Baby Shower Opinions Needed.?

Okay. So… to make this short, I’m stuck planning my own baby shower…Yeah, I know tacky, sorry. I have no other choice because everyone has backed out on me. (Great friends, right?)

Anyway, I got my invitations made and sent them to about 30 people.
I don’t expect that many people to show up. I would be more inclined to think that about 15 people MIGHT show.

This is my first time really planning anything, and I’ve only been to 2 baby showers in my life, so I’m trying my best here. I don’t have a theme, but everything is going to be pink and brown because I got all of my other friend’s decorations from her baby shower last month (which is a huge help!) I do not intend on spending a lot of money on my shower, because to be honest, I think showers and such are quite overrated and a waste of money when you go too far out of your way. So I’m keeping it simple (since i’m paying for it and organizing it myself.)

My shower will be in the middle of october, from 2 – 4 pm. If that matters.

For my food menu, I want to keep it to simple finger foods that are CHEAP, easy, and not incredibly messy. I’d also like it to be cute, so I will do my best to "dress it up" with matching plates and cups, napkins, decorations…ect. That’s not a problem.

Here’s my food menu:
Cake (of course)
Sandwich fourths (with toothpicks for easy grabbing)
Cheese and Crackers
Chips and dip variety
Cookies
A bowl of hersheys kisses
A bowl of either mixed nuts or trail mix

and off to the side, (this may sound crazy) but I want to design a flower out of jello and pudding pie. My plan…for the center of the flower, make a chocolate pudding pie (to match my chocolate napkins and plates) and for the petals, pink jello in individual clear cups. (The jello cups will design the petals around the pudding pie…and yes I know the effect won’t last once people start taking the cups of jello…oh well) It’s cheap and easy…

Any other suggestions??

For drinks, I want to do something simple. I will have punch in a large punch bowl. People will also have the option to have a cup of coffee (my family is full of serious coffee addicts!) and of course water if the guests prefer.

For games, I would also like to keep it simple. Most of my guest (I think) will be adults who won’t be interested in silly little games, but moreso grabbing a cup of coffee and talking. I do have some guests my age that are coming who insist on games, so I have to attempt to please both groups. My games aren’t going to be anything silly like "smelling the diaper and guessing the chocolate."

Here is a list of the games that will be played at my shower:
1)Guess how many m&m’s are in the bottle.
2) Baby Raffle – each guest will take a miniature sized plastic baby with a number on the back. Whoevers number is called gets a prize. (May call two numbers??)
3)Measuring game – each guest has to guess how big around I am using special measuring tape. The closest guess gets a prize.
4)Index card game – Each guest is asked to write down on an index card, her best piece of advice for me (pertaining to having a baby) and write her name on the back. When everyone is done I will go through the cards and pick the advice that I find most useful. Whoever’s name is on the back wins a prize.

As far as prizes for the games, I also want to keep this very cheap! The prize for the bottle game will of course be the bottle of candy, lol.
Other prize ideas are things such as candles, lotions, chocolates, perfume…stuff that I can pick up for a very reasonable price…(any suggestions!???) Dollar store maybe???

And finally, for party favors, I would like to make cake balls and put maybe 5 or so in each bag (not sure what kind of bag I will be using) and give them to the guests that show up.

Does this sound like a decently planned baby shower?? Anything you would change/add if you were me?

yes, it is fine. you can also put on your favors curling ribbon with a tag attached saying either "a sweet thankyou" or "showers of thanks"

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