Baby showers are all about the presents for the new mom to be and her baby that has yet to arrive. Presents can be the practical ones that include strollers, diapers, clothes, and bottles. You can also opt for more of a personal gift that may include one or two gifts that are just for the mom to be. Give that new mom a coupon for a night out with you as the babysitter. This will make the mom feel like she is having a mother to be shower and not just a baby shower.

When it comes to wrapping the baby gifts, your creative side may come into play. A diaper cake is a popular item for a baby shower. These cakes can be bought online or you can try doing one up yourself. Get together with a couple of the new mom’s closet friends and plan all that should be added to that diaper cake. Besides the diapers, put receiving blankets, bottles, bibs, or even stuffed animals in the cake arrangement. All of the baby items can be used over and over again. This is a feature that any new mom to be will love. You can have your diaper cake decorated to fit a new baby girl or a new little boy or just a baby friendly one for those moms who chose to wait until delivery to find out what they are having.

Other presents can be wrapped in various ways. Consider buying wrapping paper with rattles or bottles on it and have all of the baby shower guests write a personal note to the new mom to be. All of the gifts can either have all the guests’ notes on them (which will require a get together before the big day) or each guest can wrap their own gift and personalize it alone. Wrap your gifts according to the party theme. If it is a Disney theme, then buy that type of wrapping paper or that particular type of bow and wrap your gift. You can also attach a baby item to your gift including a rattle or a teething ring.

Any new mom to be loves to get presents for her new bundle of joy. It makes it an even more special occasion if those gifts are personalized. Get all of the baby shower guests involved with the gift-wrapping to ensure that the new mom you are celebrating has an unforgettable time at her baby shower.

Experienced mothers will have an advantage in this game. You may even want to test dads to see how well they can care for a fussy baby and still do the chores. The materials for this game are a baby doll (or stuffed bear), a cordless or cellular phone, baby or doll clothes, clothes pins, and a clothes line that is held by two people or tied up someplace. Each guest takes a turn holding the baby in one arm, while taking on the phone and hanging up the baby clothes. The person who hangs the most clothes in one minute without dropping the baby wins.

The hostess who is throwing a baby shower has a very important job. As part of this job, the hostess must choose a theme which is perfect for the mother-to-be. If the guest of honor is having a baby boy, what better theme to use for this occasion than one which typifies boys and that is a Tonka truck theme. These types of trucks have been around for decades and have delighted infinite numbers of boys all over the world. Therefore, a Tonka truck theme is the perfect theme for a baby shower to welcome in a little boy who is on the way.

Rough and Tumble Decorations with Elegant Features
There are ways in which the hostess can utilize Tonka trucks yet still keep the party quite appropriate for its many female guests. A great way to tie in the Tonka truck theme is to use a Tonka truck in the centerpiece. A big Tonka dump truck can be placed in the center of each table and have a potted flowering plant sitting in the rear portion of the truck. Great colors to use when going with a Tonka truck theme are yellows, blues, and whites but it never hurts to throw in some more feminine colors as well. A cake shaped as a Tonka truck is the perfect finish to a party with this particular theme.

Games with a Tonka Truck Twist
A great baby shower game which can be played that utilizes a Tonka truck in the preparations thereof is the Guess How Many game. To prepare this game, the hostess will fill a big Tonka dump truck with small colored stones, which can easily be acquired from any local craft store. The hostess will count the stones ahead of time so that she knows exactly how many are in the back of the Tonka truck. At the party, each guest will have to guess how many stones are in the back of the truck. The guest who comes closest to the correct number wins a prize.

A baby shower which has a Tonka truck theme to it simply screams out “boy” and will delight the mother-to-be and all of the guests as well.

When trying to select appropriate games to play at a baby shower, the hostess may have quite a few different ones to choose from. One game that is fun not only for the guests but the mother-to-be as well is a game called Dress the Baby.

How to Play Dress the Baby
Prior to the day of the baby shower, the hostess will prepare for this game by going to the local store and picking up an average size doll and some accompanying baby items such as diapers, a bonnet, socks, a Onesie outfit, and shoes. The hostess will bring these things along with a blindfold to the baby shower. This is a game which can be played with any number of individuals. The object of the game is for the guests and guest of honor to try and dress the baby while blindfolded in the time allotted. The individuals who dress the baby the fastest win the prizes.

Prizes to Award
There are a number of prizes which a hostess can award to the guests who win at Dress the Baby. One great way to choose appropriate prizes is to try and select items which stick with the theme of the party. For example, if the theme is Precious Moments, why not choose a Precious Moments picture frame or figurine to hand out as a prize.

Dress the Baby is a fun-filled game to play at one’s baby shower which will have the room filled with laughter.

Purchase several pairs of baby socks that are different patterns and styles. Throw them all in a small laundry basket and ask each guest to match as many pairs as they can in 30 seconds. The guest with the most matched pairs wins a prize and Mom gets to keep the socks.