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Does anyone know about sprinkles?
My friend is having a second child. She is due in a few months and I am the god mother. A few people have asked if I'm throwing a baby shower for her.
When I brought that up to her when she first asked me she said that it was stupid to have a shower so close to her first child who will be 2 at the time and people would think its weird to be invited to another shower.
Has anyone ever been to a "sprinkle"? The ones who talk about it say you invite close friends and family and just write on the invitation bring something fresh for the new baby or something like that.
Does anyone have ideas on where to throw one or any input on the topic in general?
I don't have a ton of money to spend and her first shower she had 75 people in a restaurant. That I can not match that.
When I brought that up to her when she first asked me she said that it was stupid to have a shower so close to her first child who will be 2 at the time and people would think its weird to be invited to another shower.
Has anyone ever been to a "sprinkle"? The ones who talk about it say you invite close friends and family and just write on the invitation bring something fresh for the new baby or something like that.
Does anyone have ideas on where to throw one or any input on the topic in general?
I don't have a ton of money to spend and her first shower she had 75 people in a restaurant. That I can not match that.
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Re: Does anyone know about sprinkles?
You shouldn't try to match it. Basically, a sprinkle is just a cute way of asking people to come together to celebrate the impending new addition. I would be very careful, with wording etc. Some people (mostly of the older generation) will be offended or think it's tacky. A sprinkle is a bit of a "new" thing. I think every baby should be celebrated! Maybe you could do something cute like instead of gifts, ask them to bring a book, or a diaper party. I would keep it VERY small, and make it more of a luncheon honoring the mom. It's really an excuse to have a party
We did it in a community room at a hall down the street from where she lives. The rental was free, we just paid a $100 set up charge (we all chipped in on that, so it was less than $5 each), and we all brought food (the hostess assigned us each a category of food to bring). The hostess brought the plates, cups, napkins and plastic silverware, and another girl did the decorating. None of us spent more than $35-40 each on gifts (I spent less, about $25) and we had a fantastic time and the mom really appreciated it.
It's definitely do-able and if done for the right reasons with the right crowd, not tacky....or bank breaking.
This is a start