Are you the host of a baby shower for a friend or family member? This can be a very special honor and a huge financial burden at the same time. Well, we are here to help with great baby shower on a budget tips and advice. By following these tips you are sure to have a classy baby shower.
No matter who the person is a daughter in law, sister, friend or daughter you will want everything to come out just right! So it is important to take some time and plan the event carefully. There are numerous ways to save money and still throw a great baby shower on a budget. However, it takes more planning and careful consideration then if money is no object. By just thinking things through, planning ahead, and leaving time for yourself to enlist help you will save tons of money.
The very first step that you have to decide before moving on to anything else is the theme. A baby show theme will bring all of your ideas together and be a central focus as you are out gathering other materials for the baby shower like decorations, gifts, food, and even invitations. Without the theme you are more likely to spend willy nilly and just purchase whatever you find because it is cute. This will seriously cut in to your budget. I have often heard people who even purchase things that they never use. They went out shopping first before deciding on a theme and purchased Winnie the Pooh Invitations because they were cute. Well, it turns out that the mother to be really had her heart set on a Disney Character theme. So the host runs back out to the store and purchases Disney character invitations. This now just doubled the amount spent for invitations. Of course if money is no object and wasting is not a concern then by all means just have fun and go shopping with friends and pick up whatever strikes your fancy. However if you are on a budget for the baby shower then plant he theme first!
The second thing that you can do to significantly reduce costs is buy in bulk and assemble yourself. For example if you want a baby shower favor for all of the guests to take home you can easily buy candles or soap in bulk online and then repackage the favors on your own. Get some cute little colored cellophane bags, ribbon, and some raffia and you have all the makings for a wonderful handmade baby shower favor. You can reduce your overall costs by 50% or more buy purchasing in bulk.
You can also purchase the food in bulk to save on costs. There are a ton of discount food stores where you can buy in large quantities and a save. If you are careful and purchase foods that are frozen and things that don't go bad right away you can have the food even after the baby shower.
Baby shower games can easily be made on your home computer with some fun clip art and a simple graphics editor. By searching for games online and gathering ideas and then making the game pieces, and directions yourself you can save a great deal of money. This is also a lot of fun because you can customize the games with the date, baby shower theme, and other personalization. This will make your games stand out and be different from the boring stock games that are always played.
Saving big on baby shower invitations is easy also. Simple find some graphics that fit with your theme online using clip art and then again use your trusty home computer to make a fun baby shower invitation. By printing them yourself you can not only save money but again you can easily customize them to your own liking.
Two more super money savings ideas are to use email baby shower invitations which can save big on postage and printing costs and you can have a pot luck where everyone brings some type of finger food. This will help you minimize costs drastically and it can be a lot of fun for the guests. They will feel like they have an important role in the baby shower.
The key component to saving money on throwing a baby shower on a budget is to plan ahead and start with your theme. If you have a theme to make all of your purchases from you can be sure not to waste on anything frivolous. Also by leaving yourself enough planning and preparation time you will be sure not to get stuck last minute with no time to make things on your own. If you get stuck last minute then you are often forced to spend extra money and quick just to pull off the shower. Through proper planning and careful forethought you can easily produce a very classy baby shower on a budget that everyone will remember and cherish for along time to come.
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