so I'm guessing alcohol will be OUT. :confused:

I talked with my sister-in-law, and she said she helped plan one where they made a game out of this: Take several different kinds of candy bars, and place them inside a diaper. Microwave the diaper so the candy bar melts in there a little and looks gross. Then hand them out, and have the guests try to figure out what kind of candy bar it was. She said she got some hilarious pics of people smelling the diapers, and even a few who were adventurous enough to try putting their finger in it, and tasting it if they couldn't figure it out. She said everyone loved that one.

I've heard of that one! I've also heard about a similar one where you spread different kinds of baby food in diapers and the guest try to figure out what flavor of baby food it is by smelling it. This would definitely make some colorful diapers, lol. Sounds gross, but could be interesting...........

Looking at dirty diapers is not my idea of fun. It will save you money on the food part of the party. Nobody is gonna have an appetite after looking at dirty diapers even if they are only fake dirty diapers. Ugh!