$$$ for showers
Posted By: AuntieB on 2007-06-20
In Reply to: Wedding shower... - asking for $$ only...sm
I would purchase a gift (a small one) and then make copies of multiple pages of monopoly money - to wrap the gift. They didn't indicate what kind of money they wanted - just lots of it - and lots of monopoly money is what they would get - either that or i would go to the dollar store and buy some play money in the kids section and wrap that in with their gift - just a subtle hint at how uncouth their greenback shower really is - I would also confront the hostesses - so that they know that this is unacceptable in the future, should they ever host another shower.
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I think it's appropriate to bring a wedding gift to the wedding of someone on their 2nd or 3rd marriage, but I agree that a shower is tacky if the bride has been married before, since like you say, the shower is really for the bride. I'm also not fond of wedding invitations that tell you where they're registered. While it is actually helpful it seems like they are saying, "please come to my wedding and buy me a gift that I have picked from Target."
I think a baby shower for a 2nd baby is fine if the 1st was a girl and the 2nd is a boy, something like that. I think (and this is just my opinion) that once you already have the clothes for the gender of baby you are having you shouldn't have one, but I have been to lots, some specified as diapers-only baby showers. Close family and friends will probably gift them anyway, but no need for a shower.
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My cousin called and asked opinion on wedding showers. Her daughter is marrying for second time and she doesn't know if it is proper to have another shower. She has her own home and has everything she needs. This is the first wedding for future groom. We had same discussion when my son married for second time. His future wife had also been previously married and they both live together and have everything. She went and registered at several places. Her response was she didn't need anything but sure wanted things. Isn't that a bit greedy? Any opionions? Same with second and third baby showers. When I grew up you got one for the first and that was it. If a huge gap between babies maybe a small second one but not one for every baby.
Just had 3 of my own baby showers not too long ago :)
My favorite game was the one where one of my party throwers melted candy bars in diapers (1-10) and made everyone guess what kind of candy they were. It was cute because the candy bars looked like baby poop :) Candy bars used were like babyruth, crunch, twix, reeses, etc. I thought it was very unique and quite funny for everyone to try to guess.
Another game is to have everyone guess how many toilet paper squares the mother to be needs to fit around her belly. This can get a little insulting, as I had some friends guess 20+ tissues, and I was only 11 tissues. It was quite funny though and a short quick game.
Another game I have seen is sending around a bag of mini-diapers (ones you cut out of paper) folded in half with 2 out of the 10+ diapers having a little paper made poop inside (double sided sticky tape to make sure it stays in the diaper and so you can't see it from the outside like you could with glue). Something cute and quick.
I love the baby items game where the items' letters are all mixed up and you have to guess what item it is.
If you look on-line you should be able to find some other ideas too.
Congratulations on the grandbaby :)
Learn how to socialize again and would have to take daily showers - yuck!! nm
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Also might want to have cornstarch baby powder for in between showers. No Message
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