You don’t always see kids at baby showers, not that they are not allowed to come, but often we thought the party is not for the kids.
Well, you know what? If it’s that important for the mom-to-be or the parents-to-be, baby shower is perfect for the sibling/s-to-be, especially first time siblings, to welcome their baby brother or sister.
We said that baby showers are intended to support moms or parents-to-be, especially first time moms or parents, prepare for the impending role. Siblings also may anticipate the coming of the new baby. It will be strange and new for them.
Like their parents, they too need to prepare and understand what is to come. It would greatly help the sibling/s-to-be to understand what’s coming and to meet kids of their age who are siblings themselves, and in a way learn from them and appreciate what it means to be an older brother or sister.
For this reason, it’s a great idea to organize a kid-friendly baby shower. You can either hold 2 simultaneous baby showers: 1 for the kids and for the adults (their parents) or a baby shower purely for the kids.
What is great about kid-friendly baby shower is that you don’t have to worry so much about decoration and design, food and activities, and whatnots. All you need to have in mind is to make it festive.
For the decors, you can simply have balloons and all sorts of toys scattered around. You can do the party outdoors like in the gardens or you can do it indoors.
For the food, you can have simple cake pops, cupcakes, chicken lollipops, all sorts of candies and gummies, chips and some lemonades and ice cream. Nothing to stress about really.
For the activities, you don’t need to stress about what will work for your guests. Kids like to play and have fun. So you can play physical games, have them run around, but make them baby related ofcourse. Games that will give them an idea of how and what it’s like to be an older brother or sister.
You can also do crafts and art activities. Kids love to play with crayons and paints and they love to draw. Ask them to make something for the nursery or do some crafts that can be used as decoration for the nursery or something that the baby can use.
In my previous posts, I have shared various baby shower games. Those games can be modified and made into kid-friendly games.
Finally, when you do kid-friendly baby shower, set a time as to when the party starts and the pick-up time. Make sure to include that information for their parents when you send out the invitation. Above all, in all of the activities you’ll do during the party, ensure safety because you’re dealing with kids. And for that reason, it would help a lot to have adults assist you.