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Baby Shower Budget

Baby Shower Budget Samples. One store bought fairly typical baby shower and one home-made economy baby shower.

budget calculator As you'll see in the samples below, the little items sure add up quickly.

You can buy tableware items in bulk to be used for more than one party.
Red plates and cups can be used for Valentines, Christmas and Birthday parties.

Making your own decorations or using things you already own can help cut your costs down tremendously.

Ask friends to help put together decorations if you have doubts about your crafting skills.

Sample Baby Shower Budget

Here are two examples of what a baby shower for 12 people might cost. The actual costs can be much higher and much lower.

Store Bought Budget

INVITES/THANK YOU CARDS:
Invitations:2 pkgs of 8, total $9.00
Thank-You Notes:2 pkgs, total $6.00
Stamps:12 at $.50 each, total $6.00

TABLE WARE:
Cake Plates: 2 packs, total $7.00
Dinner Plates: 2 pkg, total $9.00
Cups: 1 pkg of 20, total $4.00
Dinner Napkins:1 pk of 20, total $4.00
Beverage Napkins: 1 pk, total $3.00
Cutlery:(spoons,forks,knives)-$3.00
Tablecloth: plastic, total $2.00

DECORATIONS:
Balloons: 1 pk of 12, total $3.00
Centerpiece: 1 bouquet, $12.00

FOOD:
Cake: sheet cake, total $16.00
Ice Cream: 1 gallon, total $6.00
Drinks: juice/soda, total $9.00
Food: finger food, total $25.00

ACTIVITIES/GAMES:
2 games:, total $14.00
3 Prizes:(candles,lotion)$15.00

Total Cost Of Party: $153.00

prices are rounded up to the nearest dollar

Home Made Budget

INVITES/THANK YOU CARDS:
Invitations: print your own, total $2.00
Thank-You Notes:print your own, $2.00
Stamps:12 at $.50 each, total $6.00

TABLE WARE:
Cake Plates: use own dishes, total $0
Dinner Plates: use dishes, total $0
Cups: 1 pack of 20 plastic, total $4.00
Dinner Napkins: 1 pk of 200, total $4.00
Beverage Napkins:use dinner napkins$0
Cutlery: (spoons, forks, & knives) $3.00
Tablecloth: don't use, total $0

DECORATIONS:
Balloons: 1 pack of 12, total $3.00
Centerpiece: 1 helium balloon, $7.00

FOOD:
Cake: home made, total $6.00
Ice Cream: 1 gallon @ $6.00
Drinks: juice and soda, total $9.00
Food: chips/dip, total $8.00

ACTIVITIES/GAMES:
Activity: use items from home, $0
3 Prizes: (lotions,candles) total $15.00

Total Cost Of Party: $75.00

prices are rounded up to the nearest dollar



The budget doesn't include a gift for the Guest of Honor or the paper to wrap it. The party itself can be your gift to the parents to be.

Cost Cutting Baby Shower Budget Tips

Making your own cake, decorations and invitations
Give prizes for only one or two games, play the rest just for fun.
Asks guests to bring a covered dish to share.

Other Sample Party Budgets

Sample Birthday Party Budget

     

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Baby Shower Craft

Hand Crafted Bibs

Give each guests a plain baby bib, some embroidery thread and needle. Have them create a small design on the bib. The baby will have hand crafted bibs.

You could also do cloth diapers to be used as diapers or burp cloths.

Baby Shower Folklore
At the baby shower the guest whose gift is opened seventh will be the next to have a baby.






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