From drive-by showers to Zoom parties, parents share ideas for celebrating this pregnancy milestone while social distancing.
There are ways to safely celebrate expectant parents during this time of social distancing.pandemic has led to the cancellation and postponement of countless events, from graduations to weddings to birthday parties. And for expectant parents, the idea of having a traditional baby shower is pretty much off the table right now.
“Our neighborhood did a sprinkle shower. Everyone signed up for a spot, and the women gave a gift to the mom-to-be every hour on the hour throughout the day. And then on every half hour, the men dropped off a gift for the dad. So every half hour, the doorbell rang, and we dashed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We put a sign out front. It was a fun little surprise for the couple.
to do the planning. Saved a ton of money, too, not having to book a venue. I will miss my family, but their health is very important to me. I would rather have them see their new addition to the family than the inside of a hospital, traveling cross-country.” ― Amber Hartman “Create a Facebook event. On the day/time you choose, they can open all the gifts people sent ahead of time and stream it, so people can still see and make them feel celebrated.” ― Kristina Hermanson“We played a couple of games where people could just type in their answers ― guess the circumference of my belly in inches, and ‘The Price Is Right’ with baby items like bottles, diapers, etc.” ― LeRae Hinz.
“Maybe mom can make a wish list on Amazon and have friends and family send items? Drive-by parades are great!” ― Amanda King“We’re doing a Zoom ‘cheers baby!’ toast with my family this weekend. We passed out bottles of champagne on doorsteps.” ― Michelle Lorentzen “I am dropping off favors to the guests since we already had the favors done.” ― Daniela Lopez Barragan“Consider using this time to support moms in need as well. The New Mom Project is a registered charity that supports moms in Toronto. You can donate through a site likePlan A “Sip And See” Or “After-Baby Shower”
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