When a mother organize a baby shower, she may have a lot of things going on in her mind. No matter how busy she may be, she must remember to show appreciation to her guests by giving them presents. Many people often neglect this act, thinking it is adequate for them to verbally thank their guests. Although this isn't wrong, it is better to demonstrate and further emphasize the feelings of appreciation in the form of gifts or favors. It is an appropriate way to honor and thank the guests for their time and thoughtfulness in attending the celebration. Your guests will feel good and they will remember you as someone who is grateful and thoughtful.

Depending on the type of person you are and the number of people attending the function the baby trinkets can be chosen in a number of ways. For those artistically inclined and with enough time it could be a good idea to choose to make the favors yourself, this is not a task to be undertaken lightly depending on the intricacy of the project. Allow yourself ample time especially if there are a large number of guests. A simple but delightful suggestion would be to wrap some bright colored candy in lace cloth with some colorful ribbons to create a mini hamper. Or you could purchase some sweet smelling potpourri and divide them into small individual sachets (which can be hand woven out of ribbon, cloth or paper) that you put in a decorative bags or boxes. Depending on your culinary skills in the kitchen you could whip up a batch of home made candy or chocolates to give to your guests, these confectionary treats can be shaped into cutesy baby themed shapes like bottles, teddy bears or even chocolate diapers. Mind you, try this only if you are a competent and confident chef you do not want to give your guests a bad tasting treat or even worse a case of food poisoning. Those aspiring Martha Stewards please come forward.

If the hostess decides to give the same gift to everyone, she must make sure that the gift is something neutral suitable for everybody. Some examples include chocolates, sweet-smelling potpourri, scented soaps, scented candles and cookies. These are nice baby shower favors to consider. However she must be sensitive to a few matters such as the ethnic backgrounds of her guests. For example, some eastern cultures particularly in the practice of feng shui, dried flowers or plants are believed to have negative connoctations to them because they emit excessive yin energy and may symbolize stunted growth or death. To show respect for this culture, the hostess may want to avoid giving dried flowers as gifts, no matter how beautiful or creative the arrangements may be.

If you decide hand out baby shower gifts to the guests there are a few suggestions which may come in handy to ease your burden. You should wait until all the guests have arrived and have handed over their baby shower gifts, if possible make the mother to be the one who hand out the favors. This ensures that the guest gets the special touch of receiving the gift directly from the event's honored guest. A good time to hand out the favors would be just as the guest is about to leave as this would avoid any misplacement during the shower. Also try to make a little extra favors just in case there are any extra guests or some of the favors get spoilt. For edible favors keep them in a cool dry place away from harm till you intend to use the, If you truly couldn't prepare any baby shower favors for the event itself it could also be possible to send out the favors using the postal service along with the thank you notes from the mother to be for the baby shower gifts. Lastly make sure that none of the guests are forgotten.

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