Try something new, a Daddy Baby Shower. While no one would be unrealistic to expect a new daddy-to-be to sit around his closest friends, opening gifts and baby shower party games while oohing and aahing over the impending birth of his child. This does not mean that Dad can not have a baby shower-type celebration. Daddy deserves to celebrate the birth of his child, too!
Of course, the term baby shower invoke visions of baby themed evenings. As described above, when planning a baby shower. So perhaps "baby shower" is not an appropriate name for this appointment. Why limit yourself to a label, anyway? Call it a "party-Jim's-imminent-paternity" of the party, if you want, instead of baby showers for dad.
Here are some tips to make this festival a dad-to-be to remember:
Games:
Well, not baby shower games. But you can play poker, horseshoes or even a game of shirts-n-skins football in the yard.
Eat, drink and be merry:
They have tons of fattening and not-good-for-you foods. Make spareribs, cheese steaks, wings, and all you can eat with your hands and make a mess with. The wives are not there to complain and can grunt all you want. A beer (or soda if you prefer) and barbecue.
Last Night Out:
Take the dad-to-be for a night out to rival his bachelor party. Do some bar hopping, play pool, shoot some darts, and not go home until you are driven at least three places. Keep Dad safe, though, and designate someone to stay sober and make sure everyone gets home in one piece. You can also try to check with mom-to-be to ensure that it agrees with the plan. She is pregnant and may not all be subjected to the last night out before the paternity of the party.
Gifts for Dad-to-be:
Let the official baby needs child care. Dad Gifts for you or for gifts, which would have been chosen for the child. Buy him a tool kit diaper, glasses, rubber gloves, tongs, clothespin, and of course the treatment of essential platforms or Dad Gear Diaper Bag.
Gag gifts are fun, too. Or you can buy clothes for the child with the father of your favorite team's logo or a responsible father and baby t-shirt. Think about necessities like batteries, too. Probably going to be the mother in the register, but all parents know that batteries are a hot commodity in a house with children. Be creative.
And do not forget that Dad might need reading material to be himself on the latest trends in parenting. Consider getting him a book on fatherhood, funny or not, or maybe a magazine subscription for daddy, such as American Baby magazine.
Ask other new parents to think about what toys or objects are particularly useful when their children were inconsolable, and either buy or recommend their time parents-to-be is home alone with Junior.
Dad Comfort:
New Dads are usually pretty anxious to know what life will be when the new baby arrives. Be prepared to have guests tell funny stories and useful information on their own experiences with becoming a father. Make it a point to reassure him that his wife is not really crazy, she is just hormonal and this will pass.
Remember, the baby shower has no father to be like the traditional shower, or even called a shower, but you can get one for dad the same way.
Of course, the term baby shower invoke visions of baby themed evenings. As described above, when planning a baby shower. So perhaps "baby shower" is not an appropriate name for this appointment. Why limit yourself to a label, anyway? Call it a "party-Jim's-imminent-paternity" of the party, if you want, instead of baby showers for dad.
Here are some tips to make this festival a dad-to-be to remember:
Games:
Well, not baby shower games. But you can play poker, horseshoes or even a game of shirts-n-skins football in the yard.
Eat, drink and be merry:
They have tons of fattening and not-good-for-you foods. Make spareribs, cheese steaks, wings, and all you can eat with your hands and make a mess with. The wives are not there to complain and can grunt all you want. A beer (or soda if you prefer) and barbecue.
Last Night Out:
Take the dad-to-be for a night out to rival his bachelor party. Do some bar hopping, play pool, shoot some darts, and not go home until you are driven at least three places. Keep Dad safe, though, and designate someone to stay sober and make sure everyone gets home in one piece. You can also try to check with mom-to-be to ensure that it agrees with the plan. She is pregnant and may not all be subjected to the last night out before the paternity of the party.
Gifts for Dad-to-be:
Let the official baby needs child care. Dad Gifts for you or for gifts, which would have been chosen for the child. Buy him a tool kit diaper, glasses, rubber gloves, tongs, clothespin, and of course the treatment of essential platforms or Dad Gear Diaper Bag.
Gag gifts are fun, too. Or you can buy clothes for the child with the father of your favorite team's logo or a responsible father and baby t-shirt. Think about necessities like batteries, too. Probably going to be the mother in the register, but all parents know that batteries are a hot commodity in a house with children. Be creative.
And do not forget that Dad might need reading material to be himself on the latest trends in parenting. Consider getting him a book on fatherhood, funny or not, or maybe a magazine subscription for daddy, such as American Baby magazine.
Ask other new parents to think about what toys or objects are particularly useful when their children were inconsolable, and either buy or recommend their time parents-to-be is home alone with Junior.
Dad Comfort:
New Dads are usually pretty anxious to know what life will be when the new baby arrives. Be prepared to have guests tell funny stories and useful information on their own experiences with becoming a father. Make it a point to reassure him that his wife is not really crazy, she is just hormonal and this will pass.
Remember, the baby shower has no father to be like the traditional shower, or even called a shower, but you can get one for dad the same way.
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