Baby Shower Checklist

There is a great deal of preparation and coordination that goes into a planning a successful baby shower. With all of the decorations, favors, and supplies, and more, it is easy to get lost along the way. In order to ensure that your event is a success, here is a baby shower checklist to help ease your stress and make planning your baby shower a breeze!

6 to 10 Weeks Before the Baby Shower:

• Decide on the event location – will it be in your home or a local venue?
• Set the date for the baby shower – check with the parents-to-be and immediate family
• Determine the budget for the shower
• Decide if you want to cook the food yourself, have a potluck, or have the event catered
• Create the guest list for the baby shower – will everyone be able to comfortably fit at the location of the shower?
• Decide on a theme for the shower – this will help guide you with the rest of your planning

4 to 6 Weeks Before the Baby Shower:

• Send invitations to your guests – be sure to include directions and if the shower is a potluck or a surprise party
• Order the baby shower cake

1 to 4 Weeks Before the Baby Shower:

• Choose entertainment/activities/games to play at the shower
• Buy or make baby shower decorations, game prizes, and party favors based on your theme
• Buy or make party supplies like plates, utensils, napkins, etc.
• Decide on the shower favors

Day Before the Baby Shower:

• Make sure all of the decorations, party favors, and games are ready
• Call the caterer, if you have one, to make sure everything is all set for tomorrow
• Make sure you have plenty of ice for drinks
• Set up extra tables and chairs if you are hosting the event in your home
• Check and double check to make sure everything on the baby shower planning checklist is ready to go

Day of the Baby Shower:

• Pick up the balloons, flowers, centerpieces, etc.
• Pick up the cake
• Hang up decorations and put out party favors
• Put out food and drinks just before guests will begin arriving
• Ask reliable guests to take pictures and/or video during the shower
• Before mommy-to-be is opens the gifts, designate one guest to handle putting the wrapping paper in a trash bag and ask another guest to write down the baby shower gifts and who they were given by. This will make writing thank you notes quick and easy for the mother.