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Are you supposed to give your guests a thankyou gift at your baby shower?

Bl

Blair • Engaged 💍 Mummy to a baby boy born feb 2019. 💕

My baby shower is next Saturday.

I am wondering if it is correct etiquette to give my guests thank you gifts.

I’ve already had thank you cards printed and was thinking of giving each guest a small box of chocolates as a “thank you”gesture.

However I am buying prizes for the games and intend on finding decent things to give, like beauty products, candles etc and there will be enough so each guest gets a prize.

I’ve only ever been to one baby shower and the Mum-to-be did not give out thank you cards or gifts, but she did buy decent prizes for the games.

Opinions?

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se

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I gave out prizes for the games, as well as, thank you presents. Both small and thoughtful

KP

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I've given gifts to the hosts. For the guests I have a couple games with prizes

Je

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We didn’t do any party favors. I don’t think anyone noticed. Most of the time they end up in the trash. For our wedding we did a donation to a non-profit in lieu of favors with a note on each table about it and people really liked that.

Mo

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We did prizes for the games and we wrote thank you cards to everyone. We were (and still are) on a tight budget and couldn't afford "thank you for coming" gifts.

La

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We did party favors for them. Hershey kisses bags, M&M bow ties and mini whiskey/wine bottles

S�

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I have prizes for games and mailed thank you cards after the shower so I could write in each of them.

Le

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I just made little lolly bags for my guests. I had a brunch for my baby shower so the lolly bags doubled as their name tags on the table.

A

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I had a lumberjack themed baby shower and did a trail mix bar where everyone could create a custom bag of trail mix to take home with them. The tag on the bad said “we’re PLAID you came -Ali and Collin”. I would say thank you cards would suffice. I would get your host(s) a present though unless you’re hosting it yourself

De

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My mom made peanut clusters and made napkin diapers, “poopy diapers” everyone loved them!

ar

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I think prizes would be the most fun!
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