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Baby Shower
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An Organic Pregnancy should have an Organic Baby Shower
A baby shower can be one of the most enjoyable and exciting moments of your pregnancy - after all, what other party is there that is devoted completely to the happiness of both you and your future bundle of joy? If you’re following an organic lifestyle, planning a organic baby shower seems the logical choice.
Here are the some great tips for putting together an organic baby shower that will amaze your guests!
First, be sure to specify on the invitation that your baby shower will follow an organic baby theme; The invitation can be sent out via email with links to organic on-line baby stores that you can register at. If you have guests that don’t use email, you can make your invitations on recycled paper. When registering for gifts for your organic baby shower, be sure to register at places that have plenty of organic products to choose from - most department stores as well as baby stores have an organic baby section. If you’re not registering for gifts, spread through word-of-mouth what exactly an organic baby shower gift would include, such as 100% cotton blankets, toys made from natural material or clothing made from natural fibers. When wrapping your gift you can use a organic receiving blanket, organic pillowcase or if you are buying a few gifts put one inside the other and place a cloth bow on it.
When it comes to decorating for your baby shower, think natural setting with seasonal plants and flowers. You can make it interesting by asking each guest to bring their favorite place mat and cloth napkin to set the table. Use fabric as the tablecloth that can be used for the curtain in the nursery. Simply look for decorations that are made from recycled or all-natural material; for example, you can easily find 100% cotton receiving blankets, cloth ribbon and cotton-and-wool baby centerpieces. Most of the decorations can be used again when the baby arrives.
Providing party organic food to your guests will be a considerably easier route to take, as it’s more simple than ever to find organic foods at your local supermarket. For fun snacks, set up a veggie-and-fruit platter (of course, be sure that the produce was grown on an organic farm) with dips made from all-natural ingredients. Cakes and sweets can easily be made from organic ingredients as well - make sure that any baking good that you use - including sugar and eggs - are certified organic or free range. An additional bonus to using only organic ingredients: your food will taste so great that your guests will be begging you for your recipes!
There are lots of baby shower games that you can play. Here is one that friends in the Tiny FootprintsTM community have used successfully.
Alphabet Cookie Game:
Purchase some alphabet cookies (Newman’s Own Organics makes some of a good size). Give each person 5 cookies including at least one vowel. Everyone takes a few minutes to come up with the best baby name they can with the cookies they’ve been given (some trading has been known to occur). Go around the room and ask everyone to share their possible names. Prizes for the winners can be packet of cool seeds, canvas shopping bag, travel mug or other reusable item, small native plant or unscented beeswax candles.
For additional information planning eco-showers will find help from the Oregon Environmental Council, a nonprofit organization working for a cleaner environment. The council created its Tiny Footprints Web site (www.tinyfootprints.org) to encourage healthy and earth-friendly child rearing. Eco-shower planners and parents can also find ideas for decorations, invitations and gifts in a baby shower kit located on the site.
Planning an organic baby shower doesn’t have to be a stressful experience Just follow these easy steps, and you’ll not only throw the perfect organic baby shower - you might even convince your guests to join you in your organic lifestyle!
