Top 10 Tips to Help Dad-to-be Throw the Best Baby Shower!

Top 10 Tips to Help Dad-to-be Throw the Best Baby Shower!

Traditionally baby showers are hosted by a close friend or family member such as the mum-to-be’s own mother or mother-in-law. However, there is an increasing trend for the dad-to-be to take on the role as the host of the baby shower. So here are a few tips for any dad-to-be thinking about throwing a baby shower for his other half (OH) to help him with the organisation.

1. Who to invite – this is IMPORTANT! Have you been paying attention to her when she talks of her friends, colleagues and family? Who are her closest friends that she’d want there – and who might she a) have had a recent bust up with, b) secretly can’t stand, or c) would rather eat her own arm than have to socialise with at her own baby shower! Does she get on with her colleagues or does she leave work at the door when she gets home? Would she want her friends/colleagues/family socialising with each other or would it be better to keep them separate? If you don’t know already start subtly digging for the info you need!

2. Only make it a mixed male and female party if you KNOW that your OH would like it. You might prefer to have some male company to discuss the footie with but if your OH would rather some private girly gossip time then keep it just female. If you can’t stand the thought of being the only male there then perhaps make a deal with the mum-to-be’s closest friend that you’ll do the organising but she’ll run the party once the guest of honour has arrived whilst you sink a couple of pints in your local.

3. If you stay at the party to be the host then make sure you are the host. This means it’s up to you to keep the party running on time, get the baby shower games played in plenty of time (including rounding up the guests to listen to the game rules, giving out the props needed and spurring everyone on), having the food laid out and topping up drinks where necessary. Keep everything running smoothly, don’t embarrass your OH with any little anecdotes about her pregnancy habits that she’d rather keep between the two of you and be an attentive host and you’ll have all her friends wishing their OH’s were as brilliant as you!

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4. Make sure you actually invite the guests – this doesn’t have to be a formal invitation by post, as emailing or Facebook messaging is OK too, just make sure that you give people plenty of notice and that you follow up to find out who has confirmed so you know the final number of guests to cater for.

5. What kind of venue is going to be appropriate? Would your OH prefer to chill out at home or be (non-alcoholic) wined and dined at a restaurant? Is she a spa-day type woman or a lady who lunches on delicate afternoon teas? Would she like a big formal ‘do’ or a relaxed picnic in the park? You know her better than anyone (and if you don’t know you will once the baby is born!) so pick wisely. And if you really aren’t sure then have a word with her closest friend and ask for some help!

6. Play to your strengths – if you are a dab hand in the kitchen then do the catering yourself and save yourself a few pennies (and earn a few brownie points!). If, however, your cooking leaves a lot to be desired then do everyone a favour and sort out external catering (and no, this does not mean picking up a KFC bargain bucket on the way to the party or ordering Pizza halfway through!). Make sure you only serve food that’s safe for pregnant woman and have some tasty non-alcoholic drinks available.

7. Is your OH the life and soul of the party and the type who would appreciate some raucous games? Or would the thought of playing any kind of game make her cringe with embarrassment? If you want games then pick them carefully – baby shower bingo is pretty safe if you know gifts will be opened at the party but save the full-on team games for baby showers where you are confident that the mum-to-be and her friends will feel comfortable getting stuck in.

8. Pick a theme for the party. If you are feeling creative then you could go for a nursery rhyme, children’s book or popular character theme and use props such as soft toys and posters and incorporate the theme through the games and food too. If, however, this is one step too far with everything else to organise then play it safe and go for a simple co-ordinating colour-scheme. If you know the baby’s gender (and are happy for everyone else to know too) then go for a traditional pink or blue theme. If the gender is a surprise then go for neutral yellows, pale greens and purples.

9. Think about whether you want to have baby shower favours to thank the guests for coming. It’s certainly not compulsory but it is a nice touch (which won’t go unnoticed by your OH’s friends by the way), and doesn’t have to cost lot. A simple little box of sweets or even a cupcake in a box (especially if you’ve made it yourself) will go down a treat.

10. Make sure if you need to purchase baby shower decorations and tableware that you buy them in plenty of time. Don’t forget – you won’t often find baby shower specific party supplies on the UK high street currently so you’ll usually have to order from the internet. This means that you have to factor in enough time for your order to be processed and then delivered. Telling your OH about all the fab things you’d PLANNED to get but ran out of time to will not go down well!

Hope this helps and good luck!

 

REALLY AWESOME RANDOM QUOTES??!!?? PLEASE ANSWER, NEED YOUR HELP!!?

Question by Marguerite: REALLY AWESOME RANDOM QUOTES??!!?? PLEASE ANSWER, NEED YOUR HELP!!?
looking for any type of RANDOM quoteS on RANDOM things, dinosaurs, razorblades, rainbows, rain, ice cream trucks, music, lady.gaga, thumb wars, skinny jeans, lollipops, teardrops, unicorns, cotton candy, pop-tarts, hello kitty, sprinkle cupcakes WHATEVER! lol, i know this is random, but im looking for MULTIPLE random, cute, funny quotes about the above things or anything of relation. INSTANT 10 PTS FOR THE MOST RESPONSES & BEST QUOTES THANX U SEXY BEATSS XD

Best answer:

Answer by tink
are you bored haha :D

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Teddy Bear Party Ideas To Help You Create The Sweetest Celebration

Teddy Bear Party Ideas To Help You Create The Sweetest Celebration

With that in mind, here are some ideas that you might consider opting for your own.

TEDDY BEAR PARTY INVITATIONS

Bear Shaped Invites – Cut out bear shapes from construction paper or card stock. Put all your party details on one site and cute little teddy bear face on the other side.

Teddy Bear Invitations – Download and print out cute little bears onto colored paper, card stock, or scrapbook paper. Type out the details so they show up when the invite is folded in half.

Balloon Invite – Blow up teddy bear shaped balloons. Type or handwrite party details onto a decorative piece of scrapbook paper. Laminate, hole-punch upper left corner, run a ribbon through the hole, and tie to the balloon. Hand-deliver invites.

COSTUME HANDOUTS

Turn all your little ones into beary special bears. As the kids arrive, give them each a pair of bear ears made from construction paper or card stock. Add a bow to one of the ears for the girls. Tie a bow around the boys’ necks.

PARTY DECORATIONS

Draw paw prints on the sidewalk leading up to your front door using chalk.
Another paw print sidewalk option is to cover the sidewalk with butcher paper and glue black and brown paw prints onto the paper.
Have Dad dress up like a big teddy bear to greet all the guests at the front door.
Create a little forest atmosphere with green balloons. Depending on the size of your party room, add 50-75 various colored green balloons. Tie a green ribbon to each one to hang down for the kids to walk through.
Decorate the room with lots of teddy bears. Put them on tables; hang from the ceiling, on mantels, ledges, etc.

 

PARTY GAME IDEAS

Pin The Honey Pot On The Bear This game is played like Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Prior to the party, make honey pots out of construction paper and place each of your guests’ names onto one pot. Hang a poster of a bear on the wall. Blindfold a child and have him or her try to pin their honey pot to the bear in the designated location. Use double-stick tape. The child who pins the honey pot closest to where it belongs is the winner.

Teddy Bear Hunt – Prior to the party hide a teddy bear and have your guests try to find it. Whoever finds the bear gets to keep it. Another option would be to hide as many bears as you have guests. When someone finds a bear, he or she gets to keep the bear that was found and that person is then eliminated from the game. The game concludes when all the guests have found a bear.

CAKE IDEAS

use a bear shaped cake pan and decorate your teddy bear to coincide with your party colors. Be sure to give the bear a cute little face.

Another option would be to create cupcakes. Pipe on the icing and top each one off with a gummy bear.

Another option is to decorate the cupcakes with a paw print, which can be made by using one large Oreo cookie and 3 mini Oreo cookies.

PARTY FAVOR IDEAS

Take individual photos of each of the guests as they arrive. While the party is going on, have a teen helper download, print and insert the photos into a picture frame that has a bear decoration. as the guests leave, they can each pick up their framed picture.

Another option is to turn the photos into placemats. After the photo is downloaded, all that needs to be done is to glue it to a decorative background and laminate the entire paper.

Explore these Teddy Bear Party, along with many others, by visiting www.birthday-party-ideas-101.com, a party planning website written and edited by Professional Organizer, Elizabeth Chastain. You’ll also find lots of ideas for invitations, decorations, cakes, games, and favors.

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R&P: can you help me think of a name?

Question by ~*ib?lo?gtoth?ski?s~*: R&P: can you help me think of a name?
i know this is kind of of topic but for english we have to do these homeric epithet thingies [ like couldgathereer, goddes of war, god of ......cupcakes stuff like that] and i was having problems thinking of a name. i wanted something to do with music which is kinda why i asked here. any ideas?

fav. bands: blessthefall,the devil wears prada. underoath, hopes die last, a skylit drive, alesana. …stuff like that. well thanks for the help . you guys are freaking awesome. :)

MQ: what band have you most recently discovered that you really love?

thanks again.
yeah not getting much help with the names….. it has to start with ” goddess of OR lover of…”
jesus. people. i’m a GIRL.
rolf copter. sambang that was a good one. :D

Best answer:

Answer by Steven W
MQ:Nirvana.
before, i knew of Smells like teen spirit, all apologies, blah blah blah…but recently, i downloaded every song from bleach, in utero and nevermind. and more.

Give your answer to this question below!

i need to find a t shirt help please!?

Question by nikki r: i need to find a t shirt help please!?
hey can anyone help me i have searched and searched for a t shirt that says “make cupcakes not war” i would like it to be black or pink or white NOT GREEN OR YELLOW please and i would also like it to be under $ 16.00+tax+shipping a not second hand

Best answer:

Answer by notquitecrushproof
If you go to Zazzle.com you can design your own..
Also cafepress have millions of tshirt designs they might have one.

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Of Cupcakes, Fairies and Dinosaurs: How Looby Lou Design Kits Help Develop Your Child’s IQ

Of Cupcakes, Fairies and Dinosaurs: How Looby Lou Design Kits Help Develop Your Child’s IQ

Little girls love fairies while little boys love dinosaurs. What more if they come in a colourful, candy-coloured cotton bags with an illustrated story booklet that actually doubles as an instructional material. Looby Lou’s Little Art Collection is sure to send a sense of joy to children aged 3 years and up. They will enjoy creating a picture of their favourite design using their own little hands.

There is just something with letting children work on arts and crafts. Craft activities help them stimulate their imagination and their creativity, not to mention, it also keeps them away from boredom for a few hours. Creative craft ideas can hone children’s social skills, fine motor skills, creative and visual spatial skills, and believe it or not, vocabulary skills.

Creative crafts help a child in learning appropriate play and talk through observation and modelling. Since most crafts need cutting, drawing, colouring and pasting, children learn better to hold pencils, crayons and scissors correctly. Eventually, they would develop good muscle control when performing these activities.

Perhaps, the most obvious benefit that arts and crafts have to offer is creative development. Children learn to make creative choices, will be able to use their imagination while following simple task-related instructions. Moreover, they will develop the skill to transfer the image they have in mind to a physical one using their hands and utilizing the materials on hand. Another skill they would learn is attention to details. Silk ribbons, threads, fabrics, net, leaves, buttons, sparkles and metal washers used as decorative pieces can hone a child’s attention to details.

You might ask how arts and crafts can increase a child’s vocabulary. Simple, in order to complete the task, parents and teachers need to have a discussion with children. Through this discussion, children learn various new terms as well as verbal problem solving skills as mirrored by their parents and teachers.

The benefits do not end there as children’s crafts can also assist their skills in visual and verbal planning, their concentration skills and their focus on completion of tasks. Another important skill, which they can use in the future, is the skill of persistence. Regardless of any setbacks, tasks need to be seen to completion in order to gain fruits of their labour.

Fairies, dinosaurs and cupcakes, not all people realize their importance in experiencing self-worth through success. The best part of giving a child a Looby Lou design art kit lies in its simplicity in completing the task. Letting your child got through the “Looby Lou Little Art experience” will open their eyes to the wonderful world of arts and crafts at such an early age.

I am making cupcakes and I want to make a home made cupcake frosting. Any Help?

Question by Boo!: I am making cupcakes and I want to make a home made cupcake frosting. Any Help?
You know when you go down the dessert aisle and you see these cupcakes with the swirly pink frosting? I want to make that kind of frosting. Not the leaky ones. Please Help.
Oh so do you have any yummy frosting recipes that worked great for you to share?

Best answer:

Answer by The White Foxy Brown
I enjoy this frosting recipe :

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
4-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk
Food Coloring (if desired)
Directions
In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Yield: About 3 cups

You can make variations of it –
Easy Almond Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, use 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon almond extract instead of the vanilla. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 cup baking cocoa and 6-7 tablespoons milk. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Lemon Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 5-6 tablespoons lemon juice instead of the milk and 1 teaspoon grated peel. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Orange Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 5-6 tablespoons orange juice instead of the milk and add 1 teaspoon grated orange peel. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Peanut Butter Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 1/2 cup peanut butter instead of the butter and use 6-8 tablespoons milk. Yield: about 3 cups.
Easy Peppermint Buttercream Frosting: Prepare as directed above, except use 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract instead of the vanilla. Yield: about 3 cups

I usually make this frosting and make the lemon variant of it. I love all things lemon. I usually top cupcakes with this and sometimes I’ll top brownies with it too.

What do you think? Answer below!

The ideal Cupcake – 5 Best Ideas to Help Perfect Your Cupcakes!

The ideal Cupcake – 5 Best Ideas to Help Perfect Your Cupcakes!

Are your cupcakes as flat as a pancake? Or spilling out of their cases? There are a million and one things that will go incorrect when baking cupcakes; the most recent trend in home baking. Baking an ideal cupcake just isn’t an impossible task, but nor is it an uncomplicated one. In fact, baking the ‘perfect’ cupcake is definitely an ideology that doesn’t definitely exist. I mean, what is ‘perfection’ right? But you’ll find a few fundamental guidelines that you just need to abide by in order to end up with a cupcake sponge that looks as good because it tastes, so we have compiled our top five points to ensure your cupcakes prepare as beautifully as can be, for all to enjoy!

1. Scales are your good friend

Yes, it is true – the scales are indeed your friend. Well, in the kitchen at least. Measure out all of your ingredients before you begin mixing your cupcake batter and by no means try and ‘make up’ missing ingredients.

Experimenting with flavours is great! Experimenting with bicarbonate of soda as a replacement for baking powder, is not.

2. An over-beaten batter is really a poor batter

If you over-beat your cupcake mix, your cupcakes will either be as hard as rocks or simply not increase from the middle, and there is completely nothing it is possible to do using a cupcake that did not rise!

3. Suitable temperature, proper time

If your recipe calls for an oven temperature of 220 degrees, then be sure it is heated to 220 degrees! When the oven is as well hot, the cupcakes can ‘spike’ from the middle and increase faster than they could cook. When the oven is as well cool, then very simply, the cakes will not cook. But always, ALWAYS, carry your cakes out on the oven at the exact correct time. Even should you believe they appear just a little underdone, the cake will nevertheless ‘cook’ for a little while as they cool when they arrive out from the oven, so trust the recipe, and acquire individuals beauties out!

4. Awesome cool cool!

As rapidly as your cupcakes are taken out from your oven, scoop them out of their pans and lay them onto a cooling rack to trendy from every angle. This is very important, as the pans stay can stay warm for some time following becoming removed on the oven and this can bring about a person of two cupcake catastrophes; over-cooked cakes, or peeling cupcake cases. If the cupcakes are left in their pans following becoming removed from the oven, the heat in the pan continues to cook the cake. The heat from inside every single cupcake after eliminated through the pan is enough to ‘finish’ cooking the cupcake to perfection. Plus, moisture can create up between the cupcake and also the cupcake case when they are left inside pan, causing case-peel. Not a great look!

5. Consume a person cozy

Okay, not strictly a tip for the right cupcake, but certainly a person distinct for the right treat! So whenever you set your cupcakes aside to cool, carry the time to get pleasure from 1 at it is absolute prime; fresh and cozy straight on the oven. Bliss!

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The perfect Cupcake – 5 Top Points to Help Great Your Cupcakes!

The perfect Cupcake – 5 Top Points to Help Great Your Cupcakes!

Are your cupcakes as flat like a pancake? Or spilling away from their cases? You will discover a million and an individual points that may go wrong when baking cupcakes; the latest trend in home baking. Baking an ideal cupcake is not an impossible task, but nor is it an easy one. In fact, baking the ‘perfect’ cupcake is an ideology that doesn’t really exist. I mean, what is ‘perfection’ right? But you can find a few fundamental rules that you will need to abide by in order to end up with a cupcake sponge that appears as very good as it tastes, so we have compiled our best 5 tips to make certain your cupcakes prepare as beautifully as can be, for all to enjoy!

1. Scales are your friend

Yes, it’s true – the scales are indeed your friend. Well, in the kitchen at least. Measure out all of the elements before you begin mixing your cupcake batter and by no means try and ‘make up’ missing ingredients.

Experimenting with flavours is great! Experimenting with bicarbonate of soda being a replacement for baking powder, is not.

2. An over-beaten batter is really a bad batter

Whenever you over-beat your cupcake mix, your cupcakes will either be as difficult as rocks or basically not rise in the middle, and there’s completely nothing you’ll be able to do having a cupcake that did not rise!

3. Right temperature, proper time

If your recipe calls for an oven temperature of 220 degrees, then make sure it’s heated to 220 degrees! If the oven is as well hot, the cupcakes can ‘spike’ in the middle and rise faster than they could cook. When the oven is as well cool, then very simply, the cakes will not cook. But always, ALWAYS, consider your cakes out with the oven in the exact appropriate time. Even in case you believe they appear a little underdone, the cake will nonetheless ‘cook’ for just a little although as they cool once they appear out from the oven, so trust the recipe, and take individuals beauties out!

4. Awesome great cool!

As soon as your cupcakes are eliminated on the oven, scoop them away from their pans and lay them onto a cooling rack to cool from each and every angle. This is extremely important, as the pans remain can stay warm for some time after being removed on the oven and this can lead to an individual unique of two cupcake catastrophes; over-cooked cakes, or peeling cupcake cases. When the cupcakes are left in their pans after becoming removed through the oven, the heat in the pan continues to cook the cake. The heat from within just just about every cupcake after eliminated on the pan is enough to ‘finish’ cooking the cupcake to perfection. Plus, moisture can construct up between the cupcake and the cupcake situation when they are left within the pan, leading to case-peel. Not a fine look!

5. Eat 1 cozy

Okay, not strictly a tip for the right cupcake, but certainly a person for the right treat! So if you set your cupcakes aside to cool, acquire the time to take pleasure in 1 at it’s absolute prime; fresh and cozy straight through the oven. Bliss!

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I need help converting these metric measurements for this cupcake recipe?

The measurements are:
125 grams of butter
125 grams of flour
125 grams of sugar

can anyone give me the approximate measurements in say, cups? or, how would i measure these ingredients in ounces, since that’s all the online converters will change things to.

thanks in advance!

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