Sunday 30 June 2013

Some tips for How to Host Great Baby Shower?

Purehoopla.ie is an site that is owned by Knosas, an Irish company created to bring the best web2print software to moms. Easy to use with a great selection of cards, purehoopla.ie is becoming Irelandsgoto site for baby thank you cards. Here we introduce some tips for Host Great Baby Shower. for more info visit http://purehoopla.com or http://purehoopla.ie

Saturday 29 June 2013

How has everyone else baby showers went? What games did you play? Was there a theme? What kind of foods and drinks did you have? Do you like smaller ones or bigger ones?

It was a smaller one than the one I had with my son. I didn't need many things, just clothes and some linens. I also need breastfeeding stuff, but I didn't get any. I think we are good on clothes. I just need to get some breastfeeding covers, nursing pads, storage containers, and some bassinet sheets and I will have all I need
It was a really cute little shower. We had a cute girly, pink cake, pink decorations such as plastic clothes pins and baby blocks, etc. We had finger foods and soda as well. I really enjoyed the fruit kabobs that were made. My son also got some gifts which was very nice. We played a game where you couldn't say 3 words (pink, girl, and cute). Everyone had a clothes pin and if you said one of the words it got taken away and the last person with the pin won. We also had a diaper raffle. If you brought diapers you were entered into a raffle to win something. We also played one more game (played at my last shower as well) where you cut some yarn, guessing how big around the mother to be tummy is...


Top 5 baby shower games

The build up to having a baby can be a magical time. Along with the flurry of preparation, there’s a burst of energy and excitement for both the mom-to-be and everyone surrounding her. It’s a time of celebration, and there’s no way better to celebrate than a baby shower.

If you’re going to host a great baby shower, you’ll need some baby shower games. Here, in no particular order, are the top 5 baby shower games to make sure your baby shower is fun and fabulous:

1. Feed your Baby
Get your blindfolds ready and pair up your guests. Feed the baby requires you to divide your friends and family into teams of two. Give each team a jar of baby applesauce and a small baby spoon. Each person on the team is blindfolded, and  they feed the applesauce to each other at the same time. While they are feeding each other, mark their time. The quickest team to feed each other wins.

2. Don’t say Baby
It’s pretty hard not to talk about the new arrival at a baby shower, but this baby shower game involves zipping your lips and not saying the trigger word ‘baby.’ As your guests arrive, tag them with a large diaper pin. The instructions are simple – Just don’t say the word ‘baby.’ If someone hears you saying it, they can steal your pin. The person who has the most pins wins a prize at the end of the baby shower.

3. What’s in the bag?
A fun game to play after snacks have been served, to play ‘What’s in the bag?’ you’ll need to place at least 10 baby items in a bag. Use things like pacifiers, teething rings, diapers, and bibs, and pass the bag around to your guests. Each person will feel around inside and see how many items they can identify without looking in the bag, and then write them down on a piece of paper. Whoever has the most correct answers wins.  

4. Diaper Derby
What’s it feel like to be a baby? Now your guests can find out. All you need to play diaper derby is a couple of tolls of toilet paper. Divide your guests into teams of two, give them each a roll, and have them wrap each other up to create a diaper. The team with the best diaper wins!

5. Pin the baby on the Mommy
A nice twist on Pin the Tail on the Donkey, this involves you blowing up a big photo of the new mom in all her pregnancy glory. Each guest is blindfolded and given a cut out of a baby. Spin them around a few times, and see how close they get to pinning the baby on the new mom. Whoever gets the perfect placement wins a prize.

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Sunday 23 June 2013

Is a second baby shower a no-no?

There were cupcakes a-plenty, and gift bags bursting with parcels wrapped in baby blue. It was a lovely day, organised by two wonderful girlfriends, and full of giggles and quizzes and silly games. It was my baby shower, held about a month before my son was born. The question is, now that I'm pregnant again and living far from home, in London, do I have another one?

In my first pregnancy I hadn't given any thought to having a baby shower until two friends asked me when it would be. Surprised that I didn't have an answer, they decided they would hold one for me, and all I needed to do was pick the date. How could I say no?
"It all added to the excitement of a first pregnancy. Plus, it felt right to celebrate how lucky I was to be having a baby" ... Kiran Chug
So one sunny day they turned up at my house, laden with flowers and home-baked treats and games, and they and the other guests all spoiled me rotten. I'm not going to deny it: it was a real treat, and I enjoyed every moment of being told to put my feet up while someone else served the food and drinks, and even washed up and tidied up the kitchen afterwards. My girlfriends spoiled me with luxurious presents for me to pamper myself with, presents for the baby, and bags full of useful items that I'll be using again this time round.
The event all added to the excitement of a first pregnancy. It felt like I was joining a special club, a baby club, and this was the welcome party. Plus, it felt right to celebrate how lucky I was to be having a baby...Read More

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Saturday 15 June 2013

Pure Hoopla to Baby Thank You Card and Birth Announcement Card

Purehoopla.ie is more than just a baby thank you card company. With new cards added every week in all categories, purehoopla.ie can spot trends in the styles, themes and colors. They are able to create a wide variety of in vogue cards that are relevant to the customer.
Cards are also created in suites. A customer can buy a baby thank you card, birth announcement card and birthday cards or stationary all using the same themes... Read More

The baby thank you cards are created by women and mom’s for moms

Knosas ltd, an Irish web2print company is entering into the Irish baby thank you card market. The company, started by John and Melissa Minahan will launched their first website,http://www.purehoopla.ie on June 1st.
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The site offers creative new styles and themes. The baby thank you cards are created by women and mom’s for moms. Pure hoopla has a selection of several hundred cards to choose from is various categories, including baby thank you cards, Birth Announcement Card, christening card, birthday cards, and personal stationary..
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