Everyday Event Planner

Party Ideas

If you're like most Everyday Event planners, when there is a party or event on the horizon you may need some inspiration. This page will offer "what's New" in parties and Baby showers as well as a smorgasbord of ideas, themes, menus, and invitations to inspire your creativity or simplify the planning.

	Latkepalooza- A Baby Shower for the Hanukkah Baby If baby is due near the Latke season of Hanukkah, then this is the shower for you! A Latke throw-down and dreidel spinning contest are some of the activities for the mommy-to-be. Download FREE party plan
	Kvell and Kvetch, A Jewish Film Festival Baby Shower Kvell and Kvetch- A Jewish Film Festival and Baby Shower. Everyone will want to be a film critic when you invite them to this Jewish Film Festival and Baby Shower. Guests bring their favorite movie (with a Jewish connection, of course!) and them screen them and rate them. Nosh down on knishes, half sour pickles and a popcorn buffet. Download FREE party plan
	Mami Caliente- A Latin-inspired Baby Shower Spice up your baby shower plans with hot new ideas mixed with a few Latin traditions. Download FREE party plan

From Our Book

Here's a sampling of baby shower ideas you'll find in our book, The Everything Baby Shower Book:

1. Lucky Strike! From Bowling Pins to Diaper Pins Shower- Grab your bowling shoes and head to the lanes—this shower is perfect for couples and families who want to celebrate the impending arrival!
2. Diapers Wild! Poker Shower- You'll have a full house with this shower theme for couples or poker enthusiasts.
3. Everything Night-Night Shower- Gather the girls and spend an evening or overnight in your pajamas. The perfect shower theme for girlfriends who want to relax, gossip, and eat French toast for dinner.
4. Baby Libris Shower- It's never too early to encourage a love of reading and this build-a-library shower is the way to get everyone involved. This shower theme is great for grandparents, couples, or siblings—have everyone give their favorite book to help create a unique collection.
5. Tranquili-Tea Baby Shower- This is the calm before the baby! A Zen tea theme includes reading tea leaves and is a perfect blend for celebrating with friends and other moms.
6. Belly Bump Baby Shower- A tea party with an Indian flavor. Welcome the little Darjeeling with this girlfriends shower that includes henna belly tattooing.
7. "Under Construction" Shower- Guys will identify with this hardware-store inspired theme. Blueprint style invitations, caution-tape bows, and shovels as trays—what could be more fun?
8. The Princess Wears Prada Shower/Baby Boy Blue is Strictly GQ- If the mommie-to-be loves lipstick and shoes, this is the shower for her! Invitation available with a baby girl or baby boy shoe design, this shower theme will be well suited to any fashionista's fancy.
9. Daddies in the Digital Age Geocaching Adventure- Grab a GPS System and go on a hi-tech treasure hunt. This is the perfect shower for dads to do with their buddies. Have the mom-to-be meet up after the hike to share pictures, stories, and pizza.
10. Mama Mia Shower- This shower theme will have your guests singing for their supper, literally. A great couples or family shower for the mom-to-be and her Broadway baby.