Are you hip to current baby shower slang? Want a refresher? Here’s some of our favorite types of baby showers and helpful definitions…
Baby Shower
Celebration or party with mom-to-be where you have great food & drinks, good friends, fun games, and shower mom-to-be with baby gifts.
It just so happens that we have a bunch of articles within our blog if you’re looking for additional ideas and suggestions.
Sip ‘n See
Small celebration after baby is born where you have all of the components of a baby shower, but you also get to meet baby. We think a Sip ‘n See is just cute as can be! You can see our inspiring ideas for one here.
Sprinkle
Celebration or party for a mom-to-be who is pregnant with a second, third, or more – where the guest list is smaller and the gifts are usually smaller, too (since mom likely already has the big stuff).
Drop In Shower
A baby shower with no structure – guests “drop in” anytime between the start time and end time, and have a piece of cake while chatting with mom-to-be as she opens your gift.
Couples/Co-ed Baby Shower
A Baby Shower where daddy-to-be attends, and the guest list includes both his and her friends, requesting the guest to attend with or without a significant other.
Grandma Baby Shower
A shower where the guest of honor is a first-time grandma-to-be, and the invite list is only grandma’s girl friends & the mom-to-be. Gifts are very small, like brag books, burp clothes, and possibly a pack ‘n play. [Only appropriate if mom-to-be is having her own shower separately.] We even put together some ideas for you of how to host your very own Grandma Baby Shower.
Daddy Baby Shower
A baby shower for the new dad, the guest list includes men only. It can be thrown by his best guy friends or used for an office baby shower. We couldn’t resist throwing one of these a few years back!
Blessingway
Otherwise called a mother blessing, this is a spiritual celebration of the new life that mom-to-be is bringing into the world and a commemoration of a woman’s journey into motherhood. There is no emphasis on gift giving as with other types of baby showers.
Oftentimes the friends at the ceremony agree that as soon as they receive word labor has begun they will say a prayer and light a candle for the mother. This support can mean so much to a laboring woman.
Many believe that the blessingway tradition was begun by Native Americans. It was a ritual to offer blessing at many life passages, not just pregnancy. But it is commonly thought to be the origin of the pregnancy blessingway.
We love coming up with new ideas for how to celebrate the coming of a brand new baby! If you’d like more inspiring ideas, check out some of our other baby shower posts.
Share Your Party Planning Comments!
Have you ever attended a baby shower that was different than the typical “baby shower”? We’d love to know what your experience was like or what your thoughts are on these alternatives to the norm. Leave your comments below!