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Head to your favorite park for a Picnic Baby Shower. Choose a park with a playground, if families with children are invited.
Invitations
Buy personalized shower invitations or make invitations in the shape of a picnic basket or with ants crawling around the border. More invitation ideas.
Decorations
Use colorful party ware, balloons and streamers. Bring a variety of toys and stuffed animals. More decoration ideas.
Games & Activities
Fill a baby bottle with gourmet jelly beans and have guests guess how many candies are in the bottle. The guest with the closest guess wins the bottle and candy. Be sure to count the candies as you fill the bottle and record the number where you'll be able to find it.
Develop a list of significant childhood events for both the future mom and dad, such as broke finger playing basketball or won 5th grade spelling bee. Have guests guess whether each event happened to mom or dad. More game and activity ideas.
Refreshments
Serve sandwiches, deli salads, fresh fruit and chips. Serve ice cream sandwiches for dessert. More refreshment ideas.
Shower Favors
Give guests mint candies in a decorated tin or a jar of gourmet jam or fruit spread. More favor ideas.
Special Gift Ideas
Give the mom-to-be fun baby play clothes and outdoor toys. More gift ideas.