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January 2nd, 2010, 09:16 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern VA
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I'm having one on Feb 20th.
I'm looking for ideas!!! I dont really want to do the traditional hershey kisses in a cute bag/box.
I was thinking about personalized hand sanitizer or hand lotion but I want to do it myself (well my bff would do it) and havent found anything online yet where I could do it myself.
I was also thinking about cookies in a bag.
What did you all do? Any ideas/suggestions? Pics?
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January 3rd, 2010, 03:13 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Barbados
Posts: 18,988
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To be honest, I didn't have favors at my shower. We contemplated them but then thought they would be a waste of time. I like the practical ideas you have like the cookies or hand sanitizer.
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January 3rd, 2010, 04:26 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hagerstown, MD
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I didn't have any at mine either. I like your ideas though 
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January 3rd, 2010, 05:01 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,787
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There were tiny rubber ducky keychains for everyone at my baby shower and packets of m&m's.
I LOVE the hand sanitizer idea.
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January 3rd, 2010, 07:26 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 10,350
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You could just wrap the hand sanitizer in pink tulle and tie it with a bow. That would be really cute!
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Running for my health and sanity!
PR's: 5k-25:05 (old PR 25:10), 5M-45:03 (old PR - 47:22), 10k - 52:00 (approximate - training), HM-2:25:58 (ran a 2:17:36 during marathon), Full- 4:49:25 (old PR -5:49:40), 50k-7:05:56, 50M-13:31:14, 100k- 18:59:31 (old PR 20:56)
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January 3rd, 2010, 10:05 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,553
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I've obvioiusly never had a baby shower, but I can tell you for my wedding I did edible favors. I figured they would actually go to use! So I think edible is a good way to go no matter the occassion.
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January 3rd, 2010, 10:49 AM
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Ian, Morgan and Isabella!
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
Posts: 6,244
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IMO I would be very weirded out if I got handed hand sanitizer at a party...maybe its just me? we never did favors, but edible is the way to go
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January 3rd, 2010, 01:35 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: So. California
Posts: 12,651
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I made these...
Pretzel rod's dipped in White and dark choc with sprinkles...
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January 3rd, 2010, 01:43 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,553
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Those are impressive Amy! They are so bright!
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January 3rd, 2010, 03:39 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Chicagoland
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There were no favors at my baby shower either, but there were a TON of "prizes." The guests could win a prize by winning one of the shower games, and towards the end there were still a bunch left, so during the gift opening part, they pulled names at random and gave out the remainder of the prizes that way.
The prizes were smaller items like mini perfumes and lotions, pot holders, candles and things like that. They were just wrapped in tissue paper. I'm pretty sure that every guest got a prize and then some lol.
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January 3rd, 2010, 03:53 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 7,874
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LOL Beth. I wanted something that everyone would probably use. I thought about lotion too!
Amy those pretzel rods dipped in chocolate looks DEEELLLIIICCIIOOOUUUSSSSSS!!!
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January 3rd, 2010, 04:04 PM
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Mamma to Mia
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Grimsby, England
Posts: 19,304
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What about Hair Products?? I dont know a girl that dosent love her hair products
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January 3rd, 2010, 04:31 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 10,350
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Amy, I need the recipe for those pretzel rods! They look amazing!
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Sara, 27, married to Shane, 31, mom to Gemma, 6, and Ashlyn, born 8/7/10
Running for my health and sanity!
PR's: 5k-25:05 (old PR 25:10), 5M-45:03 (old PR - 47:22), 10k - 52:00 (approximate - training), HM-2:25:58 (ran a 2:17:36 during marathon), Full- 4:49:25 (old PR -5:49:40), 50k-7:05:56, 50M-13:31:14, 100k- 18:59:31 (old PR 20:56)
(All of these PR's are going down this season!)
My Pregnancy Chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1c6297
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January 3rd, 2010, 06:02 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,931
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I did favors but I also didn't want to do anything "traditional".....so I gave everybody one lotto ticket...my mom found really cute $2 ones with hearts on it (girlie for my girl!) I put them in pink envelopes with a personalized sticker on it that I had made at some online website for baby shower goodies. Here is a picture:
I put a little poem next to them that said thank you and "hope these tickets make you as lucky as I am to have gotten all these nice gifts and having you at my party" kind of thing...got that idea from Morgan (ANGwife!)
Most of my friends who actually had winning tickets gave them back to me to use the money to buy "wine" after the baby was born....so overally it made for good fun and everyone got a kick out of scratching them off and what not together!
I also did games with prizes...my sister sells avon so I put together a bunch of baggies of little avon goodies..hand lotion, soaps, lip gloss etc. things every woman could use.
Good luck - can't wait to hear about your shower!
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January 3rd, 2010, 06:59 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 7,874
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My baby shower will be a unisex one so no hair products lol. Lottery ticket would be a great idea and definitely NOT traditional lol.
Im still stuck on them pretzels lol
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January 3rd, 2010, 09:53 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: So. California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sara~b
Amy, I need the recipe for those pretzel rods! They look amazing!
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I just bought a bag of Pretzel rods at the store and went to a cake type store and bought a bag of choc that were big disks. I melted them and dips the pretzels in it and rolled them in sprinkles, let them dry in the fridge for about 15 mins and bagged em, Easy!
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January 4th, 2010, 04:52 AM
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If you are going for unisex, I would do mens & womens little gift bags/boxes with soap, mini lotion, mini shampoo, make up for the ladies, maybe shaving foam or similar for the men. I wasn't sure about sanitiser either but I get where you're coming from in wanting them to be usable.
Either that or I love the edible theme, you could do little cupcakes, cookies & a handful of sweets per person!
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January 4th, 2010, 07:03 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
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You should do a candy bar!!!!  I had one at my wedding and it was a HUGE HIT!!! It was very cute too, and of course it was a USEFUL favor because everyone definitely ate the candy! You could do all pink candies!!! I used all different shapes and sizes of glass jars and just bought some scoops and used chinese take out boxes for them to fill them, it was so cute! (the chinese take out boxes are really cheap online)
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January 4th, 2010, 08:33 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Northern VA
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Thanks for the feedback ladies!!!!
Ashley - what are scoops?
So many ideas to choose from. I'm feeling the cupcakes though. Still stuck on the pretzel rods. I just might be stealing Amy's idea. Well hopefully I wont eat them all before the baby shower lol.
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January 4th, 2010, 08:37 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ~ChelNae6~
Thanks for the feedback ladies!!!!
Ashley - what are scoops?
So many ideas to choose from. I'm feeling the cupcakes though. Still stuck on the pretzel rods. I just might be stealing Amy's idea. Well hopefully I wont eat them all before the baby shower lol.
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You know, the little silver scoops to scoop the candy out of the jar with!
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Cycle #1-9 - All Natural....5BFN's, 4BFP's (all ended in miscarriage) Cycle #10-11 - Met with first RE, diagnosed with heterzygeous MTHFR mutation & slightly low SA on all counts. -BFN, Cycle #12 - First IUI+Trigger - BFN, Cycle #13 - BFN Cycle #14-15 - Met with new RE, diagnosed with a blocked right tube that previous RE completely overlooked or didnt care to mention. Soy (120mg) - BFN Cycle #16 - Clomid (100mg) - BFN, Cycle #17 - Clomid (100mg)+Trigger+IUI - BFN Cycle #18 - Acupuncture+Clomid (100mg) - BFN Cycle #19-27 - 2 Soy (160mg) cycles, the rest all natural also 30lbs lost!! - BFN's Cycle #28 - New RE is GREAT! Put on bcp 7/6/11, Lap surgery 8/1/11- Tubal cyst (5cm) found and removed, Uterine Septum removed, and Stage II-III endo removed. Cycle #29 - All Natural - BFN, Cycle #30 - All Natural - BFN, Cycle#31 - All Natural - BFN, DONE TTC FOR NOW
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