Bloggers Meet and Greet August 2020- Drive-By Baby Showers

 Hi. At today’s Meet and Greet we will be talking about Baby Gender Reveal and Drive-By Baby Showers.

                                                      

So you are having a baby. Do you want to know the gender of your baby? There are those today that are not only opting to know the gender, but are throwing gender reveal parties.

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1. Drive- By Baby Showers

Since we now are living in this Coronavirus Pandemic people are becoming more creative. This type of shower has sometimes been called a baby parade. According to Whattoexpect.com they suggest giving a date and window of 30 minutes to one hour for guests to drive by, play your favorite song, be sure to video-tape it, guests can drop off their gifts, and above all remember to wear masks and social distance.

2. Zoom Baby Shower

Have you considered a virtual baby shower? I am on Zoom and it is free for 40 minutes and up to 100 people. More than 40 minutes you may need a Zoom subscription. Again, since we are in the Caronavirus Pandemic this is another alternative type of baby shower while keeping mother-to-be and baby safe. The great thing about this is that you can download virtual baby background so during the zoom party your background is baby designs. The instructions are very clear and once you have been on zoom you will eventually become quite comfortable with it.

3. How to Host Your Virtual Baby Shower on Zoom

The following utube is a great video to explain hosting your virtual Baby Shower on Zoom. These are great tips. How to Host Your Virtual Baby Shower on Zoom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eqUpuiO2Tw

a.This mom suggests creating a Facebook event at-least 4 weeks in advance to allow for shipping and dropping gifts to you.

b. Be sure to list your zoom information on the cover page

c. Consistently post so that your friends will remember up until the event.

d. Create the décor that you want to use

e. Plan out your games such as price is right, bingo, etc.

These are just a few of the things she talks about in her video.

Have you been to a gender reveal party? Possibly you have had a gender reveal party. There are various types of gender reveal parties that have been happening.

4. Gender Reveal Pinata

This gender reveal involves smashing a pinata and serving tacos.

5. Gender Reveal Candles

The amazing thing about this party is that as the candle burns down, it eventually shows the hidden color at the center of it.

Now when I had my babies, I just hoped for a healthy baby. I anticipated and waited to see the gender. So many babies are born not healthy or with an entire host of medical problems. So a healthy baby sounded so good to me. I remember that none of my babies cried when born. I had previously thought all babies cry. In fact I had one baby that was so alert she just looked around as if she knew everything that you said. She was observing all of her surroundings.

6. Balloons

Athough I have never been to a gender reveal party. I believe a gender reveal balloon party would be awesome. Just the thought of filling a giant box with pink or blue balloons and having the parent-to-be to open it revealing the secret gender of their baby could be quite intriguing.

7. Gender Reveal’s Gone Wrong

Although gender reveals are a joyous time, they need to be done with caution. An Iowa woman was struck in the head and killed during a gender reveal. The different types of materials had inadvertently been created into a pipe bomb.

8. Gender Reveal or Baby Shower

Posssibly you have been thinking about having a gender reveal party, but undecided whether to do that or a baby shower. You know it is really your choice. Some people like to party. Having 2 separate parties can be fun and interesting. Or you may decide to combine the 2. According to genderreveals.com most people combine the 2 parties. They also added that gender reveal parties are the newest and trendiest idea for parents in 2018-2019. Now baby showers used to be just for the women, but more and more are combining men and women. After all the father did have something to do with creating the baby why not share the party with him as well.

9. Baby Shower History

Did you know that the Baby Shower celebration dates back as far as Ancient Egypt and took place after the mother gave birth that is according to littlethingsfavor.com. They further add that baby showers today in the baby boom era showers the mothers with gifts and family and friends usually attend. I recall a friend of mine that had a co-ed baby shower. Her father would not attend. He felt the showers should be for women only. I know that she really wanted him there too.

10. Gender Reveal History

Did you know that the woman who says she invented gender reveal parties, Jenna Myers Karvunidis has mixed feeling about them today? According to insider.com Jenna wrote a blog post in 2008 telling how she baked a cake filled with pink icing to celebrate the arrival of her daughter. They further add that since then the ideas has been copied by many others. Also as you can see cakes are not the only way to do gender reveals . People are becoming more and more daring. They want to try new things.

11. Sip and See Party

Have you ever heard of a Sip and See Party? This is new to me. A Sip and See party is a fun way for loved ones to get together to sip a light drink and see you and your new baby according to whattoexpect.com. They further add that Sip and See parties originated in the South and is gaining popularity, especially for parents who cannot have a baby shower for various reasons. In this way friends and family get to party and see the baby.

Source:

Drive-By Baby Shower Ideas for Pregnant Women During the Coronavirus Outbreak

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