Help! I’m off to a Baby Shower

I’ve received an invite for a baby shower and don’t know what’s expected.

What do i wear? Is it formal? Do i take a gift? If i do buy something, what do i take?

Ok! Ok! We’re here to help.

A baby shower is a coming together of friends and family of the expectant mum, a lovely and informal gathering, traditionally an afternoon tea or little party where you all attend together, have a chat, spend time talking about whats expected with a new baby, stories of other people births and sometimes a few related party games.

Often held in a lovely hotel room with set up of a theme/colour/design choice of the mum-to-be. (Botanical and Boho is very on trend for 2022) but equally as good in a village hall or someones nice living room.

A gift is generally taken to give to the expectant mum and can be practical products you have used with your past children or something someone has mentioned the mum wanted or club together with other guests for something a little larger she needs.

The afternoon tea itself generally consists of sandwiches, scones, cupcakes, tea, cofee or something a little more fizzy lol and then a centrepiece of a baked tiered cake or even a Nappy Cake.

And of course, the gift you choose is vast, lots of lovely baby clothes, practical products, gorgous soft blankets or a huge centrepiece, there is lots of choice.

And don’t get me started on all the gifts for the Mum-to-be, but thats for another blog all of its own!

All gift-wrapped and given the Wow factor with bows and ribbons.

The choice of colours and designs are endless and friends and colleagues will find it hard to pick which design they love the best!

Here are our Top 5 Baby Shower Gifts

What is a Nappy Cake?

If you’ve heard people say the word Nappy Cake but you’ve always wondered what one was then read on. The first known one was made here in the UK back in 1988. Over the years evolving and growing in popularity as the go to gift for a new baby and thus available in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit the customers taste and budget.

The concept of a Nappy Cake being in 2 parts, a wonderful centrepiece at a baby shower, admired by all the guests and loved by the mum-to-be, and it’s also a practical baby gift full of all the baby essentials a new mum will need in the first few weeks.

I’ve even known new mums to love the gift so much its taken pride of place in baby’s nursery to be admired for weeks after the babies arrival.

A Nappy Cake traditionally includes :

• a soft pram blanket which is perfect for a crib, car seat, carrycot etc
• soft cotton muslin squares, just what you need to mop up baby spills
• a 1st pair of knitted booties, perfect for little toes
• a grooming set, a great bath time staple
• First cotton pull on hat, an essential as its where baby loses vital heat so good to keep one handy
• a cotton bib, for your little dribbler

and so much more can be added at the customers request.

And of course, you can’t forget a gorgeous lovely soft plush toy, suitable from birth as inevitably it will always go in the mouth 

All gift-wrapped and given the Wow factor with bows and ribbons.

The choice of colours and designs are endless and friends and colleagues will find it hard to pick which design they love the best!

Here are our Top 5 Nappy Cakes