Celebrating the arrival of your new bundle of joy can be an exciting experience, but thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, you might not be able to celebrate in the traditional way. You know, where you throw a baby shower and invite friends and family over, play games, eat good food, exchange stories, and open gifts.
Instead, you’ll likely have to try a new way of hosting your shower, since social distancing guidelines don’t allow for large social gatherings. If you still want throw a babyshower celebrate your little one’s arrival into the world, here are a few ideas and tips you can use to host a baby shower by mail.
What’s a Baby Shower By Mail?
A shower by mail is a new concept in which you throw a baby shower virtually or by mail. You essentially invite guests via mail and ask them to attend your virtual baby shower. Once your guests confirm their intention to attend, send them the supplies they’ll need to attend the shower.
For example, if you want to play games at your shower, you’ll need to send game boards and other things they might need by mail or email to ensure everyone’s on the same page; after all, you don’t want people printing out the wrong game cards themselves and instead want a smooth, seamless virtual baby shower experience for everyone.
How to Host One of Your Own
If you’re on-board to celebrate your new baby with a virtual or by-mail shower, you can start with the guest list and baby shower invitations and then move on to planning the actual shower. This guide below can help you keep track of everything you need to do to get your shower organized and on track virtually.
Guest List
Before you do anything, create the guest list and start getting everyone’s contact information, so that you can send them a link to your virtual shower, as well as an invitation by mail. If you want to keep some of the tradition alive, opt for physical invitations that you can design yourself. We have started to see some cute virtual-themed invitations being designed.
Invitations
Once you’ve completed your guest list, start thinking about your baby shower invitations. That means considering a theme, colors, and the type of invitations you want to send to your virtual guests. Consider baby shower invitations by independent artists for a more original baby shower invitation. In your invitations, make sure you include the details of the shower, particularly the fact that it will be a virtual affair. Make sure your guests are provided with the mama-to-be’s name, the date, time, whether it will be a surprise, a phone number, and instructions for them to RSVP.
Games
If you want people to enjoy playing your bridal shower games, you’ll need a selection that you can play virtually. There are a few games you can play on platforms like Zoom, Messenger Rooms, or Google Meet, including:
- How well do you know the mama-to-be?
- Baby shower gift bingo
- Baby shower charades
- Celebrity baby name game
- Virtual scavenger hunt
Given the virtual environment, choose a few games you think your guests would enjoy and that are easy for you and your family to play.
Baby Shower Closing
For a solid conclusion of the event, consider wrapping up the entertainment activities with an adorable baby shower slideshow. It can feature the progression of your pregnancy, thematic photoshoots, funny videos, sonograms, and whatever else you think would be nice to share. Apart from making your guests sentimental, this is a great way to announce the gender of your baby or their expected birthday.
Throwing a Baby Shower By Mail
Hosting a baby shower is still a possibility, even during COVID-19. So, if you want to celebrate with family and friends, think about hosting a shower by mail. Follow this guide and you’ll be able to throw a baby shower by mail that’s truly special. Just make sure you plan and prepare well ahead of time to give your guests enough heads up so that they can attend.
If you enjoyed this post, please consider supporting this site by buying us a virtual coffee.
